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Pet-Friendly Retail: Design for Sights, Smells and Sounds

Retail TouchPoints

As a geriatric millennial who lives and works in the greater Charlotte region of North and South Carolina, I notice pet-friendly establishments have become the expectation. Our temperate climate with ample sunshine and green space encourages spending time outside and sharing it with four-legged friends. But even comfortable environments like Charlotte’s have their limitations – after all, our iconic tree line requires ample rain.

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How MFW’s student runway opens doors for Australia’s emerging designers

Inside Retail

This year’s Melbourne Fashion Week (MFW) student collections runway was held at The Lume – where the creativity was unconstrained, the designs were avant-garde and the emerging talent was front and centre. Out of the 40 students selected to represent the next generation of Australian designers, from Box Hill Institute, Holmesglen Institute, LCI Melbourne, RMIT School of Fashion and Textiles and Whitehouse Institute of Design Australia, Nam Tran took home the MFW Student Award.

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AliExpress Opens to U.S. Sellers as it Preps for 11.11 Singles Day

Retail TouchPoints

AliExpress is putting out the welcome mat for U.S.-based merchants via AliExpressDirect, offering 0% commissions and $0 onboarding costs as part of a special introductory offer. The China-based marketplace also will provide marketing, business and customer service support, including handling buyer inquiries and after-sales disputes, free of charge. Retailers can register here to begin the process of selling on AliExpress.

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‘The best in two years’: September retail sales edge up 2.3 per cent

Inside Retail

September retail sales remained sluggish, according to the Australian Retailers Association, but an analyst points out that the last quarter’s result was the best turnover in more than two years. “Retail volumes rose 0.4 per cent in the September quarter, marking the largest quarterly increase since the June quarter 2022, and that suggests that household consumption may be a little stronger in the September quarter than we’ve recently seen,” said Callam Pickering, Apac ec

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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True Religion Continues U.S. Store Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Global apparel and lifestyle brand True Religion is expanding further across the U.S., bringing its total store count to 51. After opening its newest outpost at Katy Mills in Katy, Tex. on May 30, 2024, the brand is unveiling three new stores throughout the month of November. The stores’ locations and their respective opening dates include: North Star Mall in San Antonio, Tex., opening on Nov. 8, 2024 Kings Plaza in Brooklyn, NY, opening on Nov. 15, 2024 Orland Square in Orland Park, Ill., openi

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McDonald’s Shares Fall After Company Announces Decreased Global Sales

Retail Wire

McDonald's shares have fallen following the company's announcement that global sales have decreased in Q3 2024 for the second consecutive quarter.

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Birdcall Enters the Fast-Food Price Wars With Bird in a Box

Retail Wire

Birdcall may be a relatively young newcomer in the industry, but the chain is already offering special promos to compete in the fast-food price wars.

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Shein Debuts Children’s Place Branded Storefront

Retail TouchPoints

The Children’s Place has opened an online storefront on the China-direct app Shein , marking a significant step for both retailers. Shein opened its online marketplace to third-party sellers in May 2023 , but until now most of those merchants have been China-based, non-branded manufacturers. The debut of a branded storefront from a well-known U.S. brand is new for Shein and comes right out of Amazon’s playbook.

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Luxury brand pop-up store hyperlocal retail strategies

Retail Focus

Ghalia BOUSTANI. Retail Consultant | Published author | Visiting lecturer Hyper-local strategies have been increasingly applied by luxury brands to connect with specific communities through limited-time pop-up stores. Their ability to create highly curated experiences that are tailored to regional tastes, cultural preferences, and local consumers is made possible by this approach.

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Don’t Wait Until Black Friday to Protect Your Endpoints

Retail TouchPoints

We are approaching one of the most important and riskiest times of the year for retailers. Cyberattacks increase across the board around the holiday season , and attackers often target retail organizations given how critical this time is for their businesses. On average, nearly 20% of annual retail sales happen in November and December, and the impact of a breach can be disruptive to the business and brand.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Where’s the Meat? Subway Faces Lawsuit Over Skimpy Sandwiches

Retail Wire

Subway has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it “falsely advertises” the amount of meat in its steak and cheese sandwiches.

