A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

VPZ, a UK vaping retailer, has announced that it plans to open 23 new stores by the middle end of 2024. The growth will include 19 new mainline stores across communities and high-footfall shopping centre locations, with plans in place to open 4 new franchise stores through new and existing partners.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

The company was founded in 2012 with its core product offering, BarkBox. Interview with Bark CRO Suzanne McDonnell Suzanne McDonnell, Chief Revenue Officer, Bark Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What have you and the Bark team been able to learn about your consumers, the pup parents, since the company’s inception in 2012?

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

InStitchu’s business model – and its clothes – have been turning heads since James Wakefield and Robin McGowan launched the brand in 2012. “Their measurements and shopping follow them across the whole process,” McGowan said. “If you think about a wedding party, that’s a pretty rare service.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

With one in seven Australians shopping online every day, Peter Jackson saw the need to improve its digital offering. The brand offers international shipping for online orders but does not plan to invest in brick-and-mortar retail overseas as part of the next phase of the growth strategy. “We’re

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2024

American fast-food chain Chipotle made headlines last Wednesday when it announced it would be providing updated benefits for its approximately 110,000 employees and the upcoming surge of workers it is planning to hire this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

Co-founded by actress Jessica Alba in 2012, the company touts a line of hypoallergenic, ethically sourced products in the baby, beauty and home cleaning categories. DTC will remain central to the company’s growth plans, which include strategies to increase ecommerce reach and international distribution.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

L’Occitane also acquired a 50 per cent stake in Singaporean skincare brand Erborian in 2012. Dr Vranjes Firenze was founded by Dr Paolo Vranjes in 1983 from a small shop in the heart of Florence. Who is Dr Vranjes Firenze?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

While shoppers have a month or so to build their shopping lists, brands need to start preparing now. Pushback from Amazon is inevitable, as it will want to keep inventory down; however, it is imperative to plan ahead. There are several things brands can do today to ensure a successful round two in October.

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Rangeme

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These platforms are growing as destinations for social shopping, which marries social media and online shopping, due to their tech prowess and massive user bases. Let’s see how the rise in social shopping shapes how brands reach always-on shoppers. Online shopping gets social. Source: Bazaarvoice Blog. January 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Millennials and Gen Z shoppers are driving this ecommerce trend forward as a result of tight budgets, low credit and a COVID-fueled increase in online shopping. For the holidays in particular, this will be something that shoppers look out for to pace their cash flow, especially with the push to shop earlier than ever before.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2022

When planning their strategy for growth, DTC brands can choose to: Increase distribution channels through avenues such as wholesale partnerships ; Expand their product assortments ; Use additional marketing channels ; and Build a community of like-minded consumers. ThirdLove’s Venice, Calif. Dallas, Boston and Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Jim Berndelis: My first role at Officeworks was on the shop floor at Maribyrnong, Melbourne while I was studying at university in 1995. From there, I’ve worn many hats in our support office and in various roles across the merchandise function: from demand planning to buying to buying manager. We now have 166.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

In 2012 Anthony Nappa saw a business opportunity to support his father’s salons by offering an online shopping experience hosting premium quality products; Oz Hair & Beauty was born. In its salons, Oz Hair offers services designed to lend a helping hand to clients shopping for a post-treatment solution they can take home.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Walker noted that Anchorage has said it is committed to supporting David Jones CEO Scott Fyfe and his turnaround plan, which involves investing in stores and the customer experience. Or will they be there for the longer haul, trade through it and try to grow David Jones as it once was?”. I think the next five years is the inflection period.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

They’re shopping with just about any retailer now. RTP: Retailers can usually plan around major spikes on days like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but many retailers have already announced that they will instead favor longer-term promotions this year. I think they’ll draw consumers out and get them shopping with them again.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2024

Independent lifestyle brand Zulu & Zephyr launched in the summer of 2012 offering swim and resortwear for the modern woman. Last month, Zulu & Zephyr opened the doors to its new flagship store on the coveted Gould Street shopping strip in Bondi Beach, which was previously tenanted by Australian fashion brand Silk Laundry.

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365 Retail

MARCH 14, 2022

The “M&S lifer”, as he has regularly been described by industry analysts, has helped to improve the retailer’s recent fortunes as part of its dramatic recent turnaround plan. The boss worked his way up from the shop floor into store management roles before his heady ascent resulted in a director role in 2012.

