Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

TikTok Shop has expanded the refurbished electronics product category to U.S. consumers after a UK launch in September 2023. TikTok users can click the Shop tab to see refurbished products such as tablets, mobile phones and laptops being sold by approved TikTok sellers. Each purchase is backed by TikTok Shop’s 90 -day Buyer Protection Program, which allows customers to receive a refund for up to 90 days after purchase if an item is damaged, defective or not as described.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Australia’s two main retail lobby groups have revealed the name of their upcoming merger , and are now recruiting a CEO to lead the new organisation. Earlier, the Australian Retailers Association and the National Retail Association announced they decided to merge, and now they have disclosed the name: Australian Retail Council. “The ARA and NRA have already unified on key issues including retail crime, election priorities and workplace relations,” said Nicole Sheffield, ARA pre

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Kroger will leverage RFID technology from Avery Dennison for item-level digital identification, enabling more frequent and accurate inventory information to help maximize freshness, reduce waste and improve the store associate experience. The supermarket will begin in the bakery department, implementing RFID-embedded labels on each item. “Our work with Avery Dennison will improve inventory visibility, which means products will be on the shelves when our customers want them, while enabling our as

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As the Black Friday 2024 shopping frenzy approaches, Australian retailers are gearing up for their biggest challenge yet – managing skyrocketing demand while staying efficient. The key to thriving? Automation. This year, Australian shoppers are expected to spend a jaw-dropping $6.7 billion during the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend, up 5.5 per cent from 2023, according to Roy Morgan.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Rokt to add non-endemic ads to its retail media network (RMN) UB Media. Now, brand and advertising partners — even those not sold by Ulta Beauty — will be able to deliver relevant offers and messages to customers at the bottom of the marketing funnel. The partnership will help the beauty retailer unlock new revenue opportunities and deepen customer relationships during the competitive holiday season and beyond. “We’re committed to providing a personaliz

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Australian activewear brand Do You Even marked the start of its Big W retail partnership and its first range being stocked in the discount department store with a consumer launch event. The event invited the community to ‘Move with Do You Even’, and experience the Do You Even energy firsthand, connect with the fitness community and view the new collection that redefines how the brand retails through brick-and-mortar with its Big W partnership, to achieve its goal of being accessible.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Metcash ‘s sales increased year over year in the fiscal first half, with its food category posting double-digit growth. The group’s sales rose 6.3 per cent, and food, excluding tobacco, climbed 18.5 per cent. Supermarkets and convenience went up 3 per cent, and Superior Foods grew 6.4 per cent. Meanwhile, liquor sales jumped 2.1 per cent, and hardware sales improved by 2.8 per cent, as Independent Hardware Group (IHG) and Total Tools’ sales expanded by 2.6 per cent and 3.7 per

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Food delivery platform Grubhub is expanding its advertising capabilities to create a full-fledged commerce media network in partnership with Koddi. Through the partnership, Grubhub merchants can now access tools like bid automation , advanced targeting and granular performance reporting , including key performance metrics such as share of voice, time live and return on ad spend broken out by audience segment.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Dog brand Bark has collaborated with Crocs to launch a pet footwear collection, Pet Crocs for dogs. Pet Crocs are constructed of breathable EVA foam and come in three sizes with glow-in-the-dark marbled Green Slime and Pink Dragon Fruit options. They have an adjustable strap for increased support, a sticky tread bottom, and ventilation holes on top.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Just days after announcing two major new partnerships with The Container Store and Kirkland’s , both of which include sizeable investments in the home retailers, Beyond, Inc. has announced plans to lay off 20% of its workforce. In connection with this reduction in force (RIF) plan — which Beyond filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 22 — Chief Product Officer Carlisha Robinson also has been terminated without cause.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In-N-Out Burger continues expanding its California presence.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Marketers’ traditional funnel-shaped operating model has been completely upended by the evolving and expanding world of ecommerce. Where customers used to move through an orderly progression of steps before making a purchase in stores, they now jump in and out of various stages of “awareness” and “consideration,” seemingly at random, throughout their digital day.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The fast-food minimum wage has had rippling effects throughout the industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

