Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

If you thought Uber ’s move into food delivery back in 2016 was interesting, wait until you see what they’ve been up to during the Paris Olympics. We’ll give you a hint: it involves boat rides on the Seine and chauffeured tours of some of France’s most illustrious champagne houses. Uber Bubbles booking screen for riders who were in the vicinity. (Image courtesy Uber) None of this is technically “new” — Uber has been creating travel experiences for a little over two years now under its Go Anywher

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

California fast-food restaurants continued to penalize consumers instead of CEOs taking pay cuts.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

On April 20, 2024, the New York State legislature passed its annual budget measure for fiscal year 2025, which addresses multiple priorities and enacts key proposals from Governor Kathy Hochul. Of significance to New York business owners, workers and consumers, the measure includes a new Retail Security Tax Credit , which for tax years 2024 and 2025 will provide assistance to businesses for investing in necessary equipment to protect their employees and merchandise.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

As part of a plan to save $500 million, Paramount is reducing staff by 15%.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

“Generative AI” has been a key phrase in PR and media for the past 18 months. However, a panel of venture capital (VC) and tech investors revealed during the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo this past June that they’re taking a more long-term view of AI. They’re focusing less on mind-bending consumer-facing experiences , like those found while using platforms like ChatGPT or DALL-E , and more on tangible business uses cases that drive concrete results.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Samsung is recalling its Slide-in Electric Ranges due to a fire hazard posed by the front-mounted knobs.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

White Castle is offering a discount on its cheese sliders.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

In an interesting turn of events, Amazon and TikTok are calling a truce and partnering to make it easier for consumers to buy products from the marketplace directly within the visual social platform. TikTok users will now see Amazon product recommendations directly within the “For You” feed. If they want to make a purchase, all they need to do is link their TikTok account to their Amazon account.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

In total, 43 people have been hospitalized due to the food contamination issue.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 9, 2024

What You Need to Know About Working with a Global AV Partner Being able to conquer the biggest, most complex audiovisual (AV) projects requires expertise that comes from dealing with diverse experiences. The type of diverse experiences that only happen when a partner works across numerous partners and geographies. Simply put, there are significant advantages to working with an organisation like Lead Consultancy that can seamlessly scale its abilities to meet a project’s demands.

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Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

After facing a 48% drop in net profit for the first half 2024, Stellantis is planning to lay off up to 2,450 U.S. plant workers in Warren, Michigan, later this year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2024

Retailers can expect a decrease in Father’s Day spending as the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) predicts that Australians will spend $30 million less on gifts this year, 3.5 per cent lower than last year’s figure of $850 million. ARA CEO Paul Zahra said that the dip in spending may be attributed to the ongoing cost-of-living crunch experienced by many households. “The spending dip is concerning given we have seen significant population growth across the past year, and it

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ships are getting larger, and travelers are getting more demanding as the industry continues to meet customer demand.

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Shipping 147

Retail Dive

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ullman was a graduate and benefactor of the University of Cincinnati and a low-key yet powerful retail executive throughout the decades.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Mounjaro and Zepbound brought in over $4 billion to drug giant Eli Lilly in the second quarter.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2024

Mountain Warehouse sales surged to a record high of £386m in its year to February 25, as the outdoor retailer goes on a store opening spree, including its first outposts in Australia. The outdoor clothing specialist bounced back into the black over the year, making a £26.2m pre-tax profit, compared with a £1.5m loss the prior year when it was hit by incremental Covid-19 costs.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

To continue its efforts, Amazon is seeking new avenues in China to further its strategies and goals.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2024

In the wake of Asda’s second quarter results, the supermarket has outlined three key areas it plans to focus on to improve performance over its second half. The group saw sales decline for the period ended 30 June with the supermarket setting out plans to deliver an “enhanced and more consistent in-store experience” for shoppers during its second half.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Big Lots has announced an upcoming special promotion that celebrates National Bargain Hunting Week.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 9, 2024

Prime members in parts of Canada will have faster same-day delivery and the apparel company will trade on the NYSE under the new symbol GAP.

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Apparel 107

Retail Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Palantir Technologies and Microsoft have combined efforts to help enhance the U.S. Defense and Intelligence communities.

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Shopping Center

AUGUST 9, 2024

Lexington, S.C. — Lexington Land Development Co. has broken ground on Platt Springs Crossing, a $65 million mixed-use project in the Columbia suburb of Lexington. Upon completion, the 57-acre project will… The post Lexington Land Development Breaks Ground on $65 Million Mixed-Use Project Near Columbia, South Carolina appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Shopping 105

Advertiser: ZoomInfo

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Intelligence Node

AUGUST 9, 2024

In the fast-paced world of eCommerce, maintaining control over your brand’s pricing and reputation is crucial. One key strategy to achieve this is through Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) monitoring. With. The post Amazon MAP Monitoring and Enforcement: A Guide to Protecting Your Brand appeared first on Blog.

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Advertising 104

Cisco Retail

AUGUST 9, 2024

August 9 marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Learn how the Cisco Networking Academy community elevates through education with these inspiring success stories.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 9, 2024

Despite declines at three of its largest brands, the Merrell parent company’s CEO said the results were better than expected.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 9, 2024

Ocado Retail has become the first major supermarket to pilot a new reusable packaging scheme, specially designed for online, in an effort to reduce the use of single-use packaging from customers’ weekly shops. The trial, staged across two phases, will use a reusable vessel, developed specifically to deliver food cupboard staples and laundry products at scale, with no extra cost to the customer.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 9, 2024

With e-commerce revenue growth of 4.4% in Q2, the DTC eyewear brand is making progress against the goals it outlined at the start of the year.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 9, 2024

itsu, the Asian-inspired health[ier] restaurant brand with over 80 locations across the UK, has announced it is set to open its first shopping centre site in the North at iconic retail and leisure destination, Trafford Centre. Set to open in Autumn 2024, the new Trafford Centre location will take over a 2,900 square foot location on Upper Regent Crescent.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 9, 2024

Yves LePendeven, who was serving as acting CFO since March, was also named to take over the role permanently.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 9, 2024

American Golf has struck a partnership with the UK’s largest outdoor retailer Go Outdoors, which will see the golf specialist open a 3,000 sq ft concession in its Gloucester store. The partnership is the latest move in the UK’s leading golf retailer’s strategy to “offer the ultimate one stop destination for everything a golfer requires” The first in a series of expansion plans, the concession will open on August 19, with a second due to open in another Go Outdoors store by the

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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