Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After a hugely successful launch in the North-East, with the opening of stores in Newcastle’s Eldon square and Gateshead Metrocentre, Sephora UK is continuing to fuel their northern expansion with the announcement of its next store opening at Grosvenor’s leading city-centre retail and entertainment destination, Liverpool ONE.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In 2008, the British company brought its innovation team in-house to remain at the forefront of the highly competitive industry. To ensure full control from concept to the finished product, our own research and development laboratory in Cambridge, England, was established in 2008. We never compromise.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 3, 2025

Zara has expanded its flagship store at Liverpool ONE, increasing its size to 42,000 sq ft across two floors on upper and lower South John Street. The launch marks a key milestone in Liverpool ONEs record-breaking 2025, a year set to be its biggest for openings since its inception in 2008.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

According to a 2024 report released by global management consulting firm Bain & Company, this market dropped two per cent from an all-time high of US$387 billion to US$381 billion. For all customers, it will be critical to double down on personalisation, leveraging technology to achieve it at scale. billion market in 2023.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2024

But at the end of the day, its the people who buy the product, right? You look at businesses right now that are performing well, the culture is as critical as the experience, the product, and the community. How have you been able to manage that? Which is very, very significant in industries like apparel, footwear or beauty.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that global fashion retailer, New Look, has relocated from its temporary store on Upper South John Street to a new 20,000 sq ft flagship retail space at 19 South John Street, renewing the brand’s long-standing commitment to Liverpool ONE.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 25, 2020

In a time when industry standards and strategies are changing almost weekly, labor costs continue to rise, bringing headaches to the minds of grocery industry leaders and management teams alike. One area of wasted labor costs comes from scheduling issues that chip away at both management and your associate team’s time.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Involved with Liverpool ONE throughout her time at Grosvenor, Alison most recently successfully led the destination through the pandemic and its significant bounce back. Grosvenor owns 23% of Liverpool ONE via the Grosvenor Liverpool Fund, and also manages the destination on behalf of all investors. Since opening in 2008, the 1.65

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letter deliveries have fallen by two-thirds since 2008 alongside a massive e-commerce fuelled boom in package delivery. The changes will also allow Australia Post to manage priority mail, roughly 8 per cent of all letter traffic, differently to “deliver services at a more commercial rate,” the joint ministerial statement said.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

retailers will add 410,000 seasonal positions this year, which is the lowest number of jobs added in the quarter since 2008. Results from Retail TouchPoints’ 2023 Store Operations Survey indicate that hiring and retaining associates, at 70% , and high employee turnover rates, at 67% , are their top challenges.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres. The focus will be on sustainable energy solutions and intelligent lighting management. 1966-1972 EuroShop held every two years.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2021

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. So what’s driving this growth imbalance?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2022

He also reportedly said that fewer than 40% of employees have voted in the union elections at stores that have tallied unionization votes and he encouraged all workers to vote. “No The first instance came in 1984 when some workers circulated a union petition after their requests to management went unanswered.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

Melbourne-based cycling marketplace Bike Exchange co-founder Sam Salter has just taken on the newly created role of chief of sales and partnerships officer at the business. Collins Foods CEO joins board as managing director. He was also previously managing director at Starbucks. million consumers each year.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 16, 2021

The group of investors — which include Macellum Advisors GP, Ancora Holdings, Legion Partners Asset Management and 4010 Capital — collectively own 9.3% The board agreed to expand its existing share repurchase authorization to $2 billion , which can be used to repurchase shares at the company’s discretion. “I of Kohl’s stock.

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Retail Bound

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Let’s jump in and see how you can stand out at this exciting event! Setting Clear Goals and Objectives Success at the show starts with setting clear and measurable goals. Planning Your Booth Layout and Design Your booth is your brand’s storefront at the show, so make it count!

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The appointment of Amanda Bardwell as Woolworths Group’s next managing director and CEO, effective September 1, marks a historic moment for the parent company of Woolworths Supermarkets and Big W, which reported nearly $65 billion in sales last financial year. She took on her most recent role, as the managing director of WooliesX, in 2017.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

According to research from Analytic Partners, 63% of marketers that increased their marketing investment during the financial crisis of 2008 generated a positive ROI. According to data from social media management platform Hootsuite , Reels is growing fast, and Instagram has 2+ billion monthly users.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2025

It seems the retailers cautious tone at the start of the financial year was somewhat misplaced, as the business raised its guidance three times in the last 12 months, reporting a final profit in the year to January 2025 of 40m above its initial forecast. Next CEO Lord Wolfson As ever, chief executive Lord Wolfson is keen not to jump the gun.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lidl is to close its Walsall warehouse, placing 100 jobs at risk, as it no longer meets its “operational requirements” The discounter has entered a consultation period with those impacted by the closure and is offering staff members the option between redundancy or redeployment when it closes in 12 months.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

