Inside Retail

JANUARY 31, 2024

Parade was founded by Columbia University dropout Cami Téllez in 2019, with a purpose to disrupt the market and champion inclusivity, body positivity and sustainable manufacturing. Businesses like Brava are championing change through inclusivity and representation for formerly marginalised individuals represented in the market.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the early 2010s, the Millennial generation gave rise to a slew of direct-to-consumer brands, such as Everlane, Warby Parker and Bonobos. The generational disruptors Born between 1980-1995, Millennials are known for their thoughtful purchasing habits that place brand value and actions ahead of tradition, according to IMARC market research.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As The Wall Street Journal noted, consumers are making 8% more trips to different retailers as inflation impacts household budgets. The Journal also reported that consumers are traveling to cheaper zip codes to shop and are joining loyalty programs to take advantage of promotions in greater numbers, according to retail analysts.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Still, for many new brands hitting the market today, disruption of legacy norms, and brands, is the goal, And whether he likes it or not, Dubitsky is very good at it. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

These concerns are fueling consumer expectations for more contactless experiences everywhere they go, including the retail environment. The pandemic-driven imperative for contactless experiences at home, at work and in stores is fueling the growth of the global voice and speech recognition market. The industry, valued at $5.2

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as CFO in April 2022. The markets will always have ups and downs, but Alibaba has ambitious long-term goals. From 2014 to 2017, she was Alibaba’s Chief Customer Officer.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 6, 2022

As the number of available online selling channels increases, maintaining consistent product details across all consumer touch points has become an increasingly complex task for sellers. Nordwind Capital, which initially invested in the company in 2017, will retain its majority stake after the transaction. .

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Online sales saw an even bigger bump, with Adobe Analytics reporting a new milestone for ecommerce on Black Friday as consumers spent a record $10.8 That is more than double what consumers spent just a few years ago in 2017, when Black Friday drove a little over $5 billion in online spend. billion online, up 10.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2024

Current Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Roath will take over Gomez’s previous role, handling the merchandising of food, essentials and beauty in early 2025, but she will remain as CMO until her successor is found. Gomez joined Target in 2013 and was named to the leadership team in 2017. Both appointments are effective July 7.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The retailer instated the delivery fees to avoid raising prices of the groceries themselves, starting with pilots in six markets during the summer of 2021: Portland, Maine; Providence, R.I.; Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and introduced a free two-hour delivery option in 2018 as it steadily expanded the grocer’s delivery footprint.

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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

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Woolworths will not face opposition from the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to acquire a 55 per cent stake in Petstock – the country’s second-largest specialty pet retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

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. 16, 2015 and Nov. billion revolving credit facility.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The company has been profitable since 2017. in the next five years and also has its sights set on international expansion, with plans to launch omnichannel operations in key markets in Western Europe and Asia Pacific next year as well as an innovation center in Taiwan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2021

Launched in Vienna in 2017, waterdrop operates 15 brick-and-mortar stores and serves 1 million+ customers across Europe. is a key market where we have been eager to establish a presence,” said Martin Murray, CEO and Founder of waterdrop in a statement. Waterdrop — a microdrink CPG brand — has debuted its first U.S.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

It is removing all non-electric bikes from its offering and reversing course on its direct-to-consumer strategy as it looks to expand its market share. Localised design Lekker adapted the build of its product offering to suit the Australian market and consumer preferences which contrast with the European markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2022

“The direct-to-consumer experience connects the energy of the brand’s highly engaged ecommerce site and social community to a vibrant space to discover, shop and interact with Savage X Fenty,” the brand said in a press release. and UK retailers, according to market intelligence platform Edited. metro area.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The beauty service chain is looking to cash in on a long-held economic theory in retail, dubbed the ‘lipstick effect’, that in times of economic hardship, consumer spending on beauty and feel-good services remains strong. Cosmetique, an Australian national cosmetic and injectables chain, has announced plans for a $17.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

