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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Privately held hardware wholesaler True Value has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. During the reorganization process, the 75-year-old retailer will continue to operate its 4,500 stores, which are independently owned, except for a corporate-owned location in Palatine, Ill.

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MARCH 29, 2024

BJ’s Wholesale Club will open five warehouse club stores in Tennessee, South Carolina, Florida and Indiana. These will be the first of 12 new locations planned for BJ’s 2024 fiscal year, which will end in February 2025; the retailer also plans to open 15 gas stations during this period. its second store in the Hoosier State.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Discount Tire has purchased the retail tire and automotive maintenance operations of Dunn Tire , which provides parts and installations for brakes, lube and oil services, front-end repairs and state vehicle inspections at 25 locations in western and central New York and Pennsylvania. Financial details of the transaction, which closed Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 17, 2025

Photo: Zach Benson And this is just the beginning, with five additional locations already in development across North America for early 2025 (in markets including Miami, Houston and New York), and 50 stores planned for the region in total. Following the opening of its first U.S. stores at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, N.Y., In the U.S.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

Australian footwear brand Frankie4 will establish its first flagship store in the US in September and is expanding its wholesale agreement with Nordstrom and J. This will be a permanent location, following the success of its Bellevue Square pop-up facility, which opened this past April.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Through the partnership, Liverpool will manage all of Fabletics’ retail locations, ecommerce and wholesale operations across the region, starting in Q2 2025. Initially, the ecommerce site and stores will focus on Fabletics’ core designs, including best-selling active and lifestyle pieces.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Closing sales at all 122 store locations have begun, managed by Gordon Brothers. The brands themselves, including RVCA, Volcom and Billabong , are still owned by Authentic Brands Group , and they will be moving to new wholesale licensees in North America. million , according to court documents cited by Shop Eat Surf.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

BJ’s Wholesale Club has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand grocery delivery from 226 locations across 17 states. Although both members and non-members can now use the DoorDash app to purchase BJ’s products, members receive lower pricing on all items.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Netflix has operated multiple pop-up stores around the world, including a multi-title location in Los Angeles that operated during the 2022 holiday season and a Manhattan location tied to the Bridgerton series. Netflix has not made final decisions on the stores’ locations or exactly what features they will offer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

Save A Lot has relicensed its 18 remaining corporate-owned supermarkets, completing its strategy of shifting ownership and operations of all locations to independent licensed ownership. The time was right for us to step fully into our role as a licensed wholesaler and put all operations in the hands of our dedicated retailers.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Laura Ashley brand currently is distributed in more than 80 countries via wholesale, digital marketplaces and at more than 150 branded retail locations. With the addition of Laura Ashley, Marquee now puts the retail value of its brand portfolio at $4 billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 12, 2023

The selections will include items from multiple apparel types across the men’s, women’s and kids categories, and marks the return of Nike to wholesale after it began slashing third-party offerings in late 2021. The return of Nike in Q4 2023 could help improve revenue for Designer Brands, which saw a sales decline of 10.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Westfield Century City is centrally located in Los Angeles, making it a retail Mecca of sorts for locals and tourists alike. Photo credit: Calpak From Pop-Up to Permanent Calpak initially realized the power of retail when it started forging partnerships with Nordstrom and other wholesale partners, according to Shin.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The retailer was acquired by Marquee Brands for approximately $50 million in December 2019 with plans to emphasize “ecommerce, select wholesale partnerships and strategic marketing relationships.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Located in the heart of the Meatpacking District, the Hudson Street location features a clean lily white backdrop and lily green accents that combine to create an inviting yet elegant atmosphere. Lilysilk , a sustainable specialty brand of silk products, has opened its first concept store in New York City.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Once the solutions are implemented, Fabletics will be able to: Utilize varying datasets and algorithms for inventory recommendations across each of its brands; Transform business processes across Fabletics DTC ecommerce, retail, dropship and wholesale channels, improving inventory turns and leading to higher revenues; and Positively impact sustainability (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

looked for a partner when it opened its first physical location in May. The brand has since appeared on Shark Tank and grown to offer a range of 170 shirts, pants and other products available through both DTC and wholesale channels — and in the process, it outgrew its pure-play ecommerce roots. “We

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

In Auckland, the Ecoya store is located in a tower housing over 10,000 professional services workers alone, not to mention the other buildings and surrounding offices nearby. “It Next stop Martin Place “I guess we’re pretty open-minded,” Barnes said about Ecoya’s approach to choosing store locations.“We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

