Retail Focus

JULY 17, 2024

The potency and power of teamwork are today vital success factors in the dynamic field of property management. It is more crucial than ever for teams inside the property management industry cooperate productively as property operations get more complicated and client expectations rise. This synergy not only enhances operational efficiency but also significantly improves service delivery within CIM property management , ensuring that properties are managed to the highest standards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Walmart Canada has taken another step on its journey toward operating a 100% alternatively powered truck fleet with the introduction of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck. The Nikola Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV Class 8 tractor, which is already on the roads in Mississauga, Ontario, has a range of approximately 800 kilometers (just under 500 miles) and, on average, can avoid 97 metric tons of CO2 tailpipe emissions annually, according to the manufacturer.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Crocs and Mosaic Brands have settled their lawsuit after the former alleged that several moulded foam shoes of Mosaic violated its intellectual property. Crocs filed the case in late 2021 after discovering Mosaic was selling footwear that was similar to its Classic Clog shoes. The company said it has been selling the Classic Clog in more than 85 countries and owns trademark registrations covering the iconic shape and design in over 30 countries, including Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Whole Foods Market has announced a nationwide partnership with Too Good To Go , a marketplace dedicated to finding distribution channels for surplus food. Whole Foods customers can now purchase “surprise bags” of surplus food items from more than 450 stores across the U.S. through the Too Good to Go app. The partnership will help Whole Foods reach its goal of cutting food waste in half by 2030.

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Customer Experience

Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

European eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica has purchased the streetwear brand Supreme from VF Corporation (VFC) for US$1.5 billion (A$2.2 billion). Originally acquired by the company for $2.1 billion in 2020, according to The Business of Fashion VFC will offload Supreme at a significant discount due to declining sales and interest in streetwear. The brand generated revenues of $523.1 million last year, down from $561.5 million in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

As a female-founded womenswear brand, M.M.LaFleur knew its target audience was changing. Following COVID lockdowns and the massive shift toward remote and hybrid work scenarios, the brand’s founder and leadership team realized they had to evolve its product set and marketing positioning in order to maintain relevance. Sarah LaFleur started the brand in 2013 to provide functional, comfortable yet stylish workwear for the modern woman.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Walgreens Advertising Group (WAG) is making good use of one of its most valuable assets: a treasure trove of first-party data from the broader organization. As the official retail media network for the drugstore chain, WAG makes all decisions, and designs its core offerings, based on customer insights. “Everything we do really starts with insights,” explained Katie Vogt, Senior Director of Client Success at WAG during a session at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo this past June.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Elle Roseby has stepped down as MD of Country Road and Trenery to pursue other opportunities. “After six years with Country Road Group, Elle Roseby has resigned to explore other opportunities,” a Country Road Group spokesperson told Inside Retail. “During her tenure, she has focused on building enduring partnerships with our suppliers, established our presence as a market-leading brand, and built our credentials as an industry leader in sustainability.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

The last few years have included incredible highs and the deepest of lows for food retailers, from finding workers during the pandemic to tackling widespread supply chain disruptions and rising costs. Organizations have been forced to navigate increased competition, accelerate digital transformation initiatives and adapt to changes in consumer preferences and behaviors.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

At the forefront of a growing movement in swimwear fashion is the Australian swimwear brand Full Bums. Founder Ashya McDonald has captured the essence of inclusivity and comfort through her brand Full Bums, which creates swimwear for women with a full bum coverage. Following her debut at Miami Swim Week this year, McDonald is primed to drive her mission of providing stylish swimwear with full coverage to the mass market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Administrators of The Body Shop have entered into an “exclusivity agreement” for the sale of the company to a consortium led by asset manager Auréa Group , with a management team to be led by the former CEO of British fragrance brand Molton Brown , Charles Denton. Following a due diligence period, the purchasers’ plan is to complete the deal in the coming weeks, according to a joint statement from both parties.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Piccolo Me parent company FABE (Food and Beverage Enterprises) has added Sydney-based Sol Bowl to its portfolio of food brands. FABE has big goals for its newest addition: 100 stores, international expansion and co-branding with Piccolo Me. There are another five Sol Bowl sites planned for New South Wales and ACT before FABE takes the brand interstate.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2024

