Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2025

Noni B appeared to fare better under Alceon and Scott Evans who was appointed as CEO following the on-market takeover, but its financial results were flattered by the 2017 acquisition of the Pretty Girl Group and the 2018 purchase of five retail chains from Specialty Fashion Group. million and net earnings to a modest $3.3

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The stores opening represents more than a milestone in Staxs physical retail expansion; it is the culmination of years of strategic planning, innovation and adaptability. The new retail vision marks a bold step in Staxs journey of redefining what a retail space can be in the competitive athleisure market.

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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. The brand has no plans to stop there. Over the past 10 years, the team has focused on growing in the US market. But what is behind the US consumers love for this Brazilian brand?

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Introduced to the UK in 2016, Sstrene Grene has rapidly gained popularity for its affordable, design-led home accessories. With 24 UK stores opened this year, bringing the total to 45, and plans to reach 100 by 2030, the Venlo DC will play a vital role in meeting growing demand.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

Under Alceon’s ownership, Noni B expanded rapidly, acquiring Pretty Girl Fashion Group for an estimated $75 million in 2016, which brought Rockmans, BeMe, Table Eight and W.Lane into its portfolio. The plan was to plug Ginger & Smart into Alceon’s online “infrastructure” through EziBuy and SurfStitch. million in June 2019.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The Venlo distribution centre will play a pivotal role in Sstrene Grenes growth strategy, supporting its rapid UK expansion, which began in 2016. With 24 new UK stores opened this year, bringing the total to 45, the company plans to reach 100 UK stores by 2030.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

After forging a successful corporate career as a strategy and marketing executive for Japanese tech company Brother International, Lewisham was inspired to reflect on the potentially harmful ingredients in the skincare she was using after a series of personal events. IR : How does Emma Lewisham fill a white space in the beauty market?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Spring described the plan as an opportunity to reimagine the Macy’s Inc. portfolio, and said hes pleased with the early results and plans to stay the course, despite some ongoing pushback from the shareholder peanut gallery. Our best marketing investment is actually investing in the store.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 23, 2024

“How does that fit into the middle age, middle class market? “What this does mean is that we will have the opportunity to explore the market and potentially benefit from fresh investment.” GlobalData lead analyst Emily Salter says: “The DIY market fell by 0.3% It doesn’t.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 4, 2025

During its most recent update, the UK’s biggest supermarket, said it was considering replacing its barcodes with QR codes, said it had pulled in its highest market share in nearly nine years, hitting 29% of the industry’s sales. Tesco’s UK and Ireland like for like revenues, excluding fuel and VAT, rose 3.7%

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365 Retail

MAY 19, 2025

Co-living has emerged as one of the most significant trends in the UK residential property market, transforming how urban spaces are developed, operated, and experienced.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

When we talked to [merchants] in 2016 and 2017, the immediate response was, Why on earth would I make returns easier? Retail TouchPoints) Those robots are central to how Happy Returns plans to continue to scale its business. The company plans to continue to incorporate more automation into its operations this year and beyond.

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Inside Retail

JULY 16, 2025

In 2016, Facebook organic reach hovered around 16 per cent per post. Instagram now favours Reels, and TikTok simply makes virality a lottery, with seemingly no best-practice plan in place for marketers to follow. DTC data has become as valuable as, if not more valuable than, a brand’s marketing strategy.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2025

According to a survey conducted by risk management advisory firm Gravity Research , approximately 39 per cent of respondents stated they plan to scale back public Pride Month engagements this year. Amin Grinstein, a marketing professor at Northeastern University, noted that corporate social and brand activism peaked between 2016 and 2022.

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Retail Geek

JUNE 13, 2025

He argues that while AI-driven search technologies are still in their infancy, they hold the potential to drastically redefine user experiences and efficiency in online shopping, making it imperative for brands to adapt their marketing strategies accordingly.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2025

But this wasnt a marketing experiment or a passive soft launch. This setup allows us to offer a unique experience similar to our other markets in Hong Kong and Singapore. Building brand awareness in a new market always poses unique challenges, she said. Bigger plan Garner never intended to become a pioneer in circular fashion.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 16, 2025

However, PMI said it thought the Department of Health’s interpretation of the law was incorrect, and insisted that it had “complied with all applicable laws and regulations” since the product’s launch in 2016. “All tobacco products are harmful to health.” “All tobacco products are harmful to health.”

