Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, the overall data masks some key data points that may be of concern to retailers, including data showing declines in discretionary categories such as furniture (-1.0%) and sporting goods (-1.6%). And with less inflation, consumers will regain some spending power. But there are possible headwinds on the horizon.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Consumers are increasingly voting with their feet when it comes to the issues that affect our world and our nation. Citizen Shoppers’ entreat companies to not just sit back and sell goods and services, but to also work toward improving the environment around us. The sustainable footwear market was $7.5 Don’t Stop at Shoes.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2022

” Sporting goods and active lifestyle retailers have been responding to the continued growth in consumer demand for outdoor gear. In September 2021 , DICK’S Sporting Goods launched its Public Lands store concept that offers outdoor apparel, footwear and equipment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Beginning in August 2025, Target will offer its new Champion collection of activewear and sporting goods for kids and adults. We know our consumers love new and differentiated items, and this partnership is all about merging sport, style and culture in a relevant way that resonates with them.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Australian consumers have the world at their fingertips and can order from all across the globe, not only from the large international e-commerce companies but also from specialist retailers – be it fashion, electronics or sporting goods. Even as the competition is increasing, however, so are the opportunities.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After linking its loyalty program with Dick’s Sporting Goods in 2021, Nike is now partnering with Hibbett on a similar “ connected partnership.” Members can now link their Nike membership and Hibbett Rewards accounts on the Hibbett website.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2024

.; Anthropologie brought denim recycling to its stores on a year-round basis; Footwear retailer Dr. Martens debuted a resale program in March 2024 ; and Dick’s Sporting Goods expanded its partnership with sporting goods marketplace SidelineSwap in April 2024 , leveraging the resale platform for trade-in events at its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

If you want tennis balls, you can wait for them to be delivered or you can go to a big-box sporting goods store, but if you’re on the way to the courts shouldn’t you be able to go somewhere really convenient along the way? It’s almost like the old general store that is the core of what we offer. said Balbale.

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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. Revenues were up 5% YoY in the company’s fiscal Q3, which ended Feb. Wholesale Will Still Play a ‘Very Important Role’.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 10, 2025

The country has a well-established retail ecosystem with high-traffic shopping malls, premium retail spaces and a digitally engaged consumer base. Despite its rapid expansion, GMG remains focused on a localised approach, tailoring its retail strategies to consumer behaviours in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 4, 2021

Dick’s Sporting Goods is launching a new outdoors concept called Public Lands with two stores: one in Columbus, OH, and the other in Pittsburgh. Many consumers who do not engage in these types of activities still like to dress as if they do.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2020

Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has added a new brand to its collection by acquiring certain assets of Modell’s Sporting Goods for $3.64 Modell’s joins a portfolio of brands within REV that had failed in their previous iterations as omnichannel or direct-to-consumer retailers.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

Consumers cut back their spending at retailers selling clothing, furniture and sporting goods, according to Commerce Department data. Retail sales in July fell 1.1 percent as a surge of COVID-19 cases connected primarily to the Delta variant made Americans more cautious about shopping in stores. Economists had expected a 0.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

Ebay ’s spending spree is continuing with the acquisition of Certilogo , a provider of digital IDs and authentication tools for apparel and fashion goods. “Ebay pioneered recommerce, while Certilogo pioneered connected products and consumer-facing digital authentication. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

As product scarcity issues continue to dominate this holiday shopping season, consumers are increasingly turning to resale to get the goods — and platform operators are taking notice. eBay has expanded its refurbished goods offering, where shoppers can find discounted inventory from brands including Apple, Samsung and Dyson.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

You look at ULTA Beauty or DICK’S Sporting Goods during the pandemic and they crushed it. These retailers are doing really well because they’re focusing on the needs of the consumer right now, where a lot of retailers didn’t for a long time.”. Now consumers look for that.”. said Scaretta. “

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Dick’s Sporting Goods , one of the largest sporting goods retailers, recently unveiled its House of Sports store with a running track, rock wall, batting cages and outdoor turf field. Omnichannel solutions that leverage intelligent displays, QR codes and consumer profiles can provide extreme personalization.

