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From product to practices: how fashion “sustainability” is finding its natural place in brand management practices.

Retail Focus

More recently, sustainability has also been reflected in how brands furnish their stores and the equipment they focus on making their stores more sustainable. Fashion brands investments are more concentrated towards creating value for customers, engaging them, and engaging with them.

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. Swift’s brand promise has always centred on quality products.

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Canada Goose to launch into Australia

Inside Retail

Canada Goose is set to make a foray into Australia under a brand management agreement reached with Brand Collective. The brand will roll out retail stores this year in Melbourne and Sydney, and open an e-commerce platform, to be augmented by selected wholesale distribution.

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Managing retail touchpoints for a positive customer experience

Retail Focus

As consumption is becoming less focused on the product and more focused on the experience of accessing the product, new brand management practices are being shaped, whether at luxury or mass industry levels. Brands are looking at ways to add value to the customer’s journey within their spheres. . Engaging the senses.

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How Nike is tapping into the US$1.5 trillion wellness market

Inside Retail

“We’re a sports company, but I also see us as a movement and wellness company – this means embracing and celebrating all forms of movement and all health journeys, and being your authentic self,” said Liz Weldon, VP of Global Nike Women’s brand management. “We

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Analysis: What’s changed since the Farfetch-YNAP deal was first announced

Inside Retail

However, it appears that while the luxury goods group was adept at selling its own brands, managing the technology and logistics of an e-commerce platform like Yoox Net-a-Porter was a different matter. That is best done on a brand website or in a brand store. million. .

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Expanding the Boundaries of Luxury: Navigating Experiences Beyond Traditional Retail

Retail Focus

Recently, they crossed all boundaries to discover the vast opportunities for their brands to evolve and grow. Market penetration into diverse sectors enables luxury brands to diversify revenue streams, opening doors to uncharted markets and widening their scope of influence. However, this journey is not without its share of pitfalls.

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