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Next Generation Demand Creation

Tokinomo

In today's ever-evolving business landscape, demand creation has become a crucial aspect of success for companies across industries. As traditional marketing methods become less effective, businesses are turning towards next generation demand creation strategies to drive growth and stay ahead of the competition. In this article, we will explore the concept of next generation demand creation, the role of technology in demand creation, strategies for implementation, challenges, and solutions, as w

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Following Bankruptcy, Joann Looks to Broaden its Appeal with ‘Jo-And’ Campaign

Retail TouchPoints

Known primarily as a sewing and fabric destination, Joann is looking to broaden its appeal by highlighting its broad assortment of crafting supplies that reach well beyond the sewing category. The retailer emerged from bankruptcy in April 2024 and is now privately owned. “ Joann is embracing the future and poising itself for a long future of inspiration ,” reads a statement from the company.

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A New Startup Could Boost Amazon’s Presence in TV Advertising

Retail Wire

A new advertising firm called Gigi aims to capitalize on Amazon's expanding streaming services for its business growth.

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Saks Fifth Avenue Expands Club Concept to More Luxury Resorts and Hotels

Retail TouchPoints

Saks Fifth Avenue is doubling down on its luxury personal shopping and styling service, The Fifth Avenue Club. One year after its launch as a standalone concept, the Club has seen high client engagement and is planning to open additional standalone locations this year to bring its total to 20. The Fifth Avenue Club began in Saks Fifth Avenue stores, such as its Beverly Hills flagship , offering loyal customers high-touch service and personalized experiences.

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5 Tips for a Winning Category Management Strategy in 2025

Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.

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Tractor Supply Drops DEI and Climate Goals

Retail Wire

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., has announced significant changes to its corporate policies. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company will eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) roles, retract its carbon emissions goals, and cease sponsorship of Pride events. This move follows a concerted pressure campaign from right-wing activists, which culminated in these sweeping revisions.

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Founder of New ‘Co-Retailing’ Space in NYC’s SoHo Shares His Vision for Community-Driven Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Image courtesy The Den Image courtesy The Den Photo: Retail Touchpoints Photo: Retail Touchpoints Image courtesy The Den Image courtesy The Den Image courtesy The Den Photo: Retail Touchpoints Photo: Retail Touchpoints Image courtesy The Den The basement “den” space (Photo: Retail Touchpoints) Attendees at a party hosted by APM Models could partake of a series of beauty treatments.

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Ethical Considerations of GLP-1 Agonists Medications for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

It’s hard to turn on the TV or read any publication these days without seeing ads for, or references to, the increasing number of GLP-1 Agonists that have been approved for or are being used for weight loss (Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound, Saxenda, Mounjaro, etc.). The reason for this is that these drugs (many of which are primarily indicated for treatment of diabetes) have been shown to produce significant weight loss – up to 20% in some patients.

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Nike Shares Plunge After Gloomy Sales Forecast

Retail Wire

Nike shares took a notable hit on Friday, following a disheartening near-term sales forecast from the sportswear giant, indicating a potential loss of approximately $21 billion in market value. This downturn comes as the company grapples with numerous challenges, including increased competition from new market entrants and a resurgent Adidas in international markets.

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Walgreens Outlines Turnaround Plans, Including ‘Significant’ Store Closures

Retail TouchPoints

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has cut its profit forecast for fiscal 2024 and plans to close “a significant number of underperforming stores,” CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts on a call for the company’s fiscal 2024 Q3 earnings period, which ended May 31, 2024. While Wentworth didn’t specify the number of Walgreens ’ 8,600+ U.S. stores that will be affected, he did say on the call that “currently, 75% of our U.S. stores contribute roughly 100% of segment AOI [adjusted operating income].

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PG&E Customers Will See Temporary Decrease in July Electric Bill

Retail Wire

Areas experiencing extreme summer heat will welcome the decreased bill.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Nike’s revenue remains flat while net income surges

Inside Retail

Nike’s full-year revenue remained flat, with an analyst pointing out that the footwear and apparel brand is losing market share. The company’s annual revenue stood at $51.36 billion while net income rose 12 per cent to $5.7 billion. Nike brand’s revenue slightly rose by 1 per cent to $49.3 billion. Nike’s direct revenue also increased by 1 per cent to $21.5 billion.

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Taco Bell Value Box: What We Know

Retail Wire

Taco Bell is now offering a value meal box. Here's what's inside.

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‘Studio for good’: Streetwear label HoMie launches creative agency

Inside Retail

Melbourne-based ‘for-purpose’ streetwear label HoMie has opened a production facility under the name HoMie Creative. In partnership with Truce Production Co, HoMie Creative provides a range of production services, such as commercial production and photography. “Through this joint vision, we want to create a new way forward for the industry,” said HoMie CEO Steph Say.

