Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

Athleticwear brand lululemon shared plans to expand its physical store presence, opening 40 to 50 new mainline locations globally in 2021, according to comments made during its Q4 earnings call with analysts. “In Lululemon will expand its shop-in-shop strategy for MIRROR to more than 200 locations in North America this year.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As part of our ongoing review of 2021 , Dezeen rounds up the top 10 most remarkable and intriguing shop interiors of the year – from a cannabis dispensary made to look like an old-fashioned grocery store to a makeup boutique arranged around a large, mossy mound. Apple Via del Corso, Italy, by Foster + Partners.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The winners and highly commended entries will be announced at a unique awards ceremony to be held at Proud Embankment on 14th October 2021. The 2021 shortlist can be viewed in our official launch video below or keep scrolling to view a breakdown of our shortlisted entries for the 2021 event. Store Design of the Year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Bed Bath & Beyond sold the Christmas Tree Shops (CTS) retail brand, along with other non-core assets, in Nov. To prepare its systems for a busy 2021 holiday season, CTS had to achieve technology independence and upgrade its hybrid cloud operations. “We 2020 for a total of $250 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2024

Lucky for me, my local ShopRite just started offering Instacart ’s Caper Carts , so I had the chance to get some work done while also doing my weekly grocery shopping (talk about multi-tasking). Smart shopping carts are [an easy way for] retailers to dip their toes into [autonomous checkout]. by the end of 2024. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

One year after Kohl’s and Sephora launched their Sephora at Kohl’s shop-in-shop collaboration, the retailers plan to roll out the successful concept to all 1,100 Kohl’s locations. The Sephora at Kohl’s shop-in-shops are exhibiting strength across all categories, including skincare, makeup and fragrance.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Target is increasing its appeal for Apple adherents by more than doubling the number of Apple at Target shop-in-shops in time for the holidays. The shop-in-shops devote twice the space to Apple products than a typical Target store, and they are staffed with Apple-trained Target Tech Consultants.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2024

After opening the brand’s first brick-and-mortar location since its 2018 bankruptcy in July 2023, the company has now announced plans to bring Babies ‘R’ Us shop-in-shops to 200 Kohl’s locations this year. The first Babies ‘R’ Us shops will open in Kohl’s this August, with plans to roll out to approximately 200 stores by fall 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The retail market changed drastically over the past year, as people transitioned to more online shopping due to restrictions and safety concerns stemming from COVID-19. In 2021, color and design trends will help create retail environments that aid in customers’ confidence in the stores they shop in and their overall experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Google Shopping has teamed up with the fashion and pop culture publication PAPER to create a shoppable digital magazine highlighting the top trends of 2021 based on Google Trends data. Readers can shop the magazine — 21of21: A Shoppable Magazine of the Trends That Defined the Year — directly in Google Shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Shoppers are increasingly aware of supply chain challenges, and 62% are very or somewhat concerned about not receiving their items in time for the holiday when they shop online Black Friday through Cyber Monday, according to a survey by Publicis Sapient. And the number-one prediction for holiday 2021: 1. 2 (Super Saturday, Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

The shop-in-shop retail approach can yield benefits for both the host retailer and the hosted brand, but there are certainly challenges to entering into this type of partnership. Would standing out or blending within the host environment drive the most traffic to the shop-in-shop? Making Space for a Shop-in-Shop Partner.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2021

Macy’s Backstage , Lids and Carhartt all have announced expansions of shop-in-shop formats with parent and partner retailers. Lids has partnered with DSW and The Shoe Company for in-store shops at locations in Canada; and Carhartt and Tractor Supply Company are expanding their successful shop-in-shop partnership.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2021

Target is expanding its partnership with Disney to bring Mouse House-branded in-store shops to more than 160 locations by the end of this year. The two companies originally teamed up in 2019 and currently operate 53 Disney shop-in-shop locations, which average approximately 750 square feet.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Fuelled by imagination Selfridges is here to make Christmas shopping and gift finding special and fun, and this year, a little surreal. The post Selfridges launch 2021 Christmas Windows appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design. Says Andrew Keith, Selfridges Managing Director.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2024

All of the products sold by The Body Shop have officially been certified as having 100% vegan formulations by The Vegan Society. In 2021, The Body Shop set a goal of making all of its products 100% vegan; at the time, 60% of its products already carried The Vegan Society certification. The retailer became a certified B Corp.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2022

