Retail Dive
APRIL 12, 2021
As its growth outpaced its technology, here’s how one retailer prioritized digital acceleration to transform its finance function — for seamless agility, flexibility and rapid ROI.
Inside Retail
APRIL 12, 2021
More than ever, brand marketers are under increasing pressure to reduce reliance on sales, discounting, offers and panic-promotions that undermine profit margins. But with competition fierce, and consumers holding all the purchase power, what can the modern marketer do to reduce discounting tactics while maintaining sales and revenue? Take the affiliate channel: the traditional perception of affiliate and partnership marketing is that it involves a huge amount of discounting, cashback and vouche
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Tokinomo
APRIL 13, 2021
Retail is changing as we speak. COVID-19, the iceberg that hit the whole retail industry is slowly (too slowly) melting away, but its effects will continue to impact this industry for many years. Innovations, retail tech, providing only the best for customers, offering shoppers amazing experiences, and availability on all channels are all impacting the way retailers sell to customers.
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 16, 2021
Swarovski will opened its latest “Instant Wonder” store in New York City’s Rockefeller Center on April 17, continuing its rollout of the new concept designed to reflect the brand’s evolved direction and visual identity. The New York location, which joins Insta-worthy locations in Paris and Milan, is part of 28 Instant Wonder stores scheduled to open in key markets across the globe.
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Retail Focus
APRIL 12, 2021
Today, Selfridges reopens its four stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham. Packed with energy and excitement, each store is set to share the most exciting, unique-to-Selfridges experiences and curated products with its customers. While its doors have been closed, Selfridges has been busy dreaming up new ways to invite its customers to reconnect with the pleasure of the unique shopping experience its stores offer.
Inside Retail
APRIL 11, 2021
Australia Post has appointed Paul Graham as its new CEO and managing director five months after former CEO Christina Holgate resigned amid what’s now known as ‘the Cartier controversy’ Graham, who will start in the role in September, joins Australia Post after a tenure at Woolworths Group as chief supply chain officer and an extensive career working in e-commerce.
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 12, 2021
A 17,000-square-foot outdoor turf field and running track, a rock-climbing wall, batting cages and golf hitting bays — these are just a handful of the features adding excitement to the new experiential retail concept — House of Sport from DICK’S Sporting Goods. The first-ever DICK’S House of Sport opened its doors on April 9 in the Rochester suburb of Victor, N.Y.
Retail Focus
APRIL 12, 2021
Home and garden experts Homebase is set to bring the best of its gardening products and green-fingered expertise to a selection of Next stores. This is part of a trial across the country between the two well-loved British brands. Six Homebase garden centres will open in Next stores in Shoreham, Ipswich, Warrington, Camberley, Bristol and Sheffield today, which coincides with non-essential shops reopening.
Inside Retail
APRIL 16, 2021
Since the Covid-19 pandemic forced many Australians to slow down during lockdown, a change in attitude has become apparent. Over half of Aussies (57 per cent) are more mindful of their impact on the environment than ever before, and a number plan to pass this attitude through to their shopping, according to new research from Mastercard. Three in five Australians believe its more important than ever that businesses and brands do their part to help the environment, with 26 per cent of Generation Z
Retail Wire
APRIL 16, 2021
Skinny jeans have apparently gone out of fashion and baggy denim is back in. “The last denim cycle has been longer than 10 years, and it was the skinny jean cycle,” said Chip Bergh, Levi’s CEO. “We’re definitely seeing a lot of uptake on these looser fits, and our competitors have all followed it and they’re all seeing the same thing… It’s very possible that we’re into a new denim cycle.”.
Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 12, 2021
Foot Locker will offer in-store shoppers a more flexible and convenient checkout experience with the deployment of new technology across its 2,000+ U.S. stores. The specialty athletic retailer has partnered with FreedomPay to deploy its Next Level Commerce platform across its domestic store network, giving customers the option to pay via contactless payment methods and digital wallets including PayPal/Venmo. “We are always looking for ways to create a more seamless customer experience,R
Retail Focus
APRIL 13, 2021
American clothing and accessories retailer Gap have announced the opening of ‘The Little Boutique’, a pop-up GapKids shop located in Westfield, White City. The pop-up will sell clothing and gifts for babies and toddlers (0-5 years), and include many exclusive products not available in other Gap stores. The space will also include a while-you-wait customisation station, where you can add an embroidered name or fun monogram to the items you purchase, making for a truly meaningful gift. 1 of 3.
Inside Retail
APRIL 12, 2021
Nike will start collecting and cleaning some of the sneakers that are returned by customers and reselling them at a discount in stores as part of its Nike Refurbished program, which launched on Monday. . Shoes that are returned within a 60-day window will now be inspected by Nike Experts, and if eligible for resale through the Refurbished program, they’ll be cleaned by hand and given a condition grade before they land back in-store at a reduced price. .
Wiser
APRIL 13, 2021
Quantity or quality. At the risk of oversimplification, these are the two buckets that make up your eCommerce traffic. You can get a lot of people checking out your brand online. Or you can get the right people. It’s finding that balance that is so critical to success. We’re going to focus on the quality side of things in this blog—specifically, how you can convert more visitors into paying customers through effective eCommerce pricing.
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 15, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccine rollouts continued and government checks generated more spending power, retail sales rose 17.7% YoY and 7.4% from February 2021 in March 2021 according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF). The Census Bureau’s outlook was even rosier, with estimates putting monthly retail sales 27.7% higher YoY and 6.7% over the previous month.
