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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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

Globite, the luggage company, has launched its first Queensland store at Brisbane Airport, marking its return to the home market. Located at the Domestic Terminal, near Gate 24, Globite offers school cases – carried by Australian children throughout most of the 20th Century – suitcases and other bags.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Lord & Taylor will return from bankruptcy as a digital-first retailer in April under its new owner Saadia Group, according to multiple sources. Childrenswear, fashion accessories and footwear will join the mix in the second half of 2021. Known as the oldest department store in the U.S.,

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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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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The business, located on Knuckey Street, has a red colour scheme with natural textures that convey the warmth of the Territory’s surroundings. House of Darwin has opened a flagship store in Darwin’s CBD, paying tribute to the Northern Territory’s natural splendour and the rough landscapes of the Top End.

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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

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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A1 Retail

JANUARY 16, 2025

For the second year running, GUESS is proud to announce the return of the exclusive GUESS Winter Project, where once again the brand will be under the spotlight in some of the most iconic and prestigious winter tourist destinations across the breath-taking European Alps.

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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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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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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2025

A Bondi boutique Selecting Bondi as the location for One Miles first boutique was driven by the teams belief it was the best way to reach its customers and acquire new ones in a physical retail location. Theyve really enjoyed being able to try stuff on and not have to return it.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Thailands mashup of Smiggle, Daiso and Miniso now has a foothold in 158 locations in 59 of Thailands 76 provinces plus Greater Bangkok. Indeed, 2025s business plan includes piloting large-format stores in such locations. The gross margin percentage of revenues in the third quarter was 52.8 per cent, a decline from 53.1

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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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365 Retail

MARCH 18, 2025

The three-week pop-up, located at 324-326 Kings Road, will span 1,728 sq ft and showcase a range of the brands best-selling collections alongside an exclusive first drop of its SS25 collection, available only in-store. Minnie Royden, Founder of Minka Dink , added: Kings Road has always felt like the ultimate location for our pop-ups.

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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

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

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 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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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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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Italian luxury and lifestyle brandDolce&Gabbanahas opened a first-of-its-kind combined beauty and accessories store in Covent Garden. In a world-first for the brand, the boutique showcases the latest Dolce&Gabbana accessories under the same roof, including their iconic range of eyewear.

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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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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

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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Earlier this year, it was reported that Harrolds’ Melbourne and Sydney stores would be relocated as part of the business’s plan to return to sustainable profit, however, the business remained plagued by difficulties in the retail sector.

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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

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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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 Gazette

MARCH 17, 2025

Ikea Oxford Street will have a selection of 3,500 home furnishing accessories and small furniture items available for immediate purchase from its market hall, while larger products will be available for home delivery or collection. London is an iconic shopping destination, and we are thrilled to now have a home in its centre.

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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

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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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 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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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 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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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

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lids has adapted its LidsHatDrop.com online concept of selling limited-edition goods into a brick-and-mortar store, returning to the 29-year-old company’s roots in brick-and-mortar retail. Additionally, products known as “Queens Store Exclusives” will only be available at the Jamaica Avenue Lids Hat Drop location. Photo by Adam Mihal.

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