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Nordstrom Promotes 3 Long-Time Executives to New Merchandising, Stores Roles

Retail TouchPoints

Jamie Nordstrom previously served as the company’s Chief Stores Officer and brings more than 28 years of experience to his new position as Chief Merchandiser. Nordstrom has held leadership positions across several areas of the business, including merchandising, store operations, Nordstrom.com and NordstromRack.com.

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Amazon’s Just Walk Out has Left the Building

Retail TouchPoints

JWO’s reliance on computer vision and RFID to track which items each customer has chosen makes it more feasible in smaller selling spaces, such as convenience stores , fan merchandise stores in stadiums and even hospital gift shops.

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NRF: Retail Sales Rose 17.7% YoY in March as Recovery Accelerated

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Results in other categories included: Sporting goods stores: Up 23.5% YoY; Furniture and home furnishings stores: Up 5.9% YoY; Building materials and garden supply stores: Up 12.1% YoY; Online and other non-store sales: Up 6% month-over-month, up 30.7% YoY; Electronics and appliance stores: Up 10.5%

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What the metaverse means for retail and consumer goods

Inside Retail

Store Layout Visualisation. Create virtual planograms for associates to collaborate on core store-visualisation tasks such as merchandising, store layout and seasonal updates. Industrial.

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NRF, Census Bureau Report Continued Retail Recovery In August

Retail TouchPoints

Individual sales results from the retail sectors NRF examined for August include: Clothing and clothing accessory stores: Up 2.9% unadjusted year-over-year; Furniture and home furnishings stores : Up 2.1% unadjusted year-over-year; Building materials and garden supply stores: Up 2% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 11.9%.

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Dollar General names Walmart vet as chief marketing officer

Retail Dive

The retailer also announced the appointment of six others to leadership roles in merchandising, store operations and asset protection.

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Bullring & Grand Central secures 27,500 sq ft JD Sports upsize for Summer 2023

Retail Focus

This summer it was an official provider to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, offering exclusive access to a suite of new EV Charging Points for the Games’ electric vehicle fleet and was chosen as the location for the official merchandise store.