Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2024

SSP currently operates 55 of these franchised M&S locations across the UK. The renewed Liverpool Street Mezzanine store provides a good taste of what’s in store for other M&S convenience locations. The location now includes an additional entrance as well as revamped chilled and floral sections.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In fact, data from Legion Technologies finds that 37% of managers say they’re hiring more minors due to the shortage. However, ensuring compliance is especially tricky for retailers operating in multiple markets, as labor stipulations will vary from location to location and any changes must be made in time with laws taking effect.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. The Bold New Chapter is in part a counterargument to activist investors who have been demanding changes in Macy’s strategies.

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Location Department Stores Fulfillment Planning 278

Inside Retail

JUNE 23, 2024

Ripcurl needed a solution for managing thousands of visual assets across its retail network. SignManager’s intelligent asset management system was the key, according to Reilly McHugh of SignManager. Ripcurl could now holistically manage all displays, imagery, and print media, accounting for each store’s custom assets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

The acquisition is contingent on a separate transaction in which Mapco and its remaining locations and assets will be sold to Majors Management. All of the locations to be acquired by Alimentation are company-operated, most of the real estate is company-owned and the deal also includes surplus property and a logistics fleet.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Boll & Branch also can now better understand demand by location so it can improve product availability and create more targeted marketing campaigns. “With NetSuite, Boll & Branch has a unified view of its business and can easily access the insights it needs to improve productivity, manage costs and optimize profit margins. .

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Kroger will improve networking support for in-store experiences, benefiting both shoppers and associates, by deploying the ExtremeCloud IQ cloud management and WiFi 6E access points across its brick-and-mortar fleet.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

Demand for delivery and contact-free services persists, resulting in fewer in-person visits to store and restaurant locations. Moving forward, retailers will need to include location data analysis as part of a comprehensive site selection strategy before committing to their next move or expansion. Location Intelligence Matters.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking. Prior to the launch, Simbe worked with BJ’s to refine the technology in order to optimize it for the unique layouts and product assortments of a club retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Macy’s is expanding its partnership with FIT:MATCH to include the company’s body-scanning bra fitting experience in 10 retail locations. Customers trying the FIT:MATCH experience can use their measurements to shop personalized Bali and Maidenform product selections that have been chosen specifically for their body shapes.

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Location Shopping Management ATS 289

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

As a result, customer flow management is more important than ever as leaders seek to empower the customer, improve the employee experience and collect actionable data to potentially scale their business. A good virtual queue system will include a centralized management dashboard, robust reporting and a customizable interface.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

This would mark a major acceleration in the retailer’s store opening pace: The Container Store opened one store in FY2021 to reach its current total of 94 locations, and only two store openings are planned for FY2022. The FY2021 results mark the first time the retailer has topped $1 billion in sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The solution was created to help retailers quickly identify out-of-stock and low stock events, as well as assess product details such as where an item is, if it’s in the correct location and whether it’s priced correctly.

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Inventory Management Management Location Shopping 246

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2022

A union organizing workers at Chipotle Mexican Grill has reportedly filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) after the restaurant chain said it would permanently shutter a location that was seeking to unionize, according to CNBC. A second location in Lansing, Mich. An Ithaca, N.Y.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Happy Returns by PayPal has teamed with Staples US Retail to offer the Happy Returns in-person service, adding more than 1,000 Staples retail locations to its return service. The Staples partnership increases the number of the company’s Return Bars to more than 3,800 locations. ” PayPal acquired Happy Returns in May.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2023

The senior management team of Franchise Group , led by the company’s CEO Brian Kahn along with a consortium of financial partners that includes B. In total, Franchise Group currently operates more than 3,000 locations, predominantly in the U.S., that are either company-run or operated by franchisees or dealers.

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Home Furnishings Management Location Shopping 279

Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

This is in addition to more than 500 existing Australia Post parcel locker locations in the network. The initiative will double the number of Australia Post parcel locker locations to more than 1000 giving customers more options for receiving their online shopping and parcels.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders and receiving while also handling in-store production and service, via integration with the retailer’s forecasting and workforce management solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The Greensboro store is an existing location previously operated by The Vitamin Shoppe and now converted to a franchise unit. The store will be run by a group of entrepreneurs who own and operate multiple businesses in the region, including hotels, restaurants, real estate property management and retail.