As a result, the retail and consumer industries have become an attractive target for cybercriminals, with research revealing that in 2023, retail and wholesale accounted for 11% of cybersecurity incidents. In light of this, it’s critical that businesses strengthen their defenses. million per incident.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2025

Australian coffee roaster and cafe, The Reformatory Labs, has opened its first international location in Dubais W Residences. The firm also plans to open a roastery in Dubai to assist The Reformatory Labs in launching a wholesale business to serve clients across the Middle East.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

The brand has steadily expanded from a direct-to-consumer model to global operations, with several bricks-and-mortar locations and a wide range of online and physical retail partners including Ssense, Farfetch, Luisa Via Roma and Revolve. Once we’ve achieved that, we’d love to explore other locations in the US.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

OTB, parent of Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, has reported lower sales for the last fiscal year as a decline in wholesale more than offset growth in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) channel. per cent (at constant exchange rates) thanks to strong performance in existing stores and the addition of 61 new locations. billion (US$1.77

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

MARQUE Luxury , a wholesale provider of certified pre-owned goods, has debuted its seventh U.S. Re-Commerce Hub location in Miami. The new showroom is the company’s first location in Florida and will offer a range of brands, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and more.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2024

per cent, followed by Cheap Thrills Cycle wholesales at 5.4 The company ended the fiscal year with 102 physical store locations comprised of 80 Universal Store sites, 14 Perfect Stranger sites, and eight Thrills stores. per cent from last year to $288.5 Perfect Stranger is expected to have the highest like-for-like sales growth of 7.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2024

Cooperative food wholesaler Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) , which serves independently owned supermarkets, has expanded its partnership with Instacart to offer ecommerce and same-day delivery solutions as well as smart cart technology to its member retailers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2025

Small beginnings In 1972, the Gance brothers bought their first pharmacy as graduates in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir and went on to buy another pharmacy three years later located only 300 metres away from their first storefront.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has agreed to acquire Fikes Wholesale , owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores. Fikes Wholesale and CEFCO began as a single filling station in Cameron, Texas in 1952 and have since grown to encompass 198 stores across multiple states as well as a dealer network.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Instead of relying on international retailers and wholesalers to come to Australian shores to discover local talent, We Wear Australian is bringing 12 emerging and established designers to the global stage. I ended up [locating the showroom] in the West Village because, to me, the consumer was right there, stated Atkinson.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2025

This approach, regardless of your location or company size, is not just about compliance its about being a responsible employer committed to the safety of your employees. Modern panic buttons leverage existing ambient radio signals for precise location tracking without requiring significant additional infrastructure.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

This will be facilitated by 400 new stores, mostly smaller-format locations, approximately 100 of which will be in the U.S., This shift to a DTC-first mentality doesn’t mean the end of Levi’s wholesale relationships, however. as well as plans to triple the ecommerce business.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2024

But its wholesale partnership with Mecca will be the first time Australian and New Zealand consumers can shop Glossier in person. ” After Glossier launched in the US Sephora last year to expand its in-store shopping options outside of its pop-up locations, the Mecca exclusive partnership has come as a surprise to some. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

Thailands mashup of Smiggle, Daiso and Miniso now has a foothold in 158 locations in 59 of Thailands 76 provinces plus Greater Bangkok. Indeed, 2025s business plan includes piloting large-format stores in such locations. million baht ($3.5 million), up a shade under 30 per cent from the third quarter in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2024

The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer. This and other difficult decisions have been made, including the decision to close all retail locations.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 20, 2025

The ACCCs 20 recommendations are: Governments should consider support for community-owned stores in limited choice areas (particularly remote areas) with appropriate governance measures Supermarkets should be required to publish pricing information Governments should adopt measures to address planning and zoning issues Supermarkets should be subject (..)

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Digital Brands Group (DBG) — the parent company of a collection of digital-first lifestyle brands including Bailey 44 , Harper & Jones and Sundry — will open its first physical store in March 2024 and plans to have 50 locations within the next several years. ” DBG forecasts that each store will generate over $1.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

Foodservice distributor US Foods is continuing to expand its warehouse supermarket concept CHEF’STORE with four new locations in California, Montana and North Carolina. both scheduled to open this fall — join 15 existing locations in that state. The new additions will bring the total number of CHEF’STOREs to 87 across 13 states.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2021

Seeking to take advantage of a growing resale market, pre-owned designer goods reseller MARQUE Luxury has opened a New York showroom located at 261 Fifth Ave., marking the retailer’s first location in the northeast and its third on the East Coast. “Our team has thoughtfully planned the design and location for this showroom.

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