Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2023

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. The Square Go app, available for free for both consumers and businesses, is currently available in the U.S. for iOS devices.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Founded in 2014 in the South Melbourne Markets, Ena Pelly currently operates a direct-to-consumer website and 90 stockists around Australia, and is sold at David Jones and The Iconic. The collection is the result of three successful collaborations with Enright, the recently appointed EP Athleisure creative director.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Amazon has named 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington to the renamed role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filling the position left vacant by former CEO of the Worldwide Consumer Dave Clark. Since 2015, Herrington has served as Amazon’s SVP of the North America Consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

He also has held top positions at Clorox, including COO from January 2013 through November 2014 and as CEO from November 2014 to September 2020. Prior to joining Clorox in 2005, he worked for Procter & Gamble in various marketing and sales roles. “VF

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 17, 2022

It’s the lowest number since April 2014 (excluding the pandemic). That’s according to the National Association of Home Builders , which released its monthly Housing Market Index on August 15. “Consumers are now sitting on the sidelines due to higher housing costs,” he said. MidWest 42. MidWest 64.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2023

“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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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 26, 2022

Garratt joined Dollar General in 2014 as SVP of Finance and Strategy and has served as EVP and CFO since December 2015. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! The growth was credited to a slight increase in customer traffic and accelerated growth in the retailer’s market share of “highly consumable product sales.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Ethical sourcing of consumer data follows the ethical and moral guidelines for data sourcing or collection. Businesses, data engineers, data analysts, data scientists and stakeholders are all interested in the potential of big data, but collecting a vast amount of consumer data can be subject to ethical pitfalls. Transparency.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

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. Bain Captial bought a major stake in Retail Zoo in 2014 for about $185 million from The Riverside Company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. The idea was to bring the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation, with an initial focus on telecommunications and consumer electronics ( AT&T and Apple are partners in the U.S.).

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2024

Rare Beauty and Merit Beauty both launched in the last five years, while Glossier and Kosas launched in 2014 and 2015, respectively. However, given the strength of the beauty market, especially for cosmetics, and the financial power of these brands in a competitive market, an IPO may be a suitable route for them to explore.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Consumers’ willingness to drop hundreds of dollars on the latest releases from Nike, Adidas, Yeezy and other hyped-up brands is fuelling the growth of premium sneaker and streetwear retailer Subtype, which is set to open its fifth bricks-and-mortar store on November 20. The global sneaker market is expected to generate US$66.3

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

The multi-category home company was founded as an online-only business in 2014 and has since expanded into brick-and-mortar with 13 storefronts, recently launched in Canada and continues to grow its category assortment, which now includes mattresses, apparel and furniture.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2023

As Restaurant Brands International accelerates its store roll-out program across Asia Pacific, the company is focusing on enhancing the customer experience, including market-specific menu adaptations, building its own delivery network and introducing a new brand to the region. South Korea’s challenging sophistication.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The platform originated as a ‘private’ Facebook group in 2014 by Brooke Marks who was looking for a peer-to-peer marketplace to buy and sell her unwanted luxury designer items. The integration of AI technology is set to create consumer trust in an industry that has been hard to both regulate and scale. Enter the High End app.

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365 Retail

JULY 18, 2023

Today Claire’s Holdings LLC announces continued expansion within the European retail market, bringing the fashion accessories powerhouse to even more consumers across the globe. Claire’s opened its first Italian store in November 2012 in Milan and today has more than 40 stores open within the market.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as CFO in April 2022. The markets will always have ups and downs, but Alibaba has ambitious long-term goals. From 2014 to 2017, she was Alibaba’s Chief Customer Officer.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even if only a fraction of these users convert into consumers, it spells immense profitability for retail brands. This is precisely what direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have been capitalising on in recent years. Industry experts predict significant further expansion in the DTC market in the years to come.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

Thousands of years later, in 2009, the market for digital assets arose. In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. Reintroducing NFTs for Retail Selling digital products to consumers is not new. Consumers buy digital services from Netflix. Casey Jensen is VP of US Sales and Marketing at rooom.com.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Dr Abas Mirzaei, a marketing lecturer at Macquarie University, told Inside Retail that “Woolworths is a household name, where consumers are exposed to the brand cues on a daily basis.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