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Could 3D Concrete Printing be the Future of Retail Construction?

Retail TouchPoints

Imagine concrete extruded from a computer-controlled nozzle, rather like an enormous pastry icer “building” a layer cake. This is how 3D concrete printing (3DCP) works. It’s real and it has the potential to lower construction labor costs, time and materials waste. As the technology continues to advance, it also offers the possibility of greater design flexibility via the creation of complex geometries that would be difficult or impossible with traditional formwork.

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Whataburger Releases Holiday-Themed Beverages

Retail Wire

Just in time for the season of giving, its time to treat yourself to a new series of holiday-themed beverages.

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PetSmart Adds Grubhub as Delivery Option

Retail TouchPoints

PetSmart has partnered with Grubhub to offer on-demand delivery of more than 14,000 items from its 1,400+ locations in all 50 states. PetSmart already offers delivery via Instacart as well as Uber Eats , and in October 2021 the retailer partnered with Allivet for pet prescription deliveries. For its part, Grubhub has been steadily expanding its roster of delivery partners into new verticals beyond restaurants: in June 2024 Grubhub added Albertsons as its first national grocery partner and inaugu

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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The US Economy Grew 2.8% in the Third Quarter

Retail Wire

The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. GDP increased nearly 3%.

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Coles posts higher sales in fiscal first quarter

Inside Retail

Coles posted higher sales revenue in the fiscal first quarter, which the supermarket chain attributes to its winter and spring value campaigns, promotional activities, and strong e-commerce growth. The group’s revenue increased 2.9 per cent to $10.55 billion despite availability challenges in eggs due to the impacts of Avian influenza. Its supermarket segment’s sales rose 3.5 per cent to $9.51 billion, while liquor sales stood flat at $851 million.

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Excellent Instore Messaging – Keeping Shopper Messaging consistent with consumer messaging

Mike Anthony

There are a number of challenges in creating really effective shopper messaging in-store. But when we work with clients in projects or training workshops, one of the biggest challenges raised is this. How to speak the shoppers language but at the same time stay consistent with the brand’s consumer messaging? We might be able to convince the group that they need to use different approaches to communicate with shoppers, but the brand team believe that consistency is important, and so the brands ke

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Why Filipino mall giant SM Prime remains committed to regional expansion

Inside Retail

SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines , has underlined its regional development strategy in the archipelago with the grand opening of a new mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on October 25. Called SM City J Mall, it is SM Prime’s fourth mall in Cebu City metropolitan area, which has a combined population of almost two million people and acts as a regional capital for the Central Visayas region.

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NEWS: SML RFID Delivers 98% Inventory Accuracy to Gina Tricot

I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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Starbucks Will No Longer Make Its Olive Oil Infused Coffee, Oleato

Retail Wire

The drinks had mixed reactions since their January 2024 debut in the U.S.

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‘Retail is a combination of creativity and analytics’: H&M’s Linda Li 

Inside Retail

There are very few players in the retail scene who can do what Linda Li has done. Since joining H&M in 2014, Li has worked her way through several different roles at the Swedish-born accessories and apparel brand, including merchandising, store development and e-commerce, to her job as head of customer activation and marketing for H&M Americas.

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What the Budget means for retail: Costs set to surge but business rates reform on the horizon

Retail Gazette

Retailers are facing a significant jump in costs following a National Insurance and minimum wage hike unveiled in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget, the first by a Labour government in 14 years. The industry is set to pay an additional £2.3bn in National Insurance when the increase in employer contributions comes into force in April next year. Last week, M&S boss Stuart Machin hit out at the plans, which it said was “a tax with no link to profit which hits bigger employers like us and o

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Meet the world’s first t-shirt made entirely from textile waste

Inside Retail

Fashion brands On, Patagonia, Puma , PVH, and Salomon have introduced the world’s first clothing made entirely from textile waste. In collaboration with the French recycling company Carbios, the consortium has produced a plain white t-shirt using a blend of mixed and coloured textile waste. This process involves breaking down polyester into enzymes to create bio-recycled polyester.