TikTok will reportedly enter a partnership with TalkShopLive to launch its live shopping platform in North America, two people familiar with the matter told the Financial Times. TikTok’s live shopping platform is already operational in Asian markets including Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam as well as the U.K.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Kohl’s has identified the next 400 stores that will be adding Sephora at Kohl’s shops this year as it continues toward its goal of 850 shop-in-shops by 2023. Introduced in fall 2021 , Sephora at Kohl’s features a 2,500-square-foot fully immersive beauty experience that mimics the look and feel of a freestanding Sephora.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Paper Source will launch a new shop-in-shop experience in two Barnes & Noble stores this holiday season in the first collaboration of the two retail brands, which are both owned by Elliott Management. The first Paper Source shop-in-shop will open Nov. 19 in Hingham, Mass., with a second to follow in Charlotte, N.C.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 23, 2023

Discount retailer The Reject Shop is facing a class action lawsuit for “purported underpayments” to staff, launched by specialist law firm Adero Law Between February 2016 and April 2021, seven former employees of the discount retailer allege underpayment during their employment with the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2021

Prime Day 2021 will officially span June 21 and 22, featuring more than 2 million deals across categories including fashion, electronics, toys, home décor and automotive. Prime Day 2021 Will be Driven by Loyalty and Discounts. consumers increased or maintained their spending on Amazon in Q2 2021, according to a survey by JungleScout.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

The screen also can display order histories from previous shopping trips, and shoppers can scan and pay with credit cards rather than using manned or unmanned checkout lanes. Grocers such as Kroger adopted Caper AI technology in January 2021 for the launch of its KroGO-branded smart carts. in a statement. “Our

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In another sign that Black Friday, and to some extent the entire extended Thanksgiving weekend, has ceded its position as a truly peak shopping period, Black Friday 2021 was a mixed bag for retailers. higher than 2020’s, although it was not yet back up to 2019 levels (Black Friday 2021 was down 28.3% Store traffic was 47.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

More than one-third of consumers now shop online each week, up from 28% pre-pandemic. The customers of one of my clients, a retailer of hobbyist products, skew older and retired and did less shopping online. So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 25, 2022

Business of Fashion reported that the luxury fashion house will create boutiques to cater to its most supportive clients through private shops, separate from its 250 retail locations, which do not include beauty. billion in revenues — an increase of 49.6% YoY for the year ending Dec.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Almost a third of consumers report better online shopping and delivery experiences during the pandemic and more than 20 per cent report that in-store experiences improved. Shopping locally and buying Australia-made products is a good example of another value that consumers acquired during the pandemic and will likely persist.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

International returns service ZigZag Global examined UK consumer shopping behaviors during the 2021 holiday season and found that one-third of consumers now purchase multiple items with the intention of returning at least one, and 59% will boycott a retailer permanently after a poor returns experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Called “Buy Direct,” the third-party marketplace is being integrated into Bing’s existing ecommerce experience, Start Shopping, where consumers can find products and are then directed to a retailer’s website to make the purchase. Google’s shopping function is more algorithm-based, relying on the query itself and search history.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

However, there will still be plenty of opportunity as well, particularly for retailers with strong last mile offerings, solid social media presences and a knack for bringing people together, according to Salesforce’s 2021 holiday projections. Digital Shopping Still Reigns, but Experiential Categories Will Drive Sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

More than 260 new stores are slated to open this year, including 60 freestanding locations and 200 shop-in-shops inside Kohl’s department stores. In 2020, Sephora also began offering direct shopping on Instagram and same-day delivery through Instacart , as well as a buy now-pay later option in partnership with Klarna.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2021

The biggest standout was Target’s same-day digital services, which grew nearly 55% in 2021 on top of the 270% growth posted in 2020. in Q2 2021, maintaining some of the momentum from the 24.3% Walmart Posts Solid Ecommerce Growth. Walmart’s total revenue hit $141 billion , up 2.4% compared to Q. YoY led by brick-and-mortar.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

The postal service said online spending increased by 12 per cent year on year and in the six months from July to December 2021, an average of 5.6 Australia Post’s head of e-commerce analytics, Rose Yip, said the growth in online shopping has accelerated “beyond expectations”. A record 9.3 million households purchased online each month.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

JCPenney is celebrating its 120 th anniversary with a fresh campaign centered on retail’s return: “Shopping is Back!” JCPenney also is launching a cross-country “Shopping is Back!” JCPenney is transforming itself with innovation and imagination and is ready to get back to connecting with our customers through shopping.”.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2022

The postal service said online spending increased by 12 per cent year on year and in the six months from July to December 2021, an average of 5.6 Australia Post’s head of e-commerce analytics, Rose Yip, said the growth in online shopping has accelerated “beyond expectations”. A record 9.3 million households purchased online each month.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty. and New York’s Times Square.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated. in Q2 2021 while its digital comparable sales grew 10% , building on the 195% growth achieved in 2020. Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. Target’s physical comparable sales grew 8.9%

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