Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us will make its latest attempted return to brick-and-mortar with 400 store-in-store shops at Macy’s locations and online at macys.com/toysrus, slated to roll out in 2022. This isn’t the first store-in-a-store concept for Toys ‘R’ Us: the brand opened pop-ups at Kroger locations during the 2018 holiday season.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The integrations are slated to begin online and in select locations this year, with a more expansive rollout planned for 2024. After it closed its last brick-and-mortar retail store in 2009, Circuit City launched a comeback in 2018 with an experiential ecommerce site.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

compared to the same period in 2019, showing significant growth since its exited from bankruptcy in 2018. The company is aware of the precarious position of many mall-based retailers, and the filing noted the ways it is expanding its presence into other locations. compared to the same period in 2020 and 3.4%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

will own and operate all Stripes and Laredo Taco Company locations across the U.S. Stripes and Laredo Taco Company have been a great addition to our family of brands since they initially joined us back in 2018,” said Joe DePinto, CEO of 7-Eleven in a statement. 7-Eleven, which operates more than 13,000 stores in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

The news broke three months after the retailer announced that it would close eight other locations across the U.S. The Seattle store, which closed June 16, was Amazon’s second in the city when it opened in August 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2024

The JWO technology, launched in 2018 and now in 170 third-party retail locations, had previously analyzed shoppers’ behavior — their movement and location in the store, what they picked up and the quantity of each item — sequentially. But in unusual shopping scenarios (e.g. Does it match? If so, all is well.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

Soltau joined JCPenney in October 2018 with the goal of spearheading a turnaround at the struggling retailer. However, the effort was slowed by multiple executive shakeups , and completely stalled when the coronavirus pandemic forced the retailer to temporarily close its stores, leading to the permanent closure of 154 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

“This is an exciting as well as significant store opening in Union Square, an area which has seen a scarcity of retail newcomers during the pandemic,” said Kazuko Morgan, Vice Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield , which represented both parties in the transaction, in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2023

The Aldi Express service is now available from more than 2,100 Aldi supermarket locations across the U.S. “We We know our customers live hectic lives, and sometimes that means they don’t have time to make it to the grocery store — even for a quick trip,” said Scott Patton, VP of National Buying at Aldi in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

The company plans to end 2022 with 80 Bars, up from its current total of 65 locations. Lande-Shannon brings two decades of experience guiding brands through successful marketing strategies while also driving culture and leadership initiatives.

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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. These shops didn’t use in-store price labels, relying on customers to scan goods with their phones.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

an hour in some locations — as well as full benefits for full-time employees and the company’s latest incentive, paid college tuition for frontline workers. Sign-on bonuses of up to $3,000 are also being offered in some locations. retailers to boost its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, back in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2023

REI Co-op will open a Re/Supply store dedicated to resale gear and apparel in Clackamas, Ore. The 16,113-square-foot store will open a few doors down from REI’s existing store in the Clackamas Town Center. The new location will join the co-op’s Re/Supply store in Manhattan Beach, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Luxury home brand Brooklinen is planning to triple its brick-and-mortar retail presence, first with the addition of four stores in new markets in 2022 and plans to reach 25 to 30 locations by the end of 2024. The plans were likely delayed due to the impact of COVID-19, but recent sales growth is a sign that the expansion can begin.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2021

When Amazon Go launched in 2018, critics claimed that it would take more than a decade for autonomous retail to catch on. Some are testing delivery robots, others self-serve mobile kiosks, and some are simply retrofitting flagship, high-traffic locations with AI cameras and sensors.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

It started in the runup to the 2018 midterm elections: Hundreds of companies, including many retailers, joined nonpartisan efforts to encourage voter participation through a business-led coalition called Time to Vote. Foot Locker has partnered with Rock the Vote to leverage the stores in its family of brands as voting registration sites.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2023