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Mastering E-commerce Strategies to Drive Growth in B2B Distribution

B2B distributors and wholesalers: this webinar is for you! Discover the game-changing potential of composable commerce—a flexible, modern approach to e-commerce—and explore the strategies and technologies transforming the B2B landscape. Learn how to create custom digital experiences for your business from the leaders at Orium , commercetools , and Contentful as they walk through real-world examples, providing actionable insights on how to future-proof your business, integrate new opportunities s

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Halloween Candy News Roundup

Retail Wire

There are plenty of tricky candy situations going on this Halloween.

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The Labubu effect: How Pop Mart is leading the blind box economy

Inside Retail

Founded as a small toy store in China in 2010 by Wang Ning, Pop Mart has grown into one of the leaders in the blind box industry. The company now boasts more than 450 retail stores and achieved global sales of US$871 million last year. This is the story of Pop Mart, the company behind the Labubu craze, and how a single social media post from a K-pop superstar catapulted the brand into the stratosphere of the blind box economy.

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Subway Debuts $6.99 Meal for National Sandwich Day

Retail Wire

Subway's fabulous meal deal is available from Nov. 3 through Dec. 26, 2024.

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Former Nike exec Blanca Gonzalez shares her secret to building a successful team

Inside Retail

Blanca Gonzalez has led merchandising and brand management for top brands including Nike and Lululemon throughout the course of her career. Today, she is the senior vice president and general manager for WSS, a nationally recognised shoe retail chain , and Foot Locker. Inside Retail spoke with the retail executive to learn about her start in the industry, her transition to her current role with WSS and her secret to building a successful team.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Asos launches subscription rental service with Hirestreet in biggest UK collaboration

Retail Gazette

Asos has expanded its tie-up with Hirestreet to launch a new subscription rental service for shoppers in what it dubbed “the biggest retailer-rental collaboration the UK market has seen to date”. Hirestreet subscribers will be able to rent five garments per month for £75, and can choose from more than 20,000 Asos products. Asos and Hirestreet have previously collaborated on a rental service, last year available across 180 of the fashion giant’s womenswear products.

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Why a clear succession plan is the secret to retail’s biggest acquisitions

Inside Retail

What retail owner hasn’t observed a major acquisition or sale play out in their industry and dreamt of their own irresistible offer from a potential buyer? Zimmermann changing hands for $1.75 billion. Bondi Sands being snapped up for $450 million. Tattarang sweeping up the iconic RM Williams and Akubra brands. All were life-changing deals for Australian company founders and executives.

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Trader Joe’s Hit by Contamination Fears as FDA Issues Recall for Salmonella-Infected Green Onions

Retail Wire

Trader Joe's is the latest retailer to be hit by a recall.

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Moncler Group’s revenue up despite macroeconomic challenges

Inside Retail

Moncler Group ‘s revenue increased in the first nine months of the fiscal year despite macroeconomic challenges. The group’s revenue rose 3 per cent to €1.87 billion as Moncler revenue grew 5 per cent to €1.57 billion (US$2.03 billion) and Stone Island’s revenue fell 6 per cent to €292.4 million. Moncler’s direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales jumped 9 per cent to €1.26 billion, but its wholesale sales declined 9 per cent to €313.2 million.

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How to Maximize Amazon Sales and Crush the Competition

With over 9 million sellers on Amazon, online marketplaces are more crowded than ever. Whether you’re looking to fine-tune prices in real-time or align strategies across channels, this guide provides the tools to understand how to maximize sales and secure a lasting competitive edge. Download now to transform your pricing strategy and drive holiday success.