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How 99 Bikes plans to return to profit with an electric-powered push

Inside Retail

Australian specialty retailer 99 Bikes has announced its B Corp certification as the business continues to backpedal from its $12.4 The retailer also expects to benefit from the trend of electric bikes, and it has two national expos this year to showcase the company’s fleet to consumers. million loss in FY23 after a $23.7

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Small Team Retailers Still Earn Big: A Review of the RIS Top 100 Retailers

Theatro

For example, specialty retailer, Home Depot (5 th ), typically has dozens of frontline employees on a single shift to cover their large format stores and provide customers with the assistance they expect. Dollar General (18 th ), in contrast, runs a very different kind of store model.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

Consumers wanted berry spoons, mustard spoons, sugar spoons, and soup spoons in ever increasing variety.”. Show windows began to proliferate across the retail landscape. A walk down any retail corridor was akin to a walk through a crystal wonderland; window displays were ubiquitous. And retail took its cues from the movies.