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AUGUST 22, 2024

I got a view of everything around Sephora; I got to see what it was like to do digital marketing, the ecommerce business, the forecasting and planning business,” Turley said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I We’re all so conditioned for everything to be on-demand, and the impact is that you don’t plan,” she noted.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

Walmart , which had announced plans to open four next-generation fulfillment centers in June 2022 , will build a fifth location scheduled to open in 2026 in Stockton, Calif. The 900,000-square-foot facility will help Walmart fulfill online orders for West Coast customers more quickly and efficiently. “In in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

For the 2022 holiday season, the trillion-dollar question is how do brands and retailers maintain growth, but do it profitably with an omnichannel approach? Here are our five holiday shopping predictions to consider as you develop your strategy for the 2022 season. plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2022

Retailers who utilize Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) will be able to add Buy with Prime to their own checkout process, which will allow Prime members shopping there to utilize Amazon Pay and benefit from two-day shipping and free returns. The service will be invite-only for the duration of 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

Sam’s Club is embarking on an ambitious expansion of its physical footprint, beginning with five new fulfillment and distribution centers opening this year — the first, in Georgia, in Q3 2023. The retailer also completed a chainwide rollout of inventory-scanning robots in October 2022. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

That transformative impact fulfills The North Faces goals for the flagship location, which opened on Londons Regent Street in late March 2024. In October 2022 The North Face unveiled a five- year expansion plan that will add 300 global retail and partner locations, as well as updating existing stores with a refreshed approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

These developments, along with a growing focus on sustainability initiatives, are behind the debut of NRF Supply Chain 360 , which will take place June 20-21, 2022 in Cleveland. billion commitment in planned capital expenses over the next five years and customer delivery trends.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Amazon hasn’t formally announced its plans for this new Low-Cost Store, but The Information reports that Amazon plans to ship orders to the U.S. from a facility in Guangdong, China, and that it would charge sellers significantly lower fulfillment fees for items sold through the new storefront than items shipped domestically.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

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. fulfillment centers. The company has approximately nine fulfillment centers servicing its two U.S. business would lose $74 million in 2022 and $84 million in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Petco Health and Wellness Company unveiled a long-term financial framework outlining how the business will grow within the $119 billion pet goods industry for its 2022 Investor Day, held March 23. The pet retailer also reaffirmed its 2022 fiscal year guidance of net revenue ranging from $6.15 billion to $6.25

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 6, 2022

Global architecture, planning and design firm CallisonRTKL has released its Forecast 2022 report – looking at the accelerators, disruptors, and constants shaping the built retail environment in the year to come. In 2022, we will see physical retail environments simplify in-person transactions. Tempur-Pedic (New York City).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. The Steve Madden board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction, which the company plans to fund with a combination of committed debt financing and cash on hand.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery. These and other benefits will feed “massive increases in groceries, soft goods and the hospitality sector” for mobile deployments, explained Buzek.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. Even Amazon , the trendsetter in fast fulfillment, isn’t immune to higher labor costs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Regal Brands Global , the new owner of iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor , plans to relaunch it as a discount luxury ecommerce platform in 2025. After relaunching itself as a digital-only retailer in April 2021 under the ownership of Saadia Group , Lord & Taylor added a retail media network to its offerings in December 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

As you’re planning for 2022, here are four strategies to help you focus and refine the digital experience to realize immediate ROI in 2022 and beyond. New technologies such as semantic vector search have made it possible to not only deliver what buyers are searching for but also fulfill their goals. Here’s a scenario.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. Aldi also plans to increase its number of locations offering curbside pickup from 1,200 to 1,500 by the end of 2022. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S., by store count.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Here are three trends that will define the retail industry in 2022 — and likely for years to come: 1. Expediting delivery with last-mile capabilities. If one thing has become clear during the last two years, it’s that consumers value options for convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

That’s why summer 2022 is prime time for Retail TouchPoints to kickstart holiday coverage. Prediction 5: Holiday 2022 Will Be a True Glimpse of Post-COVID Retail. Dig into their predictions and start putting your seasonal plan in place!

