Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It’s hard to remember, but before the roads were filled with Amazon trucks delivering our packages in two days or less, we used to drive to the store to shop for what we needed. Brick-and-mortar stores teamed up with brands to determine the optimal placement and positioning of products to entice consumers and their wallets. Where your product landed on the shelf had everything to do with your relationship with the buyer.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The name of the golf legend's new line of sports apparel, whose logo is a tiger with 15 stripes, is based on the red shirts he wore throughout his career.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Improving search functionality and response speed can be among the most powerful “behind the scenes” actions a retailer can take — particularly if they’re essentially a pureplay operation. Zenni Optical ’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Ting discovered just how powerful amping up the site’s search capabilities could be after the retailer deployed the Algolia solution in early 2023 and soon saw a 34% increase in revenue per search session.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

UK-based SSP Group has signed an agreement to acquire Airport Retail Enterprises (ARE) for an undisclosed sum, Verdict Food Service reported. With the acquisition, SSP will own all of ARE’s 62 locations in seven Australian airports, which are generating annual sales of approximately $200 million. This will raise the group’s presence to 100 units across 11 of the country’s 19 largest airports – and one train station.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Following a 15 -store pilot project that kicked off in May 2023 , SpartanNash has deployed Tally, an autonomous inventory robot, in 60 more company-operated stores across the Midwest. The retailer operates 144 supermarkets, mostly under the Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market banners. The robots from Simbe support the solution provider’s Store Intelligence platform, providing real-time inventory insights to better inform product stocking, ordering, merchandising and ecom

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On a mission to win back customers after sales dropped month-over-month in December and January, online retailer Temu spent $15 million on giveaways and TV ads at the Super Bowl this year for its "Shop Like a Billionaire" slogan to be showcased.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Four years ago, Nvidia Corp. barely registered among the top 20 U.S. companies by market capitalization. Now, it's closing in on Amazon.com Inc., aiming for the No. 4 spot.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The UK arm of the The Body Shop has entered administration, the British version of bankruptcy protection, according to Reuters and other media reports, but it will continue to operate online and via its 199 UK brick-and-mortar stores for the time being. Private equity firm Aurelius Group purchased the retailer from Natura &Co in November 2023 for nearly $258 million.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Brisbane’s Post Office Square is going through a multi-million dollar redevelopment in anticipation of a resurgence of food courts as more workers return to offices. Global investment manager LaSalle, which acquired the property in 2017, said that 17 new and existing tenants have already signed leasing agreements at the centre. “As workers are coming back to the office, there will be a need for CBD food courts in some shape or form,” said Taylor Westlake, manager of insights an

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

After years of decline, ContextLogic has sold its discount shopping app Wish for approximately $173 million in cash to Qoo10 , an ecommerce platform that operates localized online marketplaces throughout Asia. Qoo10 is headquartered in Singapore and operates marketplaces in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, mainland China and Hong Kong. In 2018 its Japanese marketplace was spun off and sold to Ebay , which had previously been an investor in Qoo10 parent company Giosis.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Warren Buffett is taking on Build-A-Bear, and he's not backing down. His Jazwares company, which produces the wildly popular Squishmallows plush toys, has sued Build-A-Bear Workshop, saying its Skoosherz line of toys is a "knockoff" of their idea.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Toy and game company Hasbro swung to a net loss as annual revenue declined amid lower performance in the consumer products and entertainment segments. The company booked an attributable net loss of $1.49 billion as revenue fell 15 per cent to $5 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) narrowed 39.5 per cent to $709.4 million.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Lyft, a prominent player in the ride-hailing industry, made headlines recently as its shares experienced a surge of over 60% in after-hours trading following the release of its earnings report on Tuesday. Investors initially rejoiced as the company outperformed expectations, but the celebration was short-lived.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

DFS Group, the world’s premier luxury travel retailer which is privately held and majority owned by LVMH, recently unveiled a new concept set to redefine the beauty shopping landscape. Dubbed the ’Beauty Collective’, the concept at T Galleria Beauty by DFS in Hong Kong’s vibrant Causeway Bay features 24 new brands spanning lifestyle, skincare, haircare and technology, as well as bespoke interactive consultations, personalised skincare and haircare analyses, and hands-on trial session

