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Tractor Supply Grows Long-Term Store Goal to 3,200 Locations

Retail TouchPoints

The rural-oriented retailer, which currently operates 2,270 stores in 49 states, also revealed plans to: Enhance localization at individual stores; Explore B2B direct-sales opportunities with larger farms, SMBs and event spaces; Expand capabilities to grow share of wallet with pet and animal customers ( 10 of the new 2025 stores will be Petsense locations); (..)

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Reports: Amazon Go to Hit the Suburbs with Locations in Washington State and California

Retail TouchPoints

The primary difference will be size: the suburban locations are planned at 6,000 square feet each, compared to the 1,000 to 2,000 square feet of existing urban stores. The larger size won’t be a challenge: in early 2020, Amazon opened a 10,400-square-foot cashierless grocery store in Seattle.

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The 2020 Holiday Shopping Season Promises to be a Tale of Two Consumers

Retail TouchPoints

On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. The 2020 holiday season will require attention to other issues, and one of the biggest is staffing. Staffing Considerations.

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How Jeanswest went from VA to Clothing Store of the Year in 12 months

Inside Retail

While there’s no doubt that 2020 was a tough year for all retailers, Australian denim brand Jeanswest had a steeper hill to climb than most, starting out the year under voluntary administration with the closure of 37 stores, the loss of 263 staff and owing $50 million to creditors.

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What Bapcor can learn from Bain’s long track record of PE bids

Inside Retail

Dunkin’ Donuts and its sister franchise, Baskin-Robbins, needed a reinvention, and in 2006 the consortium of PE firms actioned this intervention with changes that included expanding the menu, improving store layouts, and accelerating international expansion.

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Holiday Store Experience Survey: Consumers Prioritize Safety Over Immersive Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Our 2021 Holiday Consumer Sentiment Survey reveals that 63% of shoppers are concerned about in-store shopping, a 36-point increase from the summer survey, and nearly the same as the 2020 holiday season when 65% said they were concerned. RTP: Do you have any closing tips or recommendations for retailers as we head into 2022?

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Walking the Line: How a Post-Pandemic Retail Hybrid Might Make the Best of Both Worlds

Retail TouchPoints

Facing a near-apocalyptic situation, retailers have had to pivot quickly, creatively and competently in order to withstand the chaos of the 2020 economy. The in-store experience remains a crucial part of consumer expectations. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers to grapple with all of the above, all at once.