Retail Dive

AUGUST 17, 2021

Growth compared to 2019 outpaced the year-over-year rise, partly because shoppers are flush with savings thanks to governmental support.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

We’re living in an era that has seen profound technological advances change the face of retail. Just a decade ago, Instagram and Afterpay were barely in their inception phase – now, it’s hard to imagine any B2C business not taking advantage of these tools. As new tech continues to emerge, it’s becoming increasingly clear that businesses keeping pace with progress are setting themselves up to thrive, while those struggling to keep up will inevitably fall behind.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Returns provide brands and retailers the opportunity to delight their customers. But not all brands and retailers are seizing this opportunity. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), the U.S. market saw over $400B in returns in 2020. If this dollar value were a proxy for revenues, the returns channel would be the second largest global retailer behind Walmart.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 18, 2021

IKEA Xuhui will be testing an innovative retail concept centred around enabling people to live a better and healthier life within the limits of the planet. Called the “Home Experience of Tomorrow”, the transformation includes an innovative new design and incorporates new technology, new ways to shop, and a focus on emotional and empowering customer experiences.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

Allbirds, famous for its wool and sneakers, is rolling out a new line of athletic wear also using wool and yarn made from eucalyptus trees. Allbirds co-CEO Joey Zwillinger said that the new line, which was in development for two years, offers both performance and eco-friendliness. “We think we can exceed the performance expectations of what’s out there,” he said.

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Tokinomo

AUGUST 31, 2021

Everybody loves cookies. However, in this article, we are going to talk about a different kind of cookie. Online advertising is not going to look the same after 2023. Why? Because Google announced last year that it is letting go of third-party cookies. How is this going to affect FMCG brands and retailers? What can they do to make sure that they still offer personalized experiences to shoppers?

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

New on-demand food and grocery service Geezy Go has launched a digital supermarket serving Sydney, aiming to compete with Woolworths and Coles. . The online supermarket offers an under 20-minute delivery service, promising products priced similar to or lower than its rivals. The e-commerce store houses a comprehensive range of local and branded food and grocery products, ranging from plant-based food, pantry & staples, pharmacy to cleaning supplies. .

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2021

Jurrien Swarts, CEO, Stojo. If you want a tutorial in how to be an environmentally responsible company, not just in one or two areas but end to end, take a look at collapsible cup and container manufacturer/retailer Stojo. The fast-growing company applies circular principles not just to its products but to their component parts, extending even to how those parts are fitted together — because no glue is used, the individual elements can be separated and placed in their own recycling streams.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 3, 2021

Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that award-winning British luxury jewellery retailer, David M Robinson (DMR), is to open a new OMEGA boutique on South John Street at the heart of Liverpool ONE. Spanning 2,000 sq ft, the new Omega store will complement the existing DMR boutique on South John Street, which has operated at Liverpool ONE since the destination launched in 2008. .

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 27, 2021

Mattress Firm, which took a huge sales hit when it was forced to close stores last year due to the pandemic, has said that it has seen a rebound in its business due to the dissemination of federal stimulus dollars and an easing on COVID-19 related restrictions. The retailer’s CEO, John Eck, said the company will continue to open some stores and close others as it seeks the right balance for the market.

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Tokinomo

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nobody knew what hard seltzer was back in 2012 and now it has become the most popular alcoholic beverage in the United States. How can this new beverage takedown well-known giants like wine and whiskey? Marketing might be the differentiator.

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Intelligence Node

AUGUST 2, 2021

eCommerce has grown tremendously in the last year and a half. While it was already on its way to mass adoption, the pandemic further accelerated the shift to digital and birthed many first-time online shoppers. The growth in eCommerce has opened many new avenues for brands and is a window into the future of retail. […]. The post MAP Violations: How, When, & Why You Need to Monitor & Eliminate Them appeared first on Blog.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2021

Harvey Norman has delivered another strong year in spite of the Covid-19 crisis, with total revenue up 15.3 per cent to $9.49 billion, and profit after tax up 75 per cent to $841.4 million. Earnings at the furniture and homewares business also spiked during the year, growing 54 per cent to $1.45 billion, with Harvey Norman’s Board recommending a payout of a fully-franked dividend of 15 cents per share.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

Bissell is a quintessentially American brand. Launched in 1876 in Michigan, the floor care company is now run by the fourth and fifth generations of Bissell family executives and is steeped in Americana. The brand’s original carpet sweeper was featured in a Norman Rockwell painting commissioned by co-founder Anna Bissell. Incidentally, she became the country’s first female CEO when she took over after the death of her husband Melville.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 9, 2021

Victoria Square, the 694,000 sq ft retail and leisure destination in the heart of Belfast, owned by German Commerz Real’s real estate fund Hausinvest, has signed FitPink athleisure for the socially-conscious fitness brand’s first permanent brick-and-mortar store. Founded in 2017 by Jenni Timony, FitPink athleisure is a specialist women’s sports and lifestyle clothing brand with a strong ethos in championing women and sustainability.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 23, 2021

Target said it will grow the number of locations that house Disney shops from 53 at present to 160 by the end of the year. The retailer is also releasing its Bullseye’s Top Toys list with 50 toys and games, including 22 that are exclusive to the chain.

