Retail Focus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mark your calendars for the 16-17 April 2024, as the Visual Merchandising and Display Show returns to the Business Design Centre in London. In an age when the narrative often revolves around the digital takeover of retail, this event serves as a resounding reminder that physical retail is not just alive but thriving and continuously evolving. The Visual Merchandising and Display Show: At the heart of the industry Taking place in the heart of London, the Business Design Centre will be filled with

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide, it’s changing how many retailers think about their businesses. In addition to the products and services they offer, retailers are reconsidering the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, employee activity and even which partners they choose to work with in an effort t

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will open its first store in Canberra after announcing the launch in July. The new store, in the Canberra Centre, spans more than 1210sqm and will offer a full line-up of LifeWear apparel for men, women, kids and babies. “The Uniqlo Canberra store team has done a great job in getting the store ready and looking beautiful for our customers, and we know that they are looking forward to providing great customer service, introducing locals to our LifeWear philosoph

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

HomeGoods will shut down its ecommerce site on Oct. 21, 2023. The off-price furniture and décor retailer, a subsidiary of The TJX Companies , made a belated ecommerce debut in September 2021 but now has decided to focus its energies on the in-store experience. “We can confirm that we will no longer offer online shopping on HomeGoods.com after October 21, 2023,” according to a statement from TJX provided to Retail TouchPoints.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Private equity company Crescent Capital has appointed Deloitte to assist in the potential sale of women’s clothing and swimsuits brand Tigerlily, according to sources quoted by the Australian Financial Review. The company is understood to be looking to capitalise on the increased interest in the beach apparel category. Deloitte is expected to prepare a flyer highlighting Tigerlily’s position in the apparel space within the coming weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Just three weeks before it was set to go to trial , Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has agreed to pay $192.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by investors who claim they were misled by the company about the likelihood of a successful 2015 merger with Rite Aid , multiple sources report. In late 2015, WBA agreed to acquire Rite Aid and its 4,600 U.S. stores, with the deal expected to close in late 2016.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Iceland has said it will be offering customers free food this half term as over half of parents say they are already feeling the pressure of festive expenses. Thanks to the frozen food specialist’s Famous Holiday Freebie offer, from the 20 th October shoppers who spend over £20 in-store and swipe their Bonus Card can choose a free item from Iceland’s easy tea products – including big brand names from Birds Eye to McCain.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Workplace conflict isn’t something we typically like to face, let alone manage. In fact, it’s probably safe to say that if given the opportunity most people would avoid it. The reality is however, it happens. Like most employees who’ve experienced conflict – as a participant or witness – it generally makes us feel some level of discomfort. The success of resolution – i.e. the time taken to agree (or agree to disagree) and move forward – is often varied depending on several factors: the problem i

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The retailer is rolling out deals, expanding its product assortment and launching a holiday gift guide at a critical time for the company.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In 2016, Australian retailer Ben Mackenzie left a successful carpentry business to pursue a more innovative career in product design and tech. Fast-forward seven years, he is now head of customer growth at Wesfarmers, the parent company of some of Australia’s biggest retail businesses, including Bunnings, Officeworks, Kmart, Target and Catch, and was named as one of this year’s Rising Stars of Retail.

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RIS News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

October is the 20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a month dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity awareness.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Aussies love local food but Chinese rates highest among meat eaters, according to new research from YouGov Surveys. The survey shows the most popular cuisines are Australian, Italian and Thai, followed by Chinese and Indian. Australian cuisine is most popular among pescetarians and flexitarians, and second most popular among meat eaters and vegetarians/vegans.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The off-price retailer is shutting its e-commerce site after two years. Impacted associates have been offered jobs elsewhere in the company.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Spanish fashion retailer Rabanne has collaborated with H&M to launch a party-wear capsule collection inspired by 1970s glamour. From November 9, the limited edition Rabanne H&M collection will be available for purchase at H&M Chadstone, H&M GPO Melbourne, and H&M Sydney Pitt Street, as well as online. The collection includes womenswear, menswear, shoes and accessories, as well as a H&M home decor capsule that complements the fashion collection.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Dreams has unveiled a new £4m multichannel brand campaign starring actress Gillian Anderson, entitled “Think what a Dreams bed could do for you” The campaign comes under the bed retailer’s longer term strategy to reinforce its position as a market leader, according to Dreams. The business developed the campaign alongside M&C Saatchi London, after appointing the company as lead creative agency in July.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As the company looks to remove added packaging from more orders in 2024, its packaging innovation director explains how Amazon identifies products fit to ship in their own packaging and works with vendors on redesigns.

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Retail Customer Experience

OCTOBER 20, 2023

If e-commerce retailers want to capitalize on the internet-savvy consumers of today, they must adopt a new customer experience strategy to capture customers.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The lifestyle apparel brand is opening four stores over the coming months in California and Washington, D.C.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A senior United Auto Workers (UAW) negotiator has stated that General Motors (GM) and the union are on the verge of reaching a tentative agreement,

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Nirvana, the UK’s first-ever dedicated no/low-alcohol brewery, has recently secured half a million pounds from a small group of private investors, taking its 2023 fund-raising total to just over £750,000.00.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Elon Musk's X is set to introduce two new subscription tiers despite reports of a significant decline in web traffic.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that consumers are tricked into joining or renewing Prime memberships, and have difficulty canceling.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas suggests that Tesla’s recent tempered growth expectations indicate potential challenges for the broader electric vehicle (EV).

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The launch of jerky products comes after Beyond Meat unveiled shelf-stable products, heating up competition in the plant-based market.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Walgreens Boots Alliance has reached a settlement of $192.5 million in a class action lawsuit filed by investors in Rite Aid.

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For more than twenty years, Deloitte and Cisco have been dedicated to creating meaningful results for our mutual clients in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! As part of its continued drive to positively influence how people shop, today, eBay UK, in partnership with WRAP, announces the launch of the Circular Change Council, an action-focused homeware industry collective aiming to increase circularity in the furniture industry and help reduce furniture waste.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The outdoor retailer will also shutter on Thanksgiving as part of its Opt Outside campaign, while the accessories retailer is releasing physical merchandise based on its digital characters.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury revealed that the federal government closed its fiscal year in September with a budget deficit just below $1.7 trillion.

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

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