Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. 16 and 17, has been designed to provide practical answers to the most pressing questions on retailers’ minds today. Curious about how consumer attitudes and behaviors are evolving? Check. Want the latest thinking on how brick-and-mortar stores can be reconfigured for a post-pandemic environment?
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Following Harrods successful return to Shanghai Fashion Week with ‘The Harrods Hive’, a concept that focused on building stronger connections across the luxury industry in China, Harrods is proud to announce the unveiling of an inaugural pop-up focused on young Chinese design. As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the development of emerging Chinese luxury talent, Harrods will host its inaugural collection by Chenpeng , the winner of this year’s YU PRIZE on the 1 st floor of its Knight
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Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Beauty firm Sephora struggled through another difficult year and may have difficulties trading as a going concern, according to a report in AFR. The report, which cites Sephora Australia’s accounts filed with ASIC this week, states the makeup retailer’s losses hit $7.87 million in the year to December 2020 – signaling a need for further funding from global parent, LVMH.
Tokinomo
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Retail merchandising is a very important topic for brick and mortar stores , especially for grocery stores. While some might think that in-store merchandising doesn’t have an impact, they couldn’t be more wrong. Why? Because visual merchandising plays an important role and it can make customers want to shop more or leave the store empty-handed.
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Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
As issues in the supply chain continue to make headlines, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has bought its second logistics company in less than three months. Following the acquisition of parcel delivery company AirTerra in late August, the retailer this week acquired in-market fulfillment operator Quiet Logistics for $350 million in cash. Hailed by the retailer as the next step in “AEO’s ongoing supply chain transformation,” Quiet Logistics uses state-of-the-art technology and robotics to provide
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Harvey Nichols has today unveiled the most anticipated window scheme of the year – Christmas. After declaring a collective ‘bah, humbug’ to Christmas last year, the 2021 campaign offers a different sentiment that’s designed to spread joy and happiness with bright colours and beaming lights. Transforming the facade for the festive season, this year the iconic Harvey Nichols windows feature modern stained glass panels, flooded with light to reflect a glorious pattern of Christmas-coloured hues ins
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Retail Wire
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Macy’s is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour and adding a new educational benefit that will cover 100 percent of books, fees and college tuition for its employees. The moves are part of an effort to attract and retain talent. The retailer is seeking to add 76,000 full- and part-time staff to its roles over the holiday season.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
As product scarcity issues continue to dominate this holiday shopping season, consumers are increasingly turning to resale to get the goods — and platform operators are taking notice. eBay has expanded its refurbished goods offering, where shoppers can find discounted inventory from brands including Apple, Samsung and Dyson. Additionally, Liquidity Services , which operates a B2B ecommerce marketplace for surplus business and government goods, has launched a new consumer-facing omnichannel marke
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
EE has unveiled its new concept store designed to give customers a more immersive experience combined with expert knowledge. The One Braham store will also act as a hub for local communities, as part of EE’s commitment to deliver the most personal and local service on the high street. Located within BT’s new London headquarters, One Braham, the store showcases the best in converged technology with expert face-to-face advice and demonstrations.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
In the wake of a jump in the proportion of workers quitting jobs in the United States – dubbed the “Great Resignation” – Australia’s media has been warning of a surge in resignations here. “ Here comes the Great Resignation ,” reads one headline; “ Millions of Aussies predicted to leave jobs ” reads another. In fact: there is no evidence of such a phenomenon here if there was, it would be no bad thing Australia’s resignation rate has fallen to an all-time low.
Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker
Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.
Nvidia
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
The earth is warming. The past seven years are on track to be the seven warmest on record. The emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities are responsible for approximately 1.1°C of average warming since the period 1850-1900. What we’re experiencing is very different from the global average. We experience extreme weather — historic droughts, unprecedented heatwaves, intense hurricanes, violent storms and catastrophic floods.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Dollar General is the latest retailer to dive into delivery, partnering with DoorDash to offer same-day service from more than 9,000 stores — and with plans to expand to more than 10,000 locations by December 2021. The two companies first partnered for a 600 -store pilot program in summer 2021. Shoppers can order products, including food, snacks and cleaning supplies, for same-day delivery through the DoorDash app or website.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Beaverbrooks, the family-owned jewellery retailer, has opened a brand-new boutique at centre:mk Milton Keynes, one of the top 10 retail destinations in the UK. Upsizing into a new unit, Beaverbrooks has launched in a 2,744 sq ft store on Crown Walk, more than doubling its presence at centre:mk and adding a new luxury boutique from premium watchmaker, TAG Heuer.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Australians are tipped to spend $5.4 billion in stores and online over the upcoming Cyber weekend period, according to the ARA and Roy Morgan. According to ARA boss Paul Zahra, the shopping event, which originated in the United States, has been embraced by Australians and has made November the biggest shopping month of the year. “For the past two years, November has beaten December as the biggest month for Australian retail sales throughout the year,” Zahra said.