Indeed, price was the top consumer need across all income brackets , including 66% of people making $50,000 to $74,999 and 53% making more than $200,000. The top six digital retailers are 1) Amazon, 2) Amazon Fresh , 3) Target , 4) Sam’s Club, 5) Walmart and 6) Walmart Neighborhood Market. Over the six-year history of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

Lee will replace former creative chief Riccardo Tisci , who was appointed to the role in March 2018 following his career with Givenchy from 2005 to 2017. He will report to CEO Jonathan Akeroyd, who began leading the luxury brand in April 2022. Prior to his work with Bottega Veneta, Lee was the Director of Ready-to-Wear Design at Celine.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Instead, a series of recent diversifications, including the launch of a direct-to-consumer site in 2017, meant the brand was poised to roll with the pandemic punches. While the pandemic-prompted ecommerce boom certainly played heavily into these results, Florin also credits the deployment of email marketing tools from Omnisend.

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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 TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2023

But Wells knows that to successfully acquire this coveted group of consumers while also retaining its incredibly loyal base of millennial shoppers, the brand can’t simply live in the past. Starting as a Senior Designer in 2006, he worked his way up to VP of Innovation before he left the company in 2017. said Wells.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2021

Prior to joining BJ’s, Eddy served multinational manufacturing, technology, retail and consumer products companies as a member of the audit and business advisory practice of PwC. From 2013 to 2017, he also chaired the Financial Executives Council of the National Retail Federation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

But when Bissell decided to expand into China in 2017, where the brand was relatively unknown, it couldn’t rely on brand affinity or even name recognition for success. In the five years since Bissell first went live on Alibaba’s Tmall platform, the company has gone from novice to expert when it comes to connecting with Chinese consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Livestream shopping has taken off in China, with the market growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 280% between 2017 and 2020 to reach an estimated $171 billion in 2020. Nike’s direct connection to consumers is paying off. So why are so many people opting for livestream shopping? Retailers Going Live.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

In 2017, website and app lawsuits totaled just over 800, yet by the close of 2023, the volume had climbed to more than 8,200. This makes it the single largest minority market and, according to Forrester, it’s one that accounts for nearly $2 trillion in spending annually. What do Beyoncé, Harvard University and Target have in common?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This latest round of takeover talks has been underway for months, continuing a saga that began as far back as 2017 , when Neiman Marcus put itself up for sale and began merger talks with Saks’ parent company Hudson’s Bay.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

. “By offering customer-favorite sushi options and premium floral bouquets through third-party marketplaces, we are continuing to evolve and meet customers where and how they are shopping,” said Stuart Aitken, SVP and Chief Merchant and Marketing Officer at Kroger Co. in a statement.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

In an era marked by economic flux and shifting consumer preferences, the global retail landscape stands at a pivotal juncture, ripe with both challenges and opportunities. China is the world’s largest retail market, accounting for almost 50 per cent of global retail transactions. China’s e-commerce market, worth $1.9

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

When Edward and Judy Kwon founded Calpak 35 years ago, they modernized the luggage and travel goods sector by investing in innovative design and marketing. But as many brands have learned, the major growth unlock for Calpak’s next phase was physical retail — especially given the highly visual and tactile nature of its category. “If

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the financial services giant has been engaging in anticompetitive conduct since 2017 in the supply of debit card acceptance services, with the purpose of substantially lessening competition.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

Another way Officeworks’ connects with consumers beyond the transacion is through its website. To cement its marketshare in Australia, Officeworks introduced the pricebeat guarantee in 2017 to communicate its competitive pricing structure to consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The tech first launched at Amazon Go convenience stores in 2017, was then expanded to Amazon Fresh grocery stores and is now used by a number of other retailers with no affiliation to Amazon including Hudson and CIBO Express. We can’t wait for customers to experience this effortless, convenient new way to shop at Whole Foods Market.”. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Rebag has valued brick-and-mortar expansion since we saw the success of our first store opening back in 2017, said Charles Gorra, Founder and CEO of Rebag in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. This pandemic has accelerated the shift towards digital and further increased the attraction of the resale market.”.

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