Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

With 10 stores in Palermo, P&V sought to expand into the UK market, showcasing and celebrating the culture of Italy and Sicily through its food and wine produce. It plans to open a further two stores in Kensington and Clapham Junction later this year.

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Store Operations Marketing Promotions Customer Experience 147

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Canada Goose has named Matt Blonder as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO), one of five key appointments designed to drive the retailer’s five-year strategic growth plan. Having joined Canada Goose in 2017, Bourke previously led the retailer’s investor relations and strategy functions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

Dunn originally departed from Walmart and Bonobos in 2020 but did not provide information about the reasons for his departure or his future plans. Express plans to leverage its own strengths in the men’s fashion space to boost Bonobos’ presence in underpenetrated categories as well as drive greater brand awareness and customer acquisition.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

Hibbett hopes that accepting returns from other retailers in its stores will increase foot traffic and help to introduce its brand to new customers, something that similar programs have done for other retailers. That partnership has since been expanded chainwide.

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Returns ATS Kiosk Customer Experience 240

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

million people plan to shop between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday in 2022, representing 69% of all holiday shoppers, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Analytics. This would be nearly 8 million more people than in 2021 and the highest estimate since NRF began tracking the data in 2017.

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Shopping Department Stores Planning Accounting 242

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ascena filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, and is currently finalizing a plan that would cut its debt by approximately $1 billion and give ownership of the remaining assets to lenders including Bain Capital and Monarch Alternative Capital. Ascena already is planning to sell Catherines to FULLBEAUTY Brands for $40.8

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is reportedly planning to double down on the ecommerce giant’s physical grocery business despite recently announced plans to put growth on hold , according to the Financial Times. Revenue for Amazon’s physical store business has grown just 10% since it acquired Whole Foods for $13.7

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Sears is planning for the sale or redevelopment of its Hoffman Estates, Ill. Sears has been downsizing its operations for several years and, like many companies, has been working with a mix of in-person and remote work during the pandemic. corporate headquarters, according to The Chicago Tribune and CNBC.

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Department Stores Planning Store Operations ATS 238

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2023

Louis Schnucks stores this fall, with a broader rollout planned for later this year. The supermarket retailer will roll out the smart carts at select St. Select Caper Carts will include a bottom rack for heavy and bulky items.

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Checkout Promotions Supermarket Accounting 192

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of its 4-star , Books and Pop-up locations — 66 stores in the U.S. and two in the UK. These pop-ups sold mainly Amazon-branded items. and in Los Angeles later this year.

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Location Fashion Planning Shopping 190

365 Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Retail Insight , the leading provider of store operations execution software, has announced the appointment of Software as a Service (SaaS) industry veteran, Andy Brockway, as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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Store Operations Planning Returns Retail Marketing 62

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Target implemented a $15 per hour minimum wage in June 2020 , fulfilling a promise to raise its rates made in 2017. Now Target’s starting wage range will be $15 – $24 for hourly store associates, supply chain facility workers and employees who work at its headquarters.

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Fulfillment Planning ATS Store Operations 209

Mass Relators

AUGUST 30, 2022

Zak Brining has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate store operations. In this role, Brining will continue overseeing store operations workforce management, communication and compliance, and store process improvement while adding responsibilities in store facilities management.

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Promotions Store Operations Management Accounting 52

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2021

From 2013 to 2017, he also chaired the Financial Executives Council of the National Retail Federation. Prior to joining BJ’s, Eddy served multinational manufacturing, technology, retail and consumer products companies as a member of the audit and business advisory practice of PwC.

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Wholesale Promotions Planning Marketing 169

Mass Relators

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

continues to shuffle its leadership ranks ahead of the planned retirement of chief executive officer Todd Vasos. Zak Brining has been promoted to senior vice president of corporate store operations. He will continue to provide training support for field leaders, elevating operations and merchandising acumen.

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Promotions Store Operations Finance Management 52

Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2023

Gennette, who has been in the role since 2017, will be succeeded by Tony Spring, who is currently in the same role at Bloomingdale’s, the luxury chain owned by Macy’s. Gennette, who started at Macy’s in 1983, said that he was retiring because it was the right time for him and his family.

