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! Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. and net sales up 9% to $9.4

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Flora & Fauna (F&F) founder and CEO Julie Mathers has resigned from the eco-friendly online retail business she started in 2014 and sold to beauty and wellness business BWX less than a year ago. Mathers started Flora & Fauna in 2014 to help people make better choices for the planet. A model for purpose-driven leadership.

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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

JUNE 9, 2021

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. The online marketplace model is a key part of Prainito’s plan to take Robinsons back to its roots as a value player.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

The ultimate plan is to sell to the highest bidder. Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. Johnson co-founded Enjoy in 2014 after leaving JCPenney and currently serves as its CEO. To fund its operations throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings, Enjoy has received a $2.5

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

For the first time since its founding in 2014, Glossier will have a new CEO. She brings both a deep appreciation of the power of timeless consumer brands and the proven experience of leading large, dynamic organizations through transformational moments,” Weiss added.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2022

Caleres has revealed its executive succession plan after CEO Diane Sullivan announced her retirement, effective Jan. In 2014, Sullivan was named chairman of the board. 15, 2023, with Jay Schmidt taking the reins as the top executive.

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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.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2023

All that combines to shift the mindset of consumers to what we call ‘mindful consumption’. Last month, the department store reported its highest interim profit since 2014. And you’ll need a pre-planned mechanism to achieve that. And we predict the influence of the mindful consumer will last for a long period of time.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Even music choices are intentionally planned to give off a specific vibe. When used in the right way, scents can drive consumer behavior and even serve as a secondary “logo” for a brand. Considering the power and influence of scent provides proof as to why using scent as part of a retail branding plan is so powerful.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

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. Myntra, which the group acquired in 2014, is among the leaders in the fashion category in India.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2021

“Josh’s appointment is part of a thoughtfully planned leadership succession,” said Idol, who will become Executive Chairman when Schulman takes over next year. The Board and I are confident in Josh’s unique abilities to lead Capri Holdings.

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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. Prior to his new role in the International division, Fan, who joined Alibaba in 2013, was President of Taobao and Tmall , two of Alibaba’s most successful consumer marketplaces.

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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.” The Woolworths Group are currently implementing their third Reconciliation Action Plan.

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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

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. That is a fraction of the $2.1

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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

MARCH 7, 2023

The collaboration follows a rebuild for DVF following Covid-19 restrictions – where the brand was on the verge of bankruptcy – with the eponymous founder, Diane von Furstenberg, explaining in a recent interview that it had slimmed its operations down from $500 million in retail volume to $130 million, between 2014 and present-day.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

Central to this effort will be transitioning to SAP’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, an endeavor that won’t be completed until 2026. Turning Customers into Brand Ambassadors (Source: Pandora) After more than 30 years operating in brick-and-mortar, Pandora began to debut online in markets around the world in 2014.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Nothing replaces delivering on brand promise As obvious as it may sound, we have seen many brands take the concept of “delivering on brand promise” for granted, assuming they can win over consumers’ hearts and wallets through shortcuts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Co-founded in 2014 by David Wei and Ivan Lim, the brand was an official partner of this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, and experienced rapid growth throughout the pandemic. For pre-appointment orders, they are analysing stock levels, and developing a plan to deal with them.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Birthday suit vice Against this backdrop, Australian fashion brand Nakedvice is on a mission to redefine accessible luxury with timeless designs that draw inspiration from vintage pieces and ‘90s nostalgia, aligning with emerging trends and consumer sentiments.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Toby Tait, Director Asset Management at Hammerson, said: “ Birmingham has the largest number of under 25’s in any major city in Europe and this is a consumer group we are continually looking to engage with in new ways, from events and innovative experiences to cool new brands. Opening in the centre is a huge milestone for KENJI.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2021

Enjoy , which Johnson founded in 2014, brings the store experience to consumers’ homes via a technology-powered “mobile store” operation. . “In At the moment, Enjoy primarily operates in the telecommunications and consumer electronics verticals via partnerships with AT&T in the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In other instances, the ventures’ failures had more to do with retail store concepts that simply didn’t work in Australia, poor market research and an attitude that Aussie consumers will buy ‘what we want to sell’ rather than asking what they would want to buy.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2021

Humans have been dynamically evolving the concept of loans and credit in commerce for hundreds of years — culminating in the explosion of consumer credit cards in the 20th century. consumers have now used a buy now pay later (BNPL) service. . Buy Now Pay…What? The BNPL Generation. A Win for Merchants Too. Repeat purchases.

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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. Although, like White, not a retailer by trade, she has much experience in consumer industries from her time leading Whitbread, owner of brands including Premier Inn and Beefeater.

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Mass Relators

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

DENVER — Colorado attorney general Phil Weiser has filed a lawsuit aiming to block Kroger’s planned $25 billion merger with Albertsons Cos., The companies said they would fight the move in court, and also argued that consumers would benefit from the merger if it were to go ahead. Additionally, Kroger invested $2.5 million and $2.4

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

And yet, the cost of living continues to rise in Singapore, consumers are tightening their spending habits, reducing brand loyalty and opting for budget-friendly options. Sheldon Global was founded in 2014 in Singapore, with core activities in retail and e-commerce of household and lifestyle products.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2022

If you spend any time at all on social media it’s hard to escape influencers, and there’s a good reason for that — they are incredibly compelling, both to consumers and advertisers. The actual content in these short-form videos also signals a shift in the kinds of marketing messaging that is hitting home with consumers. “

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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. In 2023, the brand plans to open 50 additional stores within the EU, with 10 of these locations within Italy.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 6, 2023

On a statutory basis, the retailer dropped into the red with a pre-tax loss of £450m, due to a £511m impairment charge relating to the 2014 merger with Dixons Carphone. The strong performance helped to offset a 73% decline in its international business due to “the consumer spending environment deteriorating rapidly over the past 12 months”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

For example, according to data collected by management consulting company McKinsey & Company, while 11 per cent of all beauty consumers in the US are Black, Black-owned brands account for only 2.5 For consumers, this lack of diversity can often be seen in the people advertising products through traditional channels.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As consumers have tightened their wallets, they have become more selective. However, Aesop’s robust growth in recent years and its B Corp certification likely piqued L’Oreal’s interest at a time when consumers are seeking sustainability. A key challenge will be growing the brand without stifling it creatively.

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