While some brands claim to completely understand what these consumers really want, there are many times when Gen Z shoppers’ thoughts and behaviors don’t quite match up. The day-long event hit on various hot topics closely linked to these digitally native consumers, including authenticity, sustainability, mental health and wellness.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Alcohol ecommerce solution DRINKS has sold the Wine Insiders brand, which it acquired in 2014, to the new brand management firm Full Glass Wine Co. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Full Glass was founded earlier this year by alcohol industry veteran Louis Amoroso and entrepreneur Neha Kumar. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

They’re likely asking questions of their marketing and sales team concerning performance and outputs. Is there an area that can improve the associate/consumer interaction? With an impressive track record in the consumer electronics and retail industry, he is a rising innovator in the world of VR technology and marketing.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

billion that Woolworths Holdings paid for the business in 2014, though the sale to Anchorage does not include David Jones’ recently revamped Bourke Street flagship store, which is valued at around $250 million. In 2014, the firm bought a then-unprofitable Brand Collective from Pacific Brands. Growing in a shrinking market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

The new funding is a major vote of confidence in the potential of digital commerce in India, still a relatively nascent market. Flipkart plans to use the new funding to make investments across people, technology, supply chain and infrastructure to address the requirements of the rapidly growing consumer base in India.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

When used in the right way, scents can drive consumer behavior and even serve as a secondary “logo” for a brand. By linking a unique scent to a brand, a strong bond is created with the consumer, thus becoming an extension of the brand’s identity. In fact, scent has a profound effect on our memory and emotions.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

They arrived with great fanfare but many international retail brands have found the Australian retail market has been a graveyard. In some cases, the failed Australian ventures were part of a flawed strategy to breathe growth into struggling home market operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

It’s one of the main reasons so many digitally native, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have invested in opening stores. One such company is Boll & Branch, which was founded in 2014 to transform the luxury home textiles industry by creating sustainable, luxurious products at affordable prices.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Anchorage struck gold with the $20 million acquisition of the Dick Smith consumer electronics chain from Woolworths Group in November 2012. Woolworths had written off more than $420 million restructuring the business, which was Australia’s largest consumer electronics chain by store count. Myer merger in the offing? .

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2023

Founded by then-21-year-old Cami Téllez in 2019, Parade was initially created to fill a gap in the market for stylish and size-inclusive bras and underwear for Gen Z consumers. In January, P&G Beauty acquired Mielle Organics, a textured haircare brand founded by husband and wife team Melvin and Monique Rodriguez in 2014.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Australian knitwear brand Mia Fratino is on a mission to disrupt the fashion industry and change for the better the way stores – and consumers – buy clothes. They sold the business in 2014, and I was approached by Tim Fitzpatrick, who was actually a competitor – his family had an operation in Sydney – and we joined forces.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

Since its introduction at the New York Toy Fair in 1959, Barbie has evolved into a cultural phenomenon, influencing not only toy design and manufacturing but also fashion, popular culture and marketing. Initially, Burnett said, Australia was something of a “dumping ground” for Barbie, due to its relatively small market size.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Despite a slight dip in 2020, the global apparel market is set to grow to about US$2 trillion by 2028, from US$1.79 Locally, women’s apparel represents the largest segment with an estimated market volume of US$11.86 billion; the men’s apparel market is about half of that, worth US$6.35 billion apparel industry in Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brooklinen was a direct-to-consumer darling that promised consumers high-quality sheets at great prices. By eliminating supply chain complexities and “cutting out the middlemen,” Brooklinen was able to streamline the product development journey and fully immerse consumers in the ethos and values of the brand.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A group called Bleach stepped in and picked up their debt and ran the business until 2014. All the while, General Pants was Ksubi’s biggest account, so when the second iteration of the brand ultimately went into administration in 2014, General Pants took over running the brand. In 2008, they actually went into administration.

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