Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

According to the brand, Mansergh’s appointment comes at a time of “significant momentum” for the company, which has had tremendous expansion in major international markets. Under Rebecca’s direction, the brand is planning an ambitious expansion in the US, with multiple shop openings planned for major areas this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2024

Convenience store retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard will promote current COO Alex Miller to CEO and President, effective Sept. The board and I have been planning for an orderly and seamless succession for several years, and we have carefully assessed the process and possible candidates.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Located at 31-33 Knox Street, the new store features a curated selection of menswear and womenswear collections, including tailored jackets, modern denim, outerwear, accessories, and footwear. ” The new store offers exclusive promotions, including gifts with purchases and complimentary beverages during the opening week. .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Transforming the square feet at your disposal into an attractive place for people to browse and buy is nothing new, but given the demand for omnichannel experiences there’s increasing pressure to maximize in-store engagement while acknowledging that many consumers will still prefer to buy online. Retail experiences work all year round.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

According to the company, the key initiatives of its three-year strategy include improving the quality of earnings through promotional events, accelerated growth of owned brands, and operating cost and working capital efficiencies. The company plans to open four to six additional locations later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Customer journey mapping (CJM) is widely used in retail to analyze and plan touch points before, during and after purchase. It provides a detailed view of the customers shopping process, helping retailers understand how customers interact with their brand at every stage.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Nicholsons career also has included stints at Walmart, SuperValu and Winn-Dixie. In his new position, Nicholson will be responsible for merchandising strategy, category management, promotional planning and execution and pricing at the retailer, which operates more than 350 supermarkets in New England and the mid-Atlantic.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

[Editors note: I sat down with the folks at PAN, our co-host for an exclusive event that will take place Monday, Jan. at KYMA at Hudson Yards, to discuss a few of the key trends retail will be grappling with in 2025 for this blog post. Read on to take a look at the issues we plan to watch and cover onRetail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Thats especially important when todays media-savvy consumer understands the difference between paid-for promotions and editorial reviews. Weve used data points to get beauty brands over 100 pieces of coverage with SEO benefit in a few weeks, in the likes of Glamour and Grazia , without a single promotional deal or sample circulated.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Promotional compliance is a critical driver of in-store success, yet many brands struggle to accurately track whether their promotions are executed as planned—or fail to track them at all. Issues like missing promotional signage, misplaced products, or incorrect pricing can severely impact a campaign’s effectiveness.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Former Walmart exec and Jet.com founder Marc Lore and his newest company Wonder Group have raised $700 million from various investors to support its Vision, Capital and People (VCP) plan , which is designed to support the business’ execution and scale, Lore revealed in a LinkedIn post. both of which are scheduled to open this year.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

At opposite ends of the political spectrum, the National Party and the Greens both argued that divestment provisions should be incorporated into federal competition laws to ensure fair trading with suppliers and consumers. and a low point of $15.24, albeit edging close to the higher mark at years end. In comparison, Coles posted a $1.11

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

Introducing tariffs on consumer goods could further escalate prices, reigniting inflation at a time when consumer budgets are already stretched painfully thin. Incremental price increases on inelastic goods can protect margins, while promotions on elastic goods can sustain demand. Weakened consumer spending is another factor to watch.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Instacart also is planning to extend pick-to-light to its Caper Carts smart carts, which will enable customers to have shelf labels flash for items — whether from their shopping list or an ad or coupon they see — directly from their cart. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2022

stores in August 2022 with the opening of a location at the Gran Plaza Outlets in Calexico, Calif. In addition to this Southern California store, the retailer has new shops planned for Illinois, Rhode Island, Nevada, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico. through June 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

However you look at it, healthy people are at the center of any successful sustainability plan. At Bragg, we review employee compensation annually and ensure that we remain competitive to market. At Bragg, we review employee compensation annually and ensure that we remain competitive to market.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rent the Runway has lowered its revenue expectations for 2023, now saying it plans to at least match 2022 revenues of $296.4 We made significant progress in Q2 across the bottom line, exceeding our profitability guidance, and with Adjusted EBITDA margins hitting a historic high at 10.2%. 8, 2023. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

Under Armour announced plans for a restructuring following disappointing results in its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), as well as the expectation that revenues will continue to decline anywhere from 15% to 17% in North America in the coming year. Plank was reinstalled as President and CEO in March.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

