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Best Practices

Best practices is probably our favourite category, as it inspires most. To learn from the best, and apply own best practice strategies is a common strategy in the brand industry. Over the many years in industry we have observed: Innovative products, a great brand name or an excellent business model may push brand growth for a while. But in the long-run it is only best practices (in processes, structures, tools, systems and people) that secure holistic long-term growth. By sharing best practice strategies from brands and retailers around the globe we aim to inspire that you too strive working your own best practices.

Brand Retail Best Practices – Six Areas to Work on this Year

Pick the brand retail best practices from 24* cities and 6 topic areas that will work for you. To a good start and comp growth in your new business year! ….. click for more inspiration

Brand Sales and Distribution: New Best Practices that drive International Growth

Brand retail growth remains volatile. Be it China, EMEA or the US, retailers and brands work on new best practices to secure international growth. ….. click for more inspiration

Sustainable Sourcing & Sustainable Shopping: A Circular Solution

Over the past 12 years, product teams around the globe have been on a journey towards more sustainable sourcing, beginning with measuring the impact of production on the environment. And ever since, factories have offered sustainable sourcing. It’s time to move another step forward. ….. click for more inspiration

3 Innovative Distribution Models: Lifeline & Disruptor

Three innovative distribution models currently help retailers to survive the Covid-19 lockdowns and new players to disrupt traditional markets: Brands helping their retail partners to survive lockdowns, online retailers who help offline retailers survive, and innovative sales funnels that change the dynamics of an entire industry. ….. click for more inspiration

3D Fashion Design: How to Lead Supply Chains to Digital Transformation

Is your product development team ready to present the new FW-2021 collection using 3D tools? To design fashion collections using virtual prototypes is no longer best practice in sourcing but increasingly becoming standard. ….. click for more inspiration

Sundown in Global Sourcing Fashion – Is De-Globalisation Here?

With trade and travel restricted, and industries’ CO2 footprint under the microscope, what does “deglobalisation” mean for Global Sourcing Fashion? ….. click for more inspiration

Special Edition: Post Covid-19 Omnichannel Retail

The purpose of the retail store is shifting. Read our expert coverage on the brands accelerating the omnichannel retail transformation ….. click for more inspiration

“Online-Goes-Offline” – Never Waste a Good Crisis

Introducing an interesting new online-goes-offline case, one which could benefit from the changes in retail landscape accelerated by Covid-19 ….. click for more inspiration

Covid-19: Diversity & Inclusion Are Vital to Business Recovery

Diversity and inclusion are at risk of slipping off the radar at a time of crisis, but are essential for a company’s recovery, resilience, and innovation post Covid-19. ….. click for more inspiration

Retail Operations 2020: Time to Manage Outside of the Box

Barely 20 years ago all retail operations took place in a high street store format. Then cross channel happened, and now Covid-19, and efficient retail operations are utterly transformed. ….. click for more inspiration

Strategic Sourcing: Low Touch Is the Post-Covid Best Practice

With airlines were grounded, strategic sourcing had to find new ways. We share five emerging best practices ….. click for more inspiration

Live Streaming E-Commerce: Best Practice Post-Covid Retail in China

To Western ears, TV home shopping may be reminiscent of dull and dated products marketed to mostly elderly consumers. But in China live streaming e-commerce has become the hottest post-Covid retail trend. ….. click for more inspiration

India’s Reliance Juggernaut & Covid-19

What happens when India’s Reliance Industries’ ambitious trajectory meets the global Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on the consumer market? ….. click for more inspiration

Digitalisation Is the Face Mask of Your Physical Retail Business

Introduce digital business processes in your retail stores to cope with the negative effects of Covid-19 on footfall. Continue reading for a few best practice examples. ….. click for more inspiration

Shop, Work, Meet & Eat in the Time of Corona: 5 Best Practices in Social Distancing

Social Distancing turns profitability into an even bigger challenge for businesses. These five best practice examples show how social distancing can go hand in hand with creativity and innovation. ….. click for more inspiration

Best Practice in Retail & Online in the 2020ies

A life threatening crisis seldom comes with a warning, but you can prepare for it by staying fit. We share post-covid industry best practice examples from brand retail & online. ….. click for more inspiration

eCommerce Photography: A Picture Is Worth a 1000 Words

With the rise of eCommerce, the importance of visual media has increased. Some best practices for successful eCommerce photography. ….. click for more inspiration

How Patagonia built a most Sustainable Fashion Brand

Sustainable fashion is the current hot topic in the brand strategy world. And Patagonia Works’ best practice story shows how sustainable fashion makes for beautiful brands. ….. click for more inspiration

Time to Market: The Hidden Secrets of Fast Fashion

To capitalise on often unpredictable consumer preferences, you need to set up an in-season fast-track product development process. A time to market of 40 days is the goal! ….. click for more inspiration

7 Tips on How to Reduce Your Time to Market

Fast Fashion is one of the industry’s main winners. But many large brands are still struggling to reduce time to market. Read on for ideas to speed up lead times! ….. click for more inspiration