Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2025

Adjustments to the companys selection of national brands and promotional strategy also are underway. We’re in the process of reversing some of these exclusions to simplify the experience and allow our customers to shop with our promotional coupons more consistently.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Your promotion vehicles are next in the retail comms framework. These promotional vehicles can take different forms. Here are some great examples of promotional vehicles that ladder up to a CVP. A brand-building, traffic-driving promotional vehicle that cuts through culture. Firstly, Aldi Special Buys.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Through the strategic partnership, nearly 900 stores will use RFMN’s dynamic Digital Window Signs to promote weekly sales programs, special events, promotional ads and other ad messages, powered by Save A Lot’s retail media network.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When Influencers Backfire: The Pitfalls of Inauthenticity With more and more influencers entering the market daily, a significant portion of content can feel repetitive, shallow, or overly promotional. Consumers should be wary of influencers who promote products in rapid succession, often with little relevance to their usual content.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Mikayla Hopkins: Brands should prioritize strategies that maximize engagement in this limited time frame, focusing on creating buzz and anticipation without overwhelming consumers with early promotions. RTP: Optimizing pricing and promotions requires alignment between marketing, merchandising and other key functions.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

Woolworths fared the worst of the two, starting 2024 with a controversial decision not to promote Australia Day merchandise and ending the year with a distribution centre employee strike costing tens of millions of dollars and ravaging supermarket shelves. billion, but booked provisions worth $1.6

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The solution also can improve demand planning by identifying when items are depleted as well as when promotions end, allowing suppliers to better plan availability and product deliveries.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Coles and Woolworths intend to defend themselves against the accusations of misleading promotions and illusory sales. But if the ACCC and the class action succeed, Coles and Woolworths will have to revise their value proposition and promotional tactics.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 16, 2025

Target also is promoting Sarah Travis, currently SVP for Roundel and Social Commerce, to EVP, Chief Digital and Revenue Officer. EVP and CIO Brett Craig, retiring after 15 years with Target, will be replaced by Prat Vemana, currently EVP, Chief Digital and Product Officer, who will take on the role of Chief Information and Product Officer.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

“Over the course of the first quarter we addressed the softer trading conditions and continued heightened promotional activity in the global luxury sector by optimising operating settings to reflect our increased emphasis on profitability,” said Dean Mintz, Cettire’s founder and CEO.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Also in line with expectations, consumers sought out value this year, reported Mastercard, with promotions driving sales throughout the season.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The gist of the redesign was a renewed focus on product selection and layout , essentially bringing the stores more in line with core grocery tenets: more than 2,000 national and private label products were added, prices were lowered, promotions were increased, signage was refreshed and made clearer.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Black Friday Cyber Monday sales period has expanded to become ‘Black November’ this year, with many retailers and brands starting their promotions earlier than ever. In 2021, the business went live with its promotions on November 18, in 2022 on November 15 and last year on November 9. This presents a predicament for retailers.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Krispy Kreme has announced an exciting promotion to commemorate the launch of its donuts at McDonald's locations in the Chicago area, starting October 15.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

Sale events and promotions will be run in all stores, and the timing of individual store closures will depend on stock levels. The receivers and managers of Mosaic Brands Group announced the closure of the apparel brand on Thursday. The shutdown will impact 136 Rivers stores and approximately 650 employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2024

When shoppers open their grocery loyalty apps, they should be met with a curated set of promotions that align with their budget, preferences and lifestyle. A stores loyalty app, personalized promotions, gamified activities and in-store experience all contribute to its overall vibe and shoppers decision to spend their money there.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

” The new store offers exclusive promotions, including gifts with purchases and complimentary beverages during the opening week. . “We’re excited to introduce Rag & Bone to a new audience and provide a place where our customers can explore the latest collections in person.”

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 26, 2025

A strategic decision to invest incremental profitability in marketing and promotional activity from November helped the company to achieve accelerated topline growth, the company elaborated. In addition, Kogan launched the Mighty Ape Marketplace and enhanced the Primate loyalty program.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Coles reported greater first-quarter sales revenue last month, which the supermarket company attributed to its winter and spring value campaigns, promotional activity, and strong e-commerce growth. The launch also marks Instacart’s first foray into the Apac region, in addition to its operation in the US.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

“The popularity of Black Friday sales continues to grow with promotional activity now stretching across the entire month of November, not just solely focused on the Black Friday weekend.” ” November sales jumped 3 per cent to $36.51 billion.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In January, the inquiry was initiated in response to a directive from the Australian Government due to concerns about supermarket pricing practices, including the potential use of false or misleading “was/now” pricing and “special” promotions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 6, 2025

Incremental price increases on inelastic goods can protect margins, while promotions on elastic goods can sustain demand. Promotional campaigns including strategic discounts and bundles can offset consumer price sensitivity and clear inventory.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It has an ongoing roster of workshops for children, budding artists and coding enthusiasts, but also calendar events such as Black Friday, offering promotions and future discounts against purchases. Apple is a great example of a store that does this well.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Some ecommerce companies combine inventory and search functionality to optimize promotions and upselling. Using this data, you can offer dynamic promotions based on stock levels; for example, you can run discounts on overstocked items or promote last call messages that spur customers to buy items they might otherwise overlook.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 27, 2024

They use these channels to learn about new products, see what influencers are promoting and sift through branded content as it suits them. Rethink Your Discounts With inflation driving up prices, its no surprise that Gen Zers are drawn to discounts and promotions. But they dont often buy directly through these platforms.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Jill Martin Peacock special is part of Macy’s larger Parade of Deals campaign, which features daily exclusive offers from top brands and also is being promoted across social media with the help of the retailer’s slate of influencer partners. 29 at Noon Eastern and Nov. 30 at 7 a.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Michelle Wlazlo, formerly the Chief Merchandising and Supply Chain Officer of JCPenney, has been promoted to Brand CEO of JCPenney. Former JCPenney CEO Marc Rosen has been named CEO of Catalyst Brands, with three brand CEOs overseeing the new companys portfolio reporting to him.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At Macy’s we promote a culture of ethical conduct,” said Tony Spring, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s, Inc. The employee in question has been fired and, so far, Macy’s said there is no indication of involvement by other employees. Still, the company is delaying its full earnings release until Dec. in a statement.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

According to the company, the key initiatives of its three-year strategy include improving the quality of earnings through promotional events, accelerated growth of owned brands, and operating cost and working capital efficiencies.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In his new position, Nicholson will be responsible for merchandising strategy, category management, promotional planning and execution and pricing at the retailer, which operates more than 350 supermarkets in New England and the mid-Atlantic. Nicholsons career also has included stints at Walmart, SuperValu and Winn-Dixie.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The company said its continued focus on pricing and promotion management helped expand gross margin to 82.4 The jewellery and accessories retailer’s profit grew 6.5 per cent to $56.9 million as revenue climbed 8.8 per cent to $405.9 million and comparable store sales rose 0.1

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

Influencers can amplify this problem by promoting products that may or may not be the genuine article. Brands concerned about the dilution of their image may want to harness the power of key influencers, convincing them of the benefits of promoting their actual products rather than counterfeits.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2024

First-party data allows customers to be segmented into groups that brands can tailor relevant, timely promotions to – no more emails promoting children’s clothing to bachelors who have only ever bought menswear from you, for example. “If you know who someone is, you’ve got their details; that’s very powerful.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These include the ability for retailers to showcase promotions like free shipping, sitewide sales and buy one, get one offers , as well as the Deal ad module, whichmakes ads with special offers more visible to users via a carousel format.

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