Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 14, 2024
Retailers that have recently launched their own retail media businesses should learn from what the established leaders already do. The biggest player, with 60% of the $45 billion market, is Amazon, followed by the likes of Walmart and Target, which, combined with a few other large players, are expected to take a combined 25% of the space, according to Boston Consulting Group.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Elijah Etri, Skippy’s Fresh Frootz manager at Victoria Point, Queensland, has started a new Tiktok challenge, encouraging viewers to head into their local supermarket and check the prices of comparable produce and products.
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Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 14, 2024
Matthew Whitman Lazenby and his family have never dreamed small. Back in the 1950’s his grandfather, Stanley Whitman, decided to open a luxury shopping mall in Florida that would rival Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. Inspired by the Lincoln Road shopping district in nearby Miami Beach, Bal Harbour Shops and the Whitman family — who still own and operate the enterprise — have continuously flown in the face of convention — and found enormous success as a result.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Eli Lilly has announced a partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to facilitate the delivery of specific prescription drugs, including the popular weight loss medication Zepbound, directly to patients’ doorsteps through LillyDirect, the drugmaker’s newly established direct-to-consumer platform.
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Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 14, 2024
Amazon has announced plans to host a Big Spring Sale in North America from March 20-25 that will feature product discounts available to all customers — not just Prime members as its summer and fall sales events typically do. Prime members will, however, receive access to exclusive deals throughout the event. The sale will kick off on March 20, with new deals dropping each day of the six-day event.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
Melbourne-based cycling apparel brand MAAP has opened its first retail concept store in Europe – MAAP Lab Amsterdam. Following the success of the brand’s flagship store in Melbourne, the new Amsterdam Lab will bring MAAP’s luxury cycling and streetwear clothes to the city’s vibrant creative culture and community. The Lab concept – which symbolises the spirit of living a ‘Life Around Bikes’ – is one that MAAP intends to implement in major regions worldwide.
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Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
Real estate investment trust Growthpoint Properties Australia is selling Albany Creek Village shopping centre, with an expression of interest campaign set to begin next week. Located at 700 Albany Creek Road, north of Brisbane, the centre is anchored by Coles, which recently underwent a $7 million refurbishment along with an upgraded click and collect facility.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Wendy's is shaking things up this spring with a blast from the past in the form of its newest Frosty flavor: Orange Dreamsicle.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
In an era when consumers expect brands to respond rapidly to queries about products, delivery schedules and any other interaction, a growing number of retailers are turning to interactive voice response (IVR) systems to enhance customer experience. As the technology that drives IVRs dramatically improves, the systems are becoming a key tool in elevating customer interactions to new heights, leaving lasting impressions and fostering unwavering loyalty, says Robert Woolfrey, RVP APJ sales, communi
Retail Focus
MARCH 14, 2024
To celebrate 35 years of inspiring imaginations with its timeless toys, Melissa & Doug embarked on a venture to open its first-ever retail store in White Plains, New York. To bring the brand to life on a scale like never before, Melissa & Doug desired a space that would delight visitors of all ages, demonstrate the quality of the toys, lean into its position as the #1 preschool brand for wooden and sustainable toys, and inspire open-ended play.
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Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
At a time when discretionary retail is under pressure, customer loyalty is top of mind for brands and Myer is no exception. Myer’s outgoing chief executive officer, John King, told shareholders in today’s half-year results conference call that its customer-first plan continues to deliver for the business despite the macroeconomic conditions. King’s tenure at Myer saw the introduction and implementation of the customer-first plan centred on the Myer One customer loyalty program, which has the pot
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Amazon's latest innovation uses generative AI to extract information from an item's URL on external sites and automatically generates an Amazon listing.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
A new retail player has just entered the trendy shopping destination of Soho in New York City — Revo Sunglasses. The Nasa-tech-inspired eyewear brand is opening its first US-based bricks-and-mortar location, a 500-square-foot storefront at 436 West Broadway. Inside Retail spoke with Revo Sunglasses’ CEO Cliff Robinson to discuss the company’s first US store opening and how the innovative eyewear brand has been taking back control in recent years.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Minneapolis is at the heart of heated discussions around two pivotal questions in the ride-hailing industry: How much money do Uber and Lyft drivers make, and what minimum pay should they be guaranteed?
