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Airbnb was supposed to be the hottest public offering of 2020. Instead, the home-sharing giant just cut 25% of its workforce and expects revenue to be less than half of what it was in 2019. -from WSJ
J.C. Penney rose to prominence as a national retailer by dressing the middle class for over a century. -from WSJ
The plastic cash substitute has been the most popular holiday item on shoppers’ lists for 13 years in a row, as of 2007. -from CNBC
Online grocery delivery is seeing exceptional growth amid the coronavirus. Over the last few weeks, Instacart has seen customer order volume increase more than 500% year-over-year. -from CNBC
New retail concepts are challenging the traditional store format and pushing the boundaries of innovation. -from Euromonitor International
Experts tell us that measures like contactless shopping and curbside pick up are likely to continue and we may see changes to way we navigate stores. -from Global News
China's retail sector is gradually getting back to business. Most optimistic about future despite the disruptions caused by the coronavirus outbreak & are making efforts to adapt to the changes.
Get fresh groceries and more with no-contact grocery delivery. It’s easy! Place your order on http://walmart.com/grocery or in the app. -from Walmart
As of April 2020, J.C. Penney saw its shares trading well below $1, and it has long been in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. -from CNBC
Having started off as a mobile-first supermarket, Alibaba’s New Retail food chain now encompasses a range of store formats to cater to different consumer needs. -Alibaba Group
RETHINK Retail headed down to Miami to hear what retailers and vendors are up to in 2020. You'll hear from over 10 industry leaders about what trends are top of mind for bricks. -from Rethink Retail
Seizures of counterfeit products at U.S. borders have increased 10 fold over the past two decades as e-commerce sales have boomed. Most are coming from mainland China or Hong Kong. -from CNBC
Amazon Go Grocery lets you shop for fresh produce and just walk out, no wallet required. -from CNET
Many Wall Street economists feel it’s the US consumer who’s keeping another recession at bay. Here’s how US consumers help keep the global economy afloat. -from CNBC
JD.com is the largest online retailer in China. With over 300 million customers, we have a vast network of warehouses and delivery stations, and deliver most orders in less than a day.
From Albert Heijn Communicatie
Auto parts retailer AutoZone and its closest competitors are for now fending off competition from e-commerce giants such as Amazon by offering a lot of in-store service. - From CNBC
Now that mobile has finished taking over the world, is consumer tech over? Despite the sometimes gloomy headlines, there’s a lot of innovation brewing just below the surface. - From a16z
Neighborhood Goods is a new type of department store concept that turns shopping into a social, immersive experience. - From NRF
1.7 million USA packages stolen or lost every day. Prime members receive on avg 51 packages a year and one in three Americans report at least one package stolen. - CNBC
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"Die of Success? Give me a break. We've only just started." - Amancio Ortega, Zara's Founder
Continuing our global journey to learn something new our next stop is the retailer Zara. As of January 2023, the Inditex group which includes Zara operated nearly 6,000 stores worldwide.
In 1963, Amancio Ortega opened Confecciones GOA, a small dressmaking workshop in La Coruna in Galicia, Spain. Zara was born in 1975 and originally it was called Zorba, an inspiration from Amancio’s favorite movie ‘Zorba the Greek’. Turns out a bar nearby already had taken the Zorba name.
The Inditex Group was born in 1985 as a holding group to bring multiple companies, including Zara under one banner. Inditex actually stands for ‘Industria de Diseño Textil’.
Zara’s designers create 40,000 new designs annually, out of which up to 12,000 go into production. From the design stage to production, distribution, and appearing for sale in a Zara store, it takes up to 15 days (industry average is 4 to 6 months). Annually, the company produces 500 million pieces of clothing.
Most global fashion brands pump 3% to 7% of their revenues into advertising. For Zara, the advertising budget is 0.3% and most of it is used on store displays. 85% of the clothes are sold at full price.
La Coruna and visiting Inditex stores throughout the world such as this Zara in Milan was one of my favorite retail activities. Their focus on innovation and continuous improvement have also been a core inspiration to my career. As the opening quote from Amancio reminds us, if you truly enjoy what you are doing, every day, you are just getting started.
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