Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

Famed off-price luxury retailer Century 21 will return to its original flagship location in downtown NYC in spring 2023, after filing for bankruptcy in 2020 and shuttering all 13 of its stores. An “elevated” ecommerce presence will debut at the same time as the brick-and-mortar store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Build-A-Bear Workshop is celebrating the return of in-store parties, which were shut down for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The retailer, which announced last year that it was upgrading its ecommerce experience , has another reason to celebrate this year: its 25 th anniversary.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming. When Inside Retail spoke with current CEO Craig King back in 2018 it was established that the company was scouting for CBD locations in both Melbourne and Sydney. It comes as the brand plans to open new stores in Sydney and Melbourne in early 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

After liquidation and the sale of its trademarks and intellectual property in August 2019, the Charming Charlie brand has returned with the opening of its first physical store at the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta. The openings had originally been planned for March 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 7, 2024

Grosvenor has announced that British fashion retailer, AllSaints , has returned to Liverpool ONE, launching a pop-up on Peter’s Lane. The return of the leading fashion brand underlines Liverpool ONE’s commitment to responding to consumer demand, and curating an ever-evolving and relevant line-up of retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

Consumer-friendly and flexible return policies can be the difference between getting a new customer and losing a sale. According to proprietary research conducted by Forter, 23% of shoppers will abandon their carts if returns options are poor. Returns Abuse And Customer Expectations. This is amplified in some industries.

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Retail Focus

MAY 31, 2023

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that Odd Muse, the independent ‘investment fashion’ label, has returned to The Yards , Covent Garden for its second pop-up, following its highly successful debut bricks-and-mortar experience at the destination last month.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI can also analyse stock levels across various locations and recommend optimal inventory distribution, identifying which stores or warehouses might need more stock due to sudden demand increases. Using AI for returns optimisation Another growing supply-chain issue for retailers is returns. per cent vs 10 per cent).

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Justice has returned as an online-only retailer with the launch of its new ecommerce site, ShopJustice.com. The tween retailer shuttered its remaining brick-and-mortar locations in late 2020 — which had numbered 2,800 at the brand’s peak — following the bankruptcy of parent company Ascena Retail Group.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J., for additional reinvented stores it will open in 2024 , including at the brand’s NYC flagship and locations in Paris, Melbourne and Delhi.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 14, 2022

The ‘King’s Road: The Art and Mystery’ exhibition has returned to Chelsea for a second year following remarkable success in 2021 and showcases a variety of materials, photographs, and artefacts on 362-364 King’s Road. The prime space within the heart of Chelsea is perfect to showcase the history of our community.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The themed quarterly drops are aimed at “fostering self-expression” among its core Gen Z demographic with a variety of curated jewelry and accessories in each one. However, the brand has yet to return to profitability despite its growth. Claire’s reported a net loss of $144.3 million in Q2 2021 on revenue of $356 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Claire’s has announced a new partnership with Macy’s to bring shop-in-shops to more than 20 Macy’s locations across the U.S. The shop-in-shops will feature a year-round selection of hair accessories, jewelry and cosmetics, as well as seasonal items. just in time for the holidays.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2021

The first Bloomie’s location in Fairfax’s Mosaic District shopping center will be 22,000 square feet and feature an “an approachable mix of the top designers customers already love with the emerging labels they need to know,” across women’s and men’s fashion and accessories as well as eyewear, beauty and fine jewelry.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

ready-to-wear [clothing] to shoe and accessories elements, as well as really beautiful original hand-painted prints and textile treatments, and new silhouettes, which still feel heritage Aje. We always have a healthy eye on locations we feel are significant, so we very much look forward to reintroducing Aje at Karrinyup with a permanent site.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Yardbird furniture is currently on display at Best Buy’s Pacific Sales Kitchen & Home stores in Southern California, with additional locations soon to be added. Best Buy decided to enter the transportation space in 2021 as commuters began returning to offices. Yardbird showrooms are also open in Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

Grosvenor has announced the return of British fashion retailer AllSaints to Liverpool ONE with a new pop-up store on Peter’s Lane. The new pop-up occupies a 4,000 sq ft unit on Liverpool ONE’s Peter’s Lane, offering the brand’s iconic collection of leather jackets, accessories, and a broad selection of womenswear and menswear.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Petco has been busy in 2023: in January, the retailer merged its two membership programs under the Vital Care banner; in February Petco expanded its partnership with Canadian Tire , with plans to have shop-in-shops in virtually all the retailer’s locations; and it debuted subscription deliveries of fresh dog food in March.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

Kohl’s Marketplace items also are eligible for in-store returns at any Kohl’s location. The Kohl’s Marketplace already features thousands of products in categories including apparel , fitness , wellness , toys and home.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

The CEO saga at DTC luggage and travel accessories retailer Away continues. Away has had some success pivoting to adjacent product categories suited more to foot or car travel, and the company’s 12 brick-and-mortar locations have since reopened for call and collect orders. The company announced on Jan.

