Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Aptos develops and delivers unified commerce solutions for specialty softlines, hardlines and department store chains in North America, Europe, Asia and ANZ. We’re also excited to see more customers adopt our newly reimagined store fulfilment app. What makes the company different from others in the market?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nordstrom’s holiday offerings span channels and stores and include: Stress-Free Services for Holiday Shoppers Nordstrom is appealing to consumers’ need for flexible fulfillment options by spotlighting its BOPIS and shipping options. Cardmembers in select markets will have access to free two-day shipping.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The only category posting a decline was department stores, down 2.7 However, towards the end of the month, we saw daily caseloads start to come down, close contact isolation requirements were eased for essential workers and consumer spending started to lift. per cent, followed by apparel, up 8.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

JCPenney has faced the same challenges that bedevil the entire department store vertical, ranging from lower foot traffic at malls to the high operating costs that come with significant brick-and-mortar investments. distribution center with a new induction, sorting and packing system.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Consumer preference for online shopping continues to rise, as more purchases are being made online than in stores with each passing year. According to McKinsey , ecommerce sales in apparel, department stores and beauty products have increased by nearly 10%, on average, since the onset of the pandemic.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In a dynamic shift in consumer behaviour, three out of four shoppers are now exploring multiple online marketplaces before making a purchase. The surge in popularity of challenger marketplaces has resulted in consumers now visiting an average of three marketplaces every time they shop online.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2021

As online competition heats up, third-party marketplaces are proving to be a cost-effective and relatively low-risk way for retailers to expand their product offerings and capture consumer mindshare. In fact, many third-party marketplaces are nearly invisible to the end consumer. But this model is unlikely to work for most retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that). But despite the rush, retailers still have multiple opportunities to maximize both in-store sales and online conversions.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2023

Bestseller’s Australia country director Rikke Dahl-Thorup told Inside Retail that the brand entered the Australian market due to the strong consumer demand for Scandinavian design, and a willingness from Aussie customers to embrace new trends. This reflects the growing demand for good quality fashion at competitive prices.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2022

While the growth of online commerce and social media has made it easy for direct-to-consumer (DTC) businesses to start up and ship items to customers, moving such a business to the next level can be a lot tougher. Rise of the ‘Inclusive Consumer’ There are strong indications that many consumers are ready for these changes.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The marketplace, powered by Mirakl , is key piece of Macy’s turnaround strategy aimed at transforming the department store into a digitally led, omnichannel retailer. The platform, which is integrated into the existing Macy’s website and app, brings an expanded assortment of 400 new brands across 20 product categories at launch.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Australian online clothing rental company GlamCorner is adapting its offering as more brands look to launch their own branded rental service amidst major changes in consumer behaviour. This resonates with younger consumers in particular.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

Product quality has become more important for online shoppers compared to two years ago, along with product cost, shipping cost, customer reviews, and authenticity. He said that the pandemic and related lockdowns and movement restrictions were a further blow to physical store operations.

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Retail Bound

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With a slew of high-impact shopping events driving consumer spending, this is your prime opportunity to maximize revenue, build brand awareness, and move products off shelves quicker than at any other time of the year. Many purchases are carefully planned as consumers actively track deals several weeks in advance.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

After identifying that bedding was a category (desperately) in need of innovation, my partner, Andy, and I began to grapple with the idea of revolutionising the way consumers shop for their sheets. HW: Traditionally, we shopped for sheets in department stores. I feel like some new DTC brands are coming into the market.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The eye-popping 7 per cent year-on-year growth in consumer prices in the US in December finally focused any remaining minds on how adversely inflation might affect producers, retailers, and consumers. The International Monetary Fund forecasts consumer prices to increase, on average, by just 2.2 Shipping woes.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Australian fashion icon Seafolly is expanding its footprint around the world, launching a dedicated e-commerce offer in the United Kingdom, as well as the ability to ship to Canada and New Zealand. We’re seeing significant growth in Singapore through our website and four Seafolly concept stores.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. In particular, Louis Vuitton’s 2000sqm outdoor installation honouring late artistic director Virgil Abloh is an absolute showstopper, featuring oversized sculptures, custom LV-branded shipping containers and giant technicolour murals. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

