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231004 Online DTC Sales
Strategy

Online DTC Sales Way Behind Established Brands

Established brands will comprise 79.4 percent of DTC ecommerce sales this year. And that’s not their only advantage: well-known, legacy brands will also grow nine times faster than digitally native vertical brands. Does this data seem out of place with

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Operations

Breakthrough Technology Shifts Circularity

Cyndi Rhoades is the CEO of UK-based Worn Again and she believes that the inherently unsustainable fast fashion industry can be sustainable, and more importantly, circular. She’s all set to prove it too, with a Swiss-based recycling plant set to

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London September
Experience

September in London

At TRR, we are always talking about the customer experience because honestly, that’s the only measure that matters for long-term success.  Happy customers, happy CEO, happy employees, happy investors. So, on a recent visit to London, we put the four

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Operations

New York Not Exactly Going to Pot

New York State legalized the sale of recreational marijuana in April 2021. But now, nearly 30 months later, anyone trying to buy legal pot in New York City has pretty limited choices and a free-for-all retail alternative market has sprung

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Untuckit Greatness Wins
Management

UNTUCKit Founder Hopes Lightning Strikes Twice

During the Covid pandemic shutdown with his company’s business put on hold, UNTUCKit’s founder Chris Riccobono got an unexpected gift. He used his newfound time to incubate a new business concept to disrupt a stagnating product category following the same

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Finance

Nordstrom Rack: Chasing Growth Before Success

Between 2008 and 2018, Nordstrom Rack grew at an extraordinary pace. In that 10-year span, Nordstrom’s off-price revenue more than quadrupled as the retailer rapidly expanded the Rack store base and pushed into e-commerce to meet growing demand for value

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Experience

Gen Z Fashion Looks from the Belly of the Beast

Gen Z fashion is a contentious topic. Even the question of whether social media has made Gen Z the most trend-conscious, or the most trend-immune generation, is constantly up for debate. The Zoomer generation’s dedication to uniqueness has made sourcing

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Operations

Beyond Craftsmanship: A New Business Model

One of the core issues in international marketing is whether the luxury fashion sector can be truly sustainable. And if so, are there luxury product development and manufacturing business models that are weaving ESG/CSR objectives into their daily operations? When

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