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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement. Some cases in point include: In 2013, Target experienced a data breach where hackers accessed their customer credit card information by exploiting a weakness in the HVAC system’s network connection.

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McDonald’s class action claims systemic failure to provide rest breaks

Inside Retail

Under the McDonald’s Australian Enterprise Agreement 2013 and the Fast Food Industry Award 2010 staff?are to hold McDonald’s to account,” she said. Samantha Brown, senior corporate relations manager at McDonald’s, said the company was “mindful of its obligations under applicable employment laws”. are entitled?to well-being?of

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Ancora Holdings Calls for New Kohl’s CEO and Chairperson Following Rejected Acquisition Offers

Retail TouchPoints

Ancora cited Kohl’s repeated rejection of acquisition offers, including from Sycamore Partners and Acacia Research in February 2022 and Franchise Group in July 2022, as part of the need for new management. The activist investor expressed concern that Kohl’s will be unable to manage a true turnaround. The fact is that Ms.

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Why Worker Safety Needs to Top Retailers’ Lists This Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

Here are the extra considerations that must be taken into account this year and what you can do to better protect your seasonal holiday workforce. Having this data on hand, management can intervene and provide retraining or other solutions to eliminate those mistakes before they turn into injuries.

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Level Up Your Retail Loyalty Strategy with Smart Gamification

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In fact, a 2023 report estimated the size of the gamification market as more than $10 billion, with the retail industry accounting for nearly a third of that market. Since joining Mastercard in 2013, Clark has driven consumer loyalty innovation including the launch of the award-winning Pay with Rewards Product.

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Burlington Doubles Store Total Target to 2,000, Plans 75 Net New Locations for 2021

Retail TouchPoints

Burlington Stores has doubled its long-term store footprint target to 2,000 stores, up from the 1,000 -store target established when the company launched its IPO in 2013. We are planning 2021 comparable store sales conservatively, but will manage liquidity to chase sales if the trend is stronger.”.

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How Castlery came back from the brink to disrupt the furniture industry

Inside Retail

Declan Ee: When we started in October 2013, there were four of us in a tiny, 84sqm basement, trying to build a global luxury brand. One of the biggest problems in the furniture industry is inventory, so this allows our close partners to work with us, so we get better inventory management. That’s what we’re fighting for.