Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Disruption — I hate that word; you don’t want to disrupt,” he said at an event hosted by retail management platform Trax in January 2023. “No His answer was that] the biggest thing you buy as a consumer is your home, and he didn’t just mean in scale and size, he meant financially, emotionally. Why do they suck?’ [His

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

Launching iSwii by Angry Birds is a perfect way to bring locals and Angry Birds fans back to fun in-person experiences,” said the executive director of Asset Management of SCG America, Robert Leck. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Australian activewear brand Do You Even marked the start of its Big W retail partnership and its first range being stocked in the discount department store with a consumer launch event. The Business’s direct-to-consumer online store will continue to drop unique and bold collections that stay true to its design DNA, that built the brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

His results-driven leadership style and passion for building consumer-centric global brands will be instrumental in maximizing the full potential of our three luxury fashion houses,” Idol said in a statement. The Board and I are confident in Josh’s unique abilities to lead Capri Holdings.

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Inside Retail

MAY 14, 2024

Requests to Good360 from charities increased by 400 per cent at the start of the year, compared to the same period in 2023,” Alison Covington, founder and managing director, of Good360 Australia, told Inside Retail. “The cost of living crisis has seen demand for goods from our charity partners skyrocket.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2022

SMS marketing is a staple in today’s direct-to-consumer toolkit, opening new opportunities for customer engagement, retention, and revenue growth. The channel’s reach and popularity have extended to all corners of the world, including in Australia, where more brands and consumers are going mobile to not only communicate but shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

She previously served as CMO of The RealReal from 2012 to 2019 and owned Anica Boutique , a fashion and home store. Julian has served as CFO since 2021 and has over 30 years of financial management experience in both public and private companies. Levesque has served as President of The RealReal since 2021 and COO since 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Consumers fear for their health and they fear for their finances, especially today with what is around 20 million. The challenge that puts on retailers is, ‘ How do I convince this finicky consumer that it’s safe to do business with me? ’. How AWS works with retailers to continuously increase the speed of innovation every year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Marketers had better figure out a plan fast, because Google has announced that, come January 2024, marketers will no longer be able to track browsing data via third-party cookies on the browser Chrome, by far the world’s most popular consumer browser option, with almost two-thirds of the market share. How does it do that?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

Fast forward to today and the recommerce market is booming, thanks to a generational mindset shift combined with changes wrought by the global health pandemic that are driving consumers to adopt more sustainable shopping habits. The consumer love affair with recommerce. Especially if their living spaces are constrained.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2024

From laundry detergents to packaged foods, consumers have countless options available to them, and a strong brand is critical to cut through the noise. And the demand from consumers is there — according to Eventbrite’s annual forecasting guide , 78% of attendees plan to spend as much or more on events this year as in 2023.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

The proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the UK, announced this week, is set to benefit consumers and exporters on both sides, albeit weighted in favour of the British. Stephen Jones, Somerdale International’s managing director, believes the deal will provide a further boost to sales. Somerdale British cheeses.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2022

In the past two years, we have seen a seismic shift in the way consumers in Southeast Asia purchase technology,” Alex Tan, managing director for HP Malaysia told Inside Retail. From HP’s internal research, the company has found that nearly 50 per cent of consumers still prefer shopping in physical stores to online.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Founded in 2012, lingerie label Neiwai (meaning ‘inside and outside’) is another direct-to-consumer label that began online.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How involved will Anchorage be in the management of David Jones going forward? On its first day of ownership, Anchorage immediately approved the acquisition of Shoes & Sox, a children’s footwear chain that the Brand Collective management team had long been eyeing, and the rollout of a new backend ERP system. Cautionary tale.

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Retail Wire

JULY 15, 2021

Hubert Joly is credited with turning Best Buy around after joining the consumer electronics retailer in 2012. His humanistic and empathetic approach to leadership is credited with helping to make necessary cultural changes at the company that led to its success during and after his tenure.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2023

In a previous interview on the Retail Remix podcast, Landesberg shared how the brand had evolved from its initial founding in 2012 and how it was investing in brand, marketing efficiency and product innovation to uncover new revenue opportunities.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2024

