Sat.Jul 23, 2022 - Fri.Jul 29, 2022

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Maximizing the marketing value of the store

Mike Anthony

As e-commerce sales eat into physical retail numbers, questions about the viability of offline retail abound. Is this ‘Retail Armageddon’? No – but it is a significant shock to the retail ecosystem. A shock that has implications for retailers and brands alike. There is talk that stores must become ‘experiential’ – but what does that mean? Most shoppers, most of the time, don’t want ‘an experience’ when they shop!

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Will Macy's off-mall bet pay off?

Retail Dive

As the traditional mall declines, a lot is riding on how well the department store can execute its small-format, strip-center strategy. And whether it should.

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20 Solopreneur Business Ideas

Small Biz Trends

Some small businesses require a team. But it is possible to start your own company and run it as a solo operation. If you’re ready to start your own business and want the freedom and cost savings of a solopreneur, here are some ideas. What is a Solopreneur? Solopreneurs are small business owners who operate without additional employees. Some solo business ideas can be done with only one person, and other solopreneurs may outsource certain operations rather than hiring.

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B Corp TOMS Honored in Community Category as ‘Best For The World’

Retail TouchPoints

The B Lab network at B Corp has named TOMS as a Best For The World: Community award winner, with the footwear and lifestyle company ranking among the highest verified scores in the sustainability nonprofit’s B Impact Assessment. These awards highlight the work of global Certified B Corporations with verified B Impact Scores that rank in the top 5% within the categories of community, customers, environment, governance and workers for their B Impact Assessment.

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Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Unlock agility, boost performance, and gain control over your Salesforce frontend with the latest masterclass from Composable.com : Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud Featuring experts from Algolia, Ember, Netlify, and Stripe, this masterclass focuses on practical strategies for optimizing your Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefronts using modern composable commerce integrations.

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Bankrupt beauty: Lessons from Revlon’s supply chain failures

Inside Retail

After a period of instability and supply chain challenges, Revlon recently filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. For the 90-year-old beauty giant, the filing represents a final lifeline, as it attempts to rectify debt with creditors by borrowing over $370million. Under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company is able to continue trading whilst it attempts to correct crippling fractures in its supply chain, in a desperate move to retain some of its once sizable, indeed, domin

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Referral Marketing: The power of recommendations

Tokinomo

Getting new customers is challenging, especially in this competitive industry. The acquisition cost is rising for both eCommerce and physical stores. This is why, retailers need to find better, less expensive ways to attract new customers.

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‘Shopper Promiscuity’ Forcing Brands to Completely Reimagine How they Connect with Consumers 

Retail TouchPoints

By now we’ve all heard the news that brand loyalty is in decline. But Rebecca Brooks, CEO of market research consultancy Alter Agents , sees it differently — in her view, “shopper promiscuity” on the rise. “People think about promiscuity in a sexual context, but what we really mean here is an openness, a willingness to try something new ,” said Brooks in a session at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (RICE) earlier this year.

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Stansberry, beauty buyer, David Jones

Inside Retail

We recently launched our first Rising Stars of Retail report in the May issue of Inside Retail Australia’s quarterly magazine, a special feature highlighting some of the great under-the-radar talent in the industry from a wide range of departments. Each week, we will publish interviews with the inspiring people listed in the feature, where they reveal what motivates them, the work that they’re most proud of and the challenges that they’ve overcome.

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Shopper Marketing Weekly Snacks #16

Tokinomo

Campaign corner. La dolce vita. It’s time to live your best life. At least that’s what Velveeta is preaching in their commercial. Short, funny, and exuberant. These words can describe both the campaign and the lifestyle “recommended” by Velveeta.

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Creative Retail Awards Shortlist reveals the best in global design and display for 2022

Retail Focus

On the 21st of July the industry congregated at Sook Oxford Street , London, to learn the Shortlisted entries for the upcoming 2022 Creative Retail Awards. The Shortlist presents some of the very best in global retail, leisure, and hospitality design & display with projects including Woolworths South Africa, Sports Direct, Chanel, Sky, Coach, Asda and many more. .

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Website Security Essentials: Protect Your Site and Strengthen Cybersecurity

In a digital-first world, website security is non-negotiable. This comprehensive guide explores the critical importance of securing your site against hackers and vulnerabilities like SQL injection, XSS, and malware. Discover tools like SiteLock for threat monitoring and CodeGuard for seamless backups, ensuring robust protection for your data and operations.

