Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking.

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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

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

APRIL 5, 2024

99 Cents Only Stores will wind down its business and shutter its 371 locations across California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada after more than 40 years in operation. Hilco Real Estate will manage the sale of the company’s real estate assets, both owned and leased.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

Campus foodservice leader Sodexo will open nearly 100 Food Hive markets on college campuses by 2026, beginning with the approximately 30 locations opening during the 2024-2025 academic year. The modern flow of the store, including self-checkout, will enhance efficiency and convenience for everyone.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Save A Lot is partnering with Retail Fluent Media Network (RFMN) to bring Digital Window Signs to stores, including 750 independently owned and operated locations across 32 U.S. To date, nearly 100 Save A Lot stores have rolled out 400 digital screens, and RFMN plans to nearly double the number of Digital Window signs in stores by Q1 2025.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

Omnichannel fulfillment platform Deposco has launched a supply chain solution designed to orchestrate end-to-end processes — plan, source, order, fulfill and return — across B2B and DTC channels, from a single package to full pallets.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Family Dollar will use solutions from Dunnhumby to make merchandising and category management more customer-centric across its store network. ” In June 2024 Family Dollar parent company Dollar Tree initiated a strategic review of the struggling banner, with options including a sale, a spinoff or “other disposition of the business.” .”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

There’s an inventory sweet spot you’re always looking to achieve — not overstocking, not understocking, and still managing to keep up with changing buyer demands. Learning to master your inventory management processes can net significant bottom-line results in your ecommerce business. 4: Identifying inventory: Mislabeling items.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2024

Luxury bedding and home décor brand Boll & Branch has implemented the Oracle NetSuite enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to advance its brand mission of transforming the way home textiles are sourced, made and purchased.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. In the campaign’s first week, it received over 1,000 expressions of interest (EOIs).

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

Our Chadstone store is perfectly located – positioned amongst some of the leading brands in the market – and enabling us to highlight the story and history behind Reebok. There will also be more locations to come across other states. Then, as part of our longer-term plan, we will look to expand to other locations.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Following its store launch in Sydney earlier this year, Hong Kong-based tech accessories brand Casetify is planning to expand across Australia, as part of a larger goal of reaching 100 stores globally by 2025. The program will include plans to upcycle donated phone cases as part of the manufacturing process in order to develop new cases.

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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 21, 2023

The plan to do that — dubbed “Lace Up” — will include simplifying operations and investing in “core banners and capabilities.” Other plans include a reset of the retailer’s loyalty program and the development of an enhanced omnichannel experience. The company posted a slight dip in sales in Q4 2022, which ended Jan.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letters will only be delivered every second business day for 98 per cent of locations, although parcel delivery would continue daily. A trial found the proposed reforms let workers carry up to 20 per cent more parcels and deliver to 10 per cent more locations. Australia Post will also have an extra day to deliver regular mail.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

We plan on using local ingredients sourced in Australia wherever possible. Where will Wendy’s look to locate restaurants as it expands across the eastern seaboard and beyond? Wendy’s plans to enter the Australian market on the east coast, and the company is exploring major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 CEO Scott Evans said the company’s improved performance stems from management recognising that retail has “forever changed” with customer expectations shifting dramatically. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

Perry Ellis is managing this challenge through the rollout of RFID technology, in partnership with Mojix , that will help the retailer manage its supply chain from the store level all the way through broader inventory planning.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

According to general manager Rachel Digby, Black Pepper is set to open a number of new stores in 2023, and is already investing in making its existing stores more “luxurious”. The post “Feels like a fresh start”: Inside Black Pepper’s growth plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Inside Retail

MAY 21, 2024

The brand serves more than 65 million customers daily across nearly 40,000 locations worldwide. Owned by sports and entertainment company Endeavor, IMG manages licensing programs for many global brands and trademarks.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, first announced in October 2022 , had been planned with store divestitures in mind, but the specific number to be sold and their locations had not yet been determined. billion in cash. In May 2023 the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union had voted to oppose any mergers. “C&S

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you manage or influence customer deliveries, if you haven’t done so, implementing optimised transport route planning is a game-changer for your bottom line. Handle peaks : Efficiently manage seasonal surges like Christmas peaks. Automate planning : Reduce planning time with automated route planning.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

She told Inside Retail that the brand would likely look and feel completely different, if not for the location. I think we can look at more locations in Sydney before going beyond that. The post Bondi Active on its new flagship store and international expansion plans appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

The brand still appears at festivals and sponsors NBA teams, but that is complemented by strong efforts to support the communities where its stores are located — as well as a strong omnichannel presence. Order Management Upgrades Put Shoppers in Control Flexibility is another important part of operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The restaurant is located next door to the retailer’s newly upgraded Hammersmith city store , which is part of the chain’s larger efforts to create a more accessible shopping experience by opening smaller-format “City Stores” that are located closer to where customers live, work and shop.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

The service is currently available from 10am to 6pm daily, but the company says that as it expands opening hours and locations will expand. The brand said it plans to expand to 200 locations globally by the end of this year. Geezy Go operates its own network of drivers to ensure its on-demand delivery service.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

With Augmodo, the AI assistant lets them know which products are out of stock and in the wrong place, and which tasks are needed next, said Mark Finocchiaro, Managing Partner, CIO and Director at Chemist Warehouse in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dillards has been executing a highly successful strategic plan focused on improving operating margins, prudently managing capital expenditures and aggressively returning capital to stockholders, said James Mitarotonda, Chairman of Barington in a statement. However, we are concerned with Macys large capital expenditure programs.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) , Meta , Microsoft and mapping and location solution TomTom are the founding members of a new collaborative effort to develop a set of shared, open and interoperable map data in order “to create a living digital record of the physical world.”. That’s right, Google Cloud at 11% market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The new company launches with more than $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 store locations and 60,000 employees. JCPenney and SPARC Group, which holds a portfolio of brands including Aropostale, Brooks Brothers, Eddie Bauer, Lucky Brand and Nautica , have formed a joint venture in an all-equity transaction to create Catalyst Brands.

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Inside Retail

JULY 8, 2024

The reported closure of Microsoft’s brick-and-mortar stores managed by authorised retail partners in China has raised questions about the tech giant’s strategy in the world’s second-largest economy and whether the move is counterintuitive when the market’s consumer electronics sector has seen a sign of recovery.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Now the retailers, with 25 and six brick-and-mortar locations respectively, are bringing their brands to the next level through highly immersive store experiences and a concentrated focused on store growth. Plus, regulatory requirements require these stores to be located in industrial areas, away from traditional retail locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

Currently, more than 250 drones operate across 73 locations in nine countries. Implementing a solution that truly makes a difference in our warehouses is an immensely rewarding experience,” explained Tommy Niemierowski, Fulfillment Project Implementation Manager for Ikea Belgium in a statement. this summer.

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