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New Zealand’s Deadly Ponies to open first Australian store

Inside Retail

Launched in 2005, the brand designs products in New Zealand with the majority of stock produced at its own eco-atelier in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to ensure total transparency over the sourcing and supply of its pieces. The store is scheduled to open on August 4 on High Street in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale.

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Endless aisles in Retail: How does it work?

Tokinomo

However, brick-and-mortar is not dead and many shoppers still prefer to buy in-store. One of the biggest issues when shopping in-store is the low stock of products. Due to the finite space, retailers need to have a smaller stock of products compared to eCommerce retailers. A lot of consumers got used to online shopping.

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Capri, Tapestry Pull Plug on Merger Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Both groups said that the outcome of the legal process was too uncertain and unlikely to be resolved by the outside date (or drop-dead date) of Feb. Three weeks after a federal judge issued an injunction halting the merger of luxury groups Capri Holdings and Tapestry , the companies have mutually agreed to give up their plans to join forces.

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SikSilk Nets 25% Increase in Digital Purchases Following Site Search Revamp

Retail TouchPoints

The retailer partnered with solution provider Nosto to help it keep the products that appear in search results in line with inventory levels, while also increasing relevancy and preventing “dead-end” searches for which no products or an incomplete list of products are shown.

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Wireless Power and the Retail Store of Tomorrow

Retail TouchPoints

Replaceable batteries don’t all deplete at the same rate, meaning one shelf may require multiple trips to replace dead batteries at various intervals, and most used ones — three billion, according to the EPA — end up in landfills as toxic e-waste annually.

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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. No, retail isn’t dead. Bad retail is dead. Missed sales due to inventory stockouts are a drain on revenue, unsold merchandise is a drain on cash flow, and carrying too much stock in the backroom is a waste of space that could otherwise be generating sales.

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Walgreens Sycamore Buyout Deal ‘Alive’ After Having Been Pronounced Mostly Dead: Stock Prices Jump

Retail Wire

Walgreens may have a potential buyout deal on the table after all.