Champs Sports , a subsidiary of Foot Locker , has unveiled a new brand positioning — “Sport For Life” — to mark “a new era” for the brand and celebrate the connection between sports and everyday life. Inspired by consumer insights, the Sport For Life brand platform aims to capture the resilience, determination and camaraderie that sports instill, as well as how lessons learned from sports equip us to navigate life’s challenges and triumphs.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

In-N-Out Burger has announced plans to expand to several locations throughout the United States.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Gelatissimo has opened its 50th Australian store at Broadbeach in Queensland, 22 years after the brand launched in Sydney. The gelato chain has another six stores in the pipeline to open across the country in 2024, and plans to maintain this trajectory for the next five years. Gelatissimo’s strategic growth plan includes expanding into Perth and regional Australia, as well as other cities and coastal towns.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

HSBC has named Georges Elhedery as its new group chief executive officer, with his tenure commencing on Sept. 2.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Comedian Celeste Barber has partnered with PE Nation co-founder Claire Greaves to launch a new makeup brand, Booie Beauty. Booie Beauty offers a five-piece makeup collection, consisting of Bloody Delicious illuminator moisturiser for $39; Bam! Bam! Bam! lip, eye and cheek tint for $22; You’re Welcome mascara for $31; Bring Back the Bush eyebrow gel tint for $21; and Where the Hell is My lip balm for $28. “I’ve built my career on exposing b t, and to have ownership over this venture m

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX and X will move their headquarters from California to Texas.

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Retail Focus

JULY 17, 2024

Specialist fragrance retailer, The Perfume Shop (TPS), has seen “out on time” shipment rates across the UK and Ireland hit 99.2% and has also implemented “ship from store” following the appointment of Scurri as its delivery management partner. Highly regarded as a market leader of omnichannel retail, TPS is the UK’s largest specialist fragrance retailer with 209 stores in UK&I as well as an industry-leading ecommerce offering.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

A Senate probe found that Amazon's Prime Day significantly contributed to worker injuries.

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Retail Focus

JULY 17, 2024

While discount codes top UK consumers preferred promotions, offers that are personalised and tailored to a specific product a consumer has viewed are almost twice as likely to prompt a sale compared to general ‘range-wide’ discounts, according to the latest data from Wunderkind , based on a survey of over 1,500 shoppers. Original research by AI-driven performance marketing solution Wunderkind, published in its 2024 Consumer Insights Report , revealed that demand for personalised promotions remai

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

An email from a Microsoft team lead has gone viral.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

“The decision to start my own business was an easy one, and that’s probably due to my personality type,” Hayley Worley, the founder and CEO of omnichannel bedding brand Sheet Society, told Inside Retail in a recent video interview. “I’m really one to jump off and be like, how did I get here? How am I going to get down? I’ve really enjoyed it.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

The legendary Las Vegas resort will make way for a new hotel in the same spot.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises said on Wednesday it expects store growth to be flat to slightly positive in its current fiscal year, and decided to close up to 80 low-volume stores in Japan and 10-20 stores in France. Domino’s Japan had opened over 400 stores between financial years 2020-2023, which resulted in a number of “immature stores” Moreover, higher media costs and lower advertising funds led the company to undertake a review of its store locations.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Joel Anderson will be replaced, effective immediately.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2024

After opening its first global duty-free popup at Singapore’s Changi Airport last month, Decathlon has recently unveiled its strategic plan to expand to 37 “2-hour Click & Collect” locations islandwide by 2026. “Singapore is a living lab, allowing Decathlon to test a network of physical touchpoints in a very densely populated environment,” Stephan Veyret, CEO of Decathlon Singapore, told Inside Retail.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

Gold prices reached new record highs as of Wednesday, rising 0.2% to $2,462.85 per ounce after hitting a high of $2,482.29 earlier in the trading session.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 17, 2024

Dunelm expects profits to come in slightly ahead of expectations thanks to a strong final quarter and consistent growth across the year. The homewares retailer reported total sales for the year edged up 4% to £1.7bn, driven by volume growth despite the “challenging consumer environment”. As a result, it expects pre-tax profits to come in slightly ahead of current market expectations at around £200m.

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Retail Wire

JULY 17, 2024

A tornado's near-miss of a major ExxonMobil refinery outside Chicago on Monday night, resulting in a power outage, could soon lead to a significant increase in gas prices across the Chicago metropolitan area.

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