Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Convenience store chain Yesway is continuing its aggressive U.S. expansion by opening five new Allsups stores in New Mexico and Texas. In October 2024, the company announced the opening of eight new locations across New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas within a six -month period. These new stores each span 6,277 square feet and operate 24 hours a day, offering a variety of private label products, including fresh bread, milk and eggs, as well as Allsups famous burritos.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Big Lots struck an 11th-hour deal to save itself.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Today, brands are continuously seeking innovative strategies to effectively reach and engage their target audiences, and commerce media has emerged as a pivotal approach for driving sales and enhancing consumer interactions. According to a report by Emarketer , commerce media spending is projected to reach nearly $68 billion in 2025, underscoring its critical role in modern marketing.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Taco Bell and Walmart are the top employers in Alabama.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In the competitive world of candy and confectionery, staying ahead requires more than just great productsit demands precise execution and actionable insights. One leading brand turned to Wiser to achieve exactly that. By addressing challenges in seasonal campaigns, merchandising opportunities, and inventory optimization, they transformed their category performance.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Chipotle recently made headlines for a customer's behavior.

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LS Retail

DECEMBER 30, 2024

iStock/LeMusique What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Boost your productivity in 2025. Poise your global business for growth in 2025 by attending Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2025 wegginar on 1/8/25 (free of charge and learn what's important as you navigate the new global landscape). Quote of the week: I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

THG shareholders have voted in favour of its plan to spin off its loss-making Ingenuity ecommerce platforminto a separate company. Around 89% of investors backed the LookFantastic and MyProtein owners divestment of its technology arm at a valuation of 90m on Friday. Ingenuity, which employs about 3,500 people, provides technology to support the online operations for retailers including the likes of The Range and Holland & Barrett.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Online gaming platforms are experiencing a real boom now, and the competition in the market is insane. Therefore, operators search for ways to increase customer engagement on their platforms. Several years ago, providing a comprehensive portfolio complemented by juicy bonuses was enough, but the situation is different in 2024.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Quiz has revealed its half-year losses have more than doubled as it warns it will run out of cash by early 2025. The fashion retailer said the disappointing level of revenues in the run up to Christmas has meant the cash headroom available is less than previously anticipated and that it will need additional funding in early 2025. The warning came as Quiz reported its pre-tax losses had deepened from 1.5m to 4.7m for the six months to 30 September.

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DECEMBER 30, 2024

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Retailers cut almost 170,000 jobs in 2024 during another challenging year on the British high street. Data from the Centre of Retail Research found that a total of 169,395 retail jobs have been lost so far this year a 42% jump on 2023 levels. It is the highest annual figure since 2020 when more than 200,000 jobs were lost as retailers were forced to shut their stores during the Covid lockdowns.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The majority of UK households are heading into 2025 feeling financially secure, but more people think the health of the economy is worsening than improving. The findings come from KPMG UKs Consumer Pulse survey, which gauged the quarterly confidence and buying behaviour of 3000 people across regions, ages and income groups during December.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Post-Christmas footfall is up year on year as shoppers flocked to the stores for the Boxing Day sales. Footfall across all UK retail destinations was up 14.2% on 27 December compared to last year, driven by a 20.2% surge in shoppers on high streets, according to data from MRI Software. Shopping Centres enjoyed a 12.7% rise in footfall, while retail parks saw a modest 2.7% increase.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Clarks may be approaching its 200th anniversary next year, but the footwear giant isn’t harking back to the past – it’s focusing on the new, as it looks to attract new customers through innovative designs and exclusive collaborations. The team leading this push for the Somerset-headquartered firm has a distinctly international feel.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Clintons future on the high street was secured once more after it was snapped up by family-owned greetings card specialist Cardzone in March. The once-dominant cards retailer is however a shadow of its former self, trading from a store estate 84% smaller than it once was, with just 163 Clintons branches nationwide. At its peak, it was the clear greetings card market leader with over 1,000 stores and a presence in almost every major British town, but a n influx of internet rivals alongside the gr

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