Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As state, sector and international privacy laws get passed with increasing frequency, more companies are adopting cookie consent banners. This is in order to comply with requirements of these laws to obtain user permission or provide opt-out options for data sales. However, many who think they’re compliant after implementing a consent management platform (CMP) are often finding that they are not covered as well as they thought they were.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A new report threatens to leave a stain on McDonald's good name, as it was revealed that a franchisee engaged in human trafficking involving what the arrest report is calling "modern slavery.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

LVMH has sold the luxury streetwear brand Off-White to brand management company Bluestar Alliance. Financial details were not disclosed. LVMH took a majority stake in the label in 2021 , agreeing to increase its stake over time to 60% , with brand founder Virgil Abloh retaining the remaining 40%. At the time, Abloh also was the artistic director of menswear collections at Louis Vuitton , a position he held until he passed away in November 2021, just four months after the sale of Off-White.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The situation with the ILA has escalated as dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts launched their first major strike in nearly 50 years on Tuesday, halting around half of the nation's ocean shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

J.K. Symancyk is stepping down from his role as President, CEO and board member at PetSmart and will succeed Virginia “Gina” Drosos as CEO of Signet Jewelers when she retires on Nov. 4, 2024. Symancyk will join the board at that time; Drosos will stay on as advisor through the end of the company’s fiscal year to support the transition. PetSmart’s current EVP and CFO Alan Schnaid will serve as interim President and CEO at that retailer until a successor for Symancyk is found.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Apparel brands Lacoste and Dickies have appointed Accent Group as their exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand. Both brands are sold in ANZ through direct-to-consumer, online and owned stores, and via wholesale channels. Accent sells Lacoste under many of its multi-brand umbrellas, including Hype DC, Platypus, Stylerunner, and Glue. The group expects to begin distributing Lacoste next year, following a transition phase with the current distributor.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Clothing and homewares retailer Indy-C hs been ordered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Asic) to stop offering credit payment options to First Nations customers due to potential financial risks. The interim stop order applies to Indy-C’s store in Katherine, a Northern Territory town where many people receive low incomes through Centrelink benefits.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia will open its latest Girl Scout DreamLab in a Walmart Supercenter in Albany, Ga., marking the first time that the experiential concept will be integrated within a retail environment. Six other DreamLabs are already open nationwide, with plans for further expansion. The concept was developed by Girls Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), in collaboration with Newmark Group , as part of GSUSA’s broader strategy to modernize its physical footprint.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Wingstop is asking its loyal customers to round up the total of their checks for the month of October to benefit ongoing research and treatment at St. Jude.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Ashley has partnered with Samsung Electronics America to launch The Connected Home Experience powered by Samsung SmartThings , an interactive showroom that features on-trend furniture and interactive tech activations. When guests visit the experience at the Ashley flagship store in Brentwood, Tenn., they can connect their personal devices through the SmartThings ecosystem using an interactive Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Your team's loss could be your gain if Chipotle chooses you to win a season full of this fan-favorite menu item.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Pricer , the leading in-store automation and communication solutions provider, today announces its participation in the SELECT (Sustainable Electronics for Energy Harvesting Applications) project, which has received funding through the Eurostars programme, the largest international funding programme for SMEs collaborating on Research & Development (R&D) projects.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Nike Inc. has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, ending Aug. 31, 2024.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Silk Laundry and Status Anxiety are just a few of the Australian retailers that have launched bricks-and-mortar stores in the US this year. They join a host of Aussie-born apparel and lifestyle brands, including July, Princess Polly, Culture Kings, Bared Footwear, Papinelle and Frankie4, that have been expanding their omnichannel presence in the American retail landscape over the past few years.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

CVS has been struggling as the changes in the industry are putting pressure on profits.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

LA-based online retailer Astoud made its New York Fashion Week debut with a five-day pop-up event in Brooklyn’s trendy Bushwick neighbourhood last month. The event showcased the vibrant world of emerging Vietnamese designers and streetwear brands, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary fashion. Throughout the week, the pop-up became a hub for cultural exchange.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Dunkin' is getting ready for the spooky season.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Kathmandu-owner KMD Brands has announced that Brent Scrimshaw will be the next Group CEO, as Michael Daly steps down after giving notice of his resignation. The search for a suitable replacement CEO has been led by Daly’s ongoing discussions with the board of directors around his possible resignation – he will continue to act as CEO in the interim until the succession plan is carried out.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

National Taco Day will always fall on Taco Tuesday.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

When many people think about trending food items, they probably think of Erewhon smoothies or meat alternatives. But what about tinned fish? While tinned seafood has long been popular in Portugal, Italy and Spain, it hasn’t been a big part of American eating culture — until now that is. According to Persistence Market Research, tinned fish market revenue was estimated at US$9.5 billion in 2022, but it is expected to nearly double over the next decade to reach US$17.2 billion, growing at a

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We can thank Starbucks for creating such a memorable flavor back in 2003.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The ACCC has launched a public review after Sigma Healthcare offered concessions to facilitate its proposed $8.8 billion merger with Chemist Warehouse. The competition watchdog is seeking feedback from stakeholders on whether the draft undertaking offered by Sigma can address the competition concerns arising from the deal. Sigma entered an agreement to acquire Chemist Warehouse last December, in exchange for Sigma shares and $700 million cash.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Ford wants to boost EV sales with buyer perks through the Power Promise program.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Collins Foods has appointed Xavier Simonet as MD and CEO, effective November 4. Simonet is currently CEO of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), a position he assumed in April 2021. Prior to that, Simonet was group CEO and MD of KMD Brands after being CEO and MD of Kathmandu. He also held the CEO role at Radley London and group GM international at DBApparel in France.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Tapi Carpets returned to profit in its latest annual results, marking its first operating profit outside of Covid. The carpet retailer saw profit spike by almost £10m for the year ended 31 December, up from its £1.7m loss in 2022. Sales climbed by 7.9% to £171m, driven by seven new store openings in 2023, including sites in Sutton, Speke, Putney, Crewe and Bletchley.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 1, 2024

GFS-Project-Director-Danielle-McRorie-Smith,-Thistles-Centre-Director-Gary-Turnbull-and-Stephanie-Karté,-National-Operations-Manager-at-Retailers-Against-Crime,-are-working-together-to-tackle-crime. Stirling’s business community has been successfully using a crime-fighting tool to tackle antisocial behaviour together. Business owners have joined forces by signing up to the Retailers Against Crime (RAC) SentrySIS platform which allows them to share real-time information and alerts about thefts an

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Hamleys has revealed its top toys for Christmas 2024, according to its expert buyers. The toy retailer said its list for this year spanned newborns, teens and adults, with “everything from cuddles to collectibles” The list includes characters from film favourites, with the Stitch ‘Crack Me Up’ plush and Moana singing doll. The Lego Transformer Bumblebee and Bulldozer stunt bounce car also feature in the collection.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Without a new port labor deal, the International Longshoremen’s Association instructed its members to halt work after midnight Tuesday.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Things are getting fiesty in the Mulberry boardroom after shareholder Frasers Group launched a takeover bid to avoid “ another Debenhams situation “ Mulberry may have swiftly rejected Frasers’ £83m offer, which it said “does not recognise the company’s substantial future potential value” of the business, but it’s not over just yet, knowing Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Lewis Hamilton has launched his non-alcoholic Almave Blue Agave Spirit in the UK. New Almave Blanco follows in the footsteps of Almave Ambar as the second expression of Almave Blue Agave Spirit, created in collaboration with Iván Saldaña, Master Distiller at Mexican spirits group Casa Lumbre.

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