Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Instead of preemptively cutting back, many are planning to spend more this year. That’s right, retailers are planning to “invest their way through the recession,” according to new benchmark research from digital transformation company Mercaux conducted by CensusWide. This trend is even more pronounced among CEOs in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Our retail strategy focuses on securing the best partners and locations, with our primary communications happening in malls and at points of sale,” he said, adding there could be expansion plans for other markets beyond Singapore and Malaysia.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And, according to Pegasus Print Group Sales Manager Ross Muirhead, Point of Sale displays will always have a place in creating exciting, memorable and profitable shopping experiences for your customers as long as we live and breathe in a physical world. Being clear on your objective helps make the rest of the planning easier.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

The second prong was replacing foundational systems, such as the company’s legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. “It “The first prong is data modernization, because every system and everything in the digital world relies on data governance, data management and data trustworthiness,” she said. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

At fashion retail giant H&M group, workforce planning has become a critical part of daily activity. Each year, in-store and online sales generate more than $US22.3 The creation of H&M’s workforce planning system began back in 2012 when the company deployed Board to track the performance of individual stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Like most things in security, software and holiday planning, early preparation and execution is key. As your IT team gears up for this holiday season, with all the demand, threats and holiday cheer that are sure to come with it, consider what you can do now to ready your tools and defenses accordingly.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2025

Retailers already have recognised that staying proactive and planning beyond just a golden quarter bump, and having the flexibility to pivot based on market conditions can yield substantial longer-term benefits. Software updates to endpoints can often be very labour-intensive and risky; this includes point-of-sale (POS) and payment devices.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As ecommerce continues to grow, various states are introducing or planning to introduce Retail Delivery Fees (RDFs). ecommerce sales reached an impressive $1.1 trillion in 2023, accounting for 22% of total retail sales , with projections suggesting an increase to $1.9 trillion by 2029.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

Further, the brand can gently prompt customers to leave feedback through its app, Point of Sale system (POS), or kiosks for non-purchasers, ensuring the feelings from the experience are captured in real-time, accurately. The post How to plan for more retail disruption and drive customer experience appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

In the past year, one of our proudest initiatives has been formalising our commitment to Reconciliation through our first Reconciliation Action Plan. IR: What are your plans for Witchery going into the next financial year? IR: Tell me about your plans for the e-commerce side of the business.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

New tech integrationswill include iPads and other handheld point-of-sale devices for seamless checkout experiences, as well as the integration of QR codes throughout the store to offer customers access to additional product information.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 23, 2025

Rituals is set to double down on its growth plans after topping 2bn (1.77bn) in sales for the first time in its 25-year history. The Amsterdam-based beauty and wellness brand reported a 21% increase in sales for the 2024 financial year, reaching 2.1bn (1.77bn), up 23.5% from 1.7bn (1.4bn) in 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The North Face has unveiled a five-year growth plan that will add up to 300 global retail and partner locations, with more than 70 new stores in North America. Stores also will beef up BOPIS and ship-from-store options to support omnichannel consumer journeys.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2023

Amazon will expand its Amazon One palm payment technology to all 500+ Whole Foods Market stores by the end of 2023. The identification, payment, loyalty membership and entry solutions are currently deployed at a total of more than 400 locations in the U.S., including 200 Whole Foods supermarkets, and have clocked more than 3 million uses to date.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

To enhance this role, MAPIC launched the International Brand Expansion Observatory, a guide published during the event, listing over twenty international brands with significant expansion plans across France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and the UK.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

Sharmeelee Bala Owned by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management since late 2020 , JCPenney is actively working to retake its place as a leading department store retailer, most notably with a $1 billion turnaround plan unveiled in September 2023. distribution center with a new induction, sorting and packing system.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

This includes components like in-store mobile devices, chatbots or virtual assistants on their website, point of sale (POS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and more. Retailers need a base set of technologies that are all connected within the omnichannel ecosystem.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

