Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The devices “have high-quality cameras on them, and we’re instructing our associates to take pictures of the overheads at an appropriate cadence,” throughout the day, said Hari Ramamurthy, a Technology Fellow at The Home Depot in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2024

The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., To better serve our deserving patrons, this launch and newest venture in the toy retail industry is incredibly exciting for our global NEX team,” said Richard Honiball, EVP, Global Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at NEXCOM in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Brands and retailers realize there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for stores — and design teams are rising to the challenge by thinking more creatively and thoughtfully about how they can innovate through new formats, technologies and collaboration methods. Gonzalez: The community-driven aspect is a big part of it.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sales in these specific categories not only exceeded our expectations at launch, but also brought in new customers to shop with us.” Sales in these specific categories not only exceeded our expectations at launch, but also brought in new customers to shop with us.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a headline topic at the National Retail Federations annual Big Show , and NVIDIA is undoubtedly one of the companies leading the industrys innovation in this sector. Physics AI and the Opportunity for Global Supply Chains John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart U.S. ,

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some retailers have taken a look at consumer data, analyzing where consumers are making online purchases to better understand where a brick-and-mortar store might be successful based on the shoppers’ location. When it comes to a small-format store, a fraction of what might be available at a large format store is in stock.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

With an increased need and desire for recycling, upcycling and reselling, retailers can explore in-store services that encourage consumers to give products a second life and help close the loop on unnecessary waste. To lead by example, old or retired products can be used as a “building” material or for visual merchandising displays.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

These benefits are just a few reasons why “luxury retailers are the ones that have embraced pop-ups the most” in recent years, according to Sterling Plenert, SVP at CallisonRTKL in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Retailers also need to look at social media: has the pop-up generated buzz? A lot of municipalities in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In Southern California, where the weather is good, we set up pop-up tents in parking lots to provide a way for customers to engage and look at new collections. Additionally, we talk to our customers often, via phone, email and text, encouraging them to come and visit our stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The first store, in Washington, D.C., features optimized lighting and acoustics for better visual and audible communication and accessible equipment designs for store associates. “At Building and scaling an Inclusive Store Framework is central to our mission of connection and will lead to greater access for all.”

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bright idea Retailers can start by looking at their stores and what they can change to have an almost immediate impact on sustainability. Sara Drawwater, marketing director at Shoplight, said that sustainable retail benefits the environment and aligns with consumer expectations, social responsibility and economic viability.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Shein is very Gen Z oriented, so we bring in as many Gen Z team members as possible,” said Marisa Runyon, Director of Creative Content and Production at Shein. “We Shein spoke during a panel discussion at the recent FUTR conference in New York City. We spend a lot of time in brainstorming sessions, asking them, ‘What are you watching?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Making In-Store Shopping More Convenient with Endless Aisles Consumers are already familiar with QR codes — they scan QR codes to access restaurant menus, enter contests, contact support, redeem rewards and so much more. Let QR codes lead you into the future of retail — one scan at a time.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

In November 2022 alone, for example, Leap opened multiple stores at Simon properties in California and Florida: True Classic Tees in Los Angeles’ Del Amo Fashion Center and ThirdLove , Sugarfina and Goodlife in Florida’s Town Center at Boca Raton. “We Widen it to make your physical store as productive as possible.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The retailer, working with Mood Media , has created an experiential retail location equipped with a large-scale LED visual wall displaying curated content, carefully chosen music and even a custom fragrance, White Pepperwood, carrying the scent of the outdoors through the air.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The local branch will offer a number of consultancy services, ranging from retail store management to visual merchandising, digital marketing and retail technology for omnichannel solutions, in an effort to elevate Malaysia’s beauty and fashion retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Thematic retail stores and exclusive IP-focused product collections are hot in retail right now: Chinese lifestyle retailer Miniso has unveiled a series of themed character flagships around the world, while Camp has been known for its exclusive brand collaborations and entertainment-driven activations for Trolls , Frozen and more.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2023

I’ve always encouraged my teams — in the UK and Europe and in my role today — to spread information about vacancies throughout our stores. There are a lot of people [at Primark] who are on their third, fourth or fifth store. Store workers] might be interested in human resources, visual merchandising or health and safety issues.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace and this is nothing new to all in retail. Robots are increasingly finding their place in the sector, offering substantial improvements in both operational efficiency and customer experience.