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365 Retail

JULY 18, 2023

The brand that celebrates personal style and self-expression is now available in more than 900 owned stores and 2,100 partner retailer locations across Europe through its consumer products business with plans for continued growth throughout 2023. The brand’s European expansion has recently been driven by the increase in stores in Italy.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On top of that, she has faced fierce criticism around her turnaround plan, which includes a focus on non-retail activities such as house building. Potts joined the supermarket in 2015 after almost four decades at Tesco, where he started on the shop floor aged 16 and rose through the ranks to run its Asian operations. Sound familiar?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2023

In August 2022, the National Basketball Association (NBA) opened its first bricks-and-mortar retail store in Australia – located in the Emporium shopping centre in Melbourne. Are there plans to expand and open more locations, and is the NBL seen as competition in this space? Where is it particularly popular, and/or performing well?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s a story about the reimagining of the department store as an entity, and a historic investment in the belief that shopping is above all an experience , one that cannot ever be fully replicated in the digital world. Those plans were thwarted, however, when the store was forced to close for safety reasons in 2005.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Will a digital Olympics be the nudge the West needs to make live shopping mainstream ? The pop-ups and in-store shops planned for around the country will likely still remain, but due to the current state of emergency, will be required to close by 8pm. Will sponsoring brands be tarnished by the turmoil surrounding the event ?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

The president of e-commerce giant Alibaba’s online shopping flagship Lazada, Jessica Liu, is departing from the company to spend more time with her family. Lazada didn’t disclose further information on Liu’s future plans. It is their aim to normalise sex products in everyday shopping environments.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 6, 2021

L-shaped in plan, the store stretches along Melrose Avenue and West Knoll Drive in West Hollywood. The first reference is visible on the shop's eye-catching exterior. Other design elements inside the shop include concrete flooring and a floral arrangement by Brittany Asch of LA-based Brrch.

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Independent Retailer

JUNE 7, 2022

Beginning in a basement apartment in 2012, this husband and wife duo started out making jewelry with crystals. While they make for a great addition to metaphysical shops, any retailer can see success when offering these lovely pieces. The brand also plans to offer more larger decor items later in the summer. Best-Selling Gifts.

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Retail Smart Guys

JULY 5, 2022

We predict this shopping season is going to be on the upswing! Retail Smart Guys is a consulting firm, specializing in assisting retail stores with their inventory planning and open to buy. Retail Smart Guys is an affiliate of Management One, which provides planning and services for retailers around the country. Related Post.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 18, 2022

Data this week showed China’s economy slowed unexpectedly, prompting a central bank rate cut, while macroeconomic trends are disproportionately impacting the extra funds that those born between 1996 and 2012 might use to enter the world of luxury. Plan B for Gen Z? “In the U.S.,

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A1 Retail

JULY 14, 2022

Vlad Deliu is the 200 th person to join the company and has been welcomed as general manager at the speciality roaster’s Leicester coffee shop. The milestone follows the opening of 200 Degrees’ 17 th shop in May, the third in its home city of Nottingham.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 16, 2022

Even as far back as 2012, healthcare costs were a big concern for small business owners and their employees. How can a small organization provide health insurance plans if no affordable options are available? The plan will have a policy that dictates all the details of what healthcare costs are covered and how much is paid.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 15, 2021

billion, from $131 billion, in the independent sector since 2012, the data year for the last study. E-commerce also has driven sales as independent grocers have invested more in their online shopping platforms, which gave independents an edge during the pandemic. In other words, food costing $1 in the year 2012 would cost $1.14

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A1 Retail

APRIL 16, 2021

Nottingham-based coffee roasters 200 Degrees Coffee is delighted to announce that its 12 th coffee shop will open in The Hybrid Building, Mosley Street, Manchester towards the end of May. The company is due to announce further plans for growth including more coffee shops to open later this year.

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Mass Relators

MARCH 31, 2024

Melanie Cook Brian Haug Brian Haug has been promoted to senior vice president, margin planning and analytics. In this role, he leads DG’s merchandise planning and margin forecasting teams. She also led NMG’s supply chain transformation strategy to modernize its omnichannel distribution and fulfillment network.

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Global Shop

JUNE 30, 2023

In 1983, Brian Eilers bought a local machine shop and began manufacturing products for the farming industry. The company persevered and is once again enjoying steady growth thanks to diversifying their product lines, an upsurge in government contracts, and upgrading their business management system to Global Shop Solutions ERP software.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Since 2012, TFR Group has recycled more than 3.5 Beyond recycling, IKEA also plans to use TFR Group’s mattress rejuvenation service in the near-future, which involves a bespoke sanitation process for returned mattresses. million mattresses, with 30,000 tonnes of material flowing back into the economy. million mattresses per year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2022

With the biggest online shopping period looming, consumers are inundated with offers and a wide selection from retailers. For a vendor, creating other higher-priced options can make a consumer more willing to shift to a higher subscription plan.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2023

Melbourne-based gumboot label Merry People was born in 2012 after founder Danielle Holloway found the that she couldn’t find a pair of gumboots suitable to her needs. I showed it to some retailers that I shop with, and a couple said they would sell it. Since then, the business’ popularity has exploded.

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2022

s shopping and cooking habits have profoundly changed over the last few years. “We HelloFresh launched in the UK in 2012 and delivered over 116m meals to UK customers in 2021 alone. The Irish launch is one of three market launches that HelloFresh has planned for 2022, including in Japan in April of this year.

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