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Walmart Cuts Outlook on Inflation Concerns, Signaling a Challenging Period for Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Walmart has adjusted its Q2 and full year 2022 profit outlook, as the retail giant expects shoppers to cut back on extraneous spending in favor of staples like groceries. This potential bellwether for retail as a whole caused share prices to drop at multiple leading companies, including Walmart, Amazon and Target , as investors prepared for a slower second half of the year.

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Myer, Close the Loop partner to recycle cosmetics packaging waste

Inside Retail

Department store Myer has partnered with Close The Loop to trial a cosmetics packaging recycling program. The trial will run for eight weeks till September 16 and will have Close the Loop collect, sort and process products into eight categories. Both hard and soft plastics will be shredded and used in Close the Loop’s TonerPlas – an asphalt additive – while metals will be separated and recycled.

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8 Sales Optimization Strategies to Help Boost Revenue

Wiser

The world of sales is constantly changing. If your business has any hope of keeping up, then optimizing your sales process is the way to go. But optimization is an ongoing ordeal. Even if you have a well-established business and are making decent enough revenue, your company’s future depends on your ability to grow and keep up with your customer base.

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Duo of city debuts open at Liverpool ONE, including luxury retailer Kick Game

Retail Focus

Grosvenor has announced two city debut openings at Liverpool ONE, including luxury footwear retailer Kick Game, in a 3,500 sq ft space on South John Street and Boparan Restaurant Group’s Slim Chickens 5,000 sq ft flagship restaurant on The Terrace. . A luxury footwear retailer for highly sought-after brands, Kick Game’s city debut offers its complete range of sneakers and streetwear, including well-renowned brands adidas, Supreme and Nike.

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

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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Dollar General to Open Three DCs to Support In-House Supply Chain Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Dollar General is planning to build three 1 million-square-foot distribution centers in an approximately $480 million combined investment to support the growing DG Private Fleet presence. At full capacity, the facilities, to be located in North Little Rock, Ark.; Aurora, Colo.; and Salem, Ore., will create up to 1,100 jobs. The North Little Rock DC represents a $140 million investment, and it will serve as a dual facility capable of supporting the perishables-focused DG Fresh supply chain networ

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How a trip to the bathroom inspired Pottery Barn’s inclusive furniture line

Inside Retail

When Tommy Hilfiger launched an adaptive fashion range in 2017 , it brought global attention to a widespread problem: the lack of functional and stylish clothing options for people with disabilities. And it inspired other fashion brands to reconsider their offerings. Now, Pottery Barn is on track to do the same with furniture and homewares. Last week, the US-based retailer launched The Accessible Home, a new collection of inclusive products designed to meet the needs of people who are injured, l

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Quick Start: Prep Your Dev Environment for Kubernetes

Cisco Retail

Getting started on a new platform, especially containers and Kubernetes, can appear overwhelming. But with the right setup and tools, you’re much more likely to get ramped up quickly. Let’s take a look at a good lineup of tools to install on your developer environment to get started with Kubernetes. All of the tools used listed here are tested and run Windows 10 Pro, MacOS Monterey, and Ubuntu 20.04.

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CVS pharmacists can refuse to fill prescriptions over moral objections

Retail Wire

CVS Pharmacy allows pharmacists and associates to refuse to sell birth control products to customers based on moral or religious grounds. The company’s policy requires that responsibility for filling the prescription or completing the purchase be turned over to another team member. Rival Walgreens, which has a similar policy, is now the target of a boycott after team members refused to sell birth control products to customers.

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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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Saks OFF 5TH Launches Resale Ecommerce Section in Partnership With Rent the Runway

Retail TouchPoints

Saks OFF 5 TH and Rent the Runway have teamed up to provide Saks OFF 5 TH customers with access to pre-owned designer fashion. A curated collection of pre-owned merchandise from Rent the Runway, spanning hundreds of styles from more than 60 designer brands, is now available in a dedicated section of SaksOFF5TH.com at prices up to 85% off MSRP. All items being offered have been deemed “excellent condition” by Rent the Runway and will be identified on SaksOFF5TH.com by a Rent the Runway-specific b

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Profits slump for online retailer Kogan

Inside Retail

Trans-Tasman online retailer Kogan has reported a return to adjusted profit during the first quarter, but not by enough to prevent a 69 per cent slump for the full year to June 30. Sales for the year were static, up by just 0.1 per cent, to $1.18 billion, while adjusted EBITA was $19.1 million – down from $61.8 million last year and $49.7 million the year before.

