Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

By any measure, the retailer has been having a difficult year: In May 2023 Walgreens agreed to a $230 billion settlement with the city of San Francisco over the retailer’s role in the opioid epidemic; In June 2023 Walgreens announced plans to close 150 U.S. WBA’s financial results for fiscal 2023, which ended Aug. billion , a 4.8%

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

” The company also plans on launching with Dufry at Melbourne Airport in March and Lotte in Sydney in April. Heinemann entered the Australian retail market in 2015, and has since worked to deliver innovative initiatives and products to passengers in Sydney International Airport.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2023

Canada Goose has named Matt Blonder as its first-ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO), one of five key appointments designed to drive the retailer’s five-year strategic growth plan. Blonder brings 20 years’ experience in omnichannel DTC and digital marketing, most recently as President of Global Ecommerce at Wolverine Worldwide.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Danielle Atkins and Alexander Babich started Australian bikini label Kulani Kinis as a side hustle in 2015. The US is the brand’s most successful market, with Kulani Kinis being one of the most in-demand bikini labels in North America. Atkins said the size and scale of the market makes it easier to find their target customer. “We

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

South California activewear label Vuori has outlined its plan to enter Australia and six other countries, its first international venture since inception. . The other overseas markets are the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and Canada. The brand is eyeing opening its first international flagship store in London this year. .

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2024

” TFG London acquired Phase Eight back 2015, followed by the later acquisitions of Whistles and Hobbs for an undisclosed sum. The Group now operates over 580 points of sale across its brands in 15 international markets worldwide. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Away from their physical stores, they are offering telehealth , insurance , mobile phone plans , gift cards , and deliveries at work. Cadbury briefly introduced Vegemite chocolate in 2015, but then said it hadn’t been serious. per cent and Woolworths 7.8 per cent over the past year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Established in 2015, the Melbourne-based startup offers a same-day flower delivery service. The Limitless team really understand the D2C space, they appreciate the importance of brand and they have ambitious growth plans,” she said. Together, the duo will receive around $20 million from the acquisition.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 6, 2023

It has also done so in New Zealand since 2015. Fullerton added that the business will invest heavily in its technology in the coming years, with plans to create dedicated online stores across a number of its brands. However, it’s clear that having another major player in the market will shake things up.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. Prior to this, the business had been selling online in the country since 2015.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Burberry’s new chief executive Jonathan Akeroyd will on Thursday set out his plan to finish the job started by his predecessor: boosting growth at the British luxury brand to the levels of its European rivals. Leather goods account for around 20 per cent of Burberry’s sales versus 70 per cent at Bottega Veneta.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

Amid a year of expansion, Dollar General ’s CEO Todd Vasos has decided to retire from the role he has held since June 2015, effective Nov. 3, 2023 — it plans to increase its total workforce by 6% adding approximately 10,000 more new jobs to support its continued expansion, outlined late last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 12, 2021

Ulta Beauty is making leadership changes, with plans for its President Dave Kimbell to succeed Mary Dillon as CEO, effective in June. Kimbell joined Ulta Beauty as Chief Marketing Officer in 2014 and continually expanded his leadership responsibilities.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 26, 2022

And social media marketing has become an indispensable tool for leveraging products and services. With the advent of influencer marketing driven by the advent of social media personalities, brands and businesses are more than ever looking for influencers to help them connect with customers. What are Influencer Marketing Agencies?

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 21, 2024

Rapid grocery delivery app Getir is preparing to withdraw from the UK market in a move which is expected to put around 1,500 jobs at risk. The process through which Getir plans to withdraw from the UK market is unclear but sources said it could involve a sale of its assets or placing the operations into insolvency.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2024

Papier is a British online stationery brand founded in 2015 that has since taken the world by storm. It has raised over US$65 million in funding and has an omnichannel presence in the UK, US and Australian markets. IR : The global luxury writing instruments and stationery market is projected to reach US$5.9 billion by 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

She joins Macy’s from InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) and succeeds CTO Naveen Krishna, who is leaving the company; Marla Beck, CEO and Co-founder of beauty retailer Bluemercury , which Macy’s acquired in 2015 , will leave the company this summer.

