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JUNE 16, 2022

The company will end operations in New York City and Boston after June 19, 2022 and lay off approximately 50 of its 950 global office staff members. JOKR reportedly started exploring a sale of its New York operations in February 2022, people familiar with the matter told The Information. fulfillment centers.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The GYG app and website accounted for 17 per cent of Australian network sales in June 2023. The figure is a 12 per cent rise on the contribution in June 2022. The post Guzman y Gomez reveals $759 million revenue, 30-store plan appeared first on Inside Retail Australia. There 23 GYG restaurants in the US, Singapore and Japan.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2023

million on average as of 2022. This includes new types of insurance plans and preventive tools like AI and threat monitoring. For example, implementing two-factor authentication login methods can increase customers’ account security. Studies show data breaches cost $4.35

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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. 28, 2022, led by 15% growth in sales across the company’s owned digital and physical operations, referred to as Nike DIRECT.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

At the end of February 2022, the company made a significant mark on the Big Apple, opening a 7,974-square-foot flagship in SoHo. MINISO is taking their preferences into account and offering products in more diverse forms and categories to cater to their needs.” RTP: What are MINISO’s brick-and-mortar goals for 2022?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

Children’s specialty retailer Carter’s plans to open more than 50 new stores across the U.S. To enable these omnichannel purchasing behaviors, Carter’s highlighted the investments it has made in its app, which now accounts for one quarter of all ecommerce sales, over the last few years. million in Q1 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

The company is planning to open 100 new stores this year while at the same time relocating or closing 25 existing stores, bringing the net total of new stores in 2021 to 75. We feel good about the merchandising and operational plans that we have developed for this smaller prototype. For the 13 weeks ended Jan. billion. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

While the 2022 holiday season was by all accounts a success, retailers may want to buckle down as they head into the new year: four out of 10 U.S. Deloitte found that 51% of lower-income earners and 38% of higher-income earners felt that their finances took a turn for the worse in 2022. Retailers Must Show Economic Empathy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Dollar General is planning to build three 1 million-square-foot distribution centers in an approximately $480 million combined investment to support the growing DG Private Fleet presence. Dollar General plans for the DG Private Fleet to account for 40% of all its drivers by early 2023. “We Aurora, Colo.; and Salem, Ore.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

alone by 2024, accounting for 20% of total digital ad spend, according to Insider Intelligence. Among the new offerings are the debut of the Microsoft Retail Advertising Network , which will allow retailers to pull from a large pool of brand advertisers, and the piloting of an in-store retail media solution.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

wholesale accounts, along with 10 independent specialty retailers in the southeastern U.S. This omnichannel expansion comes on the heels of a strong fiscal 2022, with the retailer reporting $1.8 The outdoor goods retailer also will add Dillard’s and Moosejaw to its key U.S. billion in revenues.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

When members of the restaurant’s loyalty program hover their palm over the reader, associates can pull up their MyPanera account information, greet the guest by name and provide a customized experience, including palm-based payment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

GameStop has named Diana Saadeh-Jajeh, the retailer’s Chief Accounting Officer, as CFO, effective immediately. After making more than 600 corporate hires in 2021 and the first half of 2022, we have a stronger understanding of our transformation needs,” said Matt Furlong, CEO of GameStop in the memo. year-over-year to $483.7

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Retailers have reason to be positive about the holiday season — Americans are still planning to spend about the same or more than last year on gifts, despite the fact that 93% are concerned about the economy and rising living costs, according to EY’s latest Consumer Future Index.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Mattress Firm has withdrawn its plans for an IPO this year, according to documents filed with the SEC. After going private in 2016, the chain hit a few bumps in the road, including an accounting scandal that saw the resignation of the current CEO.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2022

With 2022 as the first year of MAPIC’s fully-fledged return post-pandemic, the atmosphere has been optimistic and energetic, with people looking forward to the experience of in-person retail and interactions. Each year, MAPIC hosts some of the retail real estate industry’s largest leasing announcements—and 2022 was no different.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

EWS’ owners debated a plan to allow shoppers to use Zelle directly for online purchases last year, but decided not to move forward, WSJ previously reported. The new, as-yet-unnamed digital wallet will be launched with Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards, with plans to add other card networks in the future.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

2, 2022 after falling from his balcony. The retailer has named SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Laura Crossen as Interim CFO, according to a regulatory filing. Bed Bath & Beyond EVP and CFO Gustavo Arnal died on Sept. Arnal joined Bed Bath & Beyond in May 2020 alongside three other C-level leaders.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

They have absolutely loved the new look and layout and we can’t wait to roll this out even further in 2022. ARO: What are some of the interesting challenges Witchery is focusing on for 2022? ARO: What are three of the most exciting opportunities for the Australian fashion industry in 2022?

