Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
For more than two years the fate of TikTok in the U.S. has hung in the balance. But even now, with the platform’s existence more precarious than ever, it continues to expand its user base, cultural influence and status as a marketing and commerce powerhouse. If the current ban on the platform is upheld, it will be blocked in the U.S. on Jan. 19, 2025 unless it is sold to a U.S.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Despite the owners “pouring everything into the business”, Melbourne luxury retailer Harrolds entered liquidation last month after failing to overcome a slew of unfavourable conditions and setbacks. The downfall of the almost 40-year-old business raises the question of whether this is a sign of things to come as retailers struggle to compete with the increasing e-commerce capabilities and convenience of retail goliaths on the global market, or whether it is a case of Harrolds facing a ‘perfect s
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Retail Wire
OCTOBER 30, 2024
McDonald's shares have fallen following the company's announcement that global sales have decreased in Q3 2024 for the second consecutive quarter.
Retail Focus
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Ghalia BOUSTANI. Retail Consultant | Published author | Visiting lecturer Hyper-local strategies have been increasingly applied by luxury brands to connect with specific communities through limited-time pop-up stores. Their ability to create highly curated experiences that are tailored to regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local consumers is made possible by this approach.
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Intelligence Node
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Retail media networks have been gaining serious traction over the last few years. In fact, retail media could become one of the biggest growth drivers in digital advertising history. According. The post A Holistic System’s Approach to Mastering Retail Media appeared first on Blog.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Rick Dreiling has stepped down from his position as Chair and CEO of Dollar Tree. COO Michael Creedon Jr. has been named Interim CEO, and Edward Kelly III, lead Independent Director of the company’s board, has been named Chair. The retailer has embarked on a search for a permanent CEO that will include both internal and external candidates. “With my health presenting some new challenges over the past two months, the time is right for me to step away and focus on myself and my family,” said Dreil
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Retail Wire
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Legendary department store Bloomingdale's has announced a holiday partnership with Universal Pictures' "Wicked.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Astrid & Miyu, founded in 2012, is a London-based cult jewellery brand that has been revolutionising the industry and leading the way in experiential retail. Known for their unique and stylish pieces, Astrid & Miyu has cultivated a dedicated following and established itself as a trendsetter in the jewellery market. Shoplight , a company renowned for its innovative lighting solutions, has built a strong relationship with Astrid & Miyu, illuminating over ten of their permanent and pop-
Retail Gazette
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
John Lewis has become the latest retailer to partner with Klarna to provide its customers with a buy now, pay later option. The department store’s online customers can now choose to check out with the firm’s interest-free Pay in 3 product to spread the cost of their purchases over 60 days. It builds on the retailer’s current buy now, pay later offer on certain nursery and electrical products when they spend between £500 and £1,500.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Amazon continues to expand its grocery delivery services through a new partnership with California chain FoodMaxx , expansions of its partnerships with Save Mart and Lucky Supermarkets , and a new deal with startup Jüsto in Mexico to make grocery delivery available in that country. Amazon Adds Grocery Delivery South of the Border Amazon customers in Mexico will soon be able to purchase everything from fresh produce to meat and fish online through a new partnership with grocery delivery platform
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Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises CEO and MD Don Meij will retire after almost 40 years with the company, effective November 6. The pizza chain has appointed Mark van Dyck to succeed Meij, who has been the CEO for the past 22 years. “Under his leadership Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd grew from a Brisbane-based company to a truly global business – the market-leader in each of the markets the company has operated for more than three years in Europe and the Asia Pacific,” sa
Retail Wire
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Little Caesars is offering a free HOT-N-READY Lunch Combo at participating locations nationwide on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Two major new brands are setting up shop at Northern Ireland’s premier outlet destination, The Boulevard , following the schemes record breaking sales. Becoming known for many retail ‘firsts’ in Northern Ireland such as kate spade ny, Adidas, Levi’s and Under Armour, The Boulevard is set to be home for the first Castore store in Northern Ireland and the first Police on the island of Ireland taking 1,054sq ft and 1,136sq ft units respectively.
Retail Gazette
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Asda is testing out a self-service returns “drop box” where shoppers can deposit unwanted or faulty products and be refunded automatically. Under trial at its Ashton-under-Lyne store in Greater Manchester, Asda customers who want to return goods, which can range from grocery items to electricals, scan their receipts and barcode at the self-service machine then drop their product into a chute or place in a cupboard.
