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High Street, High Stakes: Why Immersive Physical Experiences Are Key to Unlocking Retail Success

365 Retail

Five years after closing its doors, Topshop is making a highly-anticipated return. However, rather than rebuilding its empire, Topshop announced it would be returning via a one-day Shoreditch pop-up, followed by a series of wholesale partnerships , which would see the brand’s products sold inside other retailers’ brick-and-mortar stores.

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Four buzzwords that will define 2025: Tariffs, AI, RFID and aesthetic shopping

Inside Retail

Buzzword two: RFID and Inventory management With overall retail return rates averaging almost 15 percent, online returns reaching about 18 percent, and new Environmental Protection Agency sustainability reporting regulations for brands beginning in 2025, inventory management has been climbing up retailer radars for more and more reasons.

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China’s ‘Victoria’s Secret Town’ at risk as US tariff loophole faces closure

Inside Retail

Efforts by US President Joe Biden to “plug the loophole” in his final days in office, and incoming President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to raise tariffs on China , are threatening investment returns and livelihoods in largely agrarian Guanyun, home to about 1 million. per cent of gross domestic product.

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Dollar Tree completes $1B sale of Family Dollar

Retail Dive

Under its new ownership, Family Dollar sees an opportunity to return to its roots, according to a statement from Chairman and CEO Duncan MacNaughton. Dollar Tree won a bid for Family Dollar in 2014, beating out a higher offer from competitor Dollar General due to antitrust concerns.

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Country Road brands to return to Myer after David Jones separation

Inside Retail

Woolworth Holdings’ sale of the David Jones department-store business has cleared the way for the brands of its Country Road Group division to return to the shelves of Myer. After taking full control of the business in September 2014, Woolworth bought Politix two years later. per cent of turnover, compared with 28.1

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Forrester Forecast: Online’s Share of U.S. Sales to Top 29% by 2029

Retail TouchPoints

Additionally, the growth rate for total (online and physical retail) sales has returned to pre-COVID levels, climbing 4.1% for the five -year period from 2014 to 2019.) Both are starting from a position of strength, particularly Amazon, which in 2023 accounted for 43% of all U.S. in 2023 and projected to increase by 4% in 2024.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

A network outage can mean lost sales in the short term, as shoppers simply move to another brand for that purchase, or losses in the long term if that customer does not return. The Evolving Threat Landscape Retailers increasingly rely on digital platforms for sales, inventory management and customer engagement.