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Independent Retailer

JUNE 3, 2021

Informa Markets Fashion , host to premier fashion trade events including, MAGIC , COTERIE , PROJECT , and SOURCING at MAGIC — confirmed the much anticipated return of its flagship New York-based event, COTERIE New York. Collectively located upstairs on “Level 3,” apparel will be cohesively showcased with footwear and accessories.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 18, 2024

Ksubi has opened its first Australian flagship store in Melbourne, marking the streetwear brand’s return to the land Down Under where it was born. The 140sqm store is located at 321 Little Bourke Street.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

While the company is leaving its locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., the former New York City flagship will become a drop-off site for returning items. Founded as an e-Commerce business in 2009, Rent the Runway did not open its first retail location until 2014.

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MARCH 1, 2023

The program will gather inventory from consumer trade-ins, customer returns and imperfect inventory. Product returns and imperfect inventory will either be immediately available for resale or cleaned, repaired and reassessed, to be either eventually resold or recycled. before expanding to all Carhartt retail locations in 2023.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Australian luggage brand Nere is anticipating strong sales this holiday season, thanks to the ongoing travel boom, growing appeal of practical gifts like suitcases, and high-profile location of its first stand-alone store, which opened in November. Nere releases new colours and accessories every season.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

The 2,260 sq ft store will be located opposite the South Entrance and will be the first standalone Coach store in the region. The Braintree Village Coach store will stock a range of handbags, purses and leather accessories, alongside belts and jewellery, catering for both men and women.

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JULY 12, 2022

Aje has opened four new retail locations in New South Wales and Queensland, including two Aje Athletica activewear stores. The brand said the first of the new batch to open was the revamped and expanded Aje Westfield Miranda location, followed by an Aje Noosa pop-up boutique, and two Aje Athletica locations opening in Carindale and Miranda.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Lego launched its first dedicated store in Australia and New Zealand four years ago, and with the new store, located on Pitt Street Mall, it now has more than 20 sites across the country. Rather, the brand was looking for a suitable flagship location, and when the Pitt Street Mall site came up, it ticked both boxes. “It

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 5, 2022

A Pea in the Pod, the well-known designer and specialty retailer of luxe maternity apparel and accessories, is returning to its retail roots with the opening of two new concept stores located in Chicago and New York City.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Segmentation allows you to group customers based on shared characteristics or behaviours, such as demographics, purchase history, or geographic location. A data-driven approach ensures resources are allocated to the tactics that deliver the greatest return. For example: First-time buyers: What brought them to your store?

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Sloane Stanley celebrates the return and opening of Libby Blakey Design , an interior and retail design specialist, at 336 Kings Road, in the heart of Chelsea until January 2022. Founder and Owner, Libby Blakey added: “This location feels like our second home and essentially our London flagship.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

Now in its third year, The Current is located adjacent to Seaport Common, which welcomes families picnicking, local open markets and the Seaport Sweat free workout series come springtime. Studs , a New York-based ear piercing and ear accessories studio opening its first-ever pop-up.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

According to Mercer, the Australian retail experience has changed since Covid as more shoppers choose to buy things in physical locations. “We We have high hopes that our product offering, location, shopping experience in-store and growing support for ‘Aussie made’ will see a strong performance for our first store.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Another highlight is the return of the Fashion Forecourt, a fashion-centric social and hospitality destination located outside the Royal Exhibition Building on Museum Plaza. Now in its 29th year, the festival is run by a not-for-profit organisation with a consumer model and is open for everyone to attend.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The concept store boasts a sophisticated selection of tableware, sleek furniture, and stylish accessories. Located on Vicar Lane. Located in the ornate County Arcade in Victoria Quarter, the team designs quality business wear and made-to-measure special event tailoring. Also new is Yorkshire-native Carl Stuart.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 8, 2024

Grosvenor has announced that British fashion retailer, AllSaints, has returned to Liverpool ONE, launching a pop-up on Peter’s Lane. The return of the fashion brand underlines Liverpool ONE’s commitment to responding to consumer demand, and curating an ever-evolving and relevant line-up of retailers.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The central London location is where the retailer opened its first store back in 1921 and has hosted some of the world’s biggest artists including The Spice Girls, Kylie Minogue, The Weeknd and Blur for autograph signings and exclusive performances. So, what exactly does the the next chapter of HMV look like?

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