Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2021

But the grinding pressures of a lengthy global pandemic – shoppers avoiding in-store shopping where possible, lockdowns in non-critical retail verticals, parents juggling remote work and homebound kids – precipitated a rapid shift. Even post-pandemic, only 49% anticipate they will often or always shop in-store. 41% to an in-store flyer today.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 18, 2022

The average retail price of flour across the US jumped by 5.3% in July, following trends of rising prices of products in grocery stores, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Flour Prices are Up. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for cereals and cereal products in July was up by 2% from June and up 16.8%

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Retail Gazette

JULY 5, 2023

Leicester have been handed a £880,000 fine, however, JD Sports escaped financial penalty after bringing the matter to the CMA’s attention in 2021. fine last year when it was found to have engaged in “cartel activity” by fixing the retail price of Rangers football shirts. It was handed a near £1.5m

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“However, in the case of these products, we allege the new ‘Prices Dropped’ and ‘Down Down’ promotional prices were actually higher than, or the same as, the previous regular price,” she added.

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365 Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Conversely, 78% of shoppers ‘often’ or ‘always’ shopped in store pre-COVID, which fell to just 39% in spring 2021. Clearly, the importance of presenting prices that engage shoppers in every channel is more critical than ever. Even after the pandemic, only 49% anticipate often or always shopping in-store, the global study revealed.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

According to the Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Michele Bullock, the retail price of electricity and gas has increased by 10 to 15 per cent since the middle of the year. Energy bills are on the rise in Australia, and there appears to be no end in sight.

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In recent years, consumers filed a spate of class actions claiming that retailers misrepresented the retail price on discounted goods to mislead consumers into thinking they were obtaining a bargain. 413 (2021), but declined to find that the decisions were “clearly irreconcilable.” Ramirez , 594 U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

At first, it seemed like Asia might get off lightly – most governments and professional economic forecasters in the region said so – but cost of living pressures are rising across the continent, with food, energy, rent and labour costs now all key drivers of retail price inflation. per cent, department stores were up 42.8 per cent.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The low-cost carrier, which is under the umbrella of giant airline ANA, installed a capsule vending machine called Tabi Gacha in Tokyo city on 13 October 2021. The program features nine kinds of products, including Nescafe bottled coffee and KitKat chocolate, at prices 10 per cent to 50 per cent lower than the suggested retail price.

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Retalon

MARCH 9, 2021

These ten leading pricing strategies for new products can get you started. And with the help of retail pricing software , you can find the optimal strategy for your business.). Why is new product pricing so challenging? The pricing strategy you choose for a new product has enduring ramifications.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

For luxury travel retail brands, this is an opportunity boon. Yves Saint Laurent partnered with China Duty Free Group to bring its #Claimyourlove campaign to Hainan on China’s Valentine’s Day 2021, launching a sweat-proof, all-weather foundation at the tropical paradise. Today she has an estimated 300 thousand followers on Weibo.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 31, 2022

The average sales prices of prestige skincare in the UK increased 7% in the period Oct-Dec 21 compared to the same period in 2020, according to The NPD Group.

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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2022

This is a feature of retail everywhere in the world right now and it is likely to be sustained for some months. The Consumer Price Index was up 4.8 As evidence for the potential of prices to rise further, the Producer Price Index for apparel (a proxy for wholesale prices) was up 7.3

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Mass Relators

APRIL 12, 2022

increase in identical sales and higher fuel sales, with retail price inflation contributing to the identical sales increase. per share during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. per share, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to $347.2 For the full 2021 fiscal year, Albertsons Cos. Net income was $455.1

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365 Retail

AUGUST 18, 2021

The ONS said petrol was the biggest contributing factor to inflation rising, with average petrol prices at 132.6 pence per litre in July 2021, compared with 111.4 The July price is the highest recorded since September 2013. The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) was 2.1% in June.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 17, 2022

The top sillhuettes on StockX in 2021 were: the Air Jordan 1, Nike Dunk, the Air Force 1, the Yeezy 350 and the Air Jordan 4. 25% of the items sold on StockX are sold for less than retail price. The sneaker resale market is growing quickly.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

