Retail Focus
JANUARY 11, 2024
The all-new Samsung Experience Store (SES) in Westfield London will be open seven days a week, featuring the widest range of Samsung mobile, tablet and wearable products currently available to buy. This will be Samsung’s fourth experience store in London, operated by Partner Retail Services Limited (PRS&), the operator of the Samsung Experience Stores in the UK.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
Aldi has completely eliminated plastic shopping bags from its 2,300+ U.S. stores, a move that the company estimates will prevent nearly 9 million pounds of plastic from going into circulation each year. Additionally, Aldi will transition to the use of natural refrigerants in all U.S. stores by 2035, building on the supermarket retailer’s use of environmentally friendly refrigerants in more than 600 stores.
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Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
Alphabet’s Google said on Wednesday it is laying off hundreds of employees across multiple teams, with Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman also leaving the company, as the tech giant continues to cut costs. Google said it will lay off hundreds at its Voice Assistant unit, while a few hundred roles are being eliminated in the hardware team responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit, with the majority of people in the augmented reality (AR) team being let go.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
Generative AI has put the retail industry at yet another inflection point. 2023 was a period of experimentation for retailers, and many thoroughly assessed where this new technology could have the biggest impact. As the use cases for this technology have become more clear, in 2024 we’ll see generative AI step into the arena as retailers move from experimentation to production, unlocking both efficiency and revenue opportunities — securely and at scale.
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Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
E-commerce company Ebay will pay a $4.5 million (US$3 million) fine for its involvement in the harassment of a couple in Massachusetts, according to court documents. The couple, Ina and David Steiner, were the victims of a harassment and intimidation campaign run by Ebay employees in August 2019. They had been subjected to threats and disturbing deliveries, including live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a bloody pig mask and a book about surviving the loss of a spouse. “Ebay engage
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
Tens of thousands of retail professionals from all over the world will fill New York City’s Javits Center for Retail’s Big Show from Jan. 13 to 16, 2024. The draw? More than 1,000 exhibitors and 170 sessions featuring a wide array of speakers, from leading retailers to suppliers, analysts and other industry experts — plus a bit of star power (basketball legend Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Martha Stewart and Drew Barrymore, to name a few).
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
DoorDash has added five recreation and wellness retailers to its marketplace — Camping World ( 190 locations), Golf Galaxy ( 100 locations), JD Sports and Finish Line ( 500 locations) and The Vitamin Shoppe ( 700 locations). With these new additions, DoorDash now offers access to more than 100,000 non-restaurant stores across its Marketplace and Drive platforms, and features nearly 2 million products, from clothing and makeup to household essentials.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
The tech giant let his Facebook followers in on his latest passion project on his Kauai farm.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
REI Co-op will open 10 stores this year and already has plans in the works for two more stores to open in 2025 — in Durango, Colo. in the spring and St. George, Utah in the fall. The store locations and timetables for the 2024 openings are: Spring: Beavercreek, Ohio and Beaverton, Ore.; Summer: Glendale, Ariz.; Ithaca, N.Y. and Rancho Mirage, Calif.; Fall: Albany, N.Y. and Tulsa, Okla.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
The nostalgic Fruit Stripe Gum is saying its final goodbyes. Fruit Stripe, the gum brand that has been a staple in American candy stores since the 1960s, is being discontinued by its owner, Ferrara.
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 11, 2024
Victoria’s Secret & Co. (VS&Co.) has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Google Cloud to create more personalized and inclusive online shopping experiences, improve customer and associate experiences and drive operational efficiencies through the use of AI and generative AI technologies. “The integration of Google Cloud’s AI and generative AI technologies will not only improve the online shopping experience for our customers, but also will empower our inte
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
A law in Ohio governing the social media accounts of kids may be breaching the First Amendment in "breathtakingly blunt" ways, and a federal judge has ruled that it cannot take effect next week as initially planned.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 11, 2024
‘Muted’ Golden Quarter fashion sales were buoyed by a Black Friday boost to order volumes, while fashion revenues rose +6% compared to 2022 in December, the latest data from True Fit, the leading AI platform that decodes size and fit for consumers and apparel and footwear retailers. True Fit’s Fashion Genome , the world’s largest connected data set for apparel and footwear, which brings together the preferences of 82 million active shoppers and 20,000+ brands, showed that while demand (order vo
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
There are countless examples of how social media virality, especially on TikTok, has helped lift a company’s profits in unprecedented ways, from the sale of fragrance products via #perfumetok to antacids via #hotgirlswithstomachissues. Lately, the internet and the retail industry alike have been buzzing about Stanley’s ‘Galentine’s Collection’ of 40-ounce tumblers for the US department store chain Target.