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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. Brands in various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning. From 2004 to 2014 he served at Yum! and net sales up 9% to $9.4

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Even as Amazon continues to open fashion, grocery and convenience brick-and-mortar stores, the ecommerce giant announced planned closures of all 68 of its 4-star , Books and Pop-up locations — 66 stores in the U.S. Amazon is not abandoning its Amazon Go cashierless convenience stores, with plans to open locations in Mill Creek, Wash.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2023

In January 2023, the company announced plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to expand its data centers in Virginia , and in May it shared plans to invest $12.7 Since 2015, AWS already has invested $6.3 News of the AWS investment in Ohio follows two similarly large investments already announced this year. The AWS U.S.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 7, 2024

The organisation has supported about 2500 young people since its foundation in 2015 and while it accepts philanthropy, endeavours to be as independent as possible, retaining control of its own destiny and never being reliant on others to continue the work it does. We don’t have 10 days, we had eight hours.”

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Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2023

Loh, known for successful Australian restaurant chains including Sushi Jiro, Old Beijing, and Dragon Hotpot, plans to expand the Foodle concept in the coming months. million in 2015. The plan, he said, is to first look for spots across Melbourne, then across Australia. million Australians enjoying it, up from 6.9

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave. Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 6, 2023

According to WWD, the luxury group is exploring the option to offload the fashion business it acquired in 2015 to help settle mounting fears it is teetering on the brink of collapse. However, the luxury conglomerate said it had no plans to further invest in the company.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2022

Amazon is planning to shut all 68 of its physical bookstores, Amazon 4-star, and Pop up stores across the US and UK, shifting its focus to the groceries businesses and new retail concepts, the company told Reuters. It has plans to investigate larger format non-food shops, open a fashion concept, and continue its drive-in grocery.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2023

This can be seen in the countless marketing campaigns that were launched in the leadup to the Barbie movie, which stimulated huge activity for hundreds of brands. In many instances, exploring a merchandise licence can be beneficial, but the best opportunities there will go to those who start planning for that well in advance.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

20, 2022, the company noted that, “Balenciaga has no longer any relationship nor any plans for future projects related to this artist,” in response to a question from WWD regarding the partnership. Following the release of parent company Kering ’s Q3 2022 earnings on Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Technological innovations have optimized and enhanced almost all areas of the retail organization, from marketing to fulfillment, but the process of bringing products to market has been markedly slower to advance. And yet the process that brands use for bringing products to market to serve that consumer hadn’t evolved at all.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The group has also taken steps to broaden its revenue sources, announcing plans to buy high end perfumer Creed in June and a 30 per cent stake in fashion label Valentino in July. We don’t think that a margin reset would be badly received by the market,” said Carole Madjo, analyst with Barclays.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 11, 2021

billion) – around 4 per cent of its revenues in 2019 – for violating anti-monopoly rules and abusing its dominant market position. The market regulator spelled out in rules issued on February that it was illegal. Chinese regulators have fined Alibaba 18 billion yuan ($2.75

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2024

When Shea Marie launched swimwear label Same back in 2015 there was no blueprint or incubator to help convert her influence into a brand. After streamlining its business back to a direct-to-consumer model, Same is now ready to venture into new markets with its first global expansion into Australia. “As

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Mass Relators

MARCH 26, 2024

Now, 95% of Food Lion’s 1,108 stores have more sustainable lighting with upgrades planned in 2024 for the remaining locations. Lighting upgrades at the retailer began in 2015 and have saved over 892 million kilowatt-hours. The post Food Lion hits sustainability milestone appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Founder and designer Kate Nixon said that the business started in Byron Bay in 2015, with her hand-making lace bralettes and posting products online. It’s a personal shopping experience that’s high-end, but at an affordable price point, [and] we think we’ve got a good niche market going.”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The price marks a far cry from the company’s US$70-a-share peak in 2015, the beginning of its battle with digitally-focused retailers. One potential reason to lean toward the acquisition, Dennis pointed out, is that it would enable Macy’s to avoid the public market’s scrutiny. But it’s notably less than the estimated $9.1

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In 2015, my husband and I decided the time was right to move from New York City back to Ashburton and grasp the opportunity to work and ultimately take over the family business. IR: How is Ashford Handicrafts taking on global markets? The United States, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe are our primary export markets.

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Retail Insider

OCTOBER 28, 2021

During Covid-19 availability of capital from the public markets has been fuelling growth in the hospitality sector. The ability to secure financing from private equity, sovereign wealth funds and other cash-rich sources has made the constantly scrutinised global stock markets rather unfashionable places.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 7, 2022

Since 2015, TUDOR has offered exclusive mechanical Manufacture calibres with varied functions. We are excited to showcase the brand’s unmistakable design aesthetic as part of our Covent Garden expansion plan.”. As a result, over the course of history, TUDOR watches became the choice of daring individuals.

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