UsdawUnion (@UsdawUnion) December 6, 2021. Unite the union: join a union (@unitetheunion) December 6, 2021. The union said the 4% pay rise was “well below” the current retail price index (RPI) inflation rate of 6%. The current consumer prices index (CPI) is 4.2%.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 12, 2022

Many of the customers that race to get their hands on a Supreme drop often resell their merchandise online for as much as ten times the original retail price. Abloh, who passed away in 2021, was also a streetwear designer and founder of popular streetwear brand Off-White.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

And in most cases, you end up paying more than the retail price for an item by the end of your term. LB: Yes, we achieved a 35 per cent and 85 per cent growth rate in 2020 and 2021, respectively, in an industry that experienced significant contraction. IR: What are your plans for Breeze in 2022?

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As of now (Sept 2021), the market price for one 40 ft. Here are the 5 reasons crowdfunding is the best solution for businesses during the 2021 shipping crisis : 1. It’s very likely that customers will be seeing increased retail prices as a result of the inflated shipping costs you’d be paying.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In the Covid years of 2020 and 2021, it had closed a great number of stores to improve profitability. In September, still struggling to find the key to survival, the retailer announced more than $500 million in new financing. or two Covid-dominated years, a lack of dockworkers left ships unloaded and retail warehouses empty.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The influential British magazine Retail Week has identified the desire for more adventurous flavours in food and drink as a critical trend for U.K. retail in 2021, enabling consumers unable to travel internationally to taste more cuisines.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 10, 2022

billion in the first quarter of 2021. RangeMe’s SVP of Retail, Wayne Bennett, caught up with Josie Ostrowski, Senior Manager, New Brand Partnerships at Ulta Beauty to discuss beauty trends and to unpack what the retailer looks for in the new brands it brings into its assortment. percent increase in average ticket.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Under any circumstances, the holiday season is a do-or-die time for retailers across virtually every segment. In 2021, the stakes are even higher — as the Delta variant sent shoppers into retrench mode yet again, retail and food services sales fell an estimated 1.1% Census Bureau, August 17, 2021. [ii]

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2021

According to a recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of StockX, 37 per cent of American adults who have purchased or plan to purchase limited-edition sneakers in 2021 cited “investment opportunity” as a motivating factor.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

The passion for retail for e-commerce digital for. I was fortunate that I have the ability to do this but I basically gave myself 2021 off. Brands for fashion like I had for the previous you know well 15 years and. Scot: [57:47] Yeah.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In the first quarter of 2021, fragrance sales were up 45 percent from the year prior, despite the average retail price for fragrance products growing by 15 percent in the same time period. After acquiring the company in 2021, one of the first products Lim launched was a scent titled Missing Person. Data from Market.us

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 31, 2022

reported increased sales and earnings for its fiscal 2021 third quarter, which ended December 4. Retail price inflation and incremental sales related to administering COVID-19 vaccines contributed to the 5.2% The company now projects that identical sales in fiscal 2021 will decline by 0.8% BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 29, 2023

But then the growth in 2021 over 2020 was 24%. On revenue and the growth in 2022 over 2021 was 39% in Revenue so. Which would be exciting they were not profitable in 2020 or 2021 so 2022 is the First full year that they were profitable. The revenue growth is Meaningful and accelerating. Jason: [1:20:23] I am. [1:20:26]

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Mass Relators

APRIL 19, 2021

The test has a suggested retail price of $23.99. On March 31, 2021, Abbott received U.S. The test will be available first on Walgreens.com, and later this week, it will be available for purchase in-store, for curbside pick-up, and same-day delivery.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 30, 2023

increase in identical sales (mainly due to retail price inflation) and higher fuel sales. during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the company said. Excluding the impact of fuel and LIFO expense, gross margin rate decreased 47 basis points compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Sales for the quarter were $18.2

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 10, 2023

increase in identical sales (mainly due to retail price inflation) and higher fuel sales. during the third quarter of fiscal 2021, the company said. Excluding the impact of fuel and LIFO expense, gross margin rate decreased 47 basis points compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2021. Sales for the quarter were $18.2

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 11, 2022

on Tuesday reported increased sales and earnings for its fiscal 2021 third quarter, which ended December 4. “A favorable economic backdrop together with the heroic performance of our frontline retail, distribution, and manufacturing teams contributed to these better-than-expected results. BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos.

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