Retail Focus
MAY 18, 2021
In a time of economic downturn, most businesses will be looking for ideas on how to cut costs and maximise their profits wherever possible. In the retail sector, there have been limited opportunities for small businesses to function, and therefore make enough sales revenue to stay afloat. Here are the top ways in which retail outlets can keep costs down.
Retail Dive
MAY 19, 2021
The department store is on the move, away from the mall, into new merchandise categories — and toward some fierce competition.
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Inside Retail
MAY 19, 2021
Covid-19 tested many parts of the way Australians interact with the retail industry, and their commitment to loyalty programs was not spared. According to the most recent For Love or Money 2021 report, published by The Point of Loyalty, while 88 per cent of Australians are a part of at least one loyalty program, only 43 per cent actively used them (at least once) in 2021 – a far cry from the 53 per cent recorded in 2018.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 21, 2021
Microsoft ’s China arm is partnering with Chinese electronic shelf label (ESL) provider Hanshow to empower its global expansion in the retail industry. Under the strategic collaboration, Hanshow will adopt Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet for its operations while also prioritizing Microsoft technology for its solutions to retail clients. This will unify Hanshow’s global information systems to improve efficiency and security.
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Retail Focus
MAY 21, 2021
The culmination of 2 years of work and the realisation of founder Anya Hindmarch’s long-held dream, Anya Village launched on the Cadogan Estate in London’s Chelsea this week. The Village is a collection of five neighbouring Anya Hindmarch stores located near Sloane Street. The ‘houses’ will be ever-evolving and offer unique collaborations throughout the year.
Tokinomo
MAY 20, 2021
One of the most important skills is the power to adapt in difficult situations. While some simply adapt, others find innovative ways to tackle the problem. During this pandemic, all industries were affected in a way or another and retail was no exception. However, unlike museums and art galleries, essential stores were able to keep their doors open.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 20, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has only heightened the move away from the physical walk down store aisles to the seamless clicks of buttons and consumers’ reliance on the internet for retail purchases. The trend was never surprising. Making a purchase on the internet is fast, convenient, and all-encompassing. Your mousepad becomes a shopping cart to whatever you want, whenever you want it and wherever you need it.
Retail Focus
MAY 19, 2021
There’s no denying that establishing a retail business is a colossal endeavour, especially for inexperienced entrepreneurs. As simple as the venture’s business model might appear to be, there’s a lot that goes into it than some expect. For this reason, you need to carefully plan and prepare for the undertaking instead of just jumping in headfirst. In this piece, we’ll talk about some practices and tips that should give your enterprise a much better shot at success than it would have had otherwis
Retail Wire
MAY 17, 2021
Sales of luxury items are expected to make a comeback this year and could even reach pre-pandemic levels according to Bain. The consultancy thinks that there’s a 30 percent chance sales will fully rebound this year, with a more likely scenario that it will take until 2022, possible even 2023, to get back to 2019 sales levels.
Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it would open its first physical store in New York City this summer, mirroring a retail approach that has helped Apple rake in billions of dollars in the last two decades. The Google store will be located in the city’s Chelsea neighborhood near the its New York City campus, which houses over 11,000 employees.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 21, 2021
Retail results for Q1 2021 have been promising so far, showing that the economy may finally be emerging from a long, slow year. However, the pandemic has yet to end on a global scale, and every retailer will face a shifting set of challenges and opportunities through the spring and potentially into the summer. In short, circumstances may be improving, but retailers still have plenty of challenges ahead.
Retail Focus
MAY 21, 2021
Google will open its first-ever permanent brick-and-mortar store this summer, in the Chelsea section of Manhattan. It will be located in the 1.2 million sq.-ft. building that is home to Google’s New York City offices, which employ some 11,000-plus associates. “Google has been in New York for the last 20 years, and we view the store as a natural extension of our longtime commitment to the city,” Jason Rosenthal, VP, direct channels and membership, said in a blog post.
Nvidia
MAY 18, 2021
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Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
French luxury house Hermes has unveiled its newly revamped store in the heart of Brisbane, which was first opened in 2010. The store was designed by the Parisian architecture agency RDAI, which is also behind the designs of other famous Hermes’ stores, including Hermes Sydney Trust Building and Hermes Omotesando in Tokyo. One of the stand-out points is the apparent absence of the brand’s quintessential orange brand colour which tended to dominate the design of its older stores.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 20, 2021
IKEA U.S. is putting its own spin on “vacations” and “staycations” with the launch of “IKEA Renocations” on Pinterest. Created to help inspire consumers and bring the feeling of several destinations into various rooms of the home, the campaign launched May 19 and is a collaborative effort across Wavemaker, Ogilvy and Jebbit. Tapping into the platform’s 85 million+ audience of those searching for home inspiration and ways to shop, IKEA U.S. has launched a custom quiz experience through Pinterest.
