Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Brand management firm Marquee Brands has acquired British fashion and lifestyle label Laura Ashley and will use the acquisition to establish its first European headquarters in London. Marquee bought the brand from Gordon Brothers , which acquired Laura Ashley out of bankruptcy in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and Saks Global have developed a new joint venture called Authentic Luxury Group (ALG) that is aimed at “redefining and expanding the modern luxury experience.” Our shared commitment to excellence and strategic vision positions us at the forefront of modern luxury.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The company’s total debt at the end of the third quarter was $274.7 million , and Express said at the time that it had engaged advisors to conduct “a comprehensive review of its business model” in order find ways to meaningfully reduce costs. In Q3 2023, which ended Oct. 28, 2023, and was reported on Nov. million in Q3 2022.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Master franchisee Seagrass Hospitality is opening the long-awaited fast food brand at the Penrith Panthers Leagues Club on the busy Mulgoa Road. Robby Andronikos, brand manager of Five Guys Australia, said “It’s been an incredibly fun journey to bring the Five Guys opening to this point.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The new entity opened stores at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J. and The Galleria in Houston in time for the 2019 holiday season, but plans for additional brick-and-mortar stores in 2020 were cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here, Incu CEO Douglas Low discusses the improved the shopping experience at A.P.C. and Rag & Bone and why – after recently announcing its new partnership with Danish fashion brand Ganni – Incu seems to be on such a roll. . At the end of the day, it’s just about giving those customers the best experience. experience.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

“Originally the event has always been based on trade with a consumer event later, and in the last few years we have seen them merging this and not investing in getting overseas buyers to come to Australia,” Phoebes Garland, co-founder of Garland & Garland, a fashion and lifestyle brand management agency, told Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Brand management firm WHP Global has received a $375 million equity investment from funds managed by the private equity group of Ares Management Corporation to fuel its next wave of brand acquisitions. The transaction values WHP at $1.6 this summer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2024

After less than two years at his post, Laxman Narasimhan is stepping as CEO of Starbucks. For nearly a year, the company has focused on actualizing its reinvention plan , which focused on evolving the Starbucks brand, strengthening its digital capabilities, unlocking efficiencies and reinvigorating partner culture. “On

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Retail Focus

JULY 5, 2022

It would be best if you had a business goal before creating a design business and a working plan to achieve it. . Create A Business Plan. After you have organized your thoughts, the following line of action is to devise a working business plan. Brand Your Business. Seek Advice .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. Caleres is the parent company of footwear brands such as Famous Footwear , Blowfish Malibu , Dr. Scholl’s Shoes , Naturalizer and Sam Edelman. 15, 2023, with Jay Schmidt taking the reins as the top executive.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours. For BRIDGE, apart from the permanent cooking stations, all other furnishing elements are 100% flexible.

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2024

Earlier this month, Desigual partnered with Melbourne-based brand management firm O’Rourke Showroom to unveil its spring-summer collection, further expanding its retail distribution in Asia Pacific. IR: What are the plans for Desigual in terms of new market entries or product developments in Asia Pacific?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

The Bon Voyage photo opp outside the new Babies ‘R’ Us at American Dream (Photo Credit: Retail TouchPoints) Babies ‘R’ Us at American Dream (Photo Credit: Retail TouchPoints) Baby Registry lounge area at front of store. After filing for bankruptcy and shuttering all its U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Financial services company Hilco Global and asset management firm TPG Angelo Gordon have formed a new joint venture (JV), with the goal of acquiring and financing consumer brands and IP in partnership with brand management firm Bluestar Alliance. Both brands have been owned by Bebe Stores, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Express has entered a broad-reaching partnership with brand management firm WHP Global , owner of the Toys ‘R’ Us , Babies ‘R’ US and Anne Klein brands, among others. The deal includes plans to acquire “multiple” fashion brands as well as the expanded monetization of the Express brand through global licensing partnerships.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2022

Brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) has added another major retailer to its portfolio with the acquisition of beleaguered British fashion chain Ted Baker. In particular, ABG cited strong growth potential in North America for the brand. The first, an IP holding company, will remain in ABG’s control.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2024

