Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Domino's CEO may have a point about the value meal claims.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Family Dollar has partnered with First Insight to refine its merchandise assortment strategy using the solution’s predictive analytics and actionable data. The deployment is designed to reduce the risk of markdowns and stock shortages while also limiting the impact of underperforming products. “Listening to our customer and inspiring her with everyday essentials and must-have items of the season is at the core of everything we do,” said Bonita Price, SVP of Merchandising at Family Dollar in a st

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The jumbo-sized McDonald's burger is the chain's latest attempt to boost sales.

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ATS 288

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Peer-to-peer resale marketplace Mercari has opened its U.S. platform to sellers from Japan and also has opened its first-ever physical store, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The Mercari on Melrose store offers an engaging resale and community experience where shoppers can discover a variety of unique fashion items available on Mercari.com, including a curated collection of products from Japan that will be on display throughout the month of August.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company's latest AI ambitions during the Q2 earnings call on Wednesday.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

Fact: I unashamedly judge a book by its cover. It’s a thing. This is why I jumped at the chance to interview Juan Campderá Lozano, the founding partner and CEO of Aktiva Brand Experience Design; a leading European creative agency in branding, packaging, and communication for the premium sector. Lozano is a regular commentator on packaging design specific to the beauty industry.

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Consumer Marketing Promotions ATS 261

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

Walmart Realm , the virtual experience that the retailer introduced in May 2024 , has expanded into dorm room decoration just in time for the back-to-school season. College students can explore and shop five virtual immersive dorm rooms inspired by social trends and curated by popular digital creators. Each dorm contains a mini-game, native social content from Walmart creators and hidden surprises.

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Shopping Social Commerce Customer Experience ATS 260

Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Kohl’s has revealed a first look at its new Babies“R”Us sections coming to 200 total stores by this fall.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2024

In the 1985 sci-fi comedy Real Genius , we meet Lazlo Hollyfeld, a former engineering student who spends his days trying to game a Frito-Lay prize giveaway that advertises: “enter as many times as you want, no purchase necessary.” Ultimately, he sends 1,650,000 entries, calculating that this will guarantee him “32.6% of the prizes.” At the end of the film, the main characters share a good laugh watching Lazlo drive off in a brand new RV packed with winnings.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The suit alleges the company hid the actual cost of event tickets until checkout.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

Peter Alexander has opened its largest store in SA at Harbour Town Premium Outlets in Adelaide. The sleepwear designer brand said it moved to the larger 412sqm site to meet an overwhelming demand for its products. “It has come as no surprise that sales for Peter Alexander doubled on the opening weekend compared to its previous store location at the centre, during the same period last year,” said Kylie Neal, centre manager at Harbour Town Premium Outlets Adelaide.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce is considering rules that will limit China's access to the most advanced AI chips.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

In an age of online shopping and social , it is not often to see a bricks-and-mortar change last, let alone thrive. However, one legacy hardware supplier just hit its 100-year-anniversay mark and is showing no signs of slowing down. Inside Retail connected with Jason Hipskind, vice president of new business at Ace Hardware, to learn more about how the brand has survived to reach its centennial anniversary and the company’s plans to keep the momentum going strong.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

The lawsuit was filed in an Austin, Texas, federal court.

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Marketing

Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

In Hong Kong, sports goods retailer Decathlon is offering members of its customer loyalty program free lifetime returns – and the numbers suggest the bold risk is paying off. The policy was decided on by Decathlon’s senior Hong Kong management as something special to the market, very much an outlier for the group internationally. In most markets around the world, the French headquartered retail giant mandates a year limit for returning goods, but in Hong Kong, the retailer sees the policy as a k

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

Papa Johns has announced the appointment of Todd Penegor as the new company president and CEO, effective immediately.

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Promotions 130

Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

Kontoor Brands, parent of apparel labels Wrangler and Lee, has again raised its full-year guidance after reporting “better-than-expected” results for the second quarter. The company’s revenue outlook remains in the range of US$2.57 to $2.63 billion, but adjusted operating income is now expected to be at the higher end of the $377 to $387 million range, representing an increase of 10-11 per cent.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 1, 2024

To further improve their competitiveness, Instacart and Albertsons Companies have expanded their partnership, launching new services across the U.S.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

E-commerce giant Ebay has posted improvements in sales and earnings for the second quarter, which management said exceeded previous expectations. The company’s revenue for the quarter ended June 30 reached $2.6 billion, up 1 per cent on a reported basis and up 2 per cent on an FX-neutral basis. Gross merchandise volume (GMV) rose 1 per cent on both reported and FX-neutral basis to $18.4 billion.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

The company said new stores and wholesale deals will boost the struggling DTC brand. Meanwhile its namesake approached $1 billion in Q2 revenue.

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Wholesale ATS 122

Retail Gazette

AUGUST 1, 2024

Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa is launching a £30m cash injection as the supermarket continues to lose market share. The investment package will be implemented before the end of the year, and will be used to increase staffing hours and improve customer service levels, The Telegraph reported. A spokesman told the title: “We recognise that there are some areas where we can and need to improve, and have set out our plan for colleagues to improve the availability of products in stores, the overall custom

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

Just Walk Out is rolling out an advanced AI model that the company says will make its system more accurate and efficient and less costly to implement.

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Retail Customer Experience

AUGUST 1, 2024

AI tools should provide accurate results and responses that are aligned with the brand’s policies and practices. Brands need to ensure AI tools offer relevant and useful solutions that will actually resolve customers' inquiries.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

Etsy Insider, which comes as Q2 sales rise 3%, includes benefits like free domestic shipping on “millions” of items — at no cost to sellers.

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Shipping ATS 116

Retail Customer Experience

AUGUST 1, 2024

Walmart announced today that it plans to open five automated fresh food distribution centers in the U.S.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

But the online home goods retailer was able to narrow its losses and CEO Niraj Shah said a turnaround in the sector could be on the horizon.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 1, 2024

Shell is planning to transfer 14 Little Waitrose petrol station sites to rival retailers, in a move that will impact 227 members of staff, Retail Gazette can reveal. Management informed staff of the change today (1 August), which comes as the operating agreement for the sites has come to an end, and will see partners working at these locations transferred to the new retailers under TUPE.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 1, 2024

The apparel retailer will open four stores in the country this fall in its quest to reach 200 stores in North America by 2027.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 1, 2024

Currys continues trial of ‘WelcoMe’ accessibility tool, designed to make in-store shopping easier for customers with disabilities, in 20 London stores. Customers register their specific requirements prior to visiting a local Currys store, which allows colleagues to prepare for, and personalise their visit. London-based Currys customers can benefit from a new tool designed to make shopping easier for customers with disabilities.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 1, 2024

Asda workers at the supermarket’s Wisbech store have called off their second strike in six months after agreeing to use the government’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS). GMB, which represent the workers, said tomorrow’s walk out (2 August) has been postponed as both the union and the grocer have entered into negotiations with ACAS.

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