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Nokia to Sell Submarine Network Business to France in $375M Deal

Retail Wire

Nokia is set to divest its undersea internet cable business, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), to France for €350 million ($375 million). The deal will initially transfer 80% of ASN to the French government, with Nokia retaining a 20% stake to ensure a smooth transition. The sale is expected to be completed by early 2025, after which France will acquire Nokia’s remaining stake.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Tractor Supply slashes all DEI roles, carbon-emission goals and Pride support

Retail Dive

The retailer said it would focus on "being a good neighbor," but the Human Rights Campaign said the decisions mean the company is "turning its back on their own neighbors.

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Amazon Consolidates Amazon Clinic Into One Medical

Retail Wire

This new healthcare experience has options for all types of comsumers.

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The Weekly Closeout: Chewy plans $500M share buyback, Conn’s receives Nasdaq delinquency notice

Retail Dive

The online pet retailer agreed to repurchase shares from its largest shareholder, while the home retailer received the notification after not filing its latest quarterly report.

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NFL Faces $4.7B Payout After Losing ‘Sunday Ticket’ Antitrust Trial

Retail Wire

On Thursday, a jury ruled that the NFL must pay over $4.7 billion for antitrust breach linked to its "Sunday Ticket" package. This service gave fans access to watch out-of-market games only if they purchased a bundled package to access them.

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SEO vs. PPC: Which Strategy Is Best for Your Business?

When it comes to driving traffic and growing your online presence, businesses often ask: SEO or PPC—what’s the better choice? This guide breaks down the key differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, highlighting their pros, cons, and best use cases. Whether you’re looking for long-term organic growth or immediate visibility through paid ads, we’ll help you determine which strategy—or combination of both—is right for your business.

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TikTok Shop to discount ‘thousands’ of items during sales event

Retail Dive

The social media platform is following Amazon’s lead with its own Deals for You Days this July.

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Uber Will Pay Drivers $1000 To Stop Driving — Here’s How

Retail Wire

Uber will pay automobile owners the $1000 if they can stop driving for five weeks.

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Nike expects more revenue declines ahead after ‘sluggish’ Q4

Retail Dive

CEO John Donahoe said the company is “embracing a more balanced approach” to DTC and wholesale after a rough set of numbers.

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IMF Chief Urges U.S. Policymakers to Pay Off the Deficit

LS Retail

©iStock/krblokhin International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva recently urged U.S. policymakers to take advantage of the U.S. recovery from the pandemic and pay off the deficit. Georgieva said policymakers should put the U.S. national deficit on a “decisive downward path,” in part to ensure investors do not start losing interest in U.S. treasuries.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Puma taps Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein veteran for VP of DTC

Retail Dive

Erik Janshen will lead the brand’s global direct-to-consumer sales, including stores, e-commerce and “several online marketplaces.

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Tesco signs ‘landmark’ retail media partnership

Retail Gazette

Tesco has agreed a “landmark” partnership with the world’s biggest media-buying business GroupM to supercharge its retail media business. The partnership is expected to “drive best-in-class delivery of data-led solutions, education and innovation across all facets of retail media”. It will cover on-site, off-site, and connected store offerings, including an agency-first in-store screen partnership, leveraging the supermarket giant’s 22 million Clubcard households.

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Away expands into softside luggage

Retail Dive

After making a name for itself selling hardshell suitcases, the DTC luggage brand is expanding to capture what it claims is 50% of the luggage market.

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Nike slashes 2025 forecast as it posts weaker-than-expected sales

Retail Gazette

Nike shares dropped on Thursday after the company reported weaker than expected sales in its fourth quarter. The sportswear giant’s fourth quarter revenues hit $12.6bn (£9.6bn) down 2% and its direct-to-consumer sales fell 8% to $5.1bn (£4.3bn). Revenues for the Converse brand were down 18%, due to declines in North America and Western Europe. The announcement led to shares dropping more than 12%.

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Create SEO-Friendly Content to Boost Traffic & Engagement

Creating SEO-friendly content is key to improving your website’s visibility and attracting more visitors. This guide walks you through best practices for writing optimized content, including keyword placement, proper formatting, and engaging writing techniques. Whether you’re crafting blog posts, landing pages, or product descriptions, these proven SEO strategies will help your content rank higher and keep readers engaged.

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Perfect Corp. and Face Haus partner to bring AI enhanced skincare

Retail Dive

The technology helps estheticians identify key skin concerns to help customers better understand their needs.

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The role of technology in modern forex trading

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The world of trading and investment has never been so accessible to the masses. Digital technology is a key driving force behind this, giving ordinary people access to the tools, information, and skills necessary to thrive in the financial markets.

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SCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach

Retail Dive

Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.

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Halleroed contrasts colour and texture inside Boygar's Tbilisi store

Dezeen

Design studio Halleroed has combined rustic, earthy tones with bold colours and glossy finishes for online retailer Boygar's first store in Tbilisi, Georgia. Set across three floors in a historic building on Tbilisi 's Rustaveli Avenue, Halleroed worked within the framework of the building's existing features when designing the store. Halleroed has designed a three-storey retail space for Boygar's in Tbilisi Characterised by a series of tall arched doorways and openings , the ground floor space

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.