Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all 237 stores. The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

BJ’s Wholesale Club is testing out a smaller store format called BJ’s market. BJ’s market will serve as an exciting new innovation lab for BJ’s Wholesale Club,” said Bill Werner, EVP, Strategy and Development at BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. “We The first 43,000 -square-foot concept store opened in Warwick, R.I.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That’s why the brand has opened its first permanent store at Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles, which is not only an epicenter for Calpak’s core customer base, but also for the business itself. Success is looking [at those metrics] within a specific mile radius from our store.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In addition to extended store hours, increased inventory pressures and customers who often are even more impatient than normal, these workers also often find themselves working more hours at a time when many other employees are taking time off. “On The reality is not everyone is going to get that time off. It’s a lot of fun.” “I

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2025

The brand is now stocked at David Jones, The Iconic, Glue Store and Culture Kings. G-Star said it plans to expand in Australia and New Zealand by boosting wholesale growth and launching new retail stores this year. The company has signed a deal with Good Products & Co for the distribution of its products in the two markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

We acquired the British heritage brand out of insolvency in 2020 and built a flexible, scalable licensing business and a global ecommerce presence over the last four years, said Tobias Nanda, Head of Brands at Gordon Brothers in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

Centric Software will introduce Centric Planning, a retail planning solution designed to help companies achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals, at the 2023 NRF Big Show.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. The brand’s overall digital sales also increased 19% globally, while wholesale revenues were down by 1%.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

At its June 1, 2022 Investor Day, Levi Strauss and Co executives laid out an aggressive strategy to propel the company toward revenues of $9 to $10 billion by 2027, by doubling down on DTC and diversifying beyond denim. “We as well as plans to triple the ecommerce business. billion this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. Building an Online Presence. to visit your website.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Exclusive: Google Debuts New Retail Media Solution with Lowes as First Beta Tester (March 18, 2024) Retail media was THE growth story in 2024, fueled by these networks ability to target consumers at key decision points in the shopper journey. Walgreens Agrees to $192.5M Settlement with Shareholders Over Failed Rite Aid Merger (Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

With a new retail management solution in place, Burton will now be able to: Deploy mobile POS (mPOS) devices in its stores; Provide store associates with improved visibility into customer, product and inventory data ; and Gain a unified view of its e-Commerce and brick-and-mortar operations at both the store and headquarters levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Marc Fisher Footwear will take on the Hunter brand’s footwear design, wholesale and ecommerce operations. At the intersection of fashion and outdoor, Hunter introduces another elevated global brand to Authentic’s diverse Lifestyle portfolio,” said Jamie Salter, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Authentic in a statement. In the U.S.,

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Digital Brands Group (DBG) — the parent company of a collection of digital-first lifestyle brands including Bailey 44 , Harper & Jones and Sundry — will open its first physical store in March 2024 and plans to have 50 locations within the next several years. million in annual revenue and annual cash flow of over $500,000 a year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Netflix is reportedly planning to open permanent brick-and-mortar stores, beginning in 2025 with two in the U.S. The streaming company also has explored wholesale partnerships, with Walmart expanding its in-store Netflix Hubs to 2,400 locations in October 2022. followed by a global rollout, according to Bloomberg.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 billion in cash. In May 2023 the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union had voted to oppose any mergers. “C&S

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Starbucks Workers United , the union trying to organize Starbucks workers across the country, is planning a “Red Cup Rebellion” on Nov. The union has been seeking to consolidate talks with Starbucks to a national level since at least May 2023 , but the company has maintained that each store needs to bargain individually.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

This disparity between expectations and reality will continue to drive businesses to invest in B2B commerce and related technologies, said Ram Chandel, Global Commerce Practice Leader at Deloitte Digital in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Want to learn more?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Joe Megibow may be new to the CEO role at Casper , but he’s very much a known entity in the retail industry. This was on full display during an impromptu stroll across the Mandalay Bay resort at Shoptalk in Las Vegas last month, during which he was stopped repeatedly. That right there is the thread across every company I’ve worked at.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Footwear retailer Accent Group has opened a Nude Lucy store at Westfield Miranda in NSW, the group’s 800th store. The new store opening is part of the Accent Group’s plan to expand the footprint of all of its 15 brands as it sees a strong return on investment in brick-and-mortar retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

The brand has a range of partnerships in the works, and recently opened its first domestic flagship – a 167sqm store at Chadstone Shopping Centre, showcasing new trends and styles, and introducing new customers to the vintage brand. At the end of April last year, the keys changed hands to the current operating partner, Brand Collective.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Vuori has received a $400 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that values the activewear brand at $4 billion just six years after its debut. Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Born in Sydney, designed in Auckland and made in New Zealand, luxury home fragrance brand Ecoya has arrived at Martin Place, the heart of the new Metro retail precinct in Sydney. After closing its first direct-to-consumer (DTC) store in Australia in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra, the brand initially planned to open a boutique in Bondi Beach.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda is accelerating its global expansion plans with a total of 15 new brick-and-mortar stores and 12 shop-in-shops opening worldwide over the next six months. IR: How are you planning to grow the brand in Asia Pacific? We have modernised our brand icon and brought a new life and movement into it.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2025

CP Axtra, the awkwardly-named parent company of Thailands familiar Makro and Lotuss stores and the countrys largest wholesale-retail conglomerate, reported a strong set of results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and for the whole year. Wholesale sales under Makros four different banners grew by 4.7 billion Thai baht (US$4.0

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Success for the brand’s own retail operations may be leading Ralph Lauren to shift some of its attention away from its wholesale business. That initiative was partly aimed at building connections with and better understanding customers, so establishing a direct line to shoppers through stores and websites is in line with this goal.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Online retailer Zulily , once a Silicon Valley darling, has begun the process of winding down its business, with court filings indicating plans to close its Seattle headquarters as well as warehouses in Nevada and Ohio and a liquidation sale underway online. and Lockbourne, Ohio, impacting more than 800 employees across the three locations.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

A recurring theme at Day two of NRF’s Retail’s Big Show Asia in Singapore on Wednesday was clearly the understanding among retailers of the need to deliver a great customer experience to succeed. The current food and liquor market is very much dominated by wholesale but it is evolving and changing,” he shared. “The

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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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. He was previously head of category for brands at M&S and will now be tasked with bringing together the franchise and wholesale selling models under a unified structure.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Its 10th store will open at Sunshine Plaza on March 10, and its 11th store at Pacific Fair on May 4.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2022

Primark is partnering with the Vintage Wholesale Company, an independent vintage clothing business, to open two new concessions in its flagship Birmingham and Manchester stores, under the brand WornWell by the Vintage Wholesale Company. . Jermaine Lapwood, Head of Innovation and Future Trends at Primark said : .

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Australian-owned and operated sportswear brand LSKD is opening its third retail space this year, as part of a plan to expand its retail presence before peak period. It produced a range of wholesale products, including life jackets, motocross gloves and socks and a bit of sportswear. In 2010, LKI became a full time job for Daniel.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has agreed to acquire Fikes Wholesale , owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores. The all-cash transaction is valued at $1.145 billion , which Casey’s will finance through cash and bank financing.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer. Bodkins took pains to stress that Boisson’s setback is not a failure for the NA category at large. “No Detailed information about Boisson’s restructuring plans was not available at press time.

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