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JANUARY 6, 2025

While policymakers often champion tariffs as a mechanism to protect domestic industries, their ripple effects are far-reaching, inflating costs, disrupting supply chains and, ultimately, burdening consumers. imposed tariffs on more than $350 billion worth of Chinese imports, impacting everything from furniture to apparel and footwear.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Launching April 12, more than half the collection will be priced at $15 or less, with prices starting at $5. The Kate Spade New York x Target collection includes womens, kids and baby apparel with extended sizing and adaptive styles, handbags, home accessories and party essentials like dcor, stationery and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Online sales saw an even bigger bump, with Adobe Analytics reporting a new milestone for ecommerce on Black Friday as consumers spent a record $10.8 That is more than double what consumers spent just a few years ago in 2017, when Black Friday drove a little over $5 billion in online spend. retail sales (excluding automotive) up 3.4%

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Myer’s acquisition of Premier Investments’ Apparel Brands appears to be the next step in Olivia Wirth’s plan for the department store’s loyalty program, Myer One. million members, at an investor briefing after the deal was announced.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Another way Ulta Beauty uses technology to enhance the customer experience is by investing in educational video content from beauty brands to enhance the store associate’s ability to educate the consumer about a product. Double down on the thing that makes it [the in-store shopping experience] special,” Renslow stated.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Located at the BLVD , a new retail and entertainment destination in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, this is the global sports brand’s second U.S. consumers and international visitors alike,” Freundt said in a statement. “I

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

year-on-year, inflation continues to be higher at 2.8 At a sub-category level, there are even bigger movers, which present opportunities for some retailers and heightened competition for others. At a sub-category level, there are even bigger movers, which present opportunities for some retailers and heightened competition for others.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

They’ve been shaped/scarred by not one but two global economic traumas — the Great Recession of 2008-2009 and the COVID pandemic — and they’ve grown up with social media playing an increasingly large (and loud) role in shaping culture, including how these consumers shop, research and purchase products and services. What are you listening to?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2025

consumers returned $890 billion in merchandise in 2024, equaling 16.9% There have been a variety of technology solutions designed to make a dent in these numbers, with many focusing on pre-purchase fitting technology to decrease returns of apparel and footwear purchased online. of all purchases.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

“We’re thrilled to help these new partners meet their customers’ expectations of convenience, selection and speed,” said Fuad Hannon, VP of New Verticals at DoorDash in a statement. This holiday season, consumers can expect to find everything they need on-demand on DoorDash.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Global apparel and lifestyle brand True Religion is expanding further across the U.S., After opening its newest outpost at Katy Mills in Katy, Tex. It’s the through line that permeates everything we do at True Religion.” bringing its total store count to 51. opening on Nov. 8, 2024 Kings Plaza in Brooklyn, NY, opening on Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

Abercrombie House will feature merchandise for Super Bowl LIX alongside apparel for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs who will face off the next day, Feb. On Saturday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. 9 as well as hometown team the New Orleans Saints. Additional invite-only VIP programming also will be scheduled throughout the day.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

Aside from difficult macroeconomic factors, Myer attributed the financial performance to higher costs and ramp-up complexity at the new National Distribution Centre in Ravenhall, delaying the realisation of expected benefits. The company’s earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) amounted to $48 million, a decline of $16 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

JCPenney has partnered with disabled writer and athlete Jamey Perry on a line of fashionable, functional apparel for women who use wheelchairs. 9 at the Runway of Dreams Fashion Revolution show at New York Fashion Week. 9 at the Runway of Dreams Fashion Revolution show at New York Fashion Week.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Most recently, when fashion and accessories retailer Primark unveiled its 450 th store worldwide at the Florida Mall in Orlando, it announced it would have an entire floor dedicated to its growing partnership with Disney — a new kind of experience for the blossoming retailer, although certainly not the last.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

When you think about the types of businesses millennials and Gen Z consumers frequent, apparel or beauty brands may come to mind first, but what about home goods? Launched in 2014 by former digital strategist and account planner Ariel Kaye, Parachute is a minimalist brand designed with the millennial consumer in mind.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

It isnt just the chocolate itself thats at risk: the cost of the packing materials where the sweet stuff reposes is through the roof as well. It all adds up to a nasty bite to the pocketbook of consumers everywhere who are looking to shower one of the worlds favourite romantic gifts on their loved ones. per cent mini-bubble in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The goal, according to Allison Peterson, Chief Retail & Digital Officer at Carters, is to connect with the next generation of families while doubling down on the issues (like sustainability) that the business has prioritized for years. Peterson: Our reimagined retail experience is fully captured at Carters first-ever flagship in Atlanta.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly evolving world, innovation is at the forefront of every industry, and manufacturing is no exception. At the heart of this revolution is the integration of cutting-edge technology into the very fabric of our clothing. With the ability to achieve a difference of 80.6

