Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What’s a pet owner to do when the great outdoors is inaccessible? Prior to the birth of our children, she was an expected part of our family whether at home or on the go. These days, when we plan to leave the house, the first thing I think about is, should we/could we bring the dog? Are there outdoor seating options available?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

The summer of 2021 has been defined by shoppers looking to get back outside and enjoy the warm weather, but work-from-home and back-to-school essentials remained at the top of consumers’ minds, according to data from Verizon Media. Stationary Bikes and Robotic Vacuums Benefit From Lingering Pandemic Habits.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 21, 2024

A garden or outdoor space is somewhere to go to relax and unwind during the warmer months of the year, and during the colder months, we dream of all the improvements we can make once we’ve banished the frosts and snow. They can protect different areas of your garden from being overlooked and can be moved at random. Choose parasols !

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Third-party marketplaces have emerged as one of the biggest growth opportunities for retailers this year, with companies from Macy’s and Bed Bath & Beyond to Giant Food and Michaels launching marketplaces (or announcing plans to do so) in the last six months alone. Second Time’s the Charm? The value of a marketplace is in the curation.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

Academy Sports + Outdoors will extend its use of Revionics’ pricing intelligence software. Revionics software allows Academy to take a customer-centric and data-driven approach to pricing,” said Govind Madhu, SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation at Academy in a statement.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 20, 2022

The plan coincides with the appointment of two key executives in the US: Eric Bauer as global CEO and Skye Westcott as president of North America who will lead what Coco Republic, the Australian-founded furniture and homewares chain, describes as an “accelerated global expansion, initially focused on the California market”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2022

The company announced plans to open more than 100 new, small-format Kohl’s stores over the next four years, while at the same time growing its digital business to $8 billion by enhancing “discovery and shopability.” Kohl’s is also doubling down on its partnerships with Sephora and Amazon Returns to drive foot traffic to stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property of Hunter , the 160-year-old British heritage brand, famous for its iconic Original Wellington boot, that has evolved into an outdoor lifestyle brand. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Academy Sports + Outdoors will open up to 17 new stores during its 2024 fiscal year, which began Feb. The retailer carries apparel, footwear, sports and camping equipment from brand names including Nike , Carhartt and L.L.Bean , as well as private label brands such as Magellan Outdoors, Freely, H2OX and Mosaic.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods is expanding its partnership with online marketplace SidelineSwap , with plans to host a series of 200 sports gear trade-in events across 19 states in the first half of 2023. At the trade-in events, customers can exchange their used sports gear for Dick’s gift cards to use toward their next purchase. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2023

Performance apparel brand Canada Goose is continuing its retail expansion across the West Coast with plans for its first Los Angeles store, a permanent presence east of Seattle in Bellevue, Wash. The three new stores are part of the company’s plan, announced earlier this year , to more than double its current global store count by 2028. . —

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2021

Outdoor brand Eddie Bauer is the latest retailer to be snapped up by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC Group , a joint venture between ABG and mall operator Simon Property Group. Bank attempted to acquire Eddie Bauer, but the acquisition was dropped when the boards of directors at Jos. and Canada.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2023

A beneficiary of the growing outdoor market, Arc’teryx has seen customer demand outstrip its supply “many times over”, according to Byron Dawson, retail manager for ANZ at Amer Sports, which owns Arc’teryx, along with other global brands, including Salomon and Wilson.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

“It really gets into sort of a layering or hierarchy of shopping experiences,” said Michael Lee, VP at Callison RTKL in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Neither in-store shoppers nor BOPIS customers should have to wait in traffic during busy times, get lost in a poorly laid-out maze or risk dinging their bumper at a tight turn.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 7, 2024

Go Outdoors is set to open Europe’s “biggest ever outdoor retail shop” in the Vangarde Shopping Park, York. The superstore has created over 42 new jobs at the outdoors retailer, with 28 staff members joining from its old GO Outdoors York shop. It will also house its new concept cafe, Alpine Café.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Resale has a new player with the launch of DICK’S Sporting Goods ’ in-store buy-back program, available in select markets through a partnership with outdoor and adventure gear resale platform Out&Back. DICK’S will pilot the program at DICK’S Sporting Goods locations in Pittsburgh and Lakewood, Colo. and its Cranberry Township, Pa.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 20, 2025

Danny OKeefe, Co-Founder at Evolve Estates, said: We seized the opportunity to acquire Dolphin Quays, which overlooks Poole Harbour. The area has seen significant residential development over the last few years, with further investment planned.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Following a March 2022 announcement that it planned to expand beyond its roots in electronics, Best Buy is entering new categories including health and wellness, outdoor living and transportation. In November 2021, Best Buy acquired outdoor furniture brand Yardbird.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2021

From switching its focus on hardcore sporting adventures to inspiring joy in the great outdoors, Kathmandu is changing things up as it primes itself for global ambitions. We’re about being more inclusive and making the outdoors more accessible to everybody. Inside Retail: Let’s discuss Kathmandu’s global transformation.