22 percent of respondents are planning to buy themselves Christmas gifts this year – a figure that climbs to 3 percent % among Gen Z and just 8 percent among Boomers. Gen Z stands out once again as a generation dissatisfied with presents, with a staggering 56 percent admitting to receiving at least one bad gift each year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The stores centerpiece is its Dome Tent, where shoppers can lay down and look up at AI-generated content that will take them through a 30 -minute visual journey, featuring natural soundscapes and visuals to take the viewer from day to night. We also promote our Renewed program as an important platform to give our products a second life.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2024

The platform plans to soon announce a partnership to bring “the most successful crowdfunding projects to physical locations.” To promote its new expanded service, Indiegogo is also lowering its platform fees to 4% for crowdfunding campaigns through the rest of 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2024

That’s why retailers must find ways to optimize their cloud resource planning strategies ahead of a time of demand. Scalability Is Key One key aspect of effective cloud resource planning is being able to dynamically scale infrastructure. Here are three key components of a well-managed ecommerce cloud strategy. So Who’s Doing It Well?

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The shift in focus at AFW from industry insider to mainstream audience is palpable for many fashion veterans beyond just the seating charts being adjusted to prioritise influencers and media outlets focusing on street style happening outside of the runways. To this day, Jam’s AFW runway is a discovery reference for many customers.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Jones, who previously held senior roles at Clarks , most recently served as chief product and merchandising officer. 07/02/2025 x 2:42 PM Meanwhile, Richard Davies has been promoted to international partnerships director. All three appointments will report directly to Mark Lemming, the international managing director at M&S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Lotte Duty Free has secured an additional 10-year lease at the Brisbane Airport for an expanded store offering more product categories, effective February 1 next year. In addition, the company said it will use its Korean headquarters to promote tourism to Brisbane and Queensland.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Of course, this is much easier said than done, with “going green” not something that can be done overnight and instead requires careful thought and planning. There is no escaping the subject of sustainability, with retailers under increasing pressure to implement changes to make them into a more planet friendly operation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 31, 2023

And this is just the first of in a series of shopping events Wish has planned for 2023. As an operating partner at one of Wish’s longest-running investors, GGV Capital , Yan has long had an insider’s view of the business. Joe Yan, CEO, Wish Central to Wish’s turnaround effort has also been a drawn-out reshuffling of its C-suite.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2023

Peloton is planning to relaunch its brand as the struggling fitness company works to shed its old image, but the process will run alongside a new recall involving more than 2.1 The different app tiers will have different amounts of content experiences available to you at different price points.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

Some 2025 retail design trends are easy to predict; for example, its a good bet that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a starring (or at least supporting) role. Experience design also can help people make the right choices; for example [by providing] education at the right moment in the shopper journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

If you’re planning a pop-up, here are four key legal and business factors to keep in mind: 1. Brands must also ensure permitted use and zoning laws allow for retail and promotional events, especially during high-traffic periods like New York Fashion Week. If the space requires modifications (e.g.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

Patients waiting for organ transplants now can prepare for surgery at home, something that used to require a two- to three-week hospital stay. Smart data analytics yields this understanding at scale. Bespoke statement designs and calls to action also promote faster payments. The retail healthcare industry is exploding.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Across the group, the inflationary pressures necessitated more promotional activity to keep stock turning over. These efforts drove accelerated growth in the second quarter at BCF and Rebel.” The group’s statutory net profit declined 9 per cent to $130 million despite sales increasing 4 per cent to $2.11 per cent and 6.9

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Instead of preemptively cutting back, many are planning to spend more this year. That’s right, retailers are planning to “invest their way through the recession,” according to new benchmark research from digital transformation company Mercaux conducted by CensusWide. This trend is even more pronounced among CEOs in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

But amidst the traditional marketing blitzes and seasonal promotions, a new force is opening doors to partnerships that wouldnt have been imaginable even a few years ago and quietly reshaping the retail landscape in the process: commerce media. Laura Cosgrove is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in ecommerce technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The barrier to entry is low and the ability to promote content in various ways speaks to the culture on the platform itself ; it’s very easy and intuitive to use. RTP: So if TikTok were to go away, is there a viable alternative at the moment? The second is that, by virtue of the first, it’s become where the zeitgeist lives.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Hosted by Andrea Marquez and featuring Jamie Siminoff, creator of Ring, the podcast will give a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to pitch, win and grow a thriving business. Buy It Now winners will reveal how they plan to invest their prize money and will provide guidance to help other founders on their entrepreneurial journey.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

She will succeed current President Jean-André Rougeot, who plans to retire in April 2024, at which time Patrick will become the CEO of Sephora North America — the beauty retailer’s first female CEO.

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