Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

While optimizing budgets in times of financial uncertainty makes sense, such times also provide smart marketers with easier opportunities to improve market position. According to research from Analytic Partners, 63% of marketers that increased their marketing investment during the financial crisis of 2008 generated a positive ROI.

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MAY 26, 2021

During the 2008 recession, Windsor began expanding its footprint, and the retailer plans to do the same now as the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic spurs a resurgence of social occasions. The retailer refers to its model as a “Nationalized Boutique,” with each store featuring its own assortment unique to its market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

“The magnitude of the downturn and pace of recovery will be harder on the retail market than the Great Recession,” according to an article on the eMarketer site. After the 2008-2009 financial crisis, it took the majority of affected markets approximately one year for retail sales to return to pre-crisis levels.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

I’m responsible for the profit and loss of the international markets. There are two areas that I’m less involved in: merchandising, because you need a very large team to run that, and brand marketing. When I was at Shopbop I was only allowed to do marketing. IR : When did Revolve go global?

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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. Some analysts have described Peter Alexander as an “unproven” brand outside of Australian and New Zealand markets. million for its first-half sales results.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2022

The move could simultaneously help the company retain workers in a volatile job market while discouraging further unionization efforts. Another unionization effort started in 2008 in the wake of the Great Recession and Starbucks successfully prevented the union from forming.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

A year later, Turner founded the Pedal Group, as a joint venture between the Turner family and Flight Centre in 2008. Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2024

It’s a huge opportunity and a long time coming for Kmart Group managing director Ian Bailey, who was chief operating officer (COO) of Kmart during the turnaround in 2008 and took over from then-CEO Guy Russo in 2016. IR : How have you been going to market in terms of the marketing side? This was about 18 months ago.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

However, in the past two decades, the American mall has been standing on shaky ground due to factors like the 2008 recession and, more recently, the butterfly effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. The post The “Great Mall Resurgence” in the American retail market appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. per cent and 15.3

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2023

” There are real benefits to being able to virtually try on products online, as Stephanie Horton, senior director of commerce marketing at Google, pointed out in an official statement about the launch. The first commercial use of AR is believed to have occurred in 2008.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

This not only improves the size selection process but minimizes the need for the shopper to go through unnecessary returns. If there’s one thing that we learned from the Domino’s team and their Pizza Tracker innovation from 2008, it’s that shoppers will become emotionally attached to their purchases.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

McLeod drove change at UK supermarket group Asda in the UK ahead of its sale to Walmart, was chief merchandise officer and board member of Walmart Germany from 2000-01, led the turnaround of Halfords, the UK auto parts chain prior to its float – and then took the helm of Coles in Australia for five years from 2008. per cent to $962 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

From 3D billboards to spatial scent to ChatGPT, meet the brands leading the next wave of multisensory retail innovations, and learn best practices to help strengthen your brand’s sensory presence in this new, multi-dimensional experience market. 2008, April 8). Leonidas, H., & Palla, J. ResearchGate. link] [2] T, P.,

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

When inflation begins to drop and interest rates return to decline – we will likely see a resurgence in discretionary spending habits,” Zahra said. He believes that there are similarities between the current situation and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008, with the rate of inflation more significant now.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 5, 2021

In October last year, I spoke with Carla for the first time at a Sydney event for Afterpay Australian Fashion Week, when it was announced that the show would make a return as a physical event in 2021. I’m looking forward to when Melbourne opens, it’s our second biggest market and that will make a big difference. CZ: I have.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

“We are incredibly inspired by the work our friends at Kiss the Ground have been doing and are in awe of their ability to inspire millions of people across the country to participate in the regenerative movement,” said Elizabeth Preis, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Anthropologie Group in a statement.

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A1 Retail

MAY 13, 2022

Last weekend saw Eid Festival return to Westfield London for its third year, as local communities came together to celebrate the end of Ramadan. In the UK alone, the Ramadan economy is worth over £400m and retailers are increasingly targeting this consumer market to engage with the thousands celebrating Eid.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2024

Take the 2008 Beijing Olympics, for example, where Usain Bolt’s electrifying performances in the 100m and 200m sprints captivated the world. These shifts manifest in various ways, from increased consumer spending to innovative marketing strategies. Let’s break some of them down and look at a few examples more closely.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

The pizza giant has officially announced a high-level executive shakeup alongside the permanent return of a fan-favorite menu item, signaling a broader strategy shift aimed at reclaiming its edge in an increasingly competitive fast-casual dining market. Fixing the Marketing Misstep: From ‘Back to Better 2.0’

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

In 2008, they actually went into administration. IR: You recently announced plans to open a number of new stores in the US, UK, and Australia, marking your return to the Australian market as a stand-alone retailer. IR: How does it feel to be opening the first Ksubi store in the Australian market in several years?