“After two very atypical and uncertain years, 2022 has been a transformative period for Desigual, where we have placed efforts into our company’s repositioning,” Balazs Krizsanyik, general manager of Desigual in Asia, told Inside Retail. Balazs Krizsanyik, general manager of Desigual in Asia. The Singapore marketplace.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This will be the first time Peter Alexander ventures outside of Australia and New Zealand since its failed entry into the US market in 2008. While Peter Alexander was not part of Premier Investments at the time it set out to enter the US market, there has been a lot of speculation as to why the brand didn’t resonate with US customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 21, 2023

Look to workforce development programs that your employees would be interested in; for example, at Goodwill of Colorado we offer our employees access to career training in banking, information technology, retail operations and logistics. We also assist our team members in navigating the many community resources available to them.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Iowa-based Kim and Go first installed an electric charger at one of its stores in 2008. Today, it only has chargers at 35 of its 400 stores. High electric utility fees are inspiring convenience stores with gas pumps to take their time installing charging stations for electric vehicles.

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A1 Retail

JULY 22, 2024

1 vegan and free from chocolate brand, won four major accolades at the 2024 Free From Awards, recognising NOMO’s extraordinary contribution to the free from industry. The awards have celebrated standouts in the industry since 2008, with a highly experienced judging panel of leaders in the food and allergy sector. NOMO, the UK’s no.1

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

At the start of the pandemic, retailers did the hard work of rethinking and redesigning their underlying IT infrastructure to ensure these initiatives could be rolled out in a timely and effective manner. Leibovitz has more than 18 years of product management, strategy and marketing expertise in the communications industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

L Brands has made multiple C-level leadership changes at Victoria’s Secret , including the promotion of Martin Waters to CEO of Victoria’s Secret Lingerie. Waters joined L Brands in 2008 as head of the retailer’s international division. She also has led human resources at ADT and Coca Cola Refreshments.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Hicks will step down from the role on June 30 at the end of FY25, but will remain close to the business in a brand and strategy consulting capacity. He joined Woolworths in 2008 as national marketing manager of Dan Murphy’s and became GM of marketing for Woolworths Liquor Group in 2012.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2021

This is a generation that grew up in the 2008 recession, and they’re now experiencing the economic effects of COVID-19,” said Ben-Shabat in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. While they love technology, at the same time they crave human connection. You open at a specific time.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“The economic reasons behind the losses are elevated interest rates and weak consumer and business confidence in Hong Kong, which has affected rental income and property valuation,” Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis, told Inside Retail. “It per cent at the end of last year compared to 41.4 per cent at Sun Hung Kai Properties. “A

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The comments followed the business’ first presentation at New York Fashion Week, where it showcased its Spring/Summer collection, titled ‘Lumen’, which Norris said was the next step toward its global expansion. Lumen was inspired by the cycles of nature, according to Aje’s co-founder and creative director Edwina Forest. “The Beyond the US.

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LS Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Before entrepreneurship, she held pivotal roles, including Business Planning Lead at Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, P&A Manager at Asurion Japan, and Controller at Credit Suisse. You can participate in Kaori's upcoming wegginar free of charge on 2/7 at 11 AM CT thanks to wegg's generous sponsors: [link].

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

SHEIN’s incredible reach, amplified through influencers, and its focus on creating on-trend items at an extremely rapid pace can be thanked for that. Everyone at the company wants to have that innovative spirit,” he said. But when you look at what we’re actually doing, our carbon footprint is quite low and our waste is very low.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Mazari escaped the Taliban in 2001 and ended up at the Woomera Detention Centre in South Australia. He established AusGhan Aid in 2008 to support the people of his village close to Mazar-e-Sharif, the fourth-largest city of Afghanistan. . His warmth, smile and laughter is a delight.”. This is not a straightforward process.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 22, 2024

Clarks UK and Ireland managing director Bob Neville and chief product officer Victoria Jones have left the business. The departures come as chief executive Jonathan Ram stepped down last month to “pursue other opportunities”, Drapers reported.

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Inside Retail

MAY 20, 2021

On Wednesday, the Indian government reported the highest number of deaths — 4,529 — in a single day of any country at any time during the pandemic. Womenswear brand Forever New has built up a significant store network in India since it entered the market in 2008. Even $1 can make a difference.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

During June 2020, during the height of the strictest lockdowns for many countries, e-commerce sales grew 34% year-on-year – the highest growth rate reported since March 2008. According to PPRO’s own research , 42% of US consumers will abandon their baskets if their preferred payment method is not available at checkout.

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