Merchandise Store, Planning and Store Operations

Casey’s Plans to Add 350 Stores, New Food Options in Three-Year Plan

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JUNE 28, 2023

Casey’s General Stores has announced a three-year strategic plan that will include opening 350 additional stores, expanding its selection of prepared and private label foods and ramping up its community involvement.

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Shoe City, Filing for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close All Stores

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APRIL 10, 2023

Bankruptcy Court in Maryland and plans to close all 39 stores in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. The retailer has been battling declining sales for several years, incurring operating losses of $280,000 and $1.76 Shoe City has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. million , and Timberland , owed $1.4

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How RFID is Powering Perry Ellis’ Customer Operations, from Inventory Planning to Checkout

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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.

Checkout

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

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APRIL 8, 2024

Boisson has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and shuttered its eight brick-and-mortar stores, according to multiple media reports and a LinkedIn blog post by Boisson founder Nicholas Bodkins. The non-alcoholic (NA) beverage brand plans to continue operating as a wholesaler and a DTC ecommerce retailer.

Wholesale

Wholesale Fulfillment Planning Location

Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

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APRIL 10, 2023

The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. operates approximately 19,000 stores and 28 distribution centers in 47 states and employs more than 173,000 workers. 3, 2023, with net sales increasing 10.6% and same store sales up 4.3%.

Merchandise Store

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Joann Enters Structured Bankruptcy; Stores and Site to Remain Operational

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MARCH 18, 2024

After it emerges from Chapter 11 protection, Joann plans to go private. In early 2023 , Joann was pursuing $200 million in annual cost reductions, part of a plan that was scheduled to come to fruition by early fiscal 2025. Joann expects to expedite the recapitalization process, potentially completing it as soon as late April 2024.

Finance

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Century-Old Music Retailer Sam Ash Files for Bankruptcy, but ‘Stay Tuned’

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MAY 9, 2024

Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey and plans to close all of its 42 stores across 16 states. The privately owned family business, long known as a premiere music retailer, is exploring options that could include selling its ecommerce operations and related IP as well as its “Samson” wholesale business.

Wholesale

Wholesale Planning Merchandise Store Store Operations

Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The Lidl Return Scheme trial will run in participating Glasgow stores from 8 February to 11 August. Planning for the future While many retailers have in place some form of environmental policies, there is still work to do, given the advancements with sustainability methods.

Shopping

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NRF 2023: How Target Makes its Culture of Inclusion Tangible

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JANUARY 16, 2023

“Through our Dream to Be program, she became the first in her family to graduate college and the first to own a home, and had this amazing opportunity to lead the store in her community,” said Fernandez. Sometimes, a culture of inclusion isn’t something that can be planned for. last month.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

With a career spanning more than a decade, Tzafis has excelled in team building, motivation, strategic planning, and marketing process implementation. Tzafis oversees the sales, account management and customer success teams for Trax’s Emerging Brand & Midcap department.

Marketing

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting

Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

With a career spanning more than a decade, Tzafis has excelled in team building, motivation, strategic planning, and marketing process implementation. Tzafis oversees the sales, account management and customer success teams for Trax’s Emerging Brand & Midcap department.

Marketing

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting

In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

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MARCH 2, 2021

I think the lessons are around planning ahead , having sufficient capacity in your system to flex up and reducing your dependency on any one channel.”. Translating those lessons into concrete actions is, of course, easier said than done — so where does retail go from here? Ecommerce clearly isn’t going anywhere.

Returns

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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The robots also can improve merchandising. Woodman’s Markets plans to add an average weekly sales report to the robots’ data output, which will help managers determine which items are selling well and which are sitting on the shelves for extended periods.

Marketing

Marketing Grocer Location Fulfillment

Following Tough 2023, Allbirds Plans to Close 10-15 U.S. Stores This Year

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MARCH 14, 2024

Additionally, the brand plans to continue evaluating a transition in its international go-to-market strategy — moving to a distributor model in certain markets to grow them in a “cost- and capital-efficient manner,” according to a company statement.

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Casey’s Plans to Add 350 Stores, New Food Options in Three-Year Plan

Shoe City, Filing for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close All Stores

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How RFID is Powering Perry Ellis’ Customer Operations, from Inventory Planning to Checkout

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Non-Alcoholic Brand Boisson Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Closes all Stores

Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Joann Enters Structured Bankruptcy; Stores and Site to Remain Operational

Century-Old Music Retailer Sam Ash Files for Bankruptcy, but ‘Stay Tuned’

Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

NRF 2023: How Target Makes its Culture of Inclusion Tangible

Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

Following Tough 2023, Allbirds Plans to Close 10-15 U.S. Stores This Year

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