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2023

Sprouts currently operates more than 380 stores in 23 states and is looking to expand, with plans for new store growth of 10% annually beginning in 2024. Alongside that footprint reduction, Sprouts also plans to continue to invest in energy-efficient technologies to reduce its electricity usage in stores and distribution centers.

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Small Biz Trends

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The year is almost over, but there’s still time to take actions that can reduce your 2022 tax bill. Last-Minute Tax Actions for 2022. If you buy and place in service qualified equipment by December 31, 2022, you can deduct 100% of the cost; no depreciation over a number of years is required. Set up a retirement plan.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2022

Lowe’s has promoted Brandon Sink to EVP and CFO, effective April 30, 2022. His appointment reflects our succession planning process and the talent across our company. Sink has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience, including 12 years at Lowe’s in roles across finance, strategy and accounting.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

New perks include an Elite Support Line for prioritized exclusive assistance for business needs and account management services with personalized purchase support from Home Depot experts. The retailer plans to announce additional benefits for the Member, Elite and VIP tiers throughout 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Analytics. million people , 69% of those planning to shop across Thanksgiving weekend, heading out for deals.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Woolworths Group has pulled the plug on plans to open a Dan Murphy’s store in Darwin after an independent panel ruled that the development should not go ahead. The Gilbert Review has made it clear that we did not do enough in this community to live up to the best practice engagement to which we hold ourselves accountable.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

The planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons has faced pushback from federal regulators, state Attorneys General and labor unions practically from the moment it was first announced in October 2022. Top execs from both companies defended the merger in testimony to a U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2024

To enter, members just need to log into their Diamond account between now and Nov. David’s Bridal introduced the Diamond loyalty program in December 2020 and expanded it to younger shoppers with its Diamond Prom program in December 2022. The retailer launched its wedding planning platform Pearl by David’s in January 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 saw the fastest pace for inflation in decades. Specifically, bot operators continue to siphon retailer profits with increasingly sophisticated automated threats — including account takeover, web and API scraping and more. Fake Account Creation Bots can create fake accounts at scale which are then used to abuse retail promotions.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Mastercard has announced plans to remove the 16-digit number from their credit and debit cards by 2030 in a move designed to stamp out identity theft and fraudulent use of cards. For example, the 2022 Optus data breach exposed information from customers who had previously held accounts with the telco back in 2018.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

billion in 2022 as well as the previous high of $37.1 billion , with the top products planned for purchase including laptops ( 51% ), tablets ( 36% ) and calculators ( 29% ). Families with children in elementary through high school plan to spend an average of $890.07 Consumers are expected to spend a record $41.5 set in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

Dollar General has promoted John Garratt to President and CFO, effective September 1, 2022. He will add responsibilities for the company’s strategic healthcare initiatives and its international expansion to Mexico to his existing finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum!

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 11, 2020

Most of the closures are expected to be smaller, non- Zara branded locations, and the retailer also plans to open 450 new stores fitted with the latest sales integration technology. The retailer expects online sales to account for 25% of its total by 2022, up from 14% in fiscal 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

The move, which will include products sold both in-store and online, is part of an effort to rebuild JCPenney in 2021 as the basis for returning to solid growth in 2022. Other parts of JCPenney’s turnaround plan include putting a greater emphasis on private label in the apparel and home categories and scaling back contracts with vendors.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2025

In 2022 alone, the price of food shot up by nearly 10 per cent year-over-year, faster than any year since 1979, as reported by the US Department of Agriculture. The protest follows months of rising prices on goods and services and more recently, many companies rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2022

Apple is reportedly planning to boost starting pay for U.S. Starbucks also is countering a union push and has invested nearly $1 billion in increased pay, modernized training and other worker-centric initiatives in 2022. store associates to $22 per hour, and even higher in certain markets, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2021

Woolworths has announced plans for a new online fulfilment centre in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, aiming to better serve the region spanning from Engadine to Kurnell – adding a further 15,000 potential customers to its home delivery and direct-to-boot pick up offers. An artist’s render of the site. Source: Supplied.

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