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Digitally Native Brand Almina Concept is Using Drop-Shipping to Grow the Business

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When Angela Gahng started her direct-to-consumer contemporary womenswear brand Almina Concept in August 2017, she was focused on creating high-quality, essential pieces at a reasonable price point. She wanted to be a step above fast-fashion companies like Zara and H&M but more accessible than some of the more high-end contemporary brands, and thought the only way that could happen was to be strictly DTC.

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The Executive Gender Gap

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There has long been a gap between the number of men and women occupying business executive roles. Why is the gap so large? Consider this: women make up just under half of the workforce, but only hold about 25% of senior executive positions at U.S. public companies, according to recent research by Catalyst. Furthermore, only about 5% of the leaders of the S&P 500 companies are women. The gender gap is improving, but it’s happening slowly and there’s still a long way to go.