Nov 28, 2022

• Fast fashion
• Sustainable

Vestaire Collective Bans Fast Fashion – Is This a Sustainable Luxury Revolution?

By : Alyx

In an effort to become more eco-conscious, apparel resale platform Vestaire Collective has announced that it will be banning all fast fashion from its platform.

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Oct 10, 2022

How access to data will define the new physical storefront

By : Alyx

Store openings have brought a sense of relief to executives in the luxury industry. The original brick-and-mortar storefront channel has the potential to help with margins and the bottom line. However, what will define the new physical storefront?

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Sep 20, 2022

• partnership

Growing Our Global Reach – XY Retail and Sopra Steria

By : Alyx

XY is partnering with Sopra Steria to provide seamless system integrations and custom application development services.

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Sep 13, 2022

In the Race between DNVBs and Traditional Brands, the Winners Will Be Anchored by Data

By : Alyx

There is a lot of talk of digitally native virtual brands (DNVBs) and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands competing with traditional retail, and there is a lot of speculation about the advantage gained by newer brands with less reliance on brick-and-mortar stores.

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Sep 02, 2022

• clienteling
• Strategies

Clienteling Strategies We See In The Marketplace

By : Alyx

You may already be familiar with the definition of clienteling and how customer preferences can drive personalization. Are you putting it into practice? Here are a few examples we have seen in the marketplace.

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Aug 19, 2022

• book review
• retail

3 in 1 Book Review: Walton, Schultz & Ma — the retail giants

By : Alyx

If you were to read these books on three of the world’s biggest retail pioneers, you’d have likely gained the knowledge equivalent to most retail executives today.

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Jul 14, 2022

• analytics
• datadriven

How to Turn Your Retail Analytics Into Data-Driven Strategy

By : Alyx

Analyzing disparate data sources can be challenging for retail. Learn how retailers can get a 360-degree view and create a true data-driven retail strategy. 

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Jul 11, 2022

• datadriven
• retailoperations

How Data-Driven Decision-making Gives Retailers a Competitive Advantage

By : Alyx

Data-driven decision-making helps retailers make decisions faster, deliver personalized customer service and maintain a competitive edge. Learn how.

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Jun 15, 2022

• clienteling

What is Clienteling?

By : Alyx

Clienteling helps retailers build closer relationships with customers, using a 360-degree view of their preferences to deliver a superior customer experience.

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May 13, 2022

• payment
• retailoperations

Tap to Pay – Going Contactless with Retail

By : Alyx

Contactless payment methods like tap-to-pay make transactions quicker, easier and more secure. Here's how tap-to-pay benefits your customers and your business.

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