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Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
This year’s PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival (PMFF) was a 15-day-long parade of emerging and established Australian designers spanning over 100 unique events. Premium runways were staged inside Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building against the backdrop of the news that Victoria is Australia’s fashion manufacturing capital. The Australian Fashion Council announced at the festival that the Victorian textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) manufacturing sector creates $960 million in economic v
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is organizing an investor consortium to purchase TikTok as bipartisan legislation looms over the fate of the social media platform in the U.S.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
The Australian Fashion Council has appointed Jaana Quaintance-James as CEO, effective immediately. Quaintance-James succeeds Leila Naja Hibri , who served as CEO of AFC for almost four years. Prior to the new appointment, Quaintance-James served as chief sustainability and sourcing officer at Global Fashion Group. She also previously served as head of sustainability at The Iconic and ethical sourcing manager at David Jones. “Ms Quaintance-James joins us at a time when the Australian fashio
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Frontier Airlines is offering Upfront Plus seating as a new incentive. This upgraded seating option provides passengers extra space and comfort in the first two rows of the aircraft.
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Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
In a bold move aimed at redefining the narrative surrounding Asian women’s fashion, leading Southeast Asian womenswear brand, Love, Bonito, has announced a significant overhaul of its brand identity and assortment strategy. Central to Love, Bonito’s evolution is the introduction of a more curated assortment strategy, reflecting over a decade of customer insights and leveraging cutting-edge technology.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Under Armour, the athletic apparel retailer, made significant leadership changes, with CEO Stephanie Linnartz stepping down after just over a year in the role. Founder Kevin Plank will reassume the position of chief executive, effective April 1.
Inside Retail
MARCH 14, 2024
Skincare makes up over 40 per cent of the total global cosmetics market and the product category continues to grow its market share. One brand that is benefitting from this booming market is the Australian-owned and manufactured skincare business Cinch Skin, which is ready to scale globally after experiencing 500 per cent revenue growth in the past year, six years after being founded in 2016.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Trader Joe's has found itself at the center of social media buzz once again, thanks to its latest offering: mini canvas totes.
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Retail Gazette
MARCH 14, 2024
John Lewis Partnership has scrapped its target of making 40% of its profits from non-retail activities by 2030 as it refreshes its turnaround plan. The new plan, which is introduced as the retail group revealed it bounced back into profit in its last financial year, “does not set a specific target” on the scale of non-retail activities, such as its efforts to build rental houses and its financial services arm.
Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
The outdoor superstore is opening a new store in South Fayette Township.
Retail Dive
MARCH 14, 2024
Thirty of those will be under its Popshelf banner, though the discount retailer is taking the concept’s expansion slowly given its discretionary focus.
Retail Gazette
MARCH 14, 2024
Poundland will be advertising its new clothing, homewares and grocery ranges on UK and Ireland TV for the first time. The discounter’s TV slots, fronted by Irish comedian Alan Devally, which will debut on 15 March and run until mid-April, showcasing “the significant value Poundland is now able to bring shoppers having completely revamped and extended into whole new categories.” Over the past few years the retailer has brought a sizeable chilled and frozen food offer to hundreds
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Retail Wire
MARCH 14, 2024
Amazon has recently announced its first-ever Big Spring Sale event in North America, scheduled to run from March 20 to 25.
Retail Gazette
MARCH 14, 2024
John Lewis appeared to backtrack on Dame Sharon White’s original turnaround plan as CEO Nish Kankiwala vowed to focus “unashamedly” on retail after the partnership posted its first profit in four years. The retail group scrapped the partnership’s previous target of 40% of profits coming from non-retail ventures by 2030 in its “refreshed” strategy for the business/ The partnership said it was not setting a specific target or timeline “for the scale of our
Shopping Center
MARCH 14, 2024
Rogersville, Ala. — Legacy Realty Group Advisors has arranged the sale of a single-tenant property located in Rogersville. Foodland occupies the building, which features 24,000 square feet, on a net-lease basis.… The post Legacy Arranges Sale of 24,000-Square-Foot Single-Tenant Property in Alabama appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Gazette
MARCH 14, 2024
Large scale retail restructuring and administrations such as Wilko led to a net of 14 store closures a day last year with 5,000 fewer shops now trading across the UK. Despite an increase in store openings, dominated by the likes of fast food sites and coffee shops, high profile collapses such as Wilko , Paperchase and Lloyds Pharmacy resulted in more closures than openings, according to research from LDC and accounting firm PwC.
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