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The retailer already has phased in the $15 per hour minimum wage across several markets and plans to hit this target nationally for both new and current associates by May 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2022

billion , but the retailer’s plan to ride its momentum by diversifying suppliers and shifting efforts toward DTC have some investors spooked; and Nordstrom was one of the quarter’s success stories, with net sales up 23% — and a new push into retail media may help the retailer keep that momentum going by growing this existing revenue stream.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2022

The road to achieving net zero is long and starts with technology adoption and a five-point action plan. Smart IoT technology optimizes machine performance, automates maintenance to reduce energy usage and eliminates redundancies in workflows by optimizing route planning, leading to a significant drop in fuel consumption.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Retailers in 2022 will need to take a proactive approach to limiting supply chain risk and reexamine their continuity plans to improve supply chain resiliency. In 2022, small- and medium-sized retailers will need to closely consider their ecommerce partnerships. Think of it like a resurgence of the P.O.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

With the potential for new COVID variants, record levels of inflation and evolving consumer preferences, 2022 retail design will change more in the next year than it has in the past decade. Retail is full of opportunities for brands in 2022. As the major driver of the U.S. economy, it’s not something that’s going away.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

Ace Hardware is on an expansion tear; the retailer just marked the opening of its 105 t h new store this year and said it expects to add at least 60 more by the end of 2022. The new locations join the more than 5,600 stores already in operation across all 50 states and 70 countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

SHEIN has officially launched its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Dublin City Centre, Ireland and is planning to host approximately 30 pop-up store events across the region this year to boost its profile with customers. The news comes as fellow Asia-based discount shopping app Temu picks up steam in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

Starbucks and DoorDash have expanded their delivery partnership to Northern California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and other select markets, with plans for availability in all 50 states by March 2023. as well as market expansions in Seattle, Portland and New York City in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

AAP appears to be moving toward a footprint with fewer stores overall but with additional larger stores, such as the 45,000-square-foot “super hub” location it opened in Los Angeles in June 2022. AAP recently completed the sale of Worldpac , a wholesale distributor of auto parts, for approximately $1.5 billion. “We 5, 2024, AAP generated $2.1

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The retailer is hoping the higher starting wage range it announced in February 2022 , $15 to $24 per hour, will streamline its holiday hiring plans despite ongoing labor shortages. the 40,000 employees that Walmart plans to add to its payroll for the holiday sales season. 24, 2022. Target’s target is 2.5X

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2022

Instacart has moved closer to a planned IPO after confidentially submitting a draft registration statement with the SEC on May 11, 2022, although specific details were not revealed. Among the offerings is its upgraded fulfillment solution, Carrot Warehouses.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

The company also has been making efforts to expand the availability of its offerings; Shipt revealed plans to add SNAP EBT to its payment options in September 2022 and debuted its LadderUp initiative supporting food access and local businesses in February 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2022

FedEx is planning to cut an additional $1 billion in costs, citing weak demand that led to a disappointing profit for Q2 2023, which ended Nov. The reductions will add to cost-cutting measures announced in September to bring FedEx’s total fiscal savings plan for 2023 to $3.7 FedEx had expected revenue of $23.7

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2022

Clark has served in managerial positions at a number of fulfillment centers and helped establish the company’s Tokyo fulfillment center, and led the build out Amazon’s transportation network. We also have a solid multi-year plan to fight the inflationary challenges we are facing in 2022.

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MARCH 24, 2023

some time in 2023, but executives didn’t provide a more specific time frame or the markets it’s planning to enter. “We billion in Q4 2022, which ended Jan. The retailer also is reaping the benefits of investments in warehouse automation, which include plans to open its fourth automated facility, in Nashville, Tenn.,

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

net sales decline in Q4 2023, Tractor Supply still plans to open up to 95 brick-and-mortar stores in 2024, as well as complete its 10th distribution center. The retailer plans to open approximately 80 Tractor Supply stores and 10 to 15 stores under its small-box pet supply banner, Petsense by Tractor Supply.

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