Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Inside Retail connected with the CMO to delve into the details of True Religion’s millennial and Gen-Z-geared marketing strategy. Michael Buckley, True Religion’s president from 2006 to 2010 and its CEO as of 2019, has previously stated, “This consumer wants a deal. They’re not paying full price. We know how to sell to them.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Bunnings’ botched DIY job on Homebase involved switching its soft furnishings – which was its clear differentiator from market leader B&Q – for the Aussie retailer’s no-nonsense DIY sheds filled with power tools galore. For the year ending 29 December 2019, it delivered £3.2m EBITDA, compared with a £114.5m

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2025

Just shy of 30 years in the trade, Sky Music has consistently invested in more digital marketing over the past five years, but had not been in a rush to get on the social advertising scene. Sky Music started using Shout for SEO and SEM services in 2019. Wed been operating online for some time and used ad hoc SEO support.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2025

Etsy continues to make refinements to its business model as it seeks a return to growth amid increasing competition. The companys latest moves include selling off Reverb , a resale marketplace for musical instruments that it acquired in 2019 , and a host of updates to its seller experience. million in 2024 from $942.1

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Founded in 2019, Coolmate quickly became popular for its products and services catering to male customers and has consistently topped menswear’s e-commerce sales in major online marketplaces in Vietnam. Its customer-centric approach is highlighted by a 60-day, no-questions-asked return policy.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Inside Retail connected with Hurtado to learn more about how Hello Updo fills a white space in the haircare market, how her brand honored Hispanic Heritage Month and her dream of creating a world where every hair type has its rightful place in beauty. This thought followed me as I returned home that summer.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 22, 2025

The return of tax-free shopping would boost the economy and lead to 73,000 new jobs in the UK, according to an Association of International Retail (AIR) report. In addition, UK tourist spending hit 92% of 2019 rates last year, compared to 110% in France and 106% in Spain. “In

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 7, 2025

Lock, who joined the Waitrose owner in March 2022, helped spearhead John Lewis’ three-part campaign as it built on the momentum following the return of its Never Knowingly Undersold price promise. The final ad, ‘The Gifting Hour , scored a 4.6

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2024

If talks prove fruitful, this could be Sycamore Partners largest deal considering Walgreens market capitalisation reached $9 billion this Tuesday. In 2019, private equity firm KKR made a $70 billion offer to buy Walgreens, back when the company was valued at over $55 billion.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 20, 2025

The brand floated on London’s junior AIM market back in 2019. The brand launched plans to cut jobs in December in efforts to battle against falling sales before its return to the London Stock Exchange. In March 2023, the company, which was once valued at 100m, was sold to Baaj Capital for just over 1m.

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The initiative transforms donated footwear, returns bags, and pallet wrap into custom-made donation bins and shoe display risers, reinforcing schuhs commitment to sustainability and waste reduction. This is just the beginning of our partnership, and were excited to continue working with schuh in 2025 and beyond.”

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dobbies Garden Centres revealed today (30 September) that it is set to close 17 stores as it looks to return to “sustainable profitability” The garden centre chain is thought to have faced another difficult year after racking up losses of 130m last year driven by high inflation and unseasonable weather dampening sales.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

The intention was for SurfStitch and EziBuy to tap into economies of scale as a combined group, but a year later, in 2019, Noni B ended up buying EziBuy to leverage its digital expertise across its brands. million in June 2019. Pumpkin Patch has never reappeared on the market.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2025

billion market capitalization. ’ Marketing Miss The operational upgrades follow a turbulent 2024, when the splashy “ Back to Better 2.0 ” national campaign inadvertently sidelined local co-ops, leaving franchise partners without the hyper-targeted media spend that historically drove neighborhood foot traffic. food assets.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2025

It also hosts Songkran (Thai New Year) celebrations and offers an indoor floating market. Thailand hosted 35 million foreign tourists last year, nearly matching the record 39 million it hosted in 2019, the year before the pandemic. Last year, Thailand’s e-commerce market grew 14 per cent, year on year, with revenue hitting THB1.1

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the growing popularity of Card Factorys value offer resulted in the retailer losing its grip on the industry. in pre-tax losses as sales plunged 25% to 96.5m

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 11, 2025

Key Takeaways Understanding Value Added: Value added refers to enhancements in products or services that increase their appeal and worth to customers, distinguishing businesses in competitive markets. In today’s competitive market, understanding value-added services can set you apart from the crowd.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 28, 2025