With over 200 stores and a slew of international brands, including Celine, Ganni, Levi’s and Reebok, United Arrows is one of the country’s largest select shops, which is a kind of mini department store. While the business is primarily direct-to-consumer, wholesale is an important part of its strategy in Japan.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amazon’s director of Australian operations, Mindy Espidio-Garcia, said that 2,000 seasonal workers had been on-boarded to help pick, pack and ship customer orders at its sites, over the festive season. He added that as businesses began reopening after lockdowns, and in the months since, many have struggled to find talent to fill positions.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On the brick-and-mortar side, The Edit LDN has been selling high-end footwear at the iconic Harrods department store in Knightsbridge for a year, and plans to expand to a Galeries Lafayette in Doha, Qatar beginning Nov. We offer lots of added value for members, including pre-access to sneaker drops and free shipping within the UK.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 25, 2023

While there are some mitigating factors – including a robust performance during the consumer boom of last year and some unfavourable exchange rates – the dip takes a little of the shine off what has been a year of reasonable progress for the denim giant. Sales came in at $1.59 billion, compared with $1.69

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Founded by brothers Omar and Zane Sabré, the company recently collaborated with Disney , and is about to launch another collaboration with Barneys, an upscale department store in New York. Within our first year, we were shipping to 80 countries.”. We have a really healthy market that we’ve been able to grow.”.

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Retail Next

OCTOBER 24, 2019

One of the hottest trends in retail right now is BOSS: Buy Online and Ship to the Store for pickup (very similar to, but not the same, as BOPIS, or Buy Online, Pickup In Store). It’s the digital version, for us dinosaurs, of going to a department store and having them order the right size when something wasn’t in stock.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The convenience, variety, and value offered by online platforms presents a compelling proposition for consumers. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic has played a significant role in this shift, with safety concerns prompting many to avoid crowded department stores. What Back-to-School Items Are a Must for Most Students?

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2022

Department stores. “On On [previous trips to the US], we would always make the department stores a really big ticket item on the trip agenda, but we don’t anymore because we’re not seeing enough innovation from them,” Lattouf said. “How That’s really what the consumer is going to want.” .

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

These ephemeral spaces are designed to captivate consumers, offering them immersive experiences that go far beyond traditional retail encounters. The essence of pop-up retail lies in its transient nature, typically available for a limited time, which creates a sense of urgency and exclusivity that resonates with modern consumers.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2024

This cut-and-sew methodology also forces businesses to carry excess inventory due to the guessing game of consumer demand and ever-changing trends, resulting in a steady stream of waste. Manufacturing on demand eliminates inventory, which in turn reduces the need for bulk shipping, distribution centres and storage.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Just last year, luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue sold six different types of advent calendars; in 2023, that number tripled. As confirmed by data sourced by Spate, a consumer behavior and trend analysis company, searches for advent calendars have grown by over 10.7

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2022

We caught up with Christina Fontana, Alibaba’s director of strategic partnerships in Southern Europe at the recent World Retail Congress to discuss the opportunities for brands in China and how the Chinese consumer has evolved. Brands sell to Chinese consumers through our platform. Chinese consumers are incredibly savvy.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Not that long ago, walking into a carefully organised grocery market, hearing a pianist perform in the centre of a high-end department store, or having a retail associate help guide you represented a good retail customer experience. Answering customer service questions such as what your store hours are or what your return policy is.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2022

That first retailer was the upmarket Auckland department store, Smith & Caughey’s. Going back 17 years, direct-to-consumer websites kind of didn’t exist – so it was literally all about knocking on people’s doors and asking people to stock our products.”.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Department store Liberty even called out its record beauty calendar sales as factor behind its growing profits last year. Social media marketing, in particular, where the advent calendars are sent to content creators in advance for unboxing, has helped to entice consumers to buy them,” she says.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Archie Norman Archie Norman has spent the last six years overseeing food and fashion group M&S’s turnaround plan as it looks to re-establish its brand, win back consumers and return to profit. Perhaps with M&S now motoring, Norman might jump ship to see if he can perform a similar feat at its rival? Sound familiar?

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Independent Retailer

JULY 14, 2022

This is when companies sell their products to retailers and other direct-to-consumer sellers instead of the individual shoppers themselves. This way retailers can mark up the price, selling it to consumers, and make a profit. The costs for storing, packaging, and individually shipping your products can quickly add up for retailers.

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Retail Focus

MAY 24, 2023

When a retailer runs out of an item, it can damage sales and brand reputation while also costing money in shipping, storage, and lost opportunity. Lack of product is a major problem during the holidays when most consumers are looking to buy products. Lack of product availability Product availability is a key factor in retail success.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

New John Lewis boss Peter Ruis has made quite the statement by bringing back its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise, two years after the department store scrapped it. ” Ruis says the retailer’s online offer will also be bolstered by shipping direct from suppliers.

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