Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

Guccis bold bet Contrary to industry expectations, Gucci announced the appointment of Demna Gvasalia, Balenciagas creative director since 2015, as its new creative director following the departure of Sabato De Sarno. Following the announcement, Kerings share price dropped 13 per cent, losing around $3 billion in stock market value on Friday.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2025

since 2015 , handled $105 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) and has 93 million active customers and 675,000 merchants using its services. In the filing, Klarna did reveal some of its financial results for 2024, including its $21 million in net profit. The Sweden-based company, which has operated in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Pinduoduo has made its most aggressive move yet into non-Chinese markets with the Sept. Founded in 2015 , Pinduoduo has focused on lower-income customers and the agricultural sector. Both of Pinduoduo’s larger rivals already have several channels for tapping global markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Subscriptions can be tricky business, not least because most consumers at one time or another have had a bad experience with a subscription service. That has not stopped consumers from subscribing though, especially with the rise of new takes on the model (box services, auto shipping and streaming TV, to name just a few).

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Freshippo’s items will be available through Ebest’s shopping app and website, with a product selection tailored to the Australian market, including Chinese delicacies such as snacks, juices, tea drinks, and culinary sauces. Australia is Freshippo’s third offshore market after the US and Singapore.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Western countries have long dominated ecommerce and digital marketing, yet China’s influence in these areas has been growing rapidly in recent years. Having the world’s largest domestic ecommerce market helps to achieve this lead. This market also is responsible for the world’s largest online shopping day.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The talks follow a steep decline in Walgreens share price, which has dropped from over $100bn in 2015 to just $7.5bn. However, the US-based company has periodically explored selling or spinning off its Boots operations as it faces pressure to concentrate on its domestic market. Sales in stores rose 6.2%

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As consumer trends shifted, Morph Costumes evolved beyond its original morph suits, expanding to over 1,000 unique designs and navigating challenges on platforms like Amazon. Today, Morph Costumes operates in more than ten markets, employs over 50 people, and reports an annual turnover of £42 million. We had built up 1.3m

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2024

Whether marketers are subconsciously ageist or they’ve gotten distracted riding the Millennial branding and Gen Z social media wave all the way to the bank is still up for debate. Retailers have failed to understand and represent a large consumer demographic that could be lucrative to their business.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Miller led the home goods retailer as President and CEO from September 2015 to August 2021, when Holt took over. Miller has been a member of the Board of Directors since September 2015 and will continue to serve as a member of the Board during his latest turn at the helm.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Lindy Rawlinson, formerly EVP of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer; and Jennifer Pape formerly of VP of Stores has been elevated to SVP of Stores. Pape joined The Container Store in 2015 and has held several leadership positions within the company, managing store operations and customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Blonder brings 20 years’ experience in omnichannel DTC and digital marketing, most recently as President of Global Ecommerce at Wolverine Worldwide. With performance luxury strongly resonating with EMEA consumers, Streichenberger’s focus will include expanding the brand’s ecommerce and store footprint.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2025

After several decades of creating iconic looks on high-end runways and in editorial shoots for magazines, including Allure and Vogue , makeup artist Pat McGrath decided to launch her eponymous beauty brand in 2015. In my opinion, the brand hasn’t done enough to remain relevant from a marketing and hero product perspective.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2024

A focus on market profitability in every market, creating a critical and sustainable model for every investor and shareholder. We invested in project Joy last year, now it is about rolling that out across our primary and secondary markets over the next 12-18 months,” Antonius said. New market identification.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2021

Given unprecedented levels of ASONTV spend in 2020, there will be a significant pent-up consumer demand for these extensively advertised products. Consumers quarantined in their homes have been watching more television than ever before. The more the ASONTV marketer spends, the higher the eventual retail sales should be.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Department store chain Myer delivered its highest full-year sales since 2005 this year but remains cautious as consumer spending declines due to unfavourable economic conditions. “Our online offer is a scale business that returned to growth in the second half and has continued to increase market share throughout FY23.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

The two decided to fill in the white space themselves and started with a small booth at an independent fashion market. Over the past 10 years, the team has focused on growing in the US market. With the right design formula, sales from the US market have exponentially grown to where they now make up nearly half of Farm Rios profits.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But an online presence is necessary, as consumers typically research and review before purchasing. It is critical to provide consumers the right offer at the right time in the right location. With products like dApply, Synchrony allows consumers to quickly apply for a financing product with a QR code and get approved within minutes. .