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Cisco Retail
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Networking models evolve . You don’t have to look very far to see that a transition is underway in IT. Organizations are changing how they acquire and consume software and infrastructure. In part, this is driven by their need to deliver services that meet increasingly dynamic business needs. The network has been undergoing the same evolution. The broad-based adoption of network automation and analytics over the last few years is resulting in huge leaps in agility, flexibility, and security.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Labor shortages, stressed supply chains and a major emphasis on ecommerce have turned fulfillment into one of the biggest challenges retailers will face in the 2021 holiday season. Kearney expects holiday 2021 ecommerce sales to hit $206 billion , an increase of 12% to 13% over the previous year — and that’s on top of the 32% year-over-year surge in digital sales recorded by Adobe Analytics in 2020.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Fenwick Newcastle store unveiled this year’s much-anticipated Christmas window theme – moments from animated family favourite Shaun the Sheep’s latest film – The Flight Before Christmas – created in partnership with Aardman. The event was live streamed on Facebook to a global audience of tens of thousands. Viewers tuned in from as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and America.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Ikea is launching an online marketplace designed to help its customers buy and sell used furniture, the business confirmed to The Australian. As soon as next year, Ikea will allow online customers to browse and ‘reserve’ used items, which they can then go to a store to collect, through a new ‘As-is’ marketplace. According to Ikea Australia’s sustainability manager Mellisa Hamilton, the business wants its products to be reused, repaired, reassembled and recycled – and to create a more cost-effect
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When it comes to driving traffic and growing your online presence, businesses often ask: SEO or PPC—what’s the better choice? This guide breaks down the key differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, highlighting their pros, cons, and best use cases. Whether you’re looking for long-term organic growth or immediate visibility through paid ads, we’ll help you determine which strategy—or combination of both—is right for your business.
Cisco Retail
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
In the not-too-distant past, everything in the application and networking stack was under IT’s control. Workloads lived securely in the on-premises data center—people sat in their campus offices connected to the secure wireless network, and an MPLS service with an SLA connected branch offices to the data center and each other. Today, workforce productivity depends on cloud and SaaS applications that often rely on the public cloud infrastructure, which in turn depends on the internet as part or a
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
As world leaders gather for COP26 in Glasgow against the backdrop of the recent declaration of ‘code red for humanity’ by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, businesses are doubling down on sustainability goals and initiatives. This has significant implications for the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry across the product value chain.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
European fashion retailer and Creative Retail Awards winner Modivo, has turned to display technology from PPDS to create and open a futuristic new store in Warsaw, combining the benefits of online and physical shopping for a highly unique and transformative customer experience. . Located inside the 85,000 sqm, Galeria Mlociny shopping mall in Warsaw, the new high-end store designed by Dalziel & Pow was opened in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and was designed to offer a revolutionar
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
There are implications for the advertising industry as it navigates new data privacy and compliance rules: Reliance on third-party cookies has been estimated to lead to a 36-per-cent decrease in measured and reported ROAS. There will be a shift towards probabilistic reach and more people-based measurement. An IRI study found “virtually no difference” in sales lift results when food and non-food brands captured 25 per cent or 50 per cent fewer iOS mobile IDs.
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AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.
Cisco Retail
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Over the last few years, we have seen significant leaps in Wi-Fi standards and protocols. Leaps that fundamentally improve user experience, the ability to handle much higher device density, and a broadening of use-cases where Wi-Fi previously couldn’t play. The first leap was from Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) to Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). The ability of Wi-Fi 6 to use OFDMA, the same technology that 5G is built upon, makes huge strides toward more deterministic scheduling by coordinating airtime amongst clients
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Gatik autonomous delivery trucks deployed by Walmart are now operating daily, without a safety driver, in Bentonville, Ark. The multi-temperature self-driving box trucks have been navigating a “complex urban route” between a Walmart dark store and a Neighborhood Market since August. According to Gatik, this is the first time that an autonomous trucking company has removed the safety driver from a commercial delivery route on the “middle mile” anywhere in the world.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Sainburys opened their new Colwick store today, the first of three supermarkets Sainsbury’s will open in the run-up to Christmas. The flagship 53,000 sq. ft supermarket was opened by Mayor of Gedling, Meredith Lawrence, alongside St John the Baptist Primary School pupil, Jace Pikett, who won a competition to design a limited-edition Sainsbury’s bag for life to mark the launch of the new store.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Online retailers rely on the appeal, consistency, and effectiveness of their website and app to attract new business and build lasting relationships with existing customers. While the website and app may be attractive, all too often the login box lets retailers down. If the first buying interaction customers have online is disappointing, retailers will pay a high price.
Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon
This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia
Cisco Retail
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
Primary Blog Author : Rijin Champadan Puthykkeyi, Product Manager at Cisco Systems . With the 10.2(1) release, Cisco NX-OS adopted Smart Licensing with Policy (SLP) to simplify license management across Cisco Nexus products. To understand how SLP simplifies license activation, mobility, visibility, and deployments read on. Traditionally, NX-OS relied on Product Activation Keys (PAKs) to manage licenses.
Retail TouchPoints
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Macy’s has become the latest retailer to increase wages as a lure for increasingly hard-to-find employees, and has added a debt-free education benefit that will total approximately $35 million over the next four years as another “sweetener.”. The retailer already has phased in the $15 per hour minimum wage across several markets and plans to hit this target nationally for both new and current associates by May 2022.
Retail Focus
NOVEMBER 8, 2021
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has announced that curated designer retailer, Tessuti, is to upsize at Liverpool ONE. The brand’s commitment to relocate to Paradise Street in a new global flagship is a significant vote of confidence in Liverpool ONE. Tessuti , part of JD Sports Group, has operated a 5,300 sq ft store on Liverpool ONE’s Peter’s Lane since 2013.
Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Kmart is updating its toy line-up to include a new doll – a Guide Dog Handler doll, designed with advice from Guide Dogs Australia. The doll follows the retailer’s previous efforts at creating more inclusive toys, which included a range of dolls reflecting people with disabilities, such as someone who is hearing impaired, someone with Down Syndrome, and someone with a prosthetic leg.
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