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Tokinomo

AUGUST 17, 2021

We begin this expert round-up with a simple question: What is the most important part of any business? If you thought about the customer, then you are right! This is why we decided to ask 4 of the best retail experts their opinion about customer satisfaction and experience.

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Intelligence Node

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Fight for Customer’s Attention has Intensified The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of retail forever. eCommerce quickly took the center stage as more brands and retailers were coaxed to move their businesses online or take the omni-channel route. The number of online stores grew rapidly and with that the competition to get in […]. The post 5 Best Practices to Improve Your Digital Shelf Performance appeared first on Blog.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

The Federal and NSW Governments announced a joint $24 million investment into greater recycling capabilities across the state on Monday, a decision which will see 22 projects greenlit with the intention of reducing waste. ARA boss Paul Zahra said the scheme will provide retailers with more options to recycle, and will go a long way to help the industry make more sustainable decisions.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2021

Online surveys have long reigned near the top of the ad testing toolkit by providing the fastest, most efficient way to gather valuable consumer feedback throughout the creative process. But realizing these benefits has generally required that researchers forfeit the open-ended questions that allow them to truly “hear” the consumer’s voice. It has simply been too time-consuming and resource-intensive to manually process all the raw, unorganized natural language data that is generated through the

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 3, 2021

Moncler announces the relocation of its Los Angeles boutique to a new design space. The flagship store is located at 340 North Rodeo Drive, in the prestigious shopping neighborhood of Beverly Hills. Spanning over two levels with a total selling area of 375 square meters (4,015 feet), the boutique’s exteriors and interiors blend Moncler’s distinctive mountain-inspired heritage with L.A.’s bright aesthetics to create a warmer atmosphere.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 2, 2021

Walmart has decided that its corporate staff and management-level employees must get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 4. The company has also begun a phased-in approach to bringing employees back to the office who have been working remotely during the pandemic.

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Tokinomo

AUGUST 5, 2021

Retailers and brands are constantly adapting to new trends. When the pandemic started to affect the way we live and shop, retailers knew that things would look different after restrictions were lifted. However, nobody expected this massive digitalization in all industries.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 31, 2021

Promising more accurate predictions in an era of rapid climate change, a new tool is harnessing deep learning to help better forecast Arctic sea ice conditions months into the future. As described in a paper published in the science journal Nature Communications Thursday, the new AI tool, dubbed IceNet, could lead to improved early-warning systems to protect Arctic wildlife and coastal communities.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

Australia’s battle with the Delta variant of Covid-19 is continuing to shut businesses down, with the state of Victoria re-entering lockdown, rejoining New South Wales and Queensland in shutting non-essential retail and restricting citizens movements in light of surging cases. Victoria’s state premier Dan Andrews said he would have preferred to wait to reintroduce restrictions, but that, as seen in Sydney’s case, they only get one chance to act before the more infectious strain gets away from he

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2021

The mission — to replicate the store experience online. A short sentence but a tall order for most online retailers, and even more so for those in high-touch sectors like furniture. In the case of Coleman Furniture , which has no brick-and-mortar presence, that need is even more pressing. The solution — one of them at least — has been visual search.

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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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Retail Focus

AUGUST 20, 2021

Fashion retailer Mango has launched a new flagship store in London. The new space will be located at 223-235 Oxford Street, taking the total number of stores in the United Kingdom to 43. The aim is to create a functional, relaxed and welcoming space that promotes and simplifies the interaction between the customer and store staff, as well as improving the distribution of collections.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 17, 2021

Retail sales in July fell 1.1 percent as a surge of COVID-19 cases connected primarily to the Delta variant made Americans more cautious about shopping in stores. Consumers cut back their spending at retailers selling clothing, furniture and sporting goods, according to Commerce Department data. Economists had expected a 0.3 percent decline in July.

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 27, 2021

Now, that we have ventured off into my three-part series called, What in the World of Applications, we have discussed the evolution of applications, the role of application security in our society, and the emergence of Cloud Native technologies. In this next edition, we want to continue building on top of this foundation and introduce a real-world application networking example that illustrates how we benefit from application networking.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 27, 2021

What’s the difference between art created by Leonardo da Vinci and a knockoff? In the case of the Salvator Mundi, the answer is nearly half a billion dollars. Drawing on a convolutional neural network — a deep learning algorithm that’s led to breakthroughs in the analysis of a vast array of visual imagery — intellectual property lawyer Steven Frank and his spouse, art historian Andrea Frank, determined that the 16th century portrait of Jesus was likely a genuine da Vinci.

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