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Retail Gazette

JULY 4, 2023

Having founded Naked Wines in 2008 and built the business to nearly £200m of revenues Rowan is well placed to support that goal.” “My thanks to David and the team for executing a challenging transition in a turbulent market,” Gormley said.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

According to GlobalData’s e-commerce analytics, Singapore’s e-commerce market is set to reach US$17.9 Sharma noted that e-commerce businesses have largely recovered from the pandemic and returned to growth, but rising inflation and geopolitical uncertainties are a major concern in the medium-term.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 16, 2022

The signs seem to be pointing in that direction with many experts agreeing the markets and US economy will get much worse before they get better. The organization warned that most countries are headed for a recession, with a possible return to stagflation. Housing Market is Booming. The 2008 Recession. In 2008, the U.S.

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Retail Focus

MAY 27, 2021

billion market, while online stores accounted for £22.3 However, 2020 saw a 46 per cent growth in online sales – this being the greatest increase since 2008. To help limit travel time, couriers can use a returnable transit packaging product like a plastic pallet. In 2019, physical stores were a £60.9

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

In 2008, he launched a fashion e-commerce site – She Inside – as a way to target consumers who were tired of waiting in lines in stores or unable to find their specific size. It is therefore not surprising to see that the site is reported to have an industry-leading customer return rate of over 30 per cent. Shein hauls.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Just last month, Next boss Lord Wolfson said its acquisition of the brand had been a big success and had achieved a return on capital of around 20%. Wolfson expects Joules to break-even next year and return to profitability the following. It had originally bought a 25% stake in Reiss back in 2021 before increasing it to 51% in 2022.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Gousto has named eBay veteran Murray Lambell as its new chief customer officer, as the meal kit retailer looks to capture more of the mainstream dinner market after returning to profit last year. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2022

And below is part two, featuring advice from Greenlit Brands CEO Michael Ford, former Target Australia CEO Launa Inman and Camilla CEO Jane McNally about the lessons they learned during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 and how they apply to the current environment. Some of your variable expenses like marketing come under scrutiny.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 1, 2022

Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2008, the cryptocurrency industry has been the subject of uncertainty, boom markets, and hype thanks to the volatile market of cryptocurrencies. The global cryptocurrency market cap is estimated at $1.28 Crypto Market Mining. The 2022 Crypto Industry. Become a Crypto Broker.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Wish now sits in a highly saturated market – not forgetting about the biggest Chinese giant Alibaba – but its not looking to do “same thing, just a little bit better”, explains Monico. When it launched in 2010, Wish.com was the only manufacturer-direct discount shopping app on the market.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 3, 2023

Woolworths Over a decade ago, the 100-year-old high-street staple Woolworths collapsed, resulting in the loss of 807 stores and 27,000 jobs between December 2008 and January 2009. However, this summer Toys R Us returned to the UK as it opened nine concessions within WHSmith.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 6, 2024

Last year, data from the Centre for Retail Research revealed that more than 120,000 jobs were lost in the retail sector as thousands of shops shuttered across the nation in retail’s worst year for store closures since 2008. THG January also saw THG reveal plans to axe 160 jobs across its marketing, sales and warehouse teams.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

Chinese students being sent abroad for academic study became exposed to previously unheard-of foreign labels, and returned home both knowledgeable and trained in the most coveted amongst them – making international brands a status symbol. These brands, often unique or even unknown to the market, satisfied the desire for individuality.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The executive, who previously served as the boss of Co-op Food, was named as chief executive of Matalan last year, having returned to the fashion brand after previously serving as its head of finance between 2002 and 2008. The business said Whitfield was leaving her role to “pursue a portfolio career”.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

ClearPay’s Richard Bayer, EVP, Country Manager and Head of Sales , while on a panel at the Ecommerce Expo, co-located with Technology for Marketing, said “GenZ and millennials make over 90% of their purchases using a debit card. For instance, payment and returns methods need to be simple and convenient. said Krista Nordlund.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Scot Ian McLeod drove change at UK supermarket group Asda in the UK ahead of its sale to Walmart, was chief merchandise officer and board member of Walmart Germany from 2000-01, led the turnaround of Halfords, the UK auto parts chain, prior to its float, and then took the helm of Coles in Australia for five years from 2008.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Watches of Switzerland has acquired global digital content platform Hodinkee as part of its strategy to be “at the forefront of the luxury industry” The luxury watch specialist said it expects the deal to enhance “its capability to capture market share, particularly in the fast growing US market”. It attracts 22.2

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