PetSmart has tapped Ken Hicks as its new President and CEO, effective Oct. 31, 2024. Hicks will take over from interim CEO Alan Schnaid, who will continue as EVP and CFO. The top job at the pet retailer opened up following the departure earlier this month of J.K. Symancyk, who left PetSmart to lead Signet Jewelers. Most recently, Hicks served as CEO of Academy Sports + Outdoors as well as CEO of Foot Locker.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pick one decade of food, or taste them all with Taco Bell's Decades Menu.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Hermes saw its third-quarter sales rise by 11.4 per cent to €11.21 billion (US$12.13 billion) with an uptick across all geographic regions. Sales in Asia rose by 6 per cent to €6.16 billion. Japan jumped 12.1 per cent to €1.05 billion while Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, climbed 4.8 per cent to €5.12 billion. In Europe, sales soared 15.9 per cent to €2.60 billion as France surged 14.2 per cent to €1.05 billion and the rest of the region went up 17.1 per cent to €1.55 billion.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The sweet treat pairs peppermint and chocolate for a beloved flavor combination.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Australian fashion label SIR is about to celebrate a decade in business and as its tenth birthday approaches its co-founders and creative directors, Nikki Campbell and Sophie Coote, are reflecting on the brand’s DNA as it moves into an era of expansion. “As we have grown, so too has our design process, references and inspiration, however, the intrinsic DNA of SIR remains,” Coote told Inside Retail.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The promotion is in appreciation for veterans service in the U.S. military.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

US coffee chain Starbucks has suspended its financial guidance for the full fiscal year 2025 after reporting a decline in same-store sales, net revenue, and profit for the fourth quarter. Its share dropped 4 per cent in after-hours trading. With the company facing headwinds on multiple fronts, Starbucks’ new CEO is now facing mounting pressure from investors to get the company back on track.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Tesla's adjusted earnings per share beat analysts' expectations.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Rhode and Krispy Kreme, Disney and Charlotte Tilbury, Messina and Maison Balzac – some brand partnerships , on first look, don’t seem to make sense, yet commercially and culturally they work. On the other hand, there are brands that seem like they should play nicely together, such as Victoria Beckham and Reebok, that don’t combine for commercial success.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Keurig Dr Pepper is buying 60% of energy drink maker Ghost.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 24, 2024

John Lewis has unveiled its newly upgraded Oxford Street flagship following a £6.5m investment into the store. The department store chain has revamped its beauty hall, increasing the space by 25% to house 41 new counters and shop-in-shop concepts. The department is home to 175 beauty brands, including Clarins, Dior, Clinique and Charlotte Tillbury, as well as The Inkey List, Mac, Skin+Me, Nudestix, and The Ordinary.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The McDonald's $5 Meal Deal was a financial success, says one firm.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Body Shop is relocating its head office to Brighton, which it said marks a “significant cultural reset” for the business under new ownership. Most recently, head office functions have operated out of two separate locations in Littlehampton, West Sussex, and London, but will be combined under one roof for the first time in decades. The ethical beauty retailer opened its first store in Brighton back in 1976 and since then has scaled to over 1,900 stores, in over 75 countries.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This year the retailer’s largely Northeast fleet has grown by 10% to more than 100 stores, and its five-year plan includes a move into new markets.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Iceland Foods has hit a major milestone in its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste, by redistributing 2.5 million meals to local communities throughout 2024 with its partnership with Olio. Since partnering with the food-sharing app, Olio, in 2022, Iceland has saved a staggering 3,228 tonnes of food from going to waste.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Ken Hicks — who was also previously the chief executive at Academy Sports and Outdoors — replaces J.K. Symancyk, who left last month.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Are you noticing worse fast-food service more than ever?

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