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LSKD appoints first chief retail officer as part of its “audacious” growth plan

Inside Retail

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Toys“R”Us Is Planning a Brick-and-Mortar Comeback in the US, With up to 24 New Flagship Stores

Retail Wire

with plans to open up to 24 new flagship stores and expand into airports and cruise ships. These moves mark a substantial comeback for the once-ubiquitous toy retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in 2017. Toys“R”Us, under its parent company WHP Global, is set for a major revival in the U.S.

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The 2017 Omnichannel Holiday Strategy Advantage

Wiser

While shoppers could opt to pay extra for expedited shipping, another option is to pop into a store and walk out certain that they have everything they need. Those services could be a real boon this year, considering that 81% of those plan to make additional purchases when collecting their items,” according to ICSC data. .

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What Machine Requires 40 Shipping Containers, 20 Trucks and 3 Boeing 747s to Ship Across Borders?

LS Retail

Since ASML introduced its commercial EUV model in 2017, customers have bought about 100 of them. Intel and IBM have said EUV is crucial to their plans. Buyers include Samsung and TSMC, the biggest service producing chips designed by other companies. TSMC uses the tool to make the processors designed by Apple for its latest iPhones.

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DTC Activewear Brand Vuori Valued at $4B After Latest Funding

Retail TouchPoints

The company has been profitable since 2017. The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S. Known for its comfortable, stylish performance apparel, Vuori also plans to expand its product offering in this next phase of growth along with its sustainability efforts.

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Walmart Automates More Than Half of its Regional Distribution Centers, Enhancing Associate Efficiency

Retail TouchPoints

Currently, Walmart stores its inventory until needed, at which point the items are manually packed onto a 53-foot trailer and shipped to the store that needs them. Walmart and Symbotic have been working together since 2017, when the companies launched a pilot of the automation system at a Brooksville, Fla. in a statement.

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Even Late to the Paid Membership Party, Target Believes it’s ‘Starting from a Position of Strength’

Retail TouchPoints

Target ’s announcement earlier this month that it was launching a paid membership plan almost felt like a foregone conclusion. So how does Target plan to beat these odds, especially as a latecomer in its sector? The company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Roath laid out the game plan in a session at Shoptalk this week.

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