Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2022

At eBay ’s investor day March 10, CEO Jamie Iannone shared details about the company’s long-term growth strategy and previewed new products, including plans for the eBay Vault — both a physical storage facility and a digital marketplace for trading cards and other high-value collectibles.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Established in 2015, the Melbourne-based startup offers a same-day flower delivery service. The Limitless team really understand the D2C space, they appreciate the importance of brand and they have ambitious growth plans,” she said. Together, the duo will receive around $20 million from the acquisition.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Sydney Fish Market has appointed Daniel Jarosch CEO, effective November 25. Jarosh has more than 30 years of expertise and has been the CEO and investment director of Aeria Management Group (previously Sydney Metro Airports) since 2015.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Two of Target ’s top executives — COO John Mulligan and Chief External Engagement Officer Laysha Ward — have announced plans to retire. Mulligan’s replacement has not yet been named, but Target said it will share succession plans prior to his official retirement in February 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Zhang, who had been named CEO in May 2015 , recently narrowed his responsibilities to focus on leading the Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group, which Alibaba plans to spin off under a separate management team to be appointed at a later date. Alibaba ’s former Chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang has stepped down from his roles with the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2021

Ulta Beauty is making leadership changes, with plans for its President Dave Kimbell to succeed Mary Dillon as CEO, effective in June. Kimbell joined Ulta Beauty as Chief Marketing Officer in 2014 and continually expanded his leadership responsibilities.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

in 2015, when revenue hit US$3.9 This year, however, as of September 11, shares of Under Armour have fallen 23 per cent over the past year and are down 87 per cent from their high in 2015, erasing US$18 billion of the company’s market value. The post Is Under Armour’s expensive comeback plan a doomed path?

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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. 3, 2023 — it plans to increase its total workforce by 6% adding approximately 10,000 more new jobs to support its continued expansion, outlined late last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By any measure, the retailer has been having a difficult year: In May 2023 Walgreens agreed to a $230 billion settlement with the city of San Francisco over the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic; In June 2023 Walgreens announced plans to close 150 U.S. WBA’s financial results for fiscal 2023, which ended Aug. billion , a 4.8%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the British luxury brand to the levels of its European rivals. Leather goods account for around 20 per cent of Burberry’s sales versus 70 per cent at Bottega Veneta.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

16, 2015 and Nov. Founder Kevin Plank returned as Under Armour’s CEO in April 2024 , and the retailer announced extensive restructuring plans in May 2024 after a disappointing 2024 fiscal year, which ended March 31, 2024.

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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. Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! and net sales up 9% to $9.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of its 4-star , Books and Pop-up locations — 66 stores in the U.S. Amazon is not abandoning its Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores, with plans to open locations in Mill Creek, Wash.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Here, Clarke reflects on how the SA1NT business has evolved since 2015, and the opportunities that are present in the recovery space. He also discusses his plans for the SA1NT Layers brand, and what growth will look like moving forward. Are there plans for stand-alone stores, a wholesale presence and so on?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

It has also done so in New Zealand since 2015. Fullerton added that the business will invest heavily in its technology in the coming years, with plans to create dedicated online stores across a number of its brands. However, it’s clear that having another major player in the market will shake things up.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

20, 2022, the company noted that, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” in response to a question from WWD regarding the partnership. Following the release of parent company Kering ’s Q3 2022 earnings on Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The company announced plans to close 94 of its 300 stores immediately but had hoped to find a buyer for the remainder of the business. LL Flooring , previously known as Lumber Liquidators , will close all its stores and has begun liquidation sales after failing to find a buyer for the business.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2022

Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. It has plans to investigate larger format non-food shops, open a fashion concept, and continue its drive-in grocery.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. And yet the process that brands use for bringing products to market to serve that consumer hadn’t evolved at all.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Away from their physical stores, they are offering telehealth , insurance , mobile phone plans , gift cards , and deliveries at work. 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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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

What customers expect two, five, and 10 years from now will be different from what they expect today, as changes in technology, market trends and cultural shifts drive continued evolution in customer behavior. since October 2015. Are there any commonalities in users with low conversion rates?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

In January 2023, the company announced plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to expand its data centers in Virginia , and in May it shared plans to invest $12.7 Since 2015, AWS already has invested $6.3 News of the AWS investment in Ohio follows two similarly large investments already announced this year. The AWS U.S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. Prior to this, the business had been selling online in the country since 2015.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

Earlier this year, Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew announced plans to spin off Smiggle into a separate ASX-listed entity. What do these leadership changes say about Blundy’s plans to grow his retail portfolio, and perhaps more importantly, what do they mean for the future of Premier? million business to a $319.8

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2023

Loh, known for successful Australian restaurant chains including Sushi Jiro, Old Beijing, and Dragon Hotpot, plans to expand the Foodle concept in the coming months. million in 2015. The plan, he said, is to first look for spots across Melbourne, then across Australia. million Australians enjoying it, up from 6.9

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

He also was CFO of Spotify from 2015 to January 2020 and has served on the boards of companies including Pandora and Rent the Runway. This includes reducing its planned capital expenditures in 2022 by approximately $150 million. One element of the strategy will be seeking more extensive partnerships with outside companies.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2021

To be unique, you can’t get that at the mall, but young consumers are seeing the advantage of the contemporary vintage market as a place where you can find garments that express yourself, while being economical and environmentally conscious,” Graham Wetzbarger, founder and CEO of Luxury Appraisals and Authentication, told Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

While many online retailers today are moving to a marketplace model where the widest product range generally wins, Youtime plans to focus on quality over quantity. “In Terry plans to stock a mix of large and small brands in each category and says some major global players are already on board.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2022

The festival was launched seven years ago by JDDJ — the Dada-owned on-demand delivery service for retailers and brands — to mark its founding on April 15, 2015. Livestreaming, also a festival staple, will be a big component as well, with more than 10,000 stores planning to run livestreamed sales events on JDDJ.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

Fast Retailing, the parent company of Japan apparel retailer Uniqlo , has announced the locations for 11 new stores in the US, on its way to a target of 20 openings in North America this year, which in turn is the first instalment on its plan to reach 200 stores in 2027. The 11 openings so far announced are all in malls. million in Texas.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 18, 2024

DALLAS — Fiesta Mart plans to celebrate the grand opening of its newest store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on June 26. in in Lewisville, Texas, is the chain’s first new store since 2015. The post Fiesta Mart opens first new store since 2015 appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. The new 49,000 sq.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Founder and designer Kate Nixon said that the business started in Byron Bay in 2015, with her hand-making lace bralettes and posting products online. It’s a personal shopping experience that’s high-end, but at an affordable price point, [and] we think we’ve got a good niche market going.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The name change comes as the world’s largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its services. The name change, the plan for which was first reported by the Verge, is a significant rebrand for Facebook, but not its first.

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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 The retailer even ran a flash shipping program as early as 2015. Curbside pickup soon followed BOPIS.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2023

This can be seen in the countless marketing campaigns that were launched in the leadup to the Barbie movie, which stimulated huge activity for hundreds of brands. In many instances, exploring a merchandise licence can be beneficial, but the best opportunities there will go to those who start planning for that well in advance.”

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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.

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