Retail Gazette

APRIL 24, 2025

Shoplifting in England and Wales is now at its highest level since police records began, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is the highest since current police recording practices began in March 2003. It is vital we see more police resource allocated to tackle this epidemic of crime.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

RFID technology is far from new; in fact, it’s already been through not one but multiple hype cycles, including the jumpstart provided by Walmart in 2003 when it mandated RFID tagging by its top 100 U.S. This means products like clothing need to be packaged in bags or boxes — but that’s not always the way people shop for soft goods.

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Payment Services Apparel Checkout Fulfillment 264

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The customization was needed because of the peculiarities involved in shopping for eyewear online, which is something Zenni knows quite a bit about: it’s sold more than 50 million frames since it was founded as a low-cost (but high-quality) eyewear retailer in 2003. per pair, according to Ting.

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Consumer Shopping Store Operations Customer Experience 279

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

Consumer shopping habits have shifted irreversibly towards ecommerce in the past two years. According to Mirakl’s Enterprise Marketplace Index (“the Index”), while traditional ecommerce sites have experienced sharp growth, online marketplaces have grown at double the ecommerce rate: more than 80% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Apparel Sporting Goods Consumer Finance 279

Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2023

per cent year on year in December 2022 and is currently sitting at 26.72 In December 2022, a note by Morgan Stanley, which found that young adults living at home with their parents were driving purchases of pricey products, was widely covered by the media. Yet if we look at Q1 2023 for LVMH, its sales were up 17 per cent in Q1 2023.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2023

The dot.com bust in 2001 slowed, but didn’t stop, the inexorable move toward consumers shopping and buying online. As we have grown consistently more accustomed to having the world at our fingertips, online shopping has only grown. As a result, brand loyalty is at an all-time low.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2024

We have grown it substantially from when we took it over when it was just my parents’ small business with one employee and this tiny shop in the local area,” Dean Salakas, The Party People’s ‘chief party dude’, told Inside Retail. Despite its small size, The Party People has been at the forefront of retail innovation over the years.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2023

Total revenue at The RealReal fell 3% YoY to $142 million , but much of that came from direct sales, which declined 49% , while revenue from consignment was up 22% , reinforcing the company’s renewed focus on this side of its business. While both companies debuted at over $20 , shares of ThredUp were trading at $2.99 of revenue.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

Luxury shopping in-store locally is slowly losing ground to pop-ups and curated niche luxury shopping events, such as those offered by UltraLuxe,” Angela Loh, UltraLuxe’s CEO and founder, as well as the festival director for JeweLuxe and Advocacy, told Inside Retail. billion (approximately US$9.1 billion), according to Euromonitor.

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Boutique Fashion Consumer Shopping 147

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2021

Powell and CEO Charlie Cole, both of whom started at the company in early 2020, are part of a “new team charged with giving the brand its groove back, and that requires tech investment,” Powell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Now both the POS and order routing solutions are being absorbed into the new, more flexible Mercury HQ.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

But American Dream, which is on its third developer since its first contract was awarded in 2003 , reverses the traditional mall mix, devoting the majority ( 55% ) of its space to entertainment rather than retail. It’s not just about ‘Hey, let’s have an experience as part of a shopping center.’ It’s a whole world. It’s the thought.”.

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Retail Times

APRIL 25, 2024

Figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, published today, show that shoplifting offences have increased by 37% (to 430,104 offences) compared with the year ending December 2022 (315,040 offences), and is the highest figure since current police recording practices began for the year ending March 2003.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Italian fashion group Prada confirmed on Tuesday that it would name former Luxottica chief Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer to ease a transition at the helm to the next generation of the founding family. Guerra, 57, will be recommended as the new CEO at a board meeting to be held on Jan.26

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Fashion Management Planning Shopping 130

Dezeen

JULY 16, 2024

A long and low-ceilinged rectangular room makes up the store, which features a circular space at the back with a curved brick-clad basin. At the museum, the humble materials used – bricks, wood, white paint – come together in a way that is simple yet striking. The focus is on the warmth of the materials," explained Lardilleux. "At

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Shopping Center

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Webster, Texas — Gulf Coast Commercial Group has purchased Baybrook Passage Shopping Center, a 189,334-square-foot retail property in Webster, about 29 miles from Houston.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 10, 2024

Unfortunately, theft and shop lifting are issues that cause regular issues for all retailers, in some cases even on a daily basis, and leave them out of pocket. Perhaps more alarming is that this is the highest annual figure since current police recording practices began for the year ending March 2003.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Icon Outlet at The O 2 , one of London’s leading outlet shopping destinations, developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has announced the signing of three independent British retailers – TOG24, Raging Bull, and Luke 77 – adding to the outlet shopping destination’s line up of over 60 premium retail brands.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2024

Net-a-Porter is considered a pioneer in the online luxury space since its founding at the start of the millennium in the year 2000 by Natalie Massenet. Ssense was launched in 2003 by brothers, Rami, Firas and Bassel Atallah and considers itself a fashion outsider despite its strong industry influence and ability to sell out brands.