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Location Planning Management Store Operations 262

Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

When managing a construction site, safety and organization are paramount. Incorporating HGV Wheel Stops can greatly enhance safety and efficiency, making them indispensable tools for construction site management. Construction managers can easily move or reconfigure these wheel stops to fit the evolving demands of the project.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

The remaining locations will open in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas over the coming months, each adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Walmart Health locations provide a range of medical services including primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health and counseling, dental, optical and hearing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

Specific capabilities include: Coordinated decisions: The software aims to help orchestrate demand and supply end-to-end across planning and operations in order to respond to rapidly evolving changes while improving cash-to-cash cycles and inventory acquisition/carrying costs; Improved Forecast Accuracy: The tool is designed to enable better product (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. Best suited for small-scale businesses, system automation is used for rapid, data-driven decision-making to manage basic processes efficiently, alongside quality inspection. Sophisticated Automation.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

Manhattan Associates has enhanced its POS and store fulfillment solutions with handheld RFID support to assist with all inventory management and order fulfillment activities.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

as its location analytics provider as part of a wider effort by the property management firm to leverage new technologies at its retail locations. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has named Placer.ai URW will use the Placer.ai URW will use the Placer.ai

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Location Shopping ATS Marketing 304

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year. When combined with our data-driven inventory management, we believe these efforts will reduce store workload and drive greater efficiencies for our retail associates and leaders.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

While location intelligence has been almost synonymous with measuring foot traffic to stores, there are much broader applications that retailers and marketers should incorporate into their strategies this new year. Location intelligence helped the QSR leader identify that afternoons were the busiest times for visits (vs.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

AirDroid Business aims to provide a safe, efficient and fast Mobile Device Management(MDM) solution for attended or unattended Android devices. AirDroid Business is designed to manage, control and secure a fleet of endpoints including POS systems, digital signage and interactive kiosks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Smart retailers are realizing that their increasingly complex omnichannel offerings have made strong supply chain management more important than ever. Another key challenge for Hot Topic’s inventory management system is ensuring its BOPIS options run smoothly even as it fulfills orders across multiple channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Walgreens has partnered with Blue Shield of California to expand in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 additional Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. Available services range from preventative care and wellness checks to assistance with managing chronic conditions.

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Location Planning Management ATS 264

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Sophie Watson, Lush Covent Garden Shop Manager :- “Covent Garden never misses the opportunity to put on a show. The post Lush returns to iconic London location appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design. The Lush Bath Bot is available to pre-order now.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2021

Amazon has now opened a dozen locations of its technology-driven grocery store concept, Amazon Fresh , with its latest store opening in Long Beach, Calif. Additionally, Alexa integration helps customers manage their shopping lists and better navigate the aisles.

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Location Checkout Shopping Planning 243

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

The robots will be able to capture data as they move through their respective store and deliver actionable reports to club managers. This intelligence allows us to proactively manage our clubs in an efficient manner. Sam’s Club is adopting these processes to reduce waste and help fight inventory loss.

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Inventory Management Management Location Shopping 264

Retail Focus

JANUARY 31, 2023

Rob Deacon, Senior Asset Manager at Grosvenor, commented: “It is fantastic to see Hollister reaffirm its commitment to Liverpool ONE by moving into a newer space, as well as introducing its sub-brand, Gilly Hicks. This new combined space will be one of the first of the new prototype stores in Europe, bringing the Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

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Location Fashion Management ATS 264

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Having found out that “traditional” management tools have become less relevant, brands were forced to rethink their processes to survive, stay relevant and true to their audiences. . In addition to perfecting each brand touchpoint’s management, it is the liaisons that matter the most in an omnichannel context.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

More than 260 new stores are slated to open this year, including 60 freestanding locations and 200 shop-in-shops inside Kohl’s department stores. The new standalone Sephora locations will begin to open in March in markets including Dallas, Houston, Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Nashville.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Scott Linard, Portfolio Manager for M&G Real Estate, said: “It is great to see two more fast-growing brands select Manchester Arndale as their first locations outside London. The post Two more retailers select Manchester Arndale as their first Manchester location appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine.

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