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Canadian plant-based restaurant chain Copper Branch heads Down Under

Inside Retail

“Not only are we confident that guests will enjoy an exciting new plant-based experience, but we have carefully tweaked the menu to ensure we account for the local tastes of the Australian and New Zealand markets,” he said.

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Bain Capital sells Boost Juice, Betty’s Burgers parent

Inside Retail

We were attracted by Retail Zoo as a strong platform in the food retail sector, with market-leading brands in Boost and Betty’s,” said Georgina Varley, MD at Adamantem. Its burger chain business Betty’s, which accounts for 56 per cent of the company sales, has grown from eight stores to 54 over the past five years.

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Dollar General Promotes New President and CFO Following Strong Quarter

Retail TouchPoints

He will add responsibilities for the company’s strategic healthcare initiatives and its international expansion to Mexico to his existing finance, accounting, strategy and procurement functions. Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

A cyberattack that compromises customer personal information can diminish the trust consumers place in a brand. In 2014, cybercriminals used a third-party vendor’s credentials to enter Home Depot’s network and deployed malware on the self-checkout systems to steal customer information.

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

Retail TouchPoints

The new funding is a major vote of confidence in the potential of digital commerce in India, still a relatively nascent market. Brick-and-mortar dominates the retail scene, with ecommerce projected to account for just 7% of sales this year, up from 3% in 2017. billion population, but still with plenty of room for growth.

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Analysis: Why Abercrombie & Fitch’s turnaround has not been cancelled

Inside Retail

However, A&F’s recent financial figures and strategy actually show a brand that is firmly in recovery mode, with a focus on more on-point marketing messaging and fewer stores, as sales are shifted to its digital channels. . Abandonment of sexualised marketing. International expansion driven through flagships.

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New Zealand case against Bunnings’ pricing dismissed

Inside Retail

Auckland Court Judge BA Gibson said, however, that Bunnings’ marketing around it’s pricing was always tied to its price guarantee, where it will beat a competitors price by 15 per cent in New Zealand, and 10 per cent in Australia. Many consumers are strongly motivated by price when making purchasing decisions,” Rawlings said. “In