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Bank of America has alerted its customers to a data breach after one of its service providers, Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), was hacked last year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Life partners and Youswim co-founders Elise Wallbank and Julian Tali launched the UK-based brand Youswim in 2018 to forever change size inclusivity and modernise sustainability in the swimwear market. Wallbank spoke with Inside Retail about coming up with the idea of an eco-friendly swimwear brand, striking a work-life balance, and what the company has planned for the year ahead.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn's firm, Icahn Enterprises, has disclosed ownership of 33.62 million shares of JetBlue Airways, amounting to a significant 9.91% stake.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The 2024 Australian Retail Outlook is out now. This must-read resource is packed with exclusive insights from Inside Retail’s survey of retailers about their performance, plans and predictions for the year ahead; trend analyses and advice from industry experts; and interviews with leading retailers, including Ikea, Lush, Outland Denim, Milligram, and many more, about their growth strategies in 2024 and beyond.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

T.J.Maxx's food aisle has been getting varied remarks online, with some content creators on TikTok questioning the quality of the food and even wondering if it has passed its expiry date.

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Hyken

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Functionality versus customer experience: Do they belong together? Yes! And here’s a story to make the point:  Two guys are buying new cars. One buys a Ford EcoSport, and the other buys a Ferrari Roma. The Ford costs about $25,000. The Ferrari costs about $250,000 – 10 times more! Both guys live in the same neighborhood. They both drive downtown to work.

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

National Pancake Day is here, and IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, is ready to celebrate.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Body Shop has formally appointed FRP as administrators, which it said would “accelerate restructuring” of its UK business. FRP said the administration gave the retailer “ the stability, flexibility and security to find the best means of securing the future of The Body Shop and revitalising this iconic British brand” Administrators will now consider “all options to find a way forward for the business “, which employs more than 2,500 staff and has more 200 s

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Retail Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

On Valentine's Day, ride-sharing and delivery drivers are preparing to strike in multiple U.S. cities close to airports. The Justice for App Workers coalition, representing these drivers, declared their intention to strike last week, citing concerns over fair wages and safety measures.

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Retail Customer Experience

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tuckernuck, a boutique clothing and accessories e-tailer, tapped Movable Ink, an AI-driven content personalization platform, to give customers what they want.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Waitrose has cut the price of more than 200 own-brand items as part of a £30m investment into delivering better value for customers. The upmarket grocer has lowered the price of hundreds of products from its Essential and Duchy Organic brands by 8% on average, with dairy, fish, meat and poultry, ready meals and frozen lines reduced by an average of 10%.

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Retail Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The beauty brand launched online on Tuesday and will enter 714 of the retailer’s stores starting March 6.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The collapse of Yodel has been averted following an overnight rescue deal from the Shift founder. YDLGP, a newly formed business backed by Shift executives and Solano Partners agreed on a deal this morning to purchase the delivery group, according to Sky News. The agreement was struck on a solvent basis and without the logistics company appointing administrators, which had seemed increasingly likely during recent days, insiders said.

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Retail Customer Experience

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A well-executed mobile testing strategy can be the key to success in the ever-expanding world of mobile shopping and can provide an exceptional shopping experience.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Frasers Group has increased its stake in electricals retailer AO World as it launches an £80m share repurchase programme. The retail group said on Monday that it intends to buy back up to 10 million shares, worth 2% of the company, over the next 11 weeks to 28 April with support from investment banking group Deutsche Numis. The Sports Direct owner conducted three buybacks of similar value last year, along with a separate £70m programme.

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Intelligence Node

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Delivering Unparalleled Digital Shelf Optimization Intelligence Node, a global leader in retail analytics, recently announced it is expanding its work to support retailer clients and third-party (3P) sellers, starting with. The post Intelligence Node Expands to Serve Marketplace Retail Clients appeared first on Blog.

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