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2021

In current times, D2C refers to brands selling directly to consumers rather than the more traditional approach of selling through retailers. This means that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LINE, TikTok, Xiaohongshu (RED) or WeChat are the first touch points with the consumer (instead of a Google search).

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The Retail Food Group (RFG) will pay $5 million to some franchisees of Michel Patisserie stores as part of a court-enforceable undertaking that settles the unconscionable conduct proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Michel’s marketing fund. Waiving historical debts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The Retail Food Group (RFG) will pay $5 million to some franchisees of Michel Patisserie stores as part of a court-enforceable undertaking that settles the unconscionable conduct proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Michel’s marketing fund. Waiving historical debts.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Bunnings’ botched DIY job on Homebase involved switching its soft furnishings – which was its clear differentiator from market leader B&Q – for the Aussie retailer’s no-nonsense DIY sheds filled with power tools galore. A challenging market Homebase has of couse not been helped by the challenging market conditions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

Amid a year of expansion, Dollar General ’s CEO Todd Vasos has decided to retire from the role he has held since June 2015, effective Nov. Current COO Jeffery Owen, a 30-year Dollar General veteran, has been named as Vasos’ successor. Vasos joined Dollar General in 2008 as the company’s EVP, Division President and CMO.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. The growth was credited to a slight increase in customer traffic and accelerated growth in the retailer’s market share of “highly consumable product sales.” From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum!

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

16, 2015 and Nov. The lawsuit, filed in 2017, alleged that Founder and then-CEO Kevin Plank knowingly or recklessly misrepresented facts regarding consumer demand for Under Armour’s products as well as the company’s financial and operating results, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The themes on display are often indicative of the global trends affecting consumers and retail. In the past year or so, KPMG has published global research papers that add further insights to the big trends affecting retail models and consumer behaviour. What do consumers think and how are retailers using it? trillion in 2030.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Kushi took on the role of Chief Legal Officer in 2015 and has helped Peloton execute its merger and acquisition activities, craft its music license deals and protect its IP. “We Not only did they succeed in building a great company, they transformed an entire industry by leveraging fitness and technology. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2024

PayPal acquired Venmo in 2013 and then was spun off from Ebay into its own company in 2015, so today’s announcement represents a real full-circle moment for the marketplace. It’s worth noting that PayPal started as an offshoot of Ebay, to facilitate easier payments on what was, 20 years ago, one of the first digital marketplaces.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2021

“Historically, the art world has been synonymous with exclusivity and for the most part, inaccessible to a mass consumer base,” Tom Woodger, vice president of cultural marketing at StockX, told Inside Retail. “In According to research published on Statista, the global online art market was estimated to be worth US$4.82

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Akeroyd, who took over in April, will present his strategy alongside first-half results that will show the lingering impact of lockdown restrictions in China, Burberry’s biggest market. He has already made his key appointment in choosing Daniel Lee to replace Riccardo Tisci as chief designer at the 166-year-old label.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The brand, commonly known for its bag designs characterised by vibrant colours, was founded by Singaporean husband-and-wife duo Daniel Chew and Rebecca Ting in 2015. Inside Retail spoke to Ting to learn more about Beyond The Vines’ Thai venture and its larger ambition for overseas markets. RT: Yes, definitely.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This has allowed them to undercut other brands and get more margin – a strategy that is paying off as consumers become more stretched, allowing Coles to increase home brand sales 9.4 Cadbury briefly introduced Vegemite chocolate in 2015, but then said it hadn’t been serious. per cent and Woolworths 7.8 per cent over the past year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From humble beginnings as a fitness-focused apparel brand to a global business with a rapidly growing retail network, Staxs journey showcases the power of community engagement, strategic product evolution, and adaptability in a dynamic market. Community has been in the brand DNA right from the get-go.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2024

I got a view of everything around Sephora; I got to see what it was like to do digital marketing, the ecommerce business, the forecasting and planning business,” Turley said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I We’ve also made sure our site and in-store inventory are real-time, and that convenience is part of all our marketing stories.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

.” Wade Anderson, Silk Laundry’s chief executive officer, predicts that the brand’s US market share is likely to shift from making up 25 per cent of the business to 40 per cent in the next three to five years. Anderson explained that this has been largely driven by the brand’s wholesale and e-commerce channels.

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