The retailer has received a commitment of approximately $240 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Sixth Street Specialty Lending to provide the necessary liquidity to support operations during the Chapter 11 process.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In fact, JOANN began an initiative to improve the store experience, involving everything from lighting, fixtures, open spaces, work tables and in-store tech, in 2018, with a pilot store in Columbus, Ohio. “It Over the next seven to eight years , the retailer plans to refresh its entire fleet of 850 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2021

Lowe’s signed a renewable energy agreement in November 2018 that will provide for enough energy to power all of its 143 stores in Texas. Walmart has announced plans to emit zero carbon in its stores by 2040. Today’s customer continues to reward them for it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2021

They can talk to customers and help them find discounts, new products and store locations. Using AI technology, the customer engagement robots can intelligently recommend relevant brands, stores, products and coupons to meet customers’ needs. On the micro level, merchants can track customer behavior unique to the shopping mall.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

An additional 150 stores could be closed by the end of Signet’s fiscal year, on January 30, 2021. As part of its Path to Brilliance initiative, the company already reduced its store count by approximately 125 locations in 2019 and 262 in 2018. Signet now operates approximately 3,200 stores.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The framework aims to bring more inclusive innovation in physical and digital spaces while enabling Starbucks to scale accessible design across its store portfolio. While the new Starbucks in Washington, DC is the first store designed with an inclusive setup, it will not be the company’s last.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2020

Riley : When I first came on board as CEO in February 2018, I wanted to get us out in front of a lot of consumers. We work with the Second Harvest Food Bank in the San Jose area where we are located. RTP: What are the greatest challenges of being both a DTC brand and one that’s sold in stores?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2024

In 2018 and 2019, we had a period of strong growth — we went from about 25 to 75 stores,” said Edyta Krynska, VP of Operations at Untuckit, who spoke during a NetSuite event in New York City last month. Our production operated off of spreadsheets, and orders came in via Shopify.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 11, 2018

In 2018, it seems like we constantly see headlines about retailers that are shutting down a large number of their store locations throughout the U.S. stores after 70 years of business. These smartphone missions allow you to gauge shopper sentiment, especially as you attempt to open new locations. .

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Wiser

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

billion in the third quarter of 2018, but based on our survey, shoppers aren’t interested in upping that total on Valentine’s Day. Discount Stores Beat Big-Box Stores. Given the influx of shoppers to brick-and-mortar locations for Valentine’s Day, we wanted to see which retailers made out the best.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 4, 2018

However, Black Friday 2018 has already been deemed a success. Research reported by Bloomberg noted toy aisle traffic was in line with expectations , with those expectations a direct result of the summer shuttering of Toys ‘R’ Us stores nationwide. When it Comes to In-Store, Do Low Price Points Miss Out the Most?

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 13, 2021

He held many retail store operations and management positions within Hy-Vee, and in 2006 he was promoted to assistant vice president, operations, northwestern district. In 2012, he joined Hy-Vee’s executive staff when he was promoted to assistant vice president, operations, northeast region.

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A1 Retail

MAY 26, 2021

Continente, a food retailer in Portugal, part of SONAE group, opened Continente Labs , its first autonomous store powered by Sensei autonomous technology solution. Located in central Lisbon, it opens to the public on the 26th of May. A frictionless shopping experience.

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V Count

JULY 9, 2021

With the data obtained from our queue management technology, managers and store operators can identify the optimum checkout queue length, minimize the waiting time, and keep customers satisfied. Most importantly, queue management technology helps you keep your customers happy and satisfied when leaving your store.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 16, 2023

Chick-fil-A has experienced an impressive level of growth, growing annually at 15% between 2010 – 2018 while the restaurant industry as a whole only grew by 3.4% In 2019 Chick-fil-A opened its first international location in Toronto. It plans to open 25 locations in Canada by 2025. Chick-fil-A generated $16.7 million to $2.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Just Walk Out” technology, first introduced by Amazon Go in 2018, is now being delivered by a variety of tech companies (Zippin, Trigo, Grabango) at retailers as diverse as Tesco, Aldi, Giant Eagle and more. Consumers find the experience of buying online and picking up at store to be easy, convenient and a time saver.

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