Retail Dive
MAY 19, 2021
Video e-commerce is going live in the U.S., and retailers are pinning their hopes on its success.
Cisco Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Resilience has been in high demand over the last year. Whether it was individuals trying to remain healthy, families working to stay strong in the face of massive change, or companies fighting to survive in a completely different business environment, everyone was challenged. Amidst this chaos, cybersecurity was of course tested as well, as droves of employees began working from home and attackers swooped in to take advantage of that migration.
Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
After retail sales slipped in March due to a continued return toward ‘normal’ trading, monthly turnover recovered slightly in April 2021, rising 1.1 per cent after the 0.5 per cent drop last month. According to the latest preliminary figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, April’s year-on-year turnover rose 25.1 per cent – a large jump due to the massive impact the initial Covid-19 lockdown measures had on the industry this time last year.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 18, 2021
Telia — a telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic states — is piloting a new self-service store model in Tartu, Estonia, as it looks for cost-effective ways to serve customers in regions where full-service offices aren’t in place. Developed in partnership with Estonian technology company Cleveron , the pilot will run through mid-August. Customers will be able to replace telecom devices such digital TV tuners, SIM cards and telephones, purchase new ones and pick up ordered goods at th
Talking Retail
MAY 18, 2021
Brothers Ricky and Amrit Dougall have revamped their Coventry city centre store in response to changes in customer demand. The Nisa partners have introduced a raft of new services to their Millennium View store to appeal to the transitional demographic that make up a large proportion of the store’s customers, which and have seen immediate. This story continues at Retailing family revamps Coventry c-store.
Retail Dive
MAY 21, 2021
A third of the stores will be converted to other company banners, while "the majority" of the remaining fleet will be shut down as leases expire.
Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Parts of the business community are up in arms after the announcement of a payroll-based ‘mental health levy’ to be imposed in Victoria, according to State Treasurer Tim Pallas. The levy, which Pallas claims will impact less than five per cent of employers across Australia and only the sections of their workforce working in Victoria, will take the form of a 0.5 per cent surcharge on payroll tax for businesses with wage bills exceeding $10 million, and adds on another 0.5 per cent for those above
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 19, 2021
Commerce experience management platform Salsify has acquired the supplier experience management platform Alkemics , creating a combined platform that will help enhance brands’ and retailers’ ability to create winning product experiences for the digital shelf. “Alkemics has very elegantly solved a major problem for retailers, cleanly complementing Salsify’s focus on solving the problems that brand manufacturers face,” said Jason Purcell, Co-founder and CEO of Salsify in a statement.
Cisco Retail
MAY 19, 2021
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Talking Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Poundland is to pilot its new Local format in the next 48 hours. The Poundland Local stores are located in Kendray in South Yorkshire and Hornsea in East Yorkshire. The sites are former Fultons Foods stores that became part of Poundland in 2020. The 2,500sq ft Poundland Local at Kendray will open on 21 May. This story continues at Poundland unveils Local format.
Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Over the last few weeks, tech giants, fashion brands, celebrities and foreign governments have sent much-needed money and medical supplies to India, where Covid deaths have increased six-fold over the past month. On Wednesday, the Indian government reported the highest number of deaths — 4,529 — in a single day of any country at any time during the pandemic.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 21, 2021
The adoption of subscription-based services and digital goods purchases were on the rise well before COVID-19 hit. But the pandemic took these trends to a whole new level. The average U.S. consumer now pays for four different video streaming subscriptions. The average was three before COVID-19 hit, according to Deloitte ; Food and beverage subscription boxes have been in high demand , as much of the population is keeping grocery store trips to a minimum.
Retail Dive
MAY 21, 2021
New mobile-first rollouts announced at this year's I/O conference seek to attract marketers as consumers continue to flock to e-commerce.
Talking Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Amacor Capital has bought the Nisa Local in Hebden Bridge in the Upper Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, making it the 13th store in its growing portfolio. The store will continue to trade under a Nisa Local fascia with customers unaffected by the handover. Alex Wilson, head of acquisitions at Amacor, said: “We’ll be operating with. This story continues at Amacor Capital snaps up Yorkshire store.
Inside Retail
MAY 20, 2021
Kathmandu taps RipCurl boss to take the helm. Outdoor clothing retailer Kathmandu has appointed the head of RipCurl Michael Daly as its new group chief executive. The announcement came seven months after Kathmandu’s long-time group CEO Xavier Simonet resigned. Daly, who has been with RipCurl for almost 20 years and ran it for the last eight years, started his new role this week.
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