Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2021

The solution provider plans to expand the app’s current offerings to help c-stores attract new customers by receiving offers funded by CPG companies and streamlining enrollment in retailers’ loyalty programs. “By GasBuddy’s partnership with Audible was the subject of a 2019 Retail Innovation Conference session. Berenson & Co.

Promotions 273

Promotions Planning Consumer Management 273

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 2, 2024

Ingka Investments will hold a one-third stake in the project alongside preferred equity components and full ownership of the building’s prime retail space, an 80,000 -square-foot store with a corner entrance on Fifth Avenue where Ingka plans to put an Ikea “customer meeting point.” in a statement. . in a statement.

Planning 265

Planning Home Furnishings Location Customer Experience 265

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

As the troubled department store retailer tries to reight-size its portfolio in the wake of consumers moving online to shop, Myer said the Blacktown store closure was the fifth under its Customer First Plan launched in January 2019. The post Myer to close Blacktown store as downsizing plan continues appeared first on Inside Retail.

Planning 246

Planning Department Stores Accounting Location 246

Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2022

From its launch in 2019, My Foodie Box has grown from 35 subscribers to more than 1650 and delivers around 1000 boxes per week. Now, using its fresh capital, it plans to expand into a broader online food retail offer, ramping up its marketing activity and further developing its technology platform to expand its geographical footprint. “The

Planning 264

Planning Marketing Consumer 264

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The recent acquisition also means the end of Mad Mex’s ambitious expansion plan in Asia , which was announced two years ago before the pandemic forced it to change the strategy. . “I Under the partnership, Mad Mex launched its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia in 2019. .

Returns 246

Returns Planning Marketing Consumer 246

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Seven & i Holdings , parent company of 7-Eleven , plans to open 500 new “food-forward” convenience stores between 2025 and 2027. The c-store giant’s road to the new store design began with its Evolution store format, which was launched in March 2019 with a store in Dallas.

Planning 228

Planning Store Operations Customer Experience ATS 228

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

However you look at it, healthy people are at the center of any successful sustainability plan. Establishing a solid economic foundation for team members enables a stable organization that is capable of executing our work plans. Integrating corporate wellness into sustainability plans is just good business.

Planning 243

Planning Employee Engagement Promotions ATS 243

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. In 2019, RSG Acquisitions bought Olympia’s intellectual property, online stores and 75 of its then 152 stores. Olympia Sports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking an orderly wind-down of its operations. bankruptcy court in Delaware.

Planning 249

Planning Location ATS Store Operations 249

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

These plans are part of the brand’s near-term climate target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 37% by 2032 compared to a 2019 base figure. Lego also plans to work with its suppliers to collectively reduce environmental impacts, noting that 98% of GHG emissions come from outside its operations.

Planning 230

Planning Accounting Store Operations ATS 230

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2024

PayPal is entering the media business with plans for a new advertising platform that will draw on its relationships with millions of consumers and merchants to help the latter “sell more products and services effectively,” according to a company statement.

Advertising 236

Advertising Merchant Services Payment Services Planning 236

Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2022

The plan coincides with the appointment of two key executives in the US: Eric Bauer as global CEO and Skye Westcott as president of North America who will lead what Coco Republic, the Australian-founded furniture and homewares chain, describes as an “accelerated global expansion, initially focused on the California market”.

Planning 246

Planning ATS Outdoor Consumer 246

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The off-price retailer announced plans for 1,050 new store openings, 1,750 store remodels and 100 store relocations; the launch of 1,000 pOpshelf locations by fiscal 2025; and the company’s entrance into Mexico with 10 stores in fiscal 2022. Dollar General is preparing to embark on a massive expansion as it comes off a strong Q3 2021.

Planning 255

Planning Location Consumer Marketing 255

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

We are emerging from the pandemic a much stronger, more profitable company than we were at the time of our IPO in 2019,” said the company’s President and CEO Chip Bergh in a statement. “We To hit the $10 billion mark in the next five years, the company plans to increase DTC revenues from their current 36% of the total to 55%.

Planning 226

Planning Wholesale Location Marketing 226

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

These facilities are significantly smaller than traditional fulfillment centers but are designed to prepare items for immediate delivery — and Amazon is poised to expand from 45 same-day sites (as of 2019) to at least 150 in the next several years, according to MWPVL International.

Fulfillment 261

Fulfillment Planning Shipping Location 261

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. To that end, Nike plans to begin testing a new Jordan-only store concept in North America in 2023.

Planning 247

Planning Wholesale Sporting Goods Accounting 247

Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

Google is planning to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, it said on Monday, after years of pledging to phase out the tiny packets of code meant to track users on the internet. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority had also scrutinised Google’s plan over concerns it would impede competition in digital advertising.

Planning 147

Planning Advertising Consumer Marketing 147

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In May 2019, the World Health Organisation officially classified ‘burnout’ as a recognised illness, while a 2018 Gallup study found that of the 7,500 full-time employees surveyed, 23 per cent felt burned out at work very often or always, and an additional 44 per cent felt burned out sometimes.

Planning 240

Planning Employee Engagement Marketing Management 240

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

Over the last several months we’ve demonstrated the extent to which we work every day to mitigate risk and protect our people, and our publicly available data show we’ve reduced injury rates nearly 15% between 2019 and 2021. What’s more, the vast majority of our employees tell us they feel our workplace is safe. “We

Planning 257

Planning ATS Shipping Location 257

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

with plans to reach more than 95 locations by the end of 2021. The brand posted a 56% net sales gain versus 2019 in Q1 2021, which ended May 1. Comparable sales grew 27% year-over-year and 46% versus 2019, with digital growth soaring 113% compared to Q1 2019.

