Tony Drockton, CEO and founder of the luxury handbag brand, Hammitt Los Angeles, spent a week communicating with as many thought leaders, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and other contacts to gather as much data on the current crisis as possible. In this piece, he shares his unique perspective on his findings and personal strategies for making it through.
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In response to this tumultuous business climate, retailers are scrambling to cancel or curtail previously-placed orders. As your wholesale partners do what they can to mitigate losses and reduce expenses in the age of COVID-19, the best strategies involve meeting retailers where they are. We’re all in this together. It’s time to be agile and it’s more important than ever to maintain communication in a show of support. Use these remote sales strategies to benefit your business and wholesale partners’ bottom lines. Read More
We are just now entering the earliest phases of understanding the economic impact of COVID-19 on the US economy, and the weeks that lay ahead are filled with uncertainty. In response to these uncertain times, the United States government has implemented the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to help alleviate the severity of the current economic shutdown. In this post, we are joined with NuORDER’s CFO, Adam Schneider as he breaks down what the CARES Act can mean for small businesses and how it can help during these precarious times. Read More
In our latest webinar Wholesale in the time of Coronavirus: Best Practices, we go over a few important things for brands to consider in the rapidly changing wholesale business and how to best prepare for what’s to come. Read More
NuORDER NOW is our latest complimentary offering to brands looking for a digital solution for their wholesale business. The fashion industry and retail stores are being physically distanced like never before, resulting in significantly modified orders. A push for wholesale digital solutions has been a long time coming, but current events are necessitating this digitization in absolute. Read More
The conversations around the repercussions of COVID-19 have been relentless and at times have felt like they’ve reached a fever pitch in the fashion/commerce universe. But, among the multitude of headlines has been some very open and honest conversations about an industry that might be heading towards an awakening. Read More
In our latest webinar “Sustainable Supply Chain - Oxymoron or Path” (available for on-demand stream here), we explore what it really means for a brand to achieve sustainability through their supply chain. We are joined by George Lawrie, VP & Principal Analyst at Forrester, Erik Ulin, VP of Retail Partnerships at NuORDER, and Chris Manley, Founder & CEO at Surfside Supply Company as they take a look at the environmentally-minded strategies brands can implement to help shape their own sustainable supply chains from start to finish. Read More
If you aren’t running a digital wholesale storefront, you’re missing out on an incredible opportunity to drive sales and improve customer service. According to our first annual report - The State of Retail Buying 2020, nearly 50% of retailers would end their relationships with a brand if the customer service experience was poor. What’s more, disappointing customer service (often attributed to faulty communication, slow response times or difficult salespeople) is one of the most common reasons why a buyer parts ways with a brand. Read More
If you’ve read any newspaper over the last 10 years, you’ve probably stumbled upon a headline about the impending “retail apocalypse” for brick and mortar stores, and the stunning growth of D2C sales online as the future of consumer buying. However, more traditional retail sales brick and mortar stores have transformed from behind the scenes of the retail industry. Digital tools now exist to aid brands and retailers in making consumer-orientated decisions that are based not only on intuition but data. Read More
A recent Vogue article and award-winning documentary and new Toxic Beauty documentary bring up an interesting question. Are brands responsible for chemicals they are using in their products? To delve a bit deeper, it’s important to ask whether or not brands responsible for becoming more transparent and accountable for business practices, and does this play a part in sustainability? Read More
In this month’s Trend Report with Tommy Fazio, we will be taking a look at brands that embody the idea of "The Weekend Get Away". Inspired by the relaxation of resorts and vacation destinations, these brands complement your travels by being a finishing touch to your experiences, whatever the location may be. They are all about looks that are clean and simple, with a minimalistic styling and thought process that makes them ready to grab and go in a carry-on for your most spontaneous weekend getaways. Read More
Luxury brands like Prada, Chanel, and Burberry, to name a few, don’t become the powerhouses they are magically or overnight. It takes vision, consistent innovation, and a willingness to quickly adapt to consumer preferences. Read More
Since 2004, Klean Kanteen has strived to provide high-quality products while maintaining the lowest impact on the environment. When they recognized that the traditional paper wholesale ordering system they were using was costly, out of date, and most definitely not eco-friendly, they sought out a digital solution that could improve these aspects of their business. In this case study, we discuss how their partnership with NuORDER helps them accomplish this goal while also aligning with their core values and helps them establish better relationships with their retailers. Read More