Cost of goods is increasing whereas consumer confidence is decreasing, so businesses need to rethink their marketing strategy and drive incremental gains. Stock management: Algorithms love a good seller, but they can over-promote items with low stock. Tell algorithms new customers are worth more by adjusting their value.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There’s no question that rising prices have altered consumer behaviors. Our recent survey of North American, UK and APAC consumers — which is the basis of an upcoming Eagle Eye report — found similar trends globally: 61% of shoppers worldwide are using money-saving tactics like seeking out on-sale items and coupons more often.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Through it, training managers could launch new instructional content to more than 200,000 retail associates scattered across the U.S. Is there an area that can improve the associate/consumer interaction? We worked with them to launch an Immersive Learning Theater on the Borderless platform. within minutes.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

consumers spent $1.7 Then in 2012, Amazon decided to place ads in ecommerce search results — a click or two away from the purchase button and closer to the “purchase intent” than the highly successful affiliate links — resolving the conflict between experience and ROI. Tim Harned is Managing Director at Progress Partners.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

On Friday, JB Hi-Fi Group CEO Richard Murray officially left the consumer electronics company, where he has held various roles for the past 18 years, to lead Solomon Lew’s Premier Retail business; Terry Smart, previously managing director of The Good Guys and CEO of JB Hi-Fi, took over the top position.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The deal marked an enormous increase in the brand’s valuation since Brazil’s Natura & Co purchased a 65 per cent stake in Aesop for about $70 million in 2012, signalling its unparalleled standing as a category leader. As consumers have tightened their wallets, they have become more selective.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

But after a lackluster IPO in 2020 , the company retreated from the public market just two years later when it was acquired by private equity firm Durational Capital Management in 2022. It flipped the script and put the power with the consumer, and that changed the entire category. This category is still very anti-consumer at its core.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2022

(AEO) has invested heavily in winning the hearts, minds and dollars of Gen Z consumers. From Roblox to Snap, the retailer is dedicated to not just being where this consumer is but also creating compelling experiences that drive engagement. Key milestones shared included: Planet: 3.5

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

BridgerPay, payment operations software that boosts online businesses’ payments capabilities with a single API, and a unique admin interface to manage all transactions, has announced it has partnered with Zalora, Asia’s online fashion and lifestyle destination. For further information, please contact: Ira RoslanCluster PR Manager, Zalora.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2024

In 2012 Fraser became the president of Marc Jacobs after over 13 years in the business before leaving to become the CEO of Anne Klein in 2015. Prior to joining the c-suite Fraser started her distinguished career in luxury retail apparel and fashion as a merchandising manager for Calvin Klein.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Abloh trained as an architect and engineer in his early life, and transitioned to designing clothes in 2012. SurfStitch managing director Justin Hillberg steps down. Hillberg joined SurfStitch as merchandise manager in 2014, before becoming general manager in 2015 and managing director in 2018.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Anchorage struck gold with the $20 million acquisition of the Dick Smith consumer electronics chain from Woolworths Group in November 2012. Woolworths had written off more than $420 million restructuring the business, which was Australia’s largest consumer electronics chain by store count.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Unlike other data protection laws, such as Europe’s GDPR, this test would apply even if a company has obtained consent from consumers. Brands should focus on reviewing their current data handling processes, especially in areas such as consent management and transparency.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Julie Therond is the general manager of Longchamp Australia and New Zealand and has worked with the fashion brand since 2012. Julie Therond: I started at Longchamp almost 12 years ago in the Hong Kong office as an Apac area manager, before being promoted to Apac sales director. IR: What do you love about your job?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

As younger consumers drive demand for shapewear that smooths and contours without promoting unrealistic body image and beauty standards, Boody has launched its new Shaper range, which promises to be ‘The World’s most comfortable shapewear’. billion in 2028.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

A testy Banducci temporarily abandoned the interview having rejected former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Rod Sims’ assertion that Australia had one of the most concentrated grocery markets in the world.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2021

The pandemic forced consumers to shop more online, getting them more accustomed to an extremely convenient and cost-effective buying experience, which has helped form shopping habits that will stick around forever. From 2009 to 2012, Smith led the product team as CTO of Heyzap, helping scale the company to more than 8 million users.

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Wiser

MAY 20, 2020

It’s a complex decision that involves customer behavior, marketing, supply chain and inventory management, and other functional areas. Everyday low pricing is a pricing strategy in which brands and retailers promise consumers that their prices will be consistently low, as opposed to having sporadic discounts or promotions.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 21, 2024

Kantar head of retail and consumer insight Fraser McKevitt said: “Grocery price inflation is gradually returning to what we would consider more normal levels. between 2012 and 2021, which is just before prices began to climb.” percentage points in market share since last year, hitting 27.6% as sales jumped 5.6% 34,107 100.0%

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 27, 2022

The majority of consumers across all demographics are concerned about the environmental impact of online shopping, according to new research. Almost all of Gen-Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – feel concerned (96 percent) by the impact that online shopping has on the planet.

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