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3 Keys To Efficient Retail Accounting 

Retail Minded

The retail business has been around since time immemorial and it has grown to be one of the most prominent industries in the world. Managing and accounting the finances of a retail business is not an easy job, but it has to be done efficiently to ensure the business can diligently track revenues and losses. . Efficiency in accounting cannot be achieved without the right people in place.

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Is self-checkout worth the investment?

Retail Dive

While the tech can speed up shopping trips and let employees take on new tasks, it doesn’t come without its frustrations, experts say.

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Get This Ultimate Guide to Online Reviews Today

Small Biz Trends

Sponsored Post. Online reviews play a critical role in business. From everything like local restaurant choices, to hair salon decisions to online product purchases – it’s likely that the first thing you do is read the businesses online reviews. According to a recent study , the number of people who check online reviews first is as high as 77%.

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Stores are back, but will the inventory be there?

Inside Retail

Australian shoppers are ready and are headed back to stores, bringing with them high expectations that the products they want will be in stock. According to Oracle’s latest Retail Consumer Study , 53 per cent of consumers plan to shop mostly in-store this holiday season, and an additional 25 per cent plan to shop through a combination of in-store and online channels.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Holiday Home Stretch: Serve Last-Minute Shoppers but Plant Seeds for Future Sales

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers looking to take full advantage of each store they operate need to consider not only their own value proposition but what the surrounding area offers as well. Malls and outdoor spaces both offer advantages to physical retailers, and making the most of these opportunities is a matter of understanding why and how shoppers are visiting each area, according to Placer.ai’s Retail Corridors and Indoor Malls: A Holiday Head-to-Head report.

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Retail Resources 2023: Best blogs, podcast, guides, and books for retail professionals

Tokinomo

Are you looking for ways to prepare for the challenges of the retail industry in 2023? We've compiled a list of the best resources for retail professionals, including blogs, podcasts, books, and guides to help you stay up-to-date on the latest trends.

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David Jones acquired by Anchorage Capital for undisclosed sum

Inside Retail

Private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners has entered a binding agreement to acquire David Jones from South African retail company Woolworths Holdings for an undisclosed sum. A spokesperson for Anchorage called the deal a “landmark transaction”, and said the firm was thrilled to take on the 183-year-old department store. “David Jones has a storied history, immense brand value and unparalleled assets — including an attractive retail footprint, a loyal customer base, and ded

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Serious Counterfeiting Requires a Serious, Intelligence-Led Response

Retail TouchPoints

Every day, more brands fall victim to industrialized counterfeiting. According to the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, counterfeiting is now the second-largest source of criminal income worldwide. Significantly, it has also been linked to the financing of terrorist activities, offering a lucrative and relatively low-risk source of funds.

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Grocery trends, holiday commercials, and Super Saturday - Weekly Snacks #37

Tokinomo

Holiday commercials. Macy is speechless. You know the moment when you give somebody you love a gift and hold your breath until they react? This is the essence of Macy’s Christmas commercial. A family is unwrapping gifts and when the mother thought they were done, her husband surprises her with the ultimate gift. We all held our breath waiting for her reaction.

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Marks and Spencer is to join Liverpool ONE, anchoring South John Street

Retail Focus

Grosvenor has announced that leading British retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S), is to join Liverpool ONE, anchoring South John Street in two floors of the former Debenhams. Set to open in mid-2023, the retail giant is relocating from Church Street to create a 100,000 sq ft store in a move that reaffirms the brand’s commitment to the city centre.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Victoria’s Secret to introduce ‘store of the future’ concept in Melbourne

Inside Retail

Lingerie label Victoria’s Secret is set to launch its first Australian store-of-the-future retail concept on the ground level of the luxury shopping complex Emporium Melbourne this Wednesday. . The concept store will introduce a new design with a more open floor plan, brighter lighting, updated fitting rooms, a beauty bar, and soft touches throughout.

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Easton Town Center’s Holiday Design Partnership Puts Sustainability into Action

Retail TouchPoints

Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Photo courtesy of Easton Town Center. Easton Town Center has been busy this holiday season, as might be expected at a mall that welcomes nearly 30 million annual visitors.

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Patagonia to close stores, give employees paid week off for the holidays

Retail Dive

The company says the decision is important for the quality of life it provides its employees.

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Retail Trend Watch 2023: Here’s What to Look For

365 Retail

Rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and a rocky economic outlook for 2023 may have retailers feeling spooked this year, especially as companies are still recovering from the pandemic. . But there is plenty of opportunity for brands to use technology to innovate and thrive in the new year. Here’s an overview of the most important trends every retailer needs to pay attention to in 2023.

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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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Kogan buys online furniture chain Brosa

Inside Retail

Listed online retailer Kogan has bought Brosa, the collapsed online furniture chain for $1.5 million, just a week after it entered voluntary administration. Michael Korda and Richard Tucker of administrators KordaMentha said Kogan was the successful bidder after more than 30 prospective buyers expressed an interest in the stricken chain. Kogan said Brosa would be relaunched with an expanded range and value and maintain its brand and website.