Retail Focus
APRIL 13, 2021
To celebrate the launch of Pangaia at Selfridges, installation specialists Diagon and designer Bevan Roper have unveiled a brand-new retail environment for the material science brand. Housed in the world’s most famous department store, the space will provide an immersive customer experience, as retailers reopen their doors following months in lockdown.
Inside Retail
APRIL 12, 2021
Sydney-based gelato brand Gelatissimo is to enter the US market this year – and will accelerate its expansion plan in Australia. The company is targeting opening 20 locations within Australia and overseas this year, with its American debut scheduled for Houston, Texas, in June, followed by several stores in Hawaii. “Global expansion is at the heart of our strategic plan for 2021/22,” said Filipe Barbosa, CEO at Gelatissimo, in a statement.
Nvidia
APRIL 16, 2021
Fasten your seatbelts. NVIDIA Research is revving up a new deep learning engine that creates 3D object models from standard 2D images — and can bring iconic cars like the Knight Rider ’s AI-powered KITT to life — in NVIDIA Omniverse. Developed by the NVIDIA AI Research Lab in Toronto, the GANverse3D application inflates flat images into realistic 3D models that can be visualized and controlled in virtual environments.
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 12, 2021
The low-code application development wave is absorbing more retailers — and rightfully so. Retailers face an ever-escalating need for customized and differentiated applications that can push innovation and keep customers engaged. Actually developing them, as retailers are well aware, usually requires significant time and a technical team that’s hard (read: expensive and slow) to come by.
Retail Focus
APRIL 13, 2021
The Village, launching on Monday, 17 th May 2021, is the realisation of a long-held dream by Anya Hindmarch, one of Britain’s most successful designers. The Village will be a collection of five neighbouring Anya Hindmarch stores located just off Cadogan’s Sloane Street, which is the original home of the Brand. It will be the destination for Brand experiences, collaborations and exhibitions, all of which will be amplified digitally.
Inside Retail
APRIL 13, 2021
Korean clothing brand Acmé de la Vie (ADLV) is launching its first brick and mortar store in Australia this May at QV Melbourne, ahead of a local online store. ADLV co-founders Jinmo and Jaemo Goo launched the streetwear business in 2017, and opened its first store in Korea’s Gangnam district. Since then, the brand has launched more than 50 stores in Asia and collaborated with Disney, Pink Fong, Kakaotalk and The Simpsons.
Nvidia
APRIL 16, 2021
Mercedes-Benz is calling on its long heritage of luxury to accelerate electric vehicle technology with the new EQS sedan. The premium automaker lifted the wraps off the long-awaited flagship EV during a digital event today. The focal point of the revolutionary vehicle is the MBUX Hyperscreen , a truly intuitive and personalized AI cockpit, powered by NVIDIA.
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 14, 2021
Athleticwear brand adidas unveiled a global flagship store in Dubai that the retailer calls its most digitally connected and sustainable store in the Middle East. Opening its doors in February 2021, the store is located in the sprawling 15 million-square-foot Dubai Mall mega-complex and is the retailer’s first flagship across the Middle East, India and Africa region.
Retail Focus
APRIL 13, 2021
Interstore | Schweitzer has created and implemented the new 2000 m² BRIDGE market Flexstore concept in Zurich for the largest Swiss retail company, Migros. BRIDGE market has been conceived as the connector between a diverse fresh food market, creative catering with products from local partners and a wide range of events. Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & di
Inside Retail
APRIL 15, 2021
With one billion people, or 15 per cent of the world’s population, having some form of disability, according to data from The World Bank, hiring workers with additional needs makes sense for businesses and helps boost economic growth. For multinational beauty retailer Sephora, which recently announced that it is increasing the number of people with disability (PWD) in its workforce to 30 per cent, it’s essential.
Cisco Retail
APRIL 16, 2021
When talking with your customers about their cybersecurity strategy and investments, being outcome driven is key to their success. You’ll remember back in December we launched our 2021 Security Outcomes Study. This report provided a ton of insightful data on the security outcomes our customers are looking to achieve. This week we launched our 2021 Security Outcomes Study for Small Midsize Businesses (SMBs).
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 15, 2021
Latana offers AI-powered brand tracking designed to help retailers make better marketing decisions with scalable insights. The solution provider’s machine learning technology can accurately track retailers’ brands to provides deep audience segmentation. One area Latana’s dashboard can track is sustainability, which can help retailers manage consumer sentiment regarding their efforts in this area.
Retail Focus
APRIL 12, 2021
Ribble, a digital first business and renowned bicycle manufacturer has opened a brand new destinational flagship showroom in the heart of the Ribble valley, Lancashire. The 2,000sq ft state of the art showroom has been designed to showcase Ribble’s complete award-winning and critically acclaimed bicycle range and provides a brand new bicycle retail proposition blending digital with the physical to create a unique, totally immersive and all-sensory consumer experience. .
Inside Retail
APRIL 15, 2021
Most retailers worth their salt know that the way to convert a potential sale into a done deal is through data. Knowing where the customer is, and properly marketing a product or service to them when they are scrolling through Facebook or Instagram, for example, can be a strong way to encourage shoppers to buy. It’s what comes after the sale that seems to trip a lot of brands up.
Retail Dive
APRIL 14, 2021
From changing how products are shipped to what containers they're sold in and the product packaging itself, here's how retailers are tackling a myriad of issues.
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