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2024

UK-headquartered Mountain Warehouse will open its first Melbourne store at DFO Moorabbin on August 3. The Melbourne store marks the outdoor retailer’s second Australian store, after opening a location in Brisbane in July. Currently, Mountain Warehouse operates 371 stores and multiple websites across nine countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2024

“Tractor Supply is focused on providing customers with what they need at the everyday low prices they deserve,” said Matt McGrath, VP of Pricing, Events and Presentation at Tractor Supply in a statement. Academy Sports + Outdoors began using Revionics’ pricing modules in July 2023.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

featured speakers such as Beatrice de Quinsonas Drouas, Director of Research at BPCE Solutions Immobilires; Mathieu de Mallman, Global Head of Retail and Healthcare at AXA IM ALTS; Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations at CBRE Investors Management; and Romain Muller, Head of Investment Management Retail at Union Investment.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods , which acquired Moosejaw from Walmart in February 2023 for an undisclosed amount, plans to close all but three of the 14 stores in the outdoor retailer chain, according to multiple media reports. In recent months Dick’s has been putting more energy into formats such as its House of Sport and Public Lands banners.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

WestEast created a mockup of the planned home that was then placed in a San Antonio Ikea store, where it served as fodder for focus groups with people who had experienced homelessness. WestEast is uniquely qualified for this project because the studio was “created specifically to look at human trauma,” said Andrews.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

You go down to the beach at 6am, and there’s hundreds of people doing soft sand runs, swimming, or hitting the gym,” Oayda said. The brand – which is opening its flagship store in February after a four-month pop-up at the Birkenhead Point Outlet – achieved 250 per cent year-on-year growth in December 2022. A moving target.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 12, 2025

New research from eBay Advertising finds that while 7 in 10 UK garden owners intend to spend on their outdoor space this year, value is a driving factor, with nearly three-quarters saying theyre more likely to buy discounted items. The research finds that 72 percent of garden owners enjoy spending money on enhancing their outdoor spaces.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Outdoor Venture, distributor and retailer of premium sports and outdoor brands, has launched a new retail concept dubbed RL2 by Running Lab in Singapore following its successful Malaysian debut last May. Are there any plans to introduce RL2 by Running Lab to other markets in Southeast Asia or beyond?

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Out of the roughly 2 million active sellers on Amazon marketplaces worldwide, Forbes reported that over 30,000 in the US alone are making at least $1 million in sales a year. Thrasio, which this year was valued at over US$4 billion, owns more than 100 e-commerce brands. Targeting 100 brands. Fours levers to grow revenue.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The outdoor retailer will pay £3.8m ($5m) for the EMS brand, website and seven profitable stores, as well as another £3.8m The agreement will save more than 100 jobs at EMS, which filed for Chapter 11 protection – the US equivalent of an administration – on 18 June. for its other assets.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

CEO Calvin McDonald recently discussed the strategy with CNBC s Sara Eisen at the National Retail Federation conference in New York. Does [working at Lululemon] make you more athletic? Before, nobody at work cared that I was doing Ironman races. Sara Eisen : I want to talk about you and your journey. SE: You do Ironman, right?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2024

By 2010, he and his brother Harrison saw a gap in the market for upscale outdoor furniture and decided to reposition the company to fill in that space. “We We came up with the idea to create an Australian lifestyle brand that was focused on outdoor living and beautiful furniture.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Outdoor brand Snow Peak is taking a similar approach, but in a way that remains true to its uniquely natural roots. is a multi-function venue that includes a store, restaurant and office space — all of which are thematically connected to a central invitation: “Let’s dwell outdoors, together.” Our plans for growth in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2024

Building on its reputation as a destination for outdoor grilling, Ace Hardware has launched the private label Loud Mouth Barbeque line of sauces and rubs — its first edible product offerings. The sauces are priced for accessibility at $8.99 Ace plans to expand the line with additional designs and pieces. ounce bottle and $6.99

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 14, 2023

As the pandemic fades and the thermometer climbs, more and more people want to get out and find an escape from the pressures of inflation — and outdoor spaces are positioned to provide great, flexible experiences that can fill the bill. Your phone is the first thing you look at in the morning and the last thing you see at night,” said Kampf.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

15, 2024, when Christopher Metz, who most recently served as CEO of Vista Outdoor Inc., Solo Brands , a company with a portfolio of lifestyle brands including Solo Stove , Chubbies , Oru Kayak , ISLE and Icy Breeze , has announced that President and CEO John Merris will step down from his post, effective Jan. will take over.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

. “We are excited to present our unique exclusive mix of premium and on-trend brands to elevate customer’s looks from head to toe, including Nude Lucy, Carhartt WIP, Polo Ralph Lauren, Article One, and Stussy to name a few,” said Laura Ghannoum, general manager at Glue Store.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

Online running shoes, running clothing and outdoor gear retailer SportsShoes.com has announced a new retail partnership with health and life insurer Vitality. Established in 1982, SportsShoes.com offers customers more than 17,000 products from 150 global running and outdoor brands. members to live healthier and more active lives.

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