Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Walmart has accused Capital One of falling short on customer care practices, including delivering replacement cards to customers within five days and promptly posting transaction and payment information to customers’ accounts. 31, 2022, the card program at Walmart consisted of $8.3

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2021

According to the most recent For Love or Money 2021 report, published by The Point of Loyalty, while 88 per cent of Australians are a part of at least one loyalty program, only 43 per cent actively used them (at least once) in 2021 – a far cry from the 53 per cent recorded in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2020

The study found that this evolving area was already causing retailers to shift their budgets: Google Shopping (the image-focused product ads that appear at the top of a search) spend was up approximately 7% in 2019, while Google paid search (the text-based links that appear within the search results) spend fell nearly 8%.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

At the moment, he feels it’s unlikely that Bucherer will become the exclusive retailer for Rolex. Between August 2018 and January 2023, second hand luxury watches from major brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Audemars Piguet saw their average prices soar by 20 per cent annually.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2024

billion) and accounted for 28.2 Entering the US in 2018, 2nd Street had 43 stores in the country at the end of November. Opening its first overseas outlet in China in September 2018, the company now operates 21 stores across Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand. billion yen (US$5.4

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

So-called card-not-present fraud , where an offender processes an unauthorised transaction without having the card in their physical possession, accounts for 92 per cent of all card fraud in Australia. For example, the 2022 Optus data breach exposed information from customers who had previously held accounts with the telco back in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Claire’s has filed for an IPO that would value the company at $100 million. compared to the same period in 2019, showing significant growth since its exited from bankruptcy in 2018. members accounted for half its sales in the country in the first half of fiscal 2021. compared to the same period in 2020 and 3.4%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The investigation, which was led by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, was opened following a 2018 Associated Press article that examined Google’s Location History and Web & App Activity. Make key information about location tracking unavoidable for users (i.e., not hidden); and.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Walmart didn’t share any details about how the offering would work or when it would launch, but Dominique Essig, VP of Conversational Commerce at Store Nº8, said that “we look forward to making this more widely available in the future” in a blog post. The post also noted that the service will be personalized to each user.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Prior to that, Baxter held various leadership roles at Adidas and Reebok. The company underwent several rounds of jobs cuts and a $200 million dollar restructuring in 2018, followed by an SEC investigation into its accounting practices in 2019. Pugliese will remain until early 2023 to support Baxter’s transition.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2024

The partners have been working together since 2018 to bring Century 21’s constantly evolving slate of off-price designer merchandise to online shoppers, via weekly live shopping events on the ShopShops app and Century 21’s Instagram.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2022

Torrid has appointed Lisa Harper as its new CEO, as current CEO Liz Muñoz steps into a newly created position as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at the apparel retailer that serves women sizes 10 to 30. The change at the top comes amid a number of leadership shifts taking effect immediately.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

The increase would make starting salaries 45% higher than they were in 2018 as the retailer faces the challenges of a tight labor market and a unionization push. Pay raises could help fend off further unionization efforts, which are reportedly ongoing in at least four stores. Apple is reportedly planning to boost starting pay for U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

billion in fresh funding and is now valued at $37.6 In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake. Brick-and-mortar dominates the retail scene, with ecommerce projected to account for just 7% of sales this year, up from 3% in 2017.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 19, 2022

Frisk, who has been with the company since 2017 and at the helm since 2020, will stay on as an advisor through Sept. The company underwent several rounds of jobs cuts and a $200 million dollar restructuring in 2018, followed by an SEC investigation into its accounting practices in 2019.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Users can hail a car or taxi, send money to friends and family or make payments at stores. In 2018, some Chinese cities began testing WeChat for an electronic identification system that would be tied to users’ accounts, according to the South China Morning Post. Have other US tech companies tried this?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2022

According to the court filing, Shein offers the hanging in two sizes – 30×40 and 39×60 – at prices starting from $4. Levi Strauss filed a lawsuit in 2018 that was settled out of court. She further related accounts of four other artists who discovered their artistic works had been used on products being sold by Shein online.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It’s also the speed at which you’re able to communicate with your account manager or designer. This could be a dedicated account manager or portal where you can ask questions, review designs, etc. The success of any pop culture-related merch drop is not just production speed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Thanks to its core product — stylishly packaged, “beauty forward” hand sanitizers crafted in partnership with the well-known Givaudan perfume house — the brand achieved a $60+ average order value (AOV) from its inception in 2018. They were often buying multiple scents at a time for themselves, their friends and their families.