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Wholesale Drop-Shipping Customer Experience Fashion 130

Mass Relators

JULY 11, 2024

“Families and students are eager to get a jumpstart on their shopping for the start of the school year. Retailers have anticipated this early demand and are well-positioned to offer a variety of products at competitive prices.” Since 2003, NRF has conducted a comprehensive survey on back-to-class shopping trends.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

As part of its ongoing commitment to Festival Place, H&M Hennes & Mauritz – the Swedish multinational clothing retail company – has undertaken a complete make-over of the store it first opened in 2003 within the centre. metres and based over two floors, with a focus on creating a modern and relevant shopping experience.

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ATS Management Shopping 51

Shopping Center

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Austin, Texas — Whitestone REIT has acquired 89,746 square feet of inline retail space at Anderson Arbor in northwest Austin. The retail space was built in three phases beginning in 2003 and is part of a larger 268,000-square-foot development.

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Mass Relators

JULY 13, 2023

WASHINGTON – Consumers are expected to spend record amounts for both back-to-school and back-to-college shopping this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-class shopping is one of the most important consumer shopping occasions of the year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Australian e-commerce is booming in the wake of the pandemic, with vast new groups of consumers coming into the market who have only recently latched onto the benefits of digital shopping, and businesses that have adopted strong customer service strategies delivered via mobile channels are being rewarded.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

The business got its first big break in 2003, during the SARS outbreak, when Liu saw an opportunity to capitalise on the burgeoning e-commerce sector and began selling products online to customers who were eager to avoid public spaces. It’s a 20-year plan, which is likely to cover multiple economic cycles.

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Merchant Services Supply Chain Management Net Profit Marketing 130

Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

Shoplifting in England and Wales in 2023 reached the highest level since records began in 2003, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is the highest figure since current police recording practices began for the year ending March 2003, the ONS said.

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Retail Adventures

MAY 13, 2024

Our time at this year’s Creativation by NAMTA included a retail store tour, one of our favorite things to do. We began our Retail Adventures on Royal Street, the heart of French Quarter shopping, and our best-loved shopping destination in New Orleans. Diana has a Black Belt in shopping. Let the tour begin!

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 31, 2022

In this article, we’ll discuss 20 of the best sandwich franchises to open up shop. Here are five reasons why you should consider starting your own sandwich shop franchise in 2022: Proven concept. Franchise sandwich shops are typically very profitable, with some chains generating millions of dollars in annual revenue.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination ended 2022 on a high with a record year for sales. percent vs 2019, which is the last comparable year due to the pandemic, and the highest since the outlet opened in 2003. The results come following an incredible 2022 for the outlet shopping destination as it bounced back post restrictions.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Issa brothers have also been looking at asset stripping options to combat its businesses’ growing debt piles for a while and were even understood to be pursuing the sale and leaseback of Asda’s £8.6bn property estate earlier this year. .”

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Grocer Supermarket Finance Returns 125

Mass Relators

AUGUST 7, 2023

WASHINGTON — Consumers are expected to spend record sums this year on back-to-school and back-to-college shopping, according to the annual survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Back-to-class shopping is one of the most important consumer shopping occasions of the year.

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Discount Store Department Stores Consumer Accessories 52

Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 5, 2022

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Taobao is the largest online shopping marketplace in China. Alibaba created China’s most popular digital wallet in 2003 to resolve issues of trust in the payment process between buyers and sellers.

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Merchant Services Payment Services Wholesale Advertising 52

Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 28, 2022

After growing for decades Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenues peaked at $2.1 Charged with task of turning the brand around Horowitz made sweeping changes at Abercrombie & Fitch and they are working. At the same time support began growing for brands that are more inclusive. But some are doing a better job at this than others.

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Fashion Fast Fashion Consumer Marketing 98

365 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

As noted by a Legal & General survey, 24% of respondents said they visit their local high street at least once per week. Breaking down that stat, most people (40%) go to the supermarket, 27% spend time in high street cafes, and 21% visit independent shops. That’s around 1 million less than 2003.

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Supermarket Shopping Consumer ATS 52

Rangeme

AUGUST 31, 2021

With Veterans Business and Journal and later Vetrepreneur magazine , NaVOBA has been advocating for corporations to include veterans since 2003. The Veteran Owned Logo enables consumers to identify those products and services supplied by Women Owned businesses during their shopping experience. Certified Veteran-Owned Brands on RangeMe.

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Consumer Shopping ATS 52

365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

At the forefront of these changes is the annual eCommerce Expo , which has consistently served as a platform for industry professionals to gather, share, and learn. Held on 27th and 28th September 2023 at ExCeL London, the event is expected to attract over 11,000 visitors and will feature more than 300 solution providers.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 9, 2021

“For the past 20 years, our guests have continued to express excitement when we introduce them to new and emerging designers from across the globe, all at an incredible value,” says Jill Sando, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Target. Nili Lotan is a New York City-based designer.

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Retail Prophet

AUGUST 11, 2023

E-commerce, which in 2003 amounted to a rounding error on most retailers’ profit and loss statements, has become table stakes for any business wishing to survive. Yet, despite all the investment in technological progress, too many retailers today struggle to stay afloat, grinding it out each day, one promotion at a time.

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