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How Shein’s social media tactics have won over ‘eco-conscious’ Gen Z

Inside Retail

The company expanded into general womenswear and rebranded to Shein in 2015, a name it expected customers would more easily remember. Whoever can successfully build a faster and more flexible supply chain at even more affordable prices and harness the power of next generation social media can very well be the next Shein.”.

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“Bang” Goes the Gavel: Ownership of Social Media Accounts

Hunton Andrews Kurth

In granting a summary judgment motion on June 16, 2023, the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Court developed a new framework to determine the ownership rights to a corporate social media account. Vital has since been attempting to sell their business, which includes over 50 social media accounts.

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How retail left the Baby Boomer generation and its “silver economy” on the table

Inside Retail

Whether marketers are subconsciously ageist or they’ve gotten distracted riding the Millennial branding and Gen Z social media wave all the way to the bank is still up for debate. It appears retail has left behind the Baby Boomer generation along with its disposable income and brand loyalty.

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Is Jim’s Beauty set to flop like Harley-Davidson perfume – or could it be branding genius?

Inside Retail

It isn’t a joke, although it has been greeted on social media as one, and was once the plot of a TV comedy sketch. This has allowed them to undercut other brands and get more margin – a strategy that is paying off as consumers become more stretched, allowing Coles to increase home brand sales 9.4 per cent and Woolworths 7.8

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Chinese retailer Miniso to ditch Japanese styling after backlash

Inside Retail

However, earlier this month, it drew anger from Chinese social media users after its Spanish Instagram account posted a picture of dolls, one of which it called a “Japanese geisha doll” but which Chinese users pointed out was wearing a qipao dress, a traditional Chinese outfit.

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Why luggage brand July hired a luxury expert to pursue more premium positioning

Inside Retail

To succeed in the US, Anton said the brand will need to work on differentiating itself from the competition, particularly Away, the American direct-to-consumer luggage brand that launched in 2015. This will require continued product development and technological innovation, as well as changes to the brand’s marketing strategy. “We

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Why luggage brand July hired a luxury expert to pursue more premium positioning

Inside Retail

To succeed in the US, Anton said the brand will need to work on differentiating itself from the competition, particularly Away, the American direct-to-consumer luggage brand that launched in 2015. This will require continued product development and technological innovation, as well as changes to the brand’s marketing strategy. “We