Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Puma has unveiled a new flagship concept that includes activations, customization services and other tech-powered elements. Located at the BLVD , a new retail and entertainment destination in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, this is the global sports brand’s second U.S. flagship. The 25,000-square-foot space spans three floors and represents Puma’s much broader “brand elevation strategy,” according to Arne Freundt, CEO of Puma.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

BJ's has hiked its membership prices for customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Employee satisfaction plays a central role in store operations. After all, when employees are happy and engaged, they create more productive and profitable store environments. But one survey found that nearly one in every two frontline employees are unhappy with their job due to low pay, inflexible hours, poor leadership and a lack of growth opportunities.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

DoorDash is ramping it up for the holiday season.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Chewy and nonprofit robotics hub MassRobotics have created the CHAMP (Chewy Autonomous Mobile Picking) Challeng e, offering $30,000 and the potential to work with Chewy going forward to the winning robotics manufacturer. The challenge addresses the physical demands involved in handling large, heavy products, such as bags, boxes and pails of dog food and cat litter, within confined warehouse spaces.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Private-label wine is booming despite an overall sales slump in the category.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The online retail industry is going from strength to strength. However, with increased competition and growing customer expectations, staying ahead in the market requires more than just a user-friendly website. It demands robust infrastructure capable of handling high traffic, ensuring security, and offering scalability. Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosting is proving to be a game-changer for online retail businesses, offering the perfect mix of performance, flexibility, and affordability – keep

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As the holiday season approaches, retailers are under intense pressure to deliver results, with only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rising debt and higher cost of living are contributing to forecasted slower retail sales this year, making it more crucial than ever for brands to stand out. While events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday are still expected to attract crowds and drive online traffic, competition for consumers’ carefully guarded share of wallet will be fiercer tha

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Snoop Dogg has created a jewellery label – Lovechild – in collaboration with jewellery designer and the founder of Metal Alchemist, Carolyn Rafaelian. All products from the brand are made in Rhode Island, dubbed the jewellery capital of the world, and using Metal Alchemist’s proprietary techniques. Using only clean and precious metals, the jewellery is designed to be worn by anyone, featuring timeless, unisex designs in multiple sizes and styles.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Bealls has adopted a workforce management (WFM) platform from Legion Technologies for demand forecasting, automated scheduling, time and attendance tracking and frontline communications across its 650 stores. The AI-native WFM solution is designed to provide employees with increased autonomy and flexibility in their schedules, a top demand from hourly employees.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Build-A-Bear and KFC are collaborating on adorable costumes for plush toys.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If any brand knows the power of feels, it’s Ugg. Fuzzy boots and slippers aside, the brand is embracing all things comfy and cozy by bringing back its popular Feel House concept — this time with Grammy Award-nominated artist Post Malone. Initially launched in April 2022, Feel House is a multi-sensory retail experience where “self-expression [is] comfortable for all.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

With the 2024 holiday shopping season gearing up, consumers are finding their store credit cards have a much higher interest rate.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

BJ’s Wholesale Club will raise its annual membership fees by $5 to $60 per year, and its Club+ fee will rise $10 to $120 per year, effective Jan. 1, 2025. The increases are the first in seven years. BJ’s also has added a new benefit for Club+ members, including BJ’s One+ Mastercard cardholders: two free same-day deliveries on eligible orders of $50 or more during each annual membership period.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Holiday beverages, 7-Eleven themed merchandise, and more — the convenience store has it all.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

H&M has unveiled its newly refurbished digitally-led Westfield Stratford City store in London. The fashion retailer said the 5046sqm space had received “extensive renovation” and was the “first-of-its-kind” in the UK to feature its “new and innovative concept” The store marks “a significant step in the evolution of its store portfolio” and offers improved omni-channel services and a curated selection of womenswear, menswear, kid’s fashion, beau

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

After agreeing to a merger deal in September, DirecTV is no longer interested in Dish Network.

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Retail Customer Experience

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Personalized and owned communications makes the shopping experience not just transactional but a relationship-building exercise between brand and consumer.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

You can get $2,500 to eat a popular Wawa sandwich.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

DFS has said that its strong trading performance from the previous financial year has continued into the new period. The furniture retailer , which reported stronger trading in the final quarter of FY24, with year-on-year growth in order intake, has seen the positive trend persist. In an update ahead of its annual general meeting today (22 November), DFS confirmed that order intake has remained in growth over the first 20 weeks of its current financial year, in line with expectations.

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

McDonald's appears to be continuing its play to regain the confidence of customers with its brand-new McValue menu.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Wilko has opened the doors to its new west London Uxbridge store as it returns to the capital. The 30,000 sq ft store inside The Pavilions Shopping Centre covers two floors and stocks the discount chain’s products across cleaning and laundry, decorating and DIY, home and garden, and pet care. Shoppers can also access Wilko’s full online range of over 100,000 products via self-service terminals in store, with options for home delivery or click and collect in as little as one hour.

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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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Shopping Center

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Flemington, N.J. — Target will open a 75,500-square-foot store at Flemington Marketplace in Flemington, serving as an anchor tenant at the 239,000-square-foot retail center. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented… The post Target to Open 75,500-Square-Foot Store at Flemington Marketplace in New Jersey appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

UK retail sales dropped in October following three months of growth, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Uncertainty around the budget and unseasonably warm weather meant consumers spent less than expected last month, the official figures showed. Sales were down 0.7% for the month, after nudging up 0.1% in September while non-food store revenues dropped to 1.4% for the period, despite rising 2.3% the month prior.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Two brick-and-mortar locations in Chicago and Washington, D.C., will serve as the brand’s first stand-alone stores in the country.

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Explore the customer adoption journey of Cisco Secure Workload, with key stages and best practices for successful implementation highlighted.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Richard Dickson has caught investors’ attention with a string of improvements across the portfolio since his arrival last year from Mattel.

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Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This blog explores why Cisco is the leading choice for Wi-Fi 7, showcasing innovative solutions that provide enhanced speed, security, and reliability. Learn how Cisco helps future-proof your network for the next era of connectivity.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Executives credited investments in delivery and pickup options for growing sales from households earning more than $100,000.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This year’s cohort of Christmas adverts have officially landed on our screens, with festive campaigns featuring the likes of Dawn French, Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh and Roald Dahl’s the BFG. Some retailers sought to capture viewers this winter with heartwarming campaigns, while others enlisted much-loved characters for a festive mission.

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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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