Simon Property Group , is making some shifts in its “side hustle” as a brand owner. On an earnings call discussing its Q1 2024 results, CEO David Simon shared that the company had sold its remaining stake in brand management firm Authentic Brands Group for $1.2 The biggest mall owner in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Luxury Swiss watch brand Piaget opened the doors to its very first standalone store in Sydney earlier this month, at Westfield in Pitt Street Mall. At Piaget, we have always had a client-centric approach across all segments of the business, as our clients are the most important asset we have.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Compagnie Financière Richemont said that the European Union was the last regulatory authority that was required to provide clearance, and Richemont is planning to complete the deal later during the fourth quarter of 2023. This week, Farfetch’s proposed acquisition of a 47.5 However, there are a few more hurdles first.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. There are countless examples of brands leveraging their success stories through various PR strategies.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2023

Oh great, another screen I need to market on, said no brand manager ever. A lot of brands are already jumping headfirst, recognizing the power to bring all that first-person data and screens right at the point of purchase together. Jessica Ruscito is SVP Head of Media at Advantage Unified Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

The toy seller, which at its peak had more than 1,500 stores around the world, was part of the fabric of American childhood for more than half a century. brand management company WHP Global has bought a controlling interest in Tru Kids, which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us brand. Remember Toys ‘R’ Us? The Toy Store of the Future.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

“The economic reasons behind the losses are elevated interest rates and weak consumer and business confidence in Hong Kong, which has affected rental income and property valuation,” Gary Ng, senior economist at Natixis, told Inside Retail. “It per cent at the end of last year compared to 41.4 per cent at Sun Hung Kai Properties. “A

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. As consumption is becoming less focused on the product and more focused on the experience of accessing the product, new brand management practices are being shaped, whether at luxury or mass industry levels. Ghalia BOUSTANI, PhD.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2022

Brown has been a brand manager at True Alliance since 2009, most recently managing the Ben Sherman brand. In that role, he was responsible for product sourcing, buying, design, marketing, wholesale and retail sales, brand positioning and organisational development.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. ” The rollout of Toys ‘R’ Us in the U.S. in a partnership with Go! .”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

They are moving the respondent experience from tiresome box-checking toward free-flowing natural conversations, at speed and at scale. Online surveys can, in theory, be just as effective at hearing the voice of the customer as focus groups or social listening tools. The Online Hearing Problem.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. and two stores in the UK, and the brand also is sold in boutiques, department stores and online globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Photo courtesy of TikTok Shop While the ecommerce functionality has been available to at least some users since late last year, today marks the service’s debut to the wider TikTok community, and to say that both consumers and brands have been eagerly anticipating this development might be an understatement.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Brand managers can write a script, cast their agents and create a performance. The story can be unique to your brand and can guide shoppers in an arc from indecision or curiosity through an emotionally fulfilling experience. They should not think of live commerce as merely another way to meet customer expectations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Petco Love , the nonprofit arm of pet care retailer Petco , will celebrate its 25th anniversary this weekend with a block party and adoption event at NYC’s Union Square Park. Roth most recently served as EVP of Stores at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. where he led the stores team across five brands, 16 countries and more than 800 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2022

PacSun CIO and IT veteran Shirley Gao turned out to be the right person at the right time to turn this goal into a reality. In 2021, there was also PacSun’s split from former PSEB division Eddie Bauer , which was acquired by SPARC Group , the brand management firm operated by Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

At the time, she was a brand manager at Mecca, so she understood the power of a highly curated and branded shopping environment, and a first-rate customer experience, but she felt like it didn’t exist in the baby goods category. What’s a Silverette? Why do you need a breast pump?

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Retail Times

APRIL 17, 2023

Mighty Fine, the UK’s favourite honeycomb brand, has announced the appointment of Brand Manager, Olivia De Juan. As the brand manager for Mighty Fine, De Juan will be responsible for bringing innovative and creative solutions to the business as well as being involved with long-term strategic planning.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

The brand recently teamed up with athleisure brand The Upside on vegan shoes and a tennis capsule that was on display at the Australian Open, and last year it worked with ice cream company Streets on a pair of summer shoes. In 2019, Volley’s brand manager John Szwede told News.com.au

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Wiser

JUNE 5, 2023

From delays in delivery to running out of stock at critical times, supply chain issues can cause major headaches for small businesses. Fortunately, there are several strategies that you can use to ensure that your supply chain is managed properly and efficiently. Such as: No.

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