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

Skechers has reimagined its store at Canadas West Edmonton Mall as its first Performance location, featuring an immersive experience that includes an expanded sales floor, half-size pickleball and basketball courts and a range of technology showcases.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The humble sneaker has long been a staple item in closets everywhere for consumers of all ages. The consistent appeal of sneakers and sportswear has grown in recent times with customers, particularly from the Gen Z demographic , continuing to favor them as everyday items for leisure and now work.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Railpen , manager of the £34bn railways pension scheme, has announced that Under Armour, the leading global sports apparel brand, has opened its biggest outlet store in Scotland at Caledonia Park.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

” “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with The Children’s Place, helping them reach millions of customers around the world by offering their beloved products on Shein’s trusted and innovative global platform,” added Jessica Liu, VP of Global Brand Operations at Shein in a statement. ” .”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Kohl’s has debuted a new assortment of women’s adaptive apparel from Nine West , available online. Kohl’s will add more adaptive choices for both men and women this fall across its Sonoma Goods for Life and TekGear private label brands, and will continue to provide inclusive offerings for kids across apparel and footwear.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

, will be offering even steeper discounts during going-out-of-business sales at all 92 of its stores. The sale is being managed by Hilco Consumer Retail in a joint venture with Gordon Brothers and will include store fixtures and equipment. We recommend shopping immediately for the best selection as this sale wont last long.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2025

In spite of their different areas of expertise, these executives were all focused on the need to constantly seek out new ways to update and optimize the consumer shopping experience. It allows us to be more efficient and get more stripers in the right stores at the right time to serve consumers, which drives conversion and productivity.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

John Ferdinand, who heads the anti-counterfeiting team at intellectual property (IP) management firm Marks & Clerk , said that in the European Union (EU) alone, the apparel industry loses approximately 12 billion ( $12.48 RTP: Overall, how should brands look at fighting counterfeits on a strategic level?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

. “The partnership with Blauer represents a clear opportunity for us: to explore new expressive possibilities of our brand through apparel that puts the consumer in touch with the Pirelli world of emotions, identity and passion,” said Marco Maria Tronchetti Provera, SVP of design and assets conversion at Pirelli.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

Palladini brings more than 30 years of senior leadership experience to the baby and child apparel retailer. In his time at Vans , a division of VF Corporation, he more than doubled global revenue to over $4.2 As a result, the apparel and accessories business swelled to account for nearly 20% of total sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Not surprisingly, many have found the data points to residential enclaves in and around cities where consumers live.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2025

Think about apparel, furniture, grocery and even more niche segments like home improvement, crafting or office supplies its easy to name multiple major retail banners serving each of these categories. But coming in, the thing that I saw right away which as a media person had me salivating at the mouth was the audience that they have.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

Geekplus robots are now in use at all three of Happy Returns’ Hubs. Happy Returns is about 10 years old, and we’ve seen a real evolution of how merchants think about returns, particularly as younger consumers [account for] a higher share of overall spend , said Fehr in a session at the NRF Big Show.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As digital commerce expands and consumers increasingly demand same-day or next-day delivery options, implementing advanced solutions like voice picking technology can transform how retail distribution centers operate. accuracy picking, and can pick 99 ecommerce orders at once utilizing its voice-directed optimization solution.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

With the launch of SA1NT Layers, Former 2XU owner Aidan Clarke has gone back to his roots, with a renewed focus on performance and recovery sportswear apparel. AC: Everyone can benefit at some point from medical grade compression. Can you discuss the brand’s approach to consumer education?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For brands, the Super Bowl has become more than just an annual sporting event the Big Game is now a big moment for brands to make a splash and connect with consumers. This is the future of retail, where every entertainment touch point becomes an opportunity for brands to captivate and connect with consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Millennial and Gen Z-focused fashion retailer Revolve Group is bringing its Revolve and FWRD brand segments to new channels this holiday season, including a pop-up shop at The Grove in Los Angeles and within the new fashion styling game Bellemint. 4, 2025, the retailer will host a holiday shop at The Grove shopping center. 14 to Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon has incorporated RFID capabilities into its Just Walk Out cashierless technology to handle the sale of apparel and fan gear at two Seattle sports venues. The Just Walk Out technology has been making inroads at sports and entertainment venues.

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