Retail Wire

JANUARY 19, 2025

In-N-Out Burger is now moving to the Pacific Northwest.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

Australias first Indigenous wine brand, Mt Yengo Wines, has experienced a tenfold surge in business in the last quarter after securing distribution deals with retailers in the US and Carnival Cruises. With many more retail and distribution deals in the works, both locally and in China, Europe and the UK, co-owner Wayne Quilliam attributes the brands success to a powerful combination of authenticity, sustainability, quality, and cultural significance that has resonated well with consumers.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 19, 2025

Jack in the Box has new menu items.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

The 2025 New Year celebration in Bangkok was a sensational affair even by the lofty standards of Thai pyrotechnics. The synchronised bang-bangs took place along a 1400-metre stretch of the Chao Phraya River, with its epicentre at the Icon Siam shopping mall on the west bank. Even more in keeping with the zeitgeist was the fact that the fireworks were eco-friendy, using sticky rice technology from Japan that results in fewer carbon emissions.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2025

Lord Stuart Rose, former CEO of M&S and ex-Asda chairman, has slammed remote working, claiming it is creating a generation of employees who are “not doing proper work.” Speaking to BBC Panorama , Rose argued that the practice, particularly post-pandemic, is damaging productivity across sectors, with retail being one of the hardest-hit industries.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

Valentines Day is evolving beyond romantic hetero couples celebrating with flowers, chocolates and dinners out, broadening sales and marketing opportunities for both manufacturers and retailers. Below I discuss some of them. Valentines Day Origins Valentines Day began in ancient Roman times as an observance of fertility rites with the festival of Lupercalia, celebrated February 13-15.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

I am a curly girl who spent years trying to understand and support my hair and the products I needed just didnt exist, actor and brand founder Tracee Ellis Ross said in a keynote interview with Business of Fashion correspondent Sheena Butler-Young at Retails Big Show, the National Retail Federations (NRF) annual conference and expo held in New York City last week.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2025

Quiz is reportedly preparing to close up to a third of its stores in a bid to slash costs and stabilise its struggling business. The move, led by the founding Ramzan family, could result in hundreds of job losses across the fashion retailer s store network, which currently consists of around 60 locations and employs approximately 1,500 people. Quiz has enlisted restructuring experts at Teneo to explore its options, with potential measures including a pre-pack administration or company voluntary

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

Blauer and Pirelli have launched an exclusive collection of four no-gender outerwear items made from recycled materials. The collection consists of a puffer jacket, a sleeveless puffer, a parka, and a trench coat in black and yellow colours. The collection was presented during Milan Men’s Fashion Week. “This collaboration is not only a celebration of our shared values, but an invitation to look forward, towards a future where innovation and research coexist,” said Enzo Fusco, C

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2025

AllSaints founder Stuart Trevor has said he would be “horrified” if Shein goes ahead with its London listing, labelling the retailer as the “worst” offender in the industry. Speaking to City AM, Trevor said: “Fast fashion really has changed the whole industry, because its now like a race to the bottom The planet cannot afford it. “Everybodys got wardrobes full of clothes that they dont wear.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

A discussion of in-store signage issues retailers could encounter from both the store and corporate perspective during Black Friday.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 19, 2025

Lidl is removing all packaging designs deemed “attractive to children” from its least healthy own-brand products by the middle of the year. The German discounter ‘s products will no longer feature design elements such as 3D or animated shapes, brightly coloured patterns, or playful product names that do not reflect the items themselves.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

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JANUARY 19, 2025

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Contact Center AI Is Triggering Customers. Heres How to Course Correct by Floyd March (CX Today) AI promises to transform the sector and become a significant force for good.

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