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Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Amazon may be pulling back on brick-and-mortar , but stores, at least the digital kind, are clearly still a focus for the e-tailer. Exhibit #1: Amazon’s virtual holiday shop. The new 3D immersive experience joins a host of other virtual showrooms and stores powered by Amazon Beyond , the company’s virtual shopping division. The new Virtual Holiday Shop features a selection of top holiday gifts, interactive content, cheerful music and animations to help customers find the perfect gift for everyon
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 3, 2024
Clarins has opened its first Australian boutique at Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building , providing a range of skincare products and a complimentary 20-minute express facial. “This milestone brings our 70-year French heritage and renowned beauty expertise closer to our clients than ever before,” said Jerome Bellony, MD of Clarins Australia and New Zealand.
Retail Wire
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Chili's has experienced impressive growth in part due to the viral social media success of one particular appetizer.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Salomon, the modern mountain sports lifestyle brand, is proud to announce the opening of two new brand stores in the heart of London. Located in the biggest shopping destinations of the English capital, the Covent Garden store, which is part of The Yards, has opened, and the Soho store will open on November 14 th. The Yards, Covent Garden brand store, located at 125 Long Acre, St Martin’s Courtyard, London WC2E 9AA, is the first Salomon flagship store in the United-Kingdom and measures 3,628 sq
Speaker: Igli Laci, Strategic Finance Leader
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Retail Gazette
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Frasers Group’s Mike Ashley has called Boohoo “desperate” after the ailing fast fashion retailer promoted Debenhams boss Dan Finley to chief executive instead of relenting to his demands to take the hotseat. Following Finley’s appointment last week, Ashley told The Sunday Times in an email: “Independent shareholders be warned, desperate people do desperate things.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
The in-store grocery shopping experience has held on to its appeal, even as supermarket retailers have realized that they also need to offer customers simple, yet personalized, digital commerce options. Additionally, several retailers are bucking the conventional wisdom of supermarkets seeking the widest possible customer base and instead are creating stores designed to appeal to specific ethnic or national groups via merchandise choices and even stores’ design.
Inside Retail
OCTOBER 30, 2024
This year’s Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) student collections runway was held at The Lume – where the creativity was unconstrained, the designs were avant-garde and the emerging talent was front and centre. Out of the 40 students selected to represent the next generation of Australian designers, from Box Hill Institute, Holmesglen Institute, LCI Melbourne, RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles and Whitehouse Institute of Design Australia, Nam Tran took home the MFW Student Award.
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Subway has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it “falsely advertises” the amount of meat in its steak and cheese sandwiches.
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Retail Dive
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Franchise Group, which also runs Pet Supplies Plus and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, will shut down American Freight starting this week.
Shopping Center
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Port St. Lucie, Fla. — PEBB Enterprises and Banyan Development have acquired a land parcel in Port St. Lucie, with plans to develop a 14.2-acre retail project at the site. Dubbed… The post PEBB, Banyan to Develop 14.2-Acre Retail Project in Port St. Lucie, Florida appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
Irish apparel retailer Primark is continuing its brick-and-mortar expansion in the Southwest U.S. with the opening of its first Texas store next month and plans for four more locations in the state. Primark also signed a contract to open a flagship store in midtown NYC’s Penn District last month. The new store, located at La Plaza in McAllen, Texas, will feature 37,000 square feet of selling space when it opens Dec. 12, 2024 and will be the retailer’s 29 th U.S. location.
Inside Retail
OCTOBER 30, 2024
September retail sales remained sluggish, according to the Australian Retailers Association, but an analyst points out that the last quarter’s result was the best turnover in more than two years. “Retail volumes rose 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, marking the largest quarterly increase since the June quarter 2022, and that suggests that household consumption may be a little stronger in the September quarter than we’ve recently seen,” said Callam Pickering, Apac ec
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Retail Wire
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Dunkin' is just one of the many restaurants offering discounts and freebies for Election Day.
A1 Retail
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Monica Vinader, the leading demi-fine jewellery brand known for its quality, craftsmanship and sustainable practices, continues its global brick-and-mortar expansion, announcing the opening of its first Scottish boutique, a flagship store in the heart of Edinburgh. This location marks the brand’s 25th directly operated store and concession across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Retail Gazette
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
All eyes are on Boohoo Group’s new chief executive Dan Finley who is tasked with not only turning around the struggling online fashion group but dealing with disgruntled shareholder Mike Ashley. Finley’s appointment has further riled up Ashley. The retail entrepreneur, who owns a 27% stake in Boohoo via Frasers Group, branded his hire as “desperate” after Boohoo ignored Ashley’s request to put him in the hotseat.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Earlier this year, Google added compelling new features to Google Wallet to help consumers get more out of their mobile wallet passes. With this update , developers can send wallet notifications, letting consumers receive notifications about any updates to cards or passes stored in their mobile wallet. As Google shares, that might look like a notification from your favorite coffee shop on their new daily special or an update if your assigned seat on your boarding pass changes.
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