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Inside Retail

JULY 27, 2023

McConnell told Inside Retail that the “tone at the top” matters more than people think, and that, in his experience, boards do a bad job of holding themselves accountable. Hosking stepped down from the role in 2018, with chief operating officer Barry Newstead taking over. million in FY19, before jumping further to $15.3

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The offers had valued Kohl’s at $65 and $60 per share, respectively, well above the current share price of $27.50. since she was appointed as CEO-Elect in May 2018. Gass has been a C-level leader at Kohl’s since 2013 — and TSR is negative over that period as well. The fact is that Ms. Net sales fell 8.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

has grown by more than 300% per year since 2018, reaching 45 million active users in 2021. For instance, a cybercriminal could create 100 fake accounts to buy a variety of laptop computers. They make a single payment before they close the account and then resell the laptops elsewhere for a hefty profit.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2021

In this article, we take a look at the key risks that may be faced by retail businesses in 2021 but also through the next decade. The union states that on average, a teacher spends $500 per year at Walmart on school supplies. The shopping behemoth accounts for over half the ecommerce market on its own. billion back in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2021

A Crisis at Traditional Retail. Online sales continue to explode, and many retailers are slow to the party upgrading old buildings into attractive, energy-efficient buildings that enhance the overall customer experience at retail. Lighting accounts for 50% of energy costs for non-food retailers. per square foot per year.

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2021

Speaking at a Global Fashion Agenda event last week, she said, “If you move alone as a single company, of course you can achieve some [progress], but it’s when you really come together and join forces that you can create a big impact. When you take into account each country, and the way they do farming, they could be different.

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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 9, 2023

According to Cooler Screens’ account, all was going well in the initial years of the arrangement, which included a successful three -month pilot in 2018 at six locations, followed by plans to expand to 2,500 stores. Lipsman is a major proponent of in-store retail media and also worked briefly at Cooler Screens in 2021.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

million between March 2018 and 2019, and that it has failed to repay the total sum despite having made back-payments. “If Woolworths can do that, it’s hard to believe, with all the lawyers, accountants and professional advisers at its disposal, it couldn’t ensure it complied with industrial relations laws.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

If the forecast bears out, this will be a major milestone for online commerce, marking the first time that digital sales will account for a majority of all retail sales in any country worldwide. It will also represent a big jump compared to 2020, when ecommerce accounted for 44.8% of the country’s total.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 22, 2023

Marketplaces are required to collect and verify information — government IDs, contact details, bank accounts and tax identification numbers — of any seller that conducts more than 200 transactions and grosses a minimum of $5,000 in a 12-month period. When fraudsters’ identities are hidden, they are free of accountability.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

billion, accounting for a record 18.9% Even worse, more than 87% of customers confirm they have been locked out of an online account due to too many failed login attempts. This experience should start by registering to the service without a password and then authenticating from any device at any time with just a click or a glance.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In the end, Kerrits closed out 2020 with growth in both its wholesale and DTC channels, with the latter increasing by an impressive 150% , according to Sara Florin, Senior Director of Branding and Marketing at Kerrits in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. The company launched its DTC site on Shopify , and then Florin joined in late 2018.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2022

Chinese fashion company Lanvin Group is set to list on the New York Stock Exchange via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a deal valuing the business at up to US$1.9 Greater China accounted for 14 per cent of the group’s global revenue last year, with North America contributing 33 per cent (15 per cent excluding St John Knits).

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Since launching the brand in 2018 in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve seen over 200 per cent increase in sales. [It] It] is regarded as one of the consistently top performing brands amongst our wholesale accounts,” Dahl-Thorup said. This reflects the growing demand for good quality fashion at competitive prices.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, implementing two-factor authentication login methods can increase customers’ account security. The annual global cost of cybercrime rose over 900% between 2018 and 2022, and it is only expected to continue to grow over the next several years. Retail businesses can also take steps to help protect their customers’ data.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

The study also indicated that the Asia Pacific region would account for the largest share in the sustainable packaging market in terms of value and volume between 2020 and 2025. VOCs, which are released at room temperature, are not only harmful to humans; they also play a significant role in the formation of ozone.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Valued at US$22.31 billion by 2031 at a compound annual growth rate of 9.8 In fact, the market is growing at such a rate that it is impacting the sales of mined diamonds, such as those from legacy brands like De Beers. In the past few years, the lab-grown diamond market has grown exponentially. per cent.

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