Launched in 2019 by influencer-turned-entrepreneur Grace Beverley, Tala began as a digital-only brand focused on core activewear delivering thoughtfully designed, flattering essentials for women, made by women. In an increasingly saturated market, it quickly stood out. Within its first year, Tala generated 5.2m We cover a lot already.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Since its inception 60 years ago, Nike has long dominated the sportswear market, fuelled by innovative products, global reach and out-of-the-box marketing. But what has put Nike in this vulnerable position in the first place, and what steps does it need to take to return to peak performance? in 2019 to 0.7%

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VMS

JUNE 3, 2025

In the early 1960s, while raising their three children, Roslyn saw a gap in the market that would spark a revolution in women’s retail. “During this time, she also met her husband, Elliot Jaffe, with whom she would share a lifelong partnership in both business and life.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Even before he returned to office this month, uncertainty motivated businesses to rush shipments. Assembly line The automotive sector is particularly exposed to Canada and Mexico, where many companies built factories to tap relatively cheap labour close to the lucrative US market following the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.

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A1 Retail

JULY 4, 2025

Majestic has brought its market-leading and award-winning service proposition to the Thame store, where its experienced and highly qualified expert colleagues will host free wine tastings seven days a week.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2025

This has been at the core of the turnaround—who we brought in, who we kept, and who we said goodbye to… One of the first things we did back in 2019 was we told everyone how much we were losing, and what needed to be done to turn it around. It was lost in the middle market.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

Were a small company, but were the first people in the world to do that because were chasing it, constantly looking for innovation, and bringing it to market fast, Campbell said. Before, customers decanted product refills into dispensers and returned the pouches to Zero Co, so they could be cleaned, refilled and reused.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

His sponsorship marks a rare example of a driver returning to the sport as a commercial partner. Formula 1 is all about speed, precision, and performance,” observed A’bidah Zaid Shirbeeni, a senior writer with Marketing-Interactive in Malaysia. But in today’s marketing landscape, unexpected pairings are often the most powerful.

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Retail Dive

JULY 18, 2025

Daily Dive M-F DTC Weekly Every Tuesday Marketing Weekly Every Wednesday Tech Weekly Every Thursday Operations Weekly Every Monday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at anytime. Similarly, Amazon does not offer a direct price match with competitors.

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365 Retail

JUNE 19, 2025

Even after restrictions were lifted, an overwhelming majority of gamblers just didn’t return to live gambling. This group is also more vulnerable to online targeted marketing, welcome bonuses, and promotions that are common on digital channels. When the maximum stake was reduced to two pounds in 2019, it hammered revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2025

Gartner predicts key enterprise computer vision markets will pass $386 billion by 2031, with retail among the sectors offering the fastest revenue growth opportunities. Take a common use case: using computer vision to detect when customers pick up and return items, enabling automated checkout and real-time inventory tracking.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 17, 2025

The program boasts strong employment outcomes, with 95% of New York graduates and 93% of San Francisco graduates from the 2019 immersive program securing jobs. It’s not just about the cost; it’s about the value you’ll get in return. For 2019 graduates, 95% of students in New York and 93% in San Francisco secured jobs.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ relaunched the brand’s website in Australia in 2019. NPD estimates that the total addressable market for toys and games in the UK for 2021 was £3.7 billion ), representing the largest toy market in Europe and the fourth largest globally. billion (approximately $4.1

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2022

A huge part of retaining customers is having a return policy that is clear and concise, giving customers the security they expect and want. In trying to accommodate all customer demands while simultaneously fighting for market share in a rapidly expanding and competitive fashion industry, retailers are relaxing their return policies.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Maternity retailer A Pea in the Pod has returned to brick-and-mortar with stores in Chicago and New York City. A Pea in the Pod parent company Destination Maternity closed all its banners in late 2019 following bankruptcy proceedings.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

Footwear and accessories brand Novo Shoes has returned to Canberra, opening two locations in Woden and Belconnen. Six years after it left the market, the brand debuted its Woden store last month and will open its second location this Friday. The Spendless Shoes acquisition provided Novo with an additional 214 outlets across Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With record-setting online sales looming on the horizon for the holiday season, retailers also are bracing for an onslaught of online returns. Those retailers selling primarily or exclusively online are expecting a corresponding hike in the volume of returns, but not much difference in the return rates they have become accustomed to.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Mexican restaurant chain, Mad Mex, has acquired back the 50 per cent ownership from its Singapore-based venture partner, 4Fingers International, shifting focus to its home market. Under the partnership, Mad Mex launched its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia in 2019. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

Former Amazon exec Adam Selipsky will return to lead the company’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, when current AWS chief Andy Jassy steps into the CEO role later this year. Tableau was acquired by Salesforce in 2019 for $15.7 The division brought in more than $13.5

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming. As an ode to its “spiritual roots” the brand will release the archival ‘BADDIES’ collection exclusively to the Australian market and the Beach House will carry further limited-run offerings to its guests.

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