All E-Commerce & DTC articles
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ArticleBackcountry acquired by CSC Generation
The buyout firm acquired the US e-tailer after German retailer Bergfreunde had already been sold to Decathlon in January 2024.
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ArticleeBay unveils first Pre-Loved Fashion Week initiative
eBay partners with CFDA and BFC for its inaugural Pre-Loved Fashion Week, featuring a shoppable runway and daily drops of curated designer fashion.
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News briefsSportsShoes.com launches mobile shopping app
The UK retailer debuts its first mobile app, enhancing user experience with streamlined shopping and access to premium sportswear and footwear.
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ArticleEco-consumers: Navigating triggers and barriers
Consumer expert Fredrik Ekström unveils key findings about consumer behavior and reveals three primary consumer personas.
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News briefsThredUp launches AI-powered shopping tools
The California-based resale platform uses AI-driven tools to enhance shopping, offering personalized search, image-based item discovery and style chat for a more efficient fashion experience.
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ArticleSwedish sports retail sees 2.5% decline in Q2 sales, bicycle sales on the rise
While Swedish sports retail in general has declined for the tenth consecutive quarter in Q2 of 2024, bicycle sales appear to be recovering, growing by an impressive 10% compared to the previous quarter.
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News briefsGlobetrotter launches new secondhand online shop
Globetrotter has launched its own secondhand online shop, operated entirely in-house and integrating the sale and acquisition of secondhand products into the retailer’s shop system.
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News briefsTapestry executive joins ThredUp’s board of directors
Source: ThredUp Noam Paransky Online resale platform ThredUp announced that Noam Paransky has joined the company’s Board of Directors. With more than 25 years of experience in digital retail innovation and omnichannel strategy, Paransky will advise ThredUp on its transformation from a traditional resale marketplace to an ...
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News briefsBiciclick ventures outside Spain
Biciclick (biciclick.es), a buying group with a specialty in e-bikes (not to be confused with bibiclick.co, an apparent bike-rental service), has been operating a multichannel business exclusive to Spain. This year, however, as we learn from CMDsport, the group has opened its e-commerce to nine other European countries: France, Italy, ...
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News briefsGerman online retailer Bergfreunde is ‘Save Our Returns’-certified
German mountain sports, climbing and outdoor e-commerce retailer Bergfreunde GmbH, which was acquired by the French sporting goods chain Decathlon earlier this year, has been awarded the Save Our Returns sustainability seal. According to Bergfreunde, this makes it the first outdoor retailer and only the fourth company ever to be ...
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News briefsBig Agnes expands with European websites
Colorado-based outdoor equipment brand Big Agnes has launched its own website, aimed exclusively at the European community of active outdoor enthusiasts. This move is part of the company’s growth strategy. Building on the launch of the Canadian website last year, the brand continues to open up new ways to connect ...
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News briefsFjällräven in top position at Tradera
Fjällräven has ranked first in both the overall apparel industry category and the outdoor apparel category in the Circular Brands 2024 annual report from Tradera, Sweden’s largest second-hand marketplace. The Tradera Circular Brands 2024 is a report that showcases the clothing brands that are most valued on tradera.com and are ...
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News briefsThule continues to expand its European e-commerce presence
In early May, Thule successfully launched thule.com e-commerce in Poland, opening its 12th DTC store in Europe. The company said that Poland, the seventh largest country in Europe with a population of around 40 million, offers a significant opportunity to bring all its products closer to many more consumers. The ...
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ArticleeBay introduces new resell feature
Source: eBay eBay has announced its new “Resell on eBay” feature, which allows users to offer their clothing on eBay with a few clicks of the mouse. The new feature has been developed as part of eBay’s commitment to make it easier for brands and buyers to ...
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News briefsNiclas Nyrensten declines re-election and leaves RVRC’s board
Niclas Nyrensten, board member and co-founder of RevolutionRace (RVRC), has announced that he will not seek re-election to the company’s board and will step down in July 2024 at the latest. “The company has, after 10 years, become mature enough to manage without the founders – I and Pernilla, said ...
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News briefsNew GM heading ThredUp’s European business
Source: ThredUp FlorinFilote, GM Europe California-based online resale platform ThredUp Inc. appointed Florin Filote as its new General Manager of Europe. He succeeds Dan DeMeyere, who has been with ThredUp since 2010 and most recently ran the company’s international business for two years. With nearly two decades ...
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ArticleREI posts $3.76 billion in revenue in 2023, but loses $311 million net
US specialty outdoor retailer REI Co-op released its impact report and financial results for 2023 on April 30. The year closed with $3.76 billion in net sales and nearly $270 million invested back into the co-op community. Net sales were down 2.4 percent from 2022, and the co-op reported a ...
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ArticleSnowleader raises €15 million
Thomas Roualt, founder and CEO, has announced on his LinkedIn page that Snowleader has raised €15 million in a fourth round of financing in 15 years (the company turned 15 years old last year). According to Fusacq and others, half of the funds stem from equity capital and half from ...
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ArticleVaude launches second-hand online shop
Vaude has launched the sale of second-hand products at www.rent-secondhand.vaude.com – currently only in Germany. The offer is meant to provide an environmentally friendly, yet inexpensive alternative to buying new clothing and equipment. The second-hand web shop offers a large selection of used outdoor equipment in great condition. As a ...
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ArticleSwedish Supreme Court confirms reorganization plan for Sportshopen’s parent
On 15 April, the Swedish Supreme Court confirmed the restructuring plan for Swedemount Sportswear & Fashion AB. The majority of Swedemount’s suppliers and creditor groups had already voted to confirm the restructuring plan in December last year, which was subsequently approved by both the District Court and the Court of ...
