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The Container Store Opens 100th Location, Doubles Down on Smaller Format

Retail TouchPoints

The Container Store has opened its 100 th brick-and-mortar location in Princeton, NJ — a small-format concept designed to boost employee productivity and optimize the customer journey. This is the sixth small-format location the Container Store has opened to date.

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Forget omnichannel, it’s all about unified commerce

Inside Retail

How unified commerce drives profits By integrating inventory management and pricing strategies into a unified system, businesses can achieve improved efficiency and use data-driven insights to enhance customer experience and gain a competitive advantage – not to mention improving the bottom line.

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The Post-COVID Surge of In-Store Violence and Evolving Loss Prevention Policies

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Theft is still a problem, but the rise in violent incidents has made retail environments much more dangerous. This trend isn’t uniform across the board — stores selling everyday goods in high-traffic urban locations are generally at higher risk than specialty retailers and those situated in suburban shopping centers.

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rue21 to Open 15 Stores in 2021

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Specialty retailer rue21 plans to open 15 stores in 2021, following the recent openings of three new brick-and-mortar stores. The retailer, which operates nearly 700 locations in 45 states, also has refinanced its existing term loan, increased available liquidity and lowered its cost of capital. . million members.

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Cole Haan Deploys Platform Supporting Unified Commerce

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Cole Haan operates 90+ retail stores in the U.S. and Canada and more than 300 international store locations and also sells via department store and specialty retail partners.

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Hudson Uses COVID Shutdown to Shave 5 Months off Transaction Platform Deployment

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At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions.

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Luxury Lessons: What High-End Brands Can Teach Store Designers

Retail TouchPoints

But many luxury retailers are actually considering larger spaces, and in combination with the greater frequency of luxury retail renovations, high-end brands and retailers need to take a data-driven, more agile approach to store design and experience. And when Tiffany & Co.