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Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks over misleading advertising for claiming that its coffee is ethical in its entirety, even though the company has been sourcing from multiple farms across the world with human rights violations.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
Austrian drinks brand Waterdrop is looking to tap into the growing trend of ‘status water bottles’ through a collaboration with world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Novak Djokovic was the only athlete at the 2023 Australian Open to use Waterdrop’s reusable stainless steel tumbler, but a year later, more players have backed the bottle, which has been designated as the tournament’s official on-court player bottle.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
Cummins Inc., a recognized engine maker, was forced to announce a recall spanning 600,000 Ram trucks. This comes as a repercussion of its shady business practices involving illegal software to dodge diesel emissions tests.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
Luxury online retail platforms are no longer considered a revolutionary concept as successful high-end e-commerce sites have just as much recognition as labels. Platforms like Net-a-Porter, Ssense, Farfetch, Matches Fashion and Mytheresa have created a brand identity of their own. Third-party online retailers have proven that consumers prioritise the acquisition of the product over the in-store purchase experience.
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Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
OpenAI has launched the GPT Store, a marketplace for AI apps. It's a platform akin to Apple's App Store, but for AI applications.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
In the world of high-end fashion resale, few names stand out as prominently as Vestiaire Collective – a marketplace that has revolutionised how consumers buy and sell pre-owned luxury items. At the helm of this groundbreaking venture is Fanny Moizant , the co-founder and president whose vision and leadership have propelled the company to become a global phenomenon.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
Google has laid off hundreds of workers in multiple divisions, marking a significant change in the tech giant's operations.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
Authentic Brands Group has acquired footwear retailer Sperry and will convert the brand into a licensed model. The acquisition results in Sperry’s partnership with Aldo Group for wholesale, e-commerce, store operations, footwear design, production, and global distribution. “Sperry’s influence extends far beyond fashion, embodying a lifestyle that celebrates exploration.
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Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
The Icon of the Sea is a massive ship and Royal Caribbean's newest addition to its international fleet.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
BridgerPay, a payment technology pioneer in the payments industry, is proud to announce its transformation into a powerful omnichannel payment operations platform, bringing unparalleled control and flexibility to businesses seeking to streamline their payment processes across all payment channels – e-commerce shops, physical stores and mobile applications.
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 11, 2024
Morrisons ‘RoboCop’ style security cameras trial has sparked a backlash among some shoppers who claim the new devices have left them feeling “like a criminal”. The supermarket has introduced the portable CCTV devices along its alcohol aisle as part of its latest initiative to tackle a rise in shoplifting. The four-legged remote-controlled devices are called Safer Pod S1 and have features such as a 360-degree HD camera view and a 120db siren system.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 11, 2024
McDonald’s is bringing back the Double Big Mac on Jan. 24.
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Retail Gazette
JANUARY 11, 2024
Boots is returning to ITV2’s Love Island as the official beauty partner of its first-ever All Star series. The health and beauty giant will stock the villa with more than 2,000 beauty lines across 15 categories, including fragrance, makeup, skincare, grooming, suncare and haircare. Islanders will have access to over 90 of Boots’ beauty brands on the show, including recent additions to its beauty line up such as Bubble skincare and haircare brands Ouai, Wella Professional and Redken.
Cisco Retail
JANUARY 11, 2024
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Retail Gazette
JANUARY 11, 2024
Boohoo has added “Made in UK” labels on possibly “thousands of clothes” made in South Asia, BBC’s Panorama has found. The fast fashion retailer was found to have removed the original labels on plain t-shirts and hoodies at its flagship Thurmaston Lane factory in Leicester last year. The Panorama investigation discovered that the mislabelling took place at the factory, affecting up to one in 250 of Boohoo’s global supply of garments between January and October 2023.
Dezeen
JANUARY 11, 2024
Stockholm studio Halleroed has designed fashion brand Totême's flagship store in London , which features a sculpture by artist Carl Milles and a steel sofa by designer Marc Newson. Halleroed designed the store, located on Mount Street in the upmarket Mayfair area, together with Totême founders Elin Kling and Karl Lindman. The duo wanted its third flagship to feature nods to the brand's heritage.
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