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Unscrambling Cybersecurity Acronyms: The ABCs of Endpoint Security

Cisco Retail

Ransomware and other advanced attacks continue to evolve and threaten organizations around the world. Effectively defending your endpoints from these attacks can be a complex undertaking, and a seemingly endless number of security acronyms only compounds that complexity. There are so many acronyms – EPP, EDR, MEDR, MDR, XDR, and more – for various cybersecurity products and services that it becomes difficult to understand the differences between them and choose the right solution for your organi

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Amazon introduces a new wallet for sellers

Retail Dive

The e-commerce juggernaut said it’s offering a new digital wallet service to its sellers and planning to roll it out more broadly over the “next few months.

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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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Hugo Boss Debuts Virtual Fitting Room Tech in 3 European Markets

Retail TouchPoints

Luxury fashion house Hugo Boss has rolled out digital dressing room technology from Reactive Reality across its websites in Germany, the UK and France. With the integration of Reactive Reality’s AR-based solution PICTOFiT, Hugo Boss customers can now create personalized mannequins that match their exact body measurements, then browse products and try on different combinations in a virtual dressing room.

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“It was our destiny”: Japan’s ‘most beautiful bookstore’ lands in Malaysia

Inside Retail

Widely known as Japan’s most beautiful bookstore, Tsutaya has recently dipped its toe into Southeast Asia with the launch of its store in Malaysia in shopping centre Pavilion Bukit Jalil. The 31,000 square feet Tsutaya Books in Pavilion Bukit Jalil features floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and over 240,000 specially curated books, stationery and decorative goods.

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More than a VPN: Announcing Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect)

Cisco Retail

We’re excited to announce Cisco Secure Client, formerly AnyConnect, as the new version of one of the most widely deployed security agents. As the unified security agent for Cisco Secure , it addresses common operational use cases applicable to Cisco Secure endpoint agents. Those who install Secure Client’s next-generation software will benefit from a shared user interface for tighter and simplified management of Cisco agents for endpoint security.

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Amazon leans on non-retail business as e-commerce sales fall for the second straight quarter

Retail Dive

Revenue from advertising and fees rose, as inflation pushed up grocery store sales. But net loss reached an “eyewatering” $2 billion.

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Master Off-Page SEO: Boost Traffic, Build Trust, and Drive Conversions

Off-page SEO is the key to building trust, attracting qualified traffic, and boosting conversions. This guide explores how to leverage backlinks, guest blogging, social media, and influencer marketing to expand your website’s reach and authority. Discover the synergy between on-page and off-page SEO, ensuring your site is optimized for success. Learn how to create valuable content, engage with online communities, and track your progress to fine-tune your strategy.

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How T-Shirt Brand Goodlife is Using CPG Tactics to Conquer High-End Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

In 2014, fashion veteran Christopher Molnar decided to go after a white space he felt was being overlooked by the big fashion houses — premium essentials. A $68 T-shirt might seem like a tough sell, but eight years on, Molnar’s brand Goodlife C l othing has a host of top-tier wholesale partners, a booming DTC business and, most importantly, a cult following of customers that keep coming back.

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Burger Road drives local and interstate expansion

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s Burger Road is gearing up to expand interstate this financial year. Since opening the first store in 2017, the brand has built a network of three corporate and four franchisee-owned locations in Victoria. A new store opened in Watsonia last week and restaurants in Ashburton and Mernda are to due to open in August and October. Now the founders, husband and wife team Ishu Singh and Anna Dewan, are looking further afield, with new outlets planned for South Australia, Sydney and Queensla

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Securing Cloud is Everyone’s Responsibility

Cisco Retail

Cisco and AWS demonstrate shared responsibility that identifies Security “of” the Cloud versus Security “in” the Cloud. Shared responsibility remains central to every cloud initiative and defines how cloud providers and customers work together to achieve maximum security across all aspects of the cloud. While shared responsibility is a common term, surprisingly few people understand the model and fewer still have implemented it correctly.

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The Best and Worst Airlines for Business Travel

Small Biz Trends

The ratings for best and worst airlines are constantly evolving. First came the pandemic, then spiking oil costs, like a fabled one-two punch to the airline industry domestically and worldwide. The airline industry struggled to keep full staff, with shortages of pilots, inflight crew members, gate staff and baggage handlers. Shortages in all those categories led to longer time on the ground at the gate.

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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