Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

If you’re launching a retail business, finding and renting an accessible base to sell to your target demographic is a huge step. Learning the nuts and bolts of leasing commercial property and lease terms, in general, can help you make informed decisions to impact your start-up’s chances of success. How retail leasing works When you lease retail space, you’re effectively renting commercial space where your business can welcome customers to market and sell your goods or services.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The pizza chain is rejecting the concept of less is more.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Alibaba-owned grocery chain Freshippo will launch its first presence in Australia, in partnership with Ebest, the local online Asian supermarket. Freshippo’s items will be available through Ebest’s shopping app and website, with a product selection tailored to the Australian market, including Chinese delicacies such as snacks, juices, tea drinks, and culinary sauces.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

McDonald's and Crocs collaborated last year as well.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Data management platform Feedonomics has integrated with Amazon Today , a program that allows retailers with brick-and-mortar locations to sell their in-store inventory on Amazon. Participating Amazon Today retailers can provide both Amazon Prime and non-Prime shoppers with access to same-day delivery and in-store pickup options at their physical locations.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Google's new virtual try-on tool for dresses aims to help cut down on returns, resulting in happier customers.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Scammers often steal money from victims using fake cryptocurrency investment schemes.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

When Luana Bumachar joined Solo Brands as its new Chief Marketing Officer, there was a big debate permeating the industry: did Solo Brand’s viral campaign with Snoop Dogg actually work, or did it all that time and money go up in smoke? Industry practitioners and pundits believed that while renowned cannabis user Snoop claiming he “gave up smoke” in exchange for a Solo Stove generated a lot of buzz, it didn’t drive tangible business results.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The European Union's highest court ruled Apple unfairly benefited from Irish tax laws.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Roblox has announced a new commerce integration with Shopify that will allow brands with Shopify storefronts to sell physical items directly in their Roblox games. Shopify plans to begin piloting the integration soon, with a larger launch of the capability planned for 2025. Shopify President Harley Finkelstein as a Roblox character. (Image courtesy Shopify) “You’ll be able to buy everything from clothing to unique accessories, collectibles [directly on Roblox] — the possibilities are endless,” s

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Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Warehouse automation continues to evolve with more advanced technologies, greater choices, and smarter software. In Australia, the warehouse automation market is expected to grow from approximately $18.5 billion this year to $41.3 billion in 2029. With this growth, warehouse operators face an increasingly complex decision when selecting the right automation for their warehouse and application.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

According to recent estimates , there are over 26 million ecommerce sites globally. Still, despite the convenience and wealth of choice that online shopping offers (and shoppers love), these sites are only responsible for a modest portion of all retail sales. In the U.S., home to over half of online retail sites, the proportion is only about 16%, per the U.S.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In an era when consumers are experiencing sustainability fatigue, the fashion sector finds itself at a critical juncture. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Apparel, told Inside Retail the current level of investment in sustainability appears to be suboptimal and the primary factor contributing to this low investment is the absence of significant market demand. The manufacturing company works with major brands, including Hugo Boss, Brooks Brothers, and Banana Republic, so it has an intimate understanding of

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Health-focused online grocer Thrive Market plans to launch a retail media network powered by Instacart ’s Carrot Ads solution. Thrive Market will use Carrot Ads to help connect brands with its more than 1.5 million members through sponsored product and display ads on its own website and app. “Thrive Market’s personalized experience makes healthy living more accessible,” said April Lane, Chief Merchandising Officer of Thrive Market in a statement. “This partnership redefin

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Amy Liu embodies the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention”. As a beauty industry veteran with over 20 years of experience, Liu knows what works for the mainstream beauty market. However, after having trouble finding products that catered to her own highly sensitive skin requirements, the entrepreneur decided to take matters into her own hands.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The company is committed to helping its employees with generous hourly rates.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

J Crew’s catalogue has long been a coveted fashion reference to timeless style and now the brand is ready to capitalise on its own lore. After discontinuing its paper mailer in 2017, the J Crew catalogue is back. The strategy behind the catalogue relaunch is not a hail mary to return J Crew to its former glory – the company’s sales are close to US$3 billion this year, according to its CEO Libby Wadle – but rather to evoke a sense of nostalgia amongst customers and reposition itself as the pionee

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Candy Corn Suite is the first of its kind.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It’s almost midnight, the blue light from my phone penetrates my epidermis as I shop for products to give me glass skin. (The irony of which is not lost on me.) Meanwhile, my TikTok algorithm serves me a continuous loop of K-beauty products “that actually work” And if you studied my bathroom vanity, you’d probably think I was conducting a science experiment, complete with an obsession with snail mucus and rice water.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Panera is offering fan-favorite menu items at a discounted price.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

US designer Tommy Hilfiger browses through a rail of custom-made suits worn to this year’s Met Gala by K-pop stars Stray Kids, before opening up a tuxedo to reveal a special label. The eight-member South Korean boy-band are Tommy Hilfiger brand ambassadors and caused an online frenzy when they became the first K-pop group to attend the prestigious Manhattan fashion event in May. “We did a special label ‘Tommy Hilfiger with the Stray Kids’ and they loved it, we loved it an

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Southwest Airlines Co. has released a letter from its executive chairman of the board of directors regarding a significant update to its board structure, marking the next phase of its comprehensive board refreshment plan.

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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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Barbie fever is not over yet; at least that is Reebok’s hope. The global sportswear brand has partnered with Mattel to curate a unisex capsule collection that aims to break down gender stereotypes and empower girls and women. The 16-piece collection offers footwear and retro-inspired apparel with futuristic styling for both kids and adults, to cater to the whole family.

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Retail Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In his inaugural week as the new Starbucks CEO, Brian Niccol has issued a public letter to instill confidence, sharing his personal insights with strategic direction.

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Hyken

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In a recent Amazing Business Radio episode, I interviewed Rony Vexelman, the VP of marketing at Optimove , who said, “Companies that put their customers at the center are the companies that are outperforming their competition.” Who would disagree with that statement? Well, Heather Quick Ginevan did, and she included a great explanation in just one sentence.

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Retail Customer Experience

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Shawn Nelson, founder and CEO of Lovesac, a keynote speaker at the ICX Summit, shared insight on how sustainability impacts the retail customer experience.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Boohoo is realigning its operations in the US as part of its strategy to “reposition the group for sustainable, profitable growth” The online fashion giant will stop using its US distribution centre in Pennsylvania and now fulfil all US orders from its automated distribution centre in Sheffield, in a bid to broaden its product offering for shoppers across the pond and expand its routes to market.

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Retail Customer Experience

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The Interactive Customer Experience Summit announced winners of the 2024 Elevate Awards Tuesday evening during the annual summit in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Lidl enjoyed a bumper quarter thanks to a surge in sales, while a weak performance at Asda sent its market share plummeting. The latest data from Kantar shows Asda’s sales fell 5.6% in the 12 weeks to 1 September, with its market share dropping 1.2 percentage points to 12.6%. While Lidl enjoyed a 9.1% boost in sales driven by digital vounchers for its bakery items that helped push its market share up to 8% in the period.

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Retail Customer Experience

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As AR and 3D modeling technologies continue to evolve, their impact on the customer experience will only grow. Retailers that leverage these tools will gain a competitive edge in an increasingly complex and demanding market.

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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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