The company plans to continue to expand its retail store network and points of sale throughout this year. With an undeniably unique approach to men’s retail that has attracted new shoppers of varied demographics who were not previously aware of our brand.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Demand modeling and planning: When it comes to products with long lead times, like wine, inaccurate demand forecasting means that inventory miscalculations will come to light quarters (or even years) after production. In the case of Bordeaux, the industry seemed to plan production levels around optimistic forecasts of Chinese market growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Aēsop operates approximately 400 points of sale across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, with a recent advance into China, where the brand opened its first store in 2022. We will also be able to concentrate on continuing to improve The Body Shop’s business and refocusing Avon International’s footprint.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With a rich heritage spanning over 119 years, Georg Jensen designs, manufactures, and distributes an extensive range of gold, silver, and diamond jewellery, watches, home decor, tableware, and hollowware, with a global presence of 2050 points of sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2022

During Brok’s tenure, Sephora has deployed new technology and services as well as expanding its partnership with Kohl’s : Sephora launched same-day delivery in partnership with Delivery Solutions in November 2021; In February 2022 , Kohl’s and Sephora revealed plans to add 400 Sephora shop-in-shops to reach their goal of 850 locations by 2023; and (..)

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Achieving this level of integration demands meticulous planning, strong infrastructure, and expert technical support to ensure each component operates harmoniously. To meet this demand, retailers need a fully integrated point-of-sale system capable of handling refunds, restocking, and real-time inventory checks.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We were already on a very demanding timeline to implement the system across more than 2,000 points of sale in the U.S. Hudson planned to launch a loyalty program this year called Blue for frequent travelers who rely on Hudson’s convenience stores in the U.S. and Canada when the pandemic caught us,” Martin-Consuegra said.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2024

But a legacy point-of-sale (POS) system that lacked any kind of mobile functionality tied too many associates to cash wrap workstations — a major source of inefficiency during ongoing labor shortages in retail. “Now Now there’s one tool to do all of our promotions across the field.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Agile Decision-Making for High Velocity Operations Modern voice picking systems often integrate with warehouse management systems (WMS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, providing real-time visibility into inventory levels, order statuses and productivity metrics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Dollar General already has self-checkout kiosks in 8,000 of its 18,000 stores and plans to increase that number to 11,000 by the end of this year. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Even though more than half ( 56% ) of retailers surveyed by KPMG completed a major payments modernization program within the past year, even more 83% already are modernizing their payment infrastructure, or are planning to do so in the new future.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Promotional compliance is a critical driver of in-store success, yet many brands struggle to accurately track whether their promotions are executed as planned—or fail to track them at all. The brand focused efforts on two regions—Southern California and parts of New England—working with Wiser to devise a corrective plan.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

APRIL 12, 2022

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has become an inevitable requirement for the retail industry, regardless of the size of the business. All the data gathered by the ERP system is stored in a single database, enables easy accessibility to the data, and helps retailers plan better to overcome different challenges. Sales analytics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2024

The company has more than 970 boutiques across these four countries and also sells via 6,900 points of sale in department stores. The new deal is part of Hermann’s larger plans for TJX, which already operates 4,900 stores across nine countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

As marketers continue to invest in retail media, offline is emerging as the new frontier — and brands and agencies must be able to effectively plan, execute and measure their campaigns in an integrated way,” said Sherry Smith, General Manager of Global Enterprise at Criteo in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also known as pay-over-time or pay-in-4 installment plans, BNPL offers consumers the chance to split up the cost of major purchases directly at the point of sale. With inflation and interest rates on the rise, a more nuanced approach to BNPL is emerging, and experts say that’s a good thing for both consumers and retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The new partners pointed to the unique restrictions on travel shopping, with customers often pressed for time, making virtual try-on an ideal solution for customers to quickly sample products. Dufry said that it plans to bring the virtual try-on experience to “many more” airports in the future. The company reaches 2.3 Perfect Corp.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

We are also excited to partner even more with our vendors this year as it relates to their branded in-store merchandise experiences,” Barry added, identifying Tesla, Lovesac and Starlink as examples of planned vendor partnerships. Best Buy closed 24 stores in FY 2024 and plans to close 10 to 15 in FY 2025.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The wide-ranging special presentations and talks explore the latest developments in the consumer goods sector, including key themes such as sustainability, lifestyle & design, future retail and display ideas for your point of sale. Your Christmasworld ticket will also get you access to Ambiente and Creativeworld.

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