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Amazon is set to take off in Australia this year, get ready

Inside Retail

Amazon, the $2 trillion gorilla, arrived on our shores officially in December 2017, just in time for Christmas. In April 2024, it announced it planned to invest $490 million in opening two new fulfilment centres in Horsley Park, Western Sydney, with one to open later in 2025 and the other by 2026. Amazon announced it posted over $3.1

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Why Stitch Fix is Focusing on its Human Stylists When Everyone Else is Talking About AI

Retail TouchPoints

The customers Fix is shipped and they have three days to test out the items and select which ones they want to buy and which ones theyll return. Enthusiasm for this new way of shopping fueled the company in its early years, leading to its IPO in late 2017. explained Funderburk. But share prices continued to slide and they remain low.

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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Walmart Automates More Than Half of its Regional Distribution Centers, Enhancing Associate Efficiency

Retail TouchPoints

Currently, Walmart stores its inventory until needed, at which point the items are manually packed onto a 53-foot trailer and shipped to the store that needs them. Walmart and Symbotic have been working together since 2017, when the companies launched a pilot of the automation system at a Brooksville, Fla. in a statement.

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DTC Activewear Brand Vuori Valued at $4B After Latest Funding

Retail TouchPoints

The company has been profitable since 2017. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S. Known for its comfortable, stylish performance apparel, Vuori also plans to expand its product offering in this next phase of growth along with its sustainability efforts.

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Preparing Your Warehouse Operations for the Holiday Rush

Retail TouchPoints

Having adequate inventory to ship is job one for any ecommerce business. There are a few key components to holiday preparedness: Plan ahead: It might sound elementary, but basic planning and preparation of your physical space will ensure that warehouse layout efficiency is maximized for the holiday season.

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Liverpool FC Files Plans to Expand and Refurbish Flagship Anfield Retail Store

365 Retail

Liverpool Football Club has submitted a planning application to Liverpool City Council to expand and refurbish its flagship retail store, located outside Anfield Stadium. The proposed plans could see the store size increase by just under 4000 square feet as we extend the mezzanine floor and revamp the store ahead of the 2025/26 season.