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From Niche Product to Viral Sensation: How Bogg Bag Ventured into 1,800 Target Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Vaccarella is no stranger to retail — Bogg has wholesale partnerships with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops , among others — and she has mastered a model in which the brand develops exclusive designs tailored to each partner’s shopper base. There are other people posting videos that have garnered up to 30 million views.

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As Gen Z Enters Prime Spending Years, Brands Sharpen Their Pitch

Retail TouchPoints

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services.

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Forecasting Uncertainty: Why Scenario A Is Looking More Likely For Some Countries And Scenario B More Likely For Others

Forrester eCommerce

The headline was that the world’s real GDP would fall by 3% in 2020, which is a much steeper drop than in the 2008–2009 recession. Last week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued its April World Economic Outlook report. For the purpose of projecting the tech market outlook, the more important numbers are real GDP […].

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As Inflation Weakens Shopper Loyalty, Retailers Can Win Them Back With Data and Personalization

Retail TouchPoints

As a result, retailers need to rethink how they attract and retain customers by looking at data not just from recent months but also from the last time shoppers felt this much economic pressure — the Great Recession of 2008-2009. The Brand Must Build Loyalty to its Customer, Not the Other Way Around. How did we come out of it?

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Recession 2020 – 5 Ways I’m Preparing For The Downturn

My Wife Quit Her Job

In my adult life, I’ve had the misfortune of living through 2 other downturns in 2002 and 2008. Following the 2008 crash, I was determined to not make the same mistake. This post will outline everything that I’m personally doing to prepare for this downturn. First off, this is my 3rd recession.

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Report: Forever 21 Will Reestablish  Physical Presence in China With a New Store

Retail TouchPoints

Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later. Its second effort began in 2011 and was successful enough to reach an 11- store footprint across the country, including a flagship location in Shanghai, but the retailer left China and several other countries in 2019 when it filed for bankruptcy.

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Tuesday Morning Names Burlington Exec as New CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Hand was most recently COO of Burlington Stores , which he first joined in 2008 as EVP Stores and Operations. The off-price home goods and décor retailer has, like many other merchants, been through a difficult year due to COVID-19. Tuesday Morning has named off-price retail veteran Fred Hand as its new CEO, effective May 17, 2021.

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