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CPG / Retail

Will Walmart’s Customers Accept its Rejection of the Firearms ‘Status Quo’?

In a letter to associates, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon recalled the recent tragedies at the chain’s stores in El Paso, TX and Southaven, MS in which 24 people lost their lives and 26 others were injured in acts of gun …

By Devin Murphy
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Resale Clothing Company thredUP gets $175M in Funding

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Online resale store thredUP said on Wednesday it received $175 million in funding which it will use to expand its platform to offer resale clothing services to retailers.

Last week, the department store chains J.C. Penney …

By Devin Murphy
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‘It’s Relatively Easy to Build a $1 Million Business’: Why DTC Brands Expand to Services

About seven years ago, industrial designer Simon Enever found himself in a dentist chair. He was getting a routine checkup, and instead of talking about toothaches he ended up talking with the oral health professional about industry pains. The dentist, …

By Devin Murphy
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