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Department Stores Finance Returns Supermarket 130

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Macellum Advisors GP , Ancora Holdings , Legion Partners Asset Management and 4010 Capital, together with their respective affiliates, are pushing the plan. Some of the complaints included: “Poor retail execution and strategy leading to stagnant sales and declining operating margins.” billion in operating profit by 2017.

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Inventory Management ATS Management Planning 183

Mass Relators

MARCH 25, 2022

Jon Roberts will retire as chief operating officer of CVS Health in June, the company announced. CVS does not plan to hire a new COO at the moment. A 31-year company veteran, Roberts has been COO since March 2017. WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Jon Roberts.

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Store Operations Management Planning Marketing 52

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

After 15 years with the company, Stephanie Lundquist, Target’s former president of food and beverage, announced her plans to depart the organization earlier this year. Boylan, who joined Target in 2011, has been leading the company’s communications function since 2017. She will remain in an advisory role through spring 2021.

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Promotions Marketing Planning Management 173

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2022

He first held the role from 1986 to 2000, then again from 2008 to 2017. Although I did not plan to return to Starbucks, I know the company must transform once again to meet a new and exciting future where all of our stakeholders mutually flourish.”. The transition will mark Schultz’s third stint as CEO of Starbucks.

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Returns Location Planning Store Operations 130

Mass Relators

APRIL 16, 2021

The plan enlists a team of delivery drivers and involves the “sortation center” the company opened last year to serve stores in the Minneapolis-St. Target is planning to introduce sortation centers in other markets later this year. For years, Target has put our stores at the center of how we serve our guests.

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Fulfillment Shipping Store Operations Planning 52

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

For example, AWS works with Parkland , a leading fuel and convenience store operator that completes over one million transactions every day. Plus, experience gained now can help protect retailers with future unexpected events and disruptions in the future. Tom Litchford is Head of Worldwide Retail at AWS.

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Shopping Grocer Accounting Store Operations 229

Mass Relators

JANUARY 18, 2024

As chief operating officer, Fiddelke will oversee the retailer’s nearly 2,000 stores, its global supply chain network, fulfillment services including same-day delivery with Shipt, network capacity planning, enterprise operations, the teams responsible for building and remodeling Target stores and other facilities, and flight services.

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Finance Accessories Apparel Fulfillment 52

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

In 2017, the U.S. Less than a year later, the UK arm filed for administration and all the stores were eventually shut. The Toy Store of the Future. But it turned out that the emporium of toys, games and fun could not in the end withstand the relentless competition and margin hits from the internet and supermarket retailers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

Rebag started opening retail boutiques in 2017 and had 10. locations operating before the pandemic, but it remained primarily a digital reseller of high-end luxury handbags and accessories. The company experienced “exponential growth” even after its stores were required to close, Chala said.

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Boutique Customer Experience Location Accessories 263

Mass Relators

JANUARY 20, 2023

At Eckerd, Vasos rose quickly through store operations ranks from assistant store manager to store manager, district manager and regional manager before joining Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc., where he led the operations teams and later served as a merchant. He was immediately fascinated with retail.

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Beauty and Health Store Layout Merchant Services Advertising 52

Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 19, 2023

If you are planning on ordering pizza tonight and want it from Domino’s Pizza in most cases you have to close your Uber Eats app and order directly from Domino’s Pizza. Domino’s Pizza then teamed up with Ford in 2017 to test self-driving cars for delivery. A strong delivery infrastructure. Do you like this content?

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Consumer Marketing Retail Trends Accounting 98

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to this timing variation, over 60% of shoppers plan to do their browsing online, yet 85% expect to buy at least one product in a store. Add it all up and it’s clear that the timing duration, and location of holiday shopping is not like the old days. And don’t forget the shopper looking for that end-of-season deal.

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Markdowns Retailing Pricing Promotions Fulfillment 243

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 17, 2020

We will see store closures and rationalized footprints. Strategic thinking and forward planning in this new environment will need to actively engage tools that boost confidence in decision-making and provide enhanced odds that single out successful ROI efforts. Customer Journey And Operational Efficiency.

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Store Layout Planning Finance Store Operations 163

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The following cyber plan action items detailed by the Federal Communications Commission are a great place to start for any retailer working to optimize cybersecurity for their business and loyal customers: Secure your internal network(s) and cloud services. Throughout his retail career, loss prevention remained a focus.

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Payment Services Sporting Goods Inventory Management Loss Prevention 310