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VMS

JULY 27, 2021

J UST AS AMERICANS, bored and anxious during pandemic lockdown, collectively revisited their love affair with outdoor activities and sports, Dick’s Sporting Goods (Coraopolis, Pa.) introduced its new House of Sport concept, focused on multi-sport experiences, better shopper engagement and elevated customer service.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Allbirds also has a partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods subsidiary Public Lands , House of Sports and Scheels. We anticipate that the external headwinds pressuring consumer spending in the United States will persist in the back half of 2022. million compared to $117.5

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2023

The data prompted both the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) to urge the Reserve Bank of Australia to keep the current interest rates to encourage more consumer spending. Other retailing composed of recreational, sporting goods, and cosmetics rose 1.6 per cent to $5.5

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Resale Continued its Rise but Came Under Financial Scrutiny Consumers’ enthusiasm for secondhand goods, as well as other forms of more sustainable consumption like rental and repair services, showed no sign of slowing in 2023. But negative press didn’t stop either app from drawing U.S. Nicole Silberstein 6.

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Retail Dive

JULY 28, 2022

Brands and retailers are flocking to the platform in the hopes of reaching younger consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2022

. “At Designer Brands, we have truly taken control of our destiny as we have transformed into a brand builder, marrying our world-class design and sourcing capabilities to our industry leading direct-to-consumer infrastructure,” said Rawlins. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A key reason for the challenge is that consumers’ frequent starting points for online shopping are Amazon and Google. Most retailers aren’t going to be able to beat Amazon in terms of price and convenience, so they should instead focus on finding reasons for consumers to shop with them that Amazon can’t match.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As Retail TouchPoints has reported , discounting is expected to drive both the timing and amount of holiday spend this year, as inflation-weary consumers time their purchasing to promotional periods. YoY) are both expected to outpace Cyber Monday in year-over-year growth as consumers embrace earlier deals. However, Black Friday ($10.8

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

Metz has more than 25 years of experience leading consumer and durable goods companies. Merris noted in an episode of the Retail Remix podcast that the company was doubling down on its partnerships with retailers like Ace Hardware , Dick’s Sporting Goods and Lowe’s. will take over.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

French sporting goods business Decathlon has been fined $1.5 million for selling products that failed to meet Australia’s mandatory safety standards – an act in breach of consumer law. Decathlon Australia’s CEO Olivier Robinet welcomed the decision, and said they respect the work the ACCC does to keep consumers safe.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

On Amazon alone, the bag has garnered more than 5,000 five-star reviews and was named the best beach bag and tote by Travel + Leisure and Good Morning America. Now, Bogg Founder and CEO Kim Vaccarella is bringing the bag to even more consumers thanks to a new partnership with Target.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2022

With sustainability top of mind for consumers, many brands have developed their own in-house resale programs or partnered with platforms through which they are able to resell secondhand goods.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

. “Partnering with Starbucks is part of our commitment to invest in meaningful ways to thank our clients for choosing to do business with us,” said Shikha Narula, Head of Consumer and Small Business Product Strategy and Transformation at Bank of America in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

DICK’S Sporting Goods has promoted President Lauren Hobart to the roles of President and CEO, as of Feb. Hobart brings more than 25 years of finance, consumer and retail experience to the role. Current Chairman and CEO Edward Stack will assume the role of Executive Chairman and continue as Chief Merchant.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

And 64% of all consumers have purchased a virtual good or taken part in a virtual experience or service in the past year.”. Katie Thomas, Lead, and Tanya Moryoussef, Manager, Consumer Practice, Kearney Consumer Institute : “ Splurges aside, inflation is definitely a concern among consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

Predicting where the next phase of consumer buying behavior is headed has proven notoriously tricky. A sporting goods store, for example, could reconfigure its floor space so that most of its inventory resides in the back and the display space becomes an activity area with a rock climbing wall, golf simulator and cycling studio.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

There was a time, not too long ago, when it took a lot of convincing to get consumers to consider secondhand. Now, both consumers and the retailers that serve them are quite willingly jumping on the resale bandwagon, driving an already hot sector toward even further growth. Retailers and Brands Take the Baton.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2020

Some companies are still doing well despite a relative lack of e-Commerce infrastructure, but even they are expected to level up as consumer behaviors continue to evolve. Retailers riding current consumer trends can make the most of the moment by investing in omnichannel services. and a same-store sales increase of 18.8%.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

After years of lockdowns and digital-driven behaviors, consumers’ actions have shown how crucial the store experience is to how they shop and interact with brands. That’s only going to further accelerate the expectations of consumers and technology adoption within retail environments. Are consumers returning products less often?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

While shrink is far from a new problem in retail, the impact of theft — particularly large-scale operations run by organized retail crime (ORC) rings — has been garnering the attention of executives at some of the country’s largest retailers, including Lowe’s , Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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