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Independent Retailer

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Let’s look at effective strategies and tools that will help improve business efficiency. This information will be useful to entrepreneurs and business managers who implement approaches aiming at streamline processes, improving customer service and reducing costs. FAQ What does a retail manager do?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Like other Leevers locations, the store will be 100% employee-owned. Aurora, Colorado is the ideal launchpad for this offering as we have a vibrant and active Hispanic community in the area,” said Art Perez, District Manger at Leevers in a statement. Ahorra Mucho is the next step in exploring how we can best meet our shoppers’ needs.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

“We are also excited to partner even more with our vendors this year as it relates to their branded in-store merchandise experiences,” Barry added, identifying Tesla, Lovesac and Starlink as examples of planned vendor partnerships. Best Buy closed 24 stores in FY 2024 and plans to close 10 to 15 in FY 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Foot Locker has unveiled its new store format, which includes a communal sneaker try-on area to facilitate “sneaker culture” conversations and technology that provides store associates with omnichannel inventory availability data. The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Dick’s plans to open a total of 16 50K stores in 2024, consisting of 12 relocations or remodels and four new stores. Dick’s also will open eight new House of Sport locations in 2024, consisting of seven relocations/conversions and one new store at Boston’s Prudential Center.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The lack of family-friendly play areas and playtime is having a detrimental impact on childhood development,” said Alero Akuya, VP of Global Brand Development at the Lego Group in a statement. and Canadian stores sensory-inclusive to improve neurodivergent people’s accessibility. In April 2024 Lego announced plans to make all its U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Retailers looking to bring digital experiences to their stores can begin by ensuring that they understand their core customers as well as which experiences feel natural, shareable and allow for scalability as technology continues to evolve. Sara Alloy is Retail Experience Lead, North America at Publicis Sapient.

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Retail Next

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Merchandising is often viewed as presenting or displaying items in a way that makes them visually appealing and desirable to shoppers. Themed window displays, dressed mannequins and beauty stands are all examples of visual merchandising.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In July 2024 , supermarket retailer Hy-Vee partnered with VusionGroup to install ESLs in more than 230 stores, following close on the heels of Walmart s June 2024 decision to roll out the solution providers digital shelf labels chainwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

but the company also has worked with its portfolio of luxury clients on a range of new store designs and experiences. Based on the innovation that’s evident in all these projects, Sterling Plenert , Principal at Arcadis, believes the broader industry has a lot to learn from luxury players.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

Now is the time to start integrating the changes we didn’t expect to see in futuristic retail stores. This means reinvention through automation, better in-store data collection and more engaging in-store experiences, in order to reignite business, while at the same time meeting the changing needs of our new world.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2022

We began this platform as a strategic mission to solve big systemic problems across food insecurity and food waste,” said Barbara Connors, VP of Commercial Insights at 84.51° , Kroger’s retail data science and insights company, in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Barbara Connors. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

We’re at the very start of the retail media age with PwC forecasting retail media will grow from $850 million to $2.14 Prepare for a digitally-led re-imagining of the store experience. As it stands, clean store policies can constrain creativity. For example, social proof is increasingly being built into store display.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Nicholas told CNBC that there will be no change to the number of associates working in the Grapevine store, but that some would be assigned to new roles.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2024

In the dynamic world of retail, the gap between brands and consumers can quickly escalate from a minor crack to a Grand Canyon-sized disconnect, leaving both relevance and revenue at risk. Remember, the internal functional team at HQ is also vital, as they build and execute the experience. The evaluation points are the same.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Our men’s business has experienced significant growth over the past several years, and Saks continues to be the destination that shoppers look to for the latest in men’s luxury fashion,” said Tracy Margolies, Chief Merchandising Officer at Saks in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2024

In fact, I’ve seen a senior leader at a major retailer call successful DTC brands “ankle biters” — both sides are “ frenemies ” at best. This disregard plays out in visually and strategically mismatched brand collaborations. behind closed doors it’s a world of fierce competition.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Some CPG brands have taken risks — not just focusing on selling the literal product inside the packaging but on conveying a feeling or emotion through the use of a mascot or character, pattern, color and repetition, or even the singular use of typography — without images at all.

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