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Grove Collaborative’s Low Stock Price Could Lead to NYSE Delisting

Retail TouchPoints

Grove Collaborative , which offers a range of sustainable household and personal care items, faces delisting on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) if its share price doesn’t rise within six months. The NYSE, which alerted Grove about the problem in a Dec. 14, 2022 Securities and Exchange Commission filing , requires companies to maintain a share price of at least $1 over a consecutive 30-day period to remove the delisting threat.

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Chick-fil-A gets fine for food-for-pay labor violations

Retail Wire

The Labor Department has fined a Hendersonville, N.C., Chick-fil-A location for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act for giving workers meal vouchers instead of legal tender. The location also employed underage workers for the same task — directing customers through the drive-thru. The location has been directed to pay $6,450 in penalties and back-pay of $235 to the seven workers.

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Revlon set to exit bankruptcy by April

Retail Dive

If a judge approves, the beauty company will conclude its Chapter 11 process with its lenders as its new owners, but what happens next remains uncertain.

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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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The Daily Edited has been bought out of liquidation

Inside Retail

Colette by Colette Hayman has bought luxury online accessories brand The Daily Edited after a three-month search for a buyer. The company was placed in liquidation after company members voted in favour of winding the business up on September 30, following a tumultuous three years in its history, sparked by a high-profile dispute between co-founders Alyce Tran and Tania Liu.

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Winning Windows 2022: Retailers go all out as Consumers Clamor for In-Store Holiday Shopping Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

The holiday season has always been a core period for retailers to level up their in-store experiences. Design and visual merchandising teams in particular rise to the occasion, finding creative themes, materials, lighting and more to evoke delight and holiday spirit among consumers of all ages. This year their efforts aligned with consumers who not only felt more comfortable but were actually eager to bring their holiday shopping back to physical stores.

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Stocks retreat on fears that U.S. economy will keep still running hot

Retail Wire

The Commerce Department’s last reading of the year, which tracked the economy between July and September, showed an increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) of 3.2 percent, indicating to Wall Street that the Fed may continue interest rate increases in efforts to tamp down inflation.

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Holiday returns rise 57% from 2021: report

Retail Dive

Consumers have become critical of their discretionary spending and may be returning to repurchase at steeper holiday discounts, Salesforce said.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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Why health, fitness and beauty brands are getting real (and funny)

Inside Retail

Health, fitness and beauty. Put those three words together and they give aspiration, perfection and a number of other ideals that are impossible to live up to. A simple image search for health and fitness reveals screeds of bronzed, impossibly-toned bodies, paired with motivational slogans encouraging people to try harder, reach further, strive, dominate, or ‘just do it’.

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Torrid Launches Resale Program as ThredUP’s First Plus-Size Partner

Retail TouchPoints

Torrid has entered the Resale-as-a-Service (RaaS) business to serve its size 10-to-30 customers, becoming resale platform ThredUP ’s first plus-size brand. The ThredUP RaaS platform allows brands to tap into its Clean Out program, which helps consumers clean out their closets for retailer credit. U.S. customers can print a prepaid shipping label from torrid.thredup.com, fill a shippable box with apparel, shoes and accessories from any brand and send it to ThredUP free of charge.

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Yet-to-be opened Amazon Fresh stores are sitting idle

Retail Wire

Dubbed “zombie stores” by The Information, which first reported the predicament, about 7 Amazon Fresh stores around the country appear to be ready for operation but remain unopened, puzzling locals in their communities. According to the story, another 26 locations are in various phases of development, but no new Amazon Fresh locations have been opened since September of this year.

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69% of Men Don’t Return Clothes That Don’t Fit

365 Retail

With millions of eCommerce users in the UK online menswear brand Spoke investigated men’s online shopping and return habits. They surveyed 2,000 UK men with different socio-economic backgrounds who regularly shop online to find their most common habits. 20% of Men Admitted to Never Returning Ill-Fitting Items of Clothing. The survey discovered that 20% of men never return ill-fitting items of clothing, and a further 49% of men had a laissez-faire approach to returning ill-fitting clothes, regard

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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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What’s next for David Jones under Anchorage Capital? Analysts weigh in

Inside Retail

A fundamental question about the future of David Jones was put to rest this week, after the retailer’s parent company Woolworths Holdings announced the sale of the department store chain to Australian private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners on Monday. While the sum was not disclosed, The Australian cited sources close to the transaction who put the figure at around $100 million.

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Celebrus Can Help Retailers Offer Personalization Without Needing Cookies

Retail TouchPoints

Celebrus has released Celebrus CX Vault, a platform designed to deliver relevant messages to shoppers while keeping their information private. Celebrus CX Vault utilizes no-party data, an information technique that does not use tracking, sharing or cookies of any kind. The solution was created to work by recognizing the context of a browsing session in real time and then applying machine learning to further determine and interpret user interest.

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Fake red-soled Louboutins sold on Amazon could set precedent for accountability

Retail Wire

In a long fought dispute, a court in Luxembourg has cleared the way for shoe designer Louboutin to try to hold Amazon responsible for the sale of lookalikes of its iconic red-sole designs by third-party sellers in the online marketplace. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said Amazon could rightfully be held accountable for trademark infringement.

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H&M releases metaverse-inspired collection

Retail Dive

Encompassing both the physical and digital worlds, the launch will include augmented reality filters, a metaverse experience and real-life products.

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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.