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

It’s just a matter of putting policies and marketing campaigns into effect to lure shoppers in. . During the 2016 holidays, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) found that nearly 70 percent of purchases were made with retailers who had both a brick and mortar and online store.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 10, 2025

Strategic Planning: Utilizing strategies such as the actual expense method or standard mileage rate leads to optimized tax deductions and enhanced financial decision-making. You’ll discover that substantiating your business driving involves analyzing key metrics, understanding market trends, and aligning your goals with customer needs.

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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2025

Deerings re-entrance into the Australian market was widely covered as the retail industry eagerly awaited her next move. Starting her second act When Deering left her swimwear label Triangl at its peak in 2016, she infamously swore never to return to fashion, but nearly a decade later, shes making a comeback.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Mattress Firm has withdrawn its plans for an IPO this year, according to documents filed with the SEC. After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

While location intelligence has been almost synonymous with measuring foot traffic to stores, there are much broader applications that retailers and marketers should incorporate into their strategies this new year. Do you know the average conversion window of each channel in your media plan? Uncovering each channel’s conversion window.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

to Australia in 2016 in Bateau Bay, New South Wales, the brand has grown to nearly 30 restaurants throughout Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and NSW under separate franchise agreements with four separate businesses. We already have a support office in Victoria, a construction manager, marketing manager and head of franchise.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

The retailer originally had announced plans for the new HQ in 2016, and construction began in 2018 for an intended midsummer 2020 move-in date. To that end, REI put its newly completed headquarters in the Seattle suburbs up for sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This will enable the company to focus on strengthening the adidas brand in the global sporting goods market. Adidas initially acquired Reebok in 2006 and implemented the “Muscle Up” turnaround plan in 2016. As a result, it will report Reebok as “discontinued operations” from Q1 2021 onwards.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Australian luxe-for-less beauty brand MCoBeauty launched into the US market this week and is now stocked in over 1,800 Kroger Co stores. Inside Retail: How did MCoBeauty approach entering into the US market? IR: Any plans for an MCoBeauty retail store in the US or Australia? SS: Not at this stage. SS: Absolutely.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016. Now, the retailer plans to increase its investment in the technology in order to leverage its 4,700 stores, which put the retailer within 10 miles of 90 % of the U.S. population, for storage and fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Back in 2016, Ron Johnson was asked in a fireside chat at Shoptalk about the biggest mistake he had ever made. The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. Johnson had hoped to expand into new categories and markets, but the tides quickly turned after the company went public via SPAC in October 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2023

The retailer was acquired by South African holding company Steinhoff International in August 2016, then filed for bankruptcy protection as part of a reorganization in October 2018. In January 2022 , Mattress Firm filed for an IPO, but cited market volatility when it put those plans to bed one year later , clearing the path for an acquisition.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

Mattress Firm has publicly filed for an IPO that will return the furniture retailer to the public markets six years after South Africa’s Steinhoff International took the company private. After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2024

“Economic conditions resulted in some underperformance in the group and there was an inability to find funding for the group’s pipeline to achieve scalability in the Australian market,” the spokesperson told Franchise Executives. The US brand launched here in 2016 choosing a Central Coast location to kickstart its growth.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

“Over time, Flynn looks forward to expanding its global reach further with new concepts and markets.” Brands in 2016, Allegro has grown Pizza Hut Australia’s franchised store network to nearly 260. The US group also plans to expand its global reach further with new concepts and markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

These include supply chain, real estate, merchandising operations, product operations, health & wellness, human resources, marketing, customer service and e-Commerce. The e-Commerce division, which grew out of Walmart’s acquisition of Jet.com in 2016, is headquartered in San Bruno, Calif.,

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Geon Property plans to rebrand Fairfield Homemaker Centre as Fairfield & Co, a new destination for shopping, entertainment and amusement. Thanks to the emergence of Gen Z, the company’s initial 2016 launch as a typical retail centre has been replaced by a landmark shopping and entertainment experience for all ages, he said.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

A $250 million development plan is set to transform a 3.6ha Adelaide plot into a modern food and retail-oriented mixed-use centre featuring apartments and a piazza-style market square. The project, dubbed ‘Locale’, will be built on the former site of furniture store Le Cornu which ended operations in 2016.

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