Marketing 299

Marketing Apparel Wholesale Consumer 299

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2021

This Memorial Day offers retailers an opportunity to benefit from pent-up demand: 48% of Americans plan to shop for something over Memorial Day weekend this year, according to a survey by BlackFriday.com conducted through Kelton. In comparison, men are more focused on electronics than women, at 47% and 23% respectively.

Planning 288

Planning Shopping Location ATS 288

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Microsoft is gearing up to take a bigger piece of the growing retail media pie with the debut of a suite of new capabilities through its PromoteIQ marketing platform, which the company acquired in 2019.

Advertising 265

Advertising Planning ATS Marketing 265

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The business, then known as Noni B Limited, picked up a majority stake in EziBuy for $1 in late 2019, and the full acquisition will approximately double its annual online sales to make up almost 30 per cent of total revenue. Fashion group Mosaic Brands has purchased the remaining 49.9 million for FY21. “We

Fashion 264

Fashion Planning Accessories 264

Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2021

General Plants said it will accelerate its store opening plan together with store refurbishments in Queensland, WA and Victoria in the next few months. In 2019, the business completed a comprehensive reset of our forward strategy and despite the challenges of Covid-19,” Sacha Laing, CEO at General Pants Co. “In

Fashion 264

Fashion Planning Location Consumer 264

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Over the last five years as CEO, King has been enacting his ‘customer-first plan’ which has re-established Myer as Australia’s 8th most trusted brand, according to Roy Morgan. The customer-first plan was introduced back in 2019 and remains the centrepiece of the company’s strategy to deliver for all its interested parties.

Department Stores 264

Department Stores Inventory Management Planning Returns 264

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Cinnabon plans to open a second Sydney location by the end of next year and add 15 additional locations to NSW over the next five years. . Under the partnership with a local franchise company, The Bansal Group, Cinnabon stepped into Australia in 2019 with its first location in Queensland. .

Kiosk 264

Kiosk Location Planning 264

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2021

Nike also ended its status as a first-party seller on Amazon in late 2019, showing that the brand is not afraid of severing ties with even the largest retailers. The shoe brand is planning to expand its own brick-and-mortar footprint with 30 additional stores in the second half of 2021.

Sporting Goods 314

Sporting Goods Wholesale Specialty Retailers Accounting 314

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

4, Amazon is offering what the retailer calls “Black Friday-worthy” deals, along with Epic Daily Deals and an Amazon Holiday Prep Shop hub to help consumers organize their holiday gift-giving and event planning. For its part, Walmart plans to hire 150,000 new U.S. Beginning Oct. 10, coinciding with the launch of Target Deal Days Oct.

Shopping 302

Shopping Finance Promotions Consumer 302

Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

The Memo, founded in 2019, opened its first store in Armadale and aims to bring more experiences to the baby goods market. The brand is planning to increase its physical retail presence over the next six to 18 months. The post The Memo opens two Melbourne boutiques appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

Boutique 278

Boutique Location Marketing Retail Marketing 278

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

The Scars of the 2018-2019 U.S.-China China trade war of 2018-2019 offers a cautionary tale about the far-reaching consequences of tariffs. And finally, conduct scenario planning by building models to prepare for multiple outcomes, prioritizing investments in high-margin categories and diversifying risk.

Apparel 240

Apparel Consumer Payment Services Promotions 240

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Since 2019 Ikea has opened shops in major cities such as Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York to grow its presence on busy high streets. It now plans to open Ikea Oxford Street in autumn 2023, following the planned launch of its Hammersmith store later this winter.

Accessories 306

Accessories Planning Management Returns 306

Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2022

Bain has been considering listing the Retail Zoo business since 2019, but the advent of Covid-19 saw those plans put on hold. Since then, sales have grown from $132 million in 2019 to $148 million last year, according to data from IbisWorld, with EBIT last year reaching $49 million. .

Accounting 246

Accounting Planning 246

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Allbirds has filed for an IPO, with plans to sell 19.2 The retailer, founded in 2015 as an internet-only seller of wool footwear, expanded into apparel in August 2019 with the addition of sustainably manufactured socks and added an activewear category in August 2021. million in 2019 and $25.9 million in the U.S. million in 2020.

ATS 269

ATS Apparel Planning 269

Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2022

Today’s decision continues to deliver against our Customer First Plan where we will continue to make targeted improvements to our store network, reduce space and improve the overall offer for our loyal customers,” said John King, CEO of Myer. .

Department Stores 264

Department Stores Planning Location 264

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

in 2020 over 2019 — and b8ta’s collection of high-end electronics made its shops a target for thieves. b8ta Japan was formed in 2019 as a joint venture between US VC Evolution Ventures and b8ta, but in September 2020 it ended its direct relationship with the U.S. The city had been suffering from a surge in burglaries — up 50.9%

Shopping 282

Shopping Advertising Promotions Location 282

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 24, 2024

Under Armour revealed in November 2019 that it had been the subject of a federal investigation into its accounting practices since 2017, with the Wall Street Journal reporting at the time that both the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were looking at the retailer’s financial reporting. 16, 2015 and Nov.

Accounting 240

Accounting Payment Services Returns Planning 240

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Now, the retailer plans to increase its investment in the technology in order to leverage its 4,700 stores, which put the retailer within 10 miles of 90 % of the U.S. Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016. population, for storage and fulfillment.

Fulfillment 309

Fulfillment Planning Marketing 309

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2021

In total, 42% of shoppers say they plan to shop on Prime Day 2021 and another 32% say they might participate. The average shopper plans to spend $594 during Prime Day 2021, according to a survey by RetailMeNot. RetailMeNot observed more than 350 retailers promoting alongside Prime Day in 2020, a 17% increase over 2019.

Promotions 274

Promotions Planning Apparel Shopping 274