Category: renting
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Is ‘Rental’ becoming the new ‘Must-have proposition’ for retailers struggling with customer loyalty, falling sales volumes and profits?
Is ‘Rental’ becoming the new ‘Must-have proposition’ for retailers struggling with customer loyalty, falling sales volumes and profits? What has been until recently a niche offering, largely restricted to luxury goods, and offered by specialist rental businesses, is now being adopted across different categories. It is certainly a growing trend, and what is most interesting…
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So, ‘clothing rental’ is only commercially viable for expensive outfits worn on posh occasions? Think again!
in accessories, customer service, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, impulse retailing, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainability, value retailingSo, ‘clothing rental’ is only commercially viable for expensive outfits worn at posh occasions? Think again! To make clothing rental work it must be a commercial success for both the retailer and the customer. If either party loses out, then the business model will simply not work. With that in mind, perhaps you’ve been under…
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“The Little Loop’ and the Dragon’s/Dinosaur’s Den Dilemma”
“The Little Loop’ and the Dragon’s/Dinosaur’s Den Dilemma” What an amazing episode of the BBC’s Dragon’s Den which saw a children’s clothing rental start-up split the opinions and sentiments of the five resident dragons straight down the middle. Charlotte Morley, founder and ceo of shared children’s wardrobe, The Little Loop, entered the Den and came away…
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“Working with the Cottage Customer“ – Re-commerce & the Circular Economy
in customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, footwear, home, ladies fashion, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, personalisation, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, supply-chains, sustainabilityTim Radley:“Re-commerce & the Circular Economy”The World Consumer Goods & Retail Forum 2022 23rd – 24th June 2022Amsterdam, Netherlands The re-commerce model, also known as the circular economy, has become an important strategy for many retail verticals, especially as physical retail continues to lose its footing. But it’s not without its challenges.In this session, Tim…
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“Encouraging Lifecycles with the Customer” – Re-commerce & the Circular Economy
Tim Radley:“Re-commerce & the Circular Economy”World Consumer Goods & Retail Forum 2022 23rd – 24th June 2022Amsterdam, Netherlands The re-commerce model, also known as the circular economy, has become an important strategy for many retail verticals, especially as physical retail continues to lose its footing. But it’s not without its challenges.In this session, Tim Radley…
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Tim Radley: Speaking about “Re-commerce & the Circular Economy” at the World Retail Forum 2022
Tim Radley: Speaking about “Re-commerce & the Circular Economy” at the World Consumer Goods & Retail Forum 2022 17th – 18th March 2022Amsterdam, Netherlands The re-commerce model, also known as the circular economy, has become an important strategy for many retail verticals, especially as physical retail continues to lose its footing. But it’s not without…
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The 6 Best Retail Strategies for 2022: No.6 Retail People Strategies
in customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, impulse retailing, in-store services, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, personalisation, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store operations, store operations audits, store operations compliance, store theatre, visual merchandising, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operations, VM Selling ToolkitPeople: The shopkeepers of today Select any retail business, and you are most likely to discover a culture of colleague collaboration, trust and respect. However, retail has a chequered history of human resource management and interpersonal approaches, to say the least. Even in the best run businesses today there is still plenty of scope for…