Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

Walmart has unveiled a slate of new tech innovations as part of its “Retail Renaissance,” which the company said is aimed at “meeting customer demand with adaptive retail, innovations that intuitively fit into customers’ lives as they seamlessly move across platforms and places.” The new tech includes the rollout of digital shelf labels at all 2,300 U.S. stores by 2026, testing of a Gen AI-powered digital shopping assistant and the integration of drone delivery into its app. “Driven by our

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

US Polo Assn has partnered with Brand Machine Group to launch an Australian retail website that will feature seasonal collections that reimagine classic fashion for the modern era. The website launch follows the opening of its first showroom in Sydney as BMG expands into Asia Pacific. “As an official apparel partner of US Polo Assn, we’ve eagerly awaited the opportunity to extend our fast-expanding global reach into the dynamic Australian market and share our brand with more consumers arou

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

The era of third-party cookies is at an end. In January, Google Chrome restricted third-party cookies for 1% of users and plans to ramp up restrictions to 100% of users by 2025. Full-fledged fingerprinting around the internet is depreciating, and marketers and customers alike will soon notice, particularly in the retail and ecommerce space. With today’s emphasis on privacy, third-party cookie deprecation will inevitably impact your brand, marketing strategy and customers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

A recent independent study commissioned by Shopify suggests that poor checkout experience can cost retailers up to 3.6 per cent of annual GMV. It’s been a long road for commerce platform Shopify, in its 10-year pursuit to convert (no pun intended) non-believers of the platform’s suitability in Enterprise retail. After years of successfully onboarding global brands like Heinz and Kylie Cosmetics, and homeground powerhouses like JB Hi-Fi, Shopify’s position as a – if not ‘the’ – serious cont

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

In the simplest terms, an innovator is someone who creates or introduces something new. But in the world of retail, innovators have the power and potential to do so much more: they drive cutting-edge tech implementations, unlock new revenue opportunities and help drive a brand into a new era of relevance and impact. This year’s Retail Innovator Award winners represent all of this — and more.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo says that the increased tariffs on China have influenced its decision.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

TJX — the parent company of TJ Maxx , Marshalls , HomeGoods and Sierra — has entered a joint venture with the South American multi-brand retailer Grupo Axo to expand its off-price business into Mexico. Axo is a leading retailer of apparel, fashion accessories, footwear, beauty and personal care, with a slate of full- and off-price brands that operate across Mexico, Chile, Peru and Uruguay.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

This summer, streaming bills are set to increase, joining the ranks of other rising expenses.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 10, 2024

While perhaps not the nicest of subjects to talk about, loss prevention is one of the most important topics when it comes to retail environments. Unfortunately, theft and shop lifting are issues that cause regular issues for all retailers, in some cases even on a daily basis, and leave them out of pocket. Most stores will already have measures in place to deter and prevent theft as much as they can, with some of the most common options including CCTV cameras, security staff and metal detectors a

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Stellantis, the multinational car manufacturer, has announced a significant recall affecting over 200,000 SUVs and pickup trucks due to a critical software malfunction.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 10, 2024

Get ready for a new retail experience as MINISO , the global lifestyle retailer, has opened its first blue retail destination at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Dartford, Kent. Located on the Lower Thames Walk, opposite Foot Locker, MINISO has officially opened its doors. Boasting a variety of products to suit everyone, the new store spans over 2,000 sq ft and features MINISO’s best-selling products, including popular blind boxes, the softest plushies, affordable homewares, and charming acces

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

The FDA has issued a public alert after six individuals were hospitalized due to consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand "microdosing" chocolate bars.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

Words used for praise in marketing have a tendency to get overused to the point of being meaningless, thus requiring replacement every couple of years. So it is with words like ‘redefining’ and ‘reimagining’, which are now wheeled out so frequently that the listener just glazes over. And as for ‘innovative’, well, that’s just so 2022. No one even remembers what the superlative du jour was before that.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

The nose and cockpit of the aircraft were severely damaged.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

Tasmania’s government is to pass a new law to protect frontline workers, including retail employees from being physically attacked. According to the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Tasmania will join SA, NSW, the NT, WA, and Victoria in enacting legislation in response to the rising occurrence of customer hostility and assault. Harder penalties will be imposed, and under the new Tasmanian regulations.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Over the weekend, Norway's $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund announced its plans to vote against the approval of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion compensation package.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 10, 2024

The retailer expects to deploy the technology to 2,300 locations by 2026 in a bid to improve efficiency and customer service.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

The activist investment firm has put major money into Southwest Airlines.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 10, 2024

Both analysts and the off-pricer itself, which runs TJ Maxx, HomeGoods and other retailers in the U.S., see opportunity in international expansion.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 10, 2024

Sainsbury’s is introducing a raft of packaging changes across its own-brand chicken and fish lines, with the new coverings set to save 694 tonnes of plastic a year. All the grocer’s own-brand salmon fillet trays are switching from pulp cardboard instead of plastic, in a UK retailer first, which will result in 70% less plastic, saving 346 tonnes a year.

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365 Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

Portsmouth City Council has granted planning permission for the second phase of Landsec’s £45 million investment in Gunwharf Quays. This phase aims to enhance the visitor experience at the waterfront outlet destination. The second phase of investment focuses on Marlborough Square, one of the primary points of arrival at Gunwharf Quays. The planned improvements include enhancements to the entrance tunnel used by guests arriving via Portsmouth Harbour train station or from the Historic Dockyard.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 10, 2024

One in three Asda staff have been attacked at work, according to a GMB survey that included reports of workers being stabbed, punched and threatened with syringes. In the poll of almost 1,000 staff at the supermarket , the union said workers told how they had been spat at, suffered broken bones, been hit with bottles and had death threats against them and their children.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Kia America is taking proactive measures to address a serious safety concern by recalling more than 450,000 Telluride SUVs due to a potential fire risk.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 10, 2024

Miniso has ditched its signature pink branding as it opens its first-ever blue store inside Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent. The 2,000 sq ft blue store, inspired by the popular Sanrio Cinnamoroll character , stocks the retailer’s best-sellers, such as its blind boxes, plushies, affordable homewares and accessories. It is among the few UK stores to feature the retailer’s beauty and self-care range, including face masks, hand creams, and lip masks.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

Saudi Aramco's latest $11.2 billion stock sale saw a significant shift in investor interest, with over 50% of the shares being allocated to foreign investors.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 10, 2024

Mango has appointed Nuria Font as the new director of Mango Home as the Spanish fashion retailer looks to strengthen its homeware offer. Font joined the business back in 2006 as product manager in commercial product management and has held various senior positions within the company since, most recently director of Mango’s wholesale department. She succeeds Laura Vila, who spent 17 with the retailer and led the launch of the home line in 2021.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2024

A rare gold nugget the size of a goose egg was reported stolen Thursday from the Long Beach Convention Center in California.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 10, 2024

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Complacency is the enemy of excellence. Doug McMillon delivered that message to a gathering of some 14,000 colleagues that marked the culmination of Walmart’s annual Associates Week. Recalling his 40-year career with the retailer, McMillon, who has served as president and CEO for the past decade, said, “I have seen a lot of change in this company.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 10, 2024

Check out a recap of our latest Cisco Security announcements. Read on to hear about all the security innovation, what it means for partners, and what’s ahead together.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 10, 2024

With sustainability at the forefront of their decision-making, the report finds that Gen Z and millennials are the top purchasers of circular fashion.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The reason is clear: intent can provide you with massive amounts of data that reveal sales opportunities earlier than ever before.

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