Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

More specifically, MINISO has spent the last year-plus bolstering its brick-and-mortar footprint in North America to amplify its proprietary $10 N’ Under concept, which has become beloved among Gen Z consumers. MINISO controls the entire value chain, from product design to marketing and sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Buzzfeed has sold youth culture media company Complex to livestream shopping platform NTWRK , which plans to use the acquisition to build a “next generation content and shopping experience.” The fusion of content and live shopping creates an immersive experience tailored to the tastes of today’s digitally savvy consumers.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. IR : In December 2023, Subtl Beauty raised $8.4

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Life partners and Youswim co-founders Elise Wallbank and Julian Tali launched the UK-based brand Youswim in 2018 to forever change size inclusivity and modernise sustainability in the swimwear market. IR : How does Youswim stand out from competitors in the market? Inside Retail : How did the idea for Youswim come about?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

Third-party marketplaces have emerged as one of the biggest growth opportunities for retailers this year, with companies from Macy’s and Bed Bath & Beyond to Giant Food and Michaels launching marketplaces (or announcing plans to do so) in the last six months alone. You have to think like a consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

That’s because it’s the “everyday” influencers — creators who are making content as a side hustle rather than as a full-time job — who are able to truly, deeply engage with consumers. The content they’ve created never could have come out of working with an agency — we couldn’t really even have planned or imagined what they created.”.

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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

MAY 18, 2023

Thanks to its core product — stylishly packaged, “beauty forward” hand sanitizers crafted in partnership with the well-known Givaudan perfume house — the brand achieved a $60+ average order value (AOV) from its inception in 2018. After six months of B2C sales in the U.S., This is the key to growth.”

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 19, 2024

Superdry co-founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton issued shareholders an ultimatum this week: support my restructuring plan or the business will collapse into administration. However, is the retailer’s radical restructuring plan enough to save the business or is it simply too little too late?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2022

Less than five years ago, many consumers wouldn’t have heard of buy now pay later (BNPL). per cent in September 2018,” said Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine in a statement. We take a look at some of the fascinating consumer shifts around BNPL that have happened in the retail landscape lately. Trust and the consumer.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In the past few years, the lab-grown diamond market has grown exponentially. billion in 2021, according to global research and consulting firm Allied Market Research, it is expected to reach US$55.6 The downfall derived from months of lowered consumer demand, lowered average selling prices, and increased expenses. per cent.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

In 2018, Ernst & Young (EY) launched an ambitious project called FutureConsumer.Now , to model scenarios that would challenge present thinking about future consumers. Orschell discussed the differences and overlaps among these consumer segments as well as other recent research.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2021

According to Coresight Research ’s Inside the World of Amazon’s Private Label Offering report, Amazon now has over 22,617 products from 111 private label brands across nearly every category — three times the number of brands they had in 2018. Amazon controls the inventory, marketing and promotional strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

19 investor day, Ralph Lauren revealed that its growth plans through 2025, which will include opening 250 stores globally. Since our last investor day in 2018, we have transformed our business — building a strong foundation with multiple engines of growth that are already showing momentum,” said Louvet. At its Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

This new direct-to-consumer experience is the next step to bringing a fuller expression of the brand to consumers in key markets,” said the brand in a statement announcing the store plans. 2022, we coming in HOT!

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Myer’s online sales have more than doubled since John King took over running the department store in 2018, and the CEO believes they can double again to reach $1 billion in the not-too-distant future. QUT professor of marketing and consumer behaviour Gary Mortimer believes this is a sign of years to come. Myer reported $539.5

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2024

in 2018, when it acquired Finish Line for $558 million. With Hibbett’s highly complementary footprint, this transaction represents a logical next step in our strategic growth plans, further enabling us to meet the dynamic demands of consumers globally.” billion , in a deal unanimously approved by the Hibbett board.

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Fashion Store Operations Planning Consumer 147

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. followed by former #1 Shein , now bumped down to the #2 position. (It Wish is based in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

off-price apparel retailer plans to open 75 Ross Dress for Less and 25 dd’s DISCOUNTS stores. This summer, we expanded our presence in our largest markets of California, Florida and Texas, and also added locations in newer states, including North Carolina for dd’s as well as Ohio for Ross. The Dublin, Calif. A new Stamford, Conn.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

SS: The market trends are consistent with what Witchery has experienced in the past 12 months. SS: Covid has undoubtedly impacted the way consumers are shopping, and it’s impossible to ignore the consistent growth in the digital space as a result. IR: What are your plans for Witchery going into the next financial year?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2024

Content Marketing, advertising and digital practitioners can expect candid conversations on new channels and tactics that drive acquisition and retention. Collins argues that true cultural engagement is the most powerful vehicle for influencing consumer behavior. Read the article.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Shein is reportedly set to raise $2 billion in new funding this month, while Wish is continuing its attempts to win back consumers, most recently by opening its platform to more than 18,000 new European merchants. 1 shopping app in America back in 2018 , but today it’s largely out of the game at No. Wish also was the No.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

Southeast Asia, a region with a collective population of 630 million – half of them under 30 – is one of TikTok’s biggest markets in terms of user numbers. Chew said TikTok has 8,000 employees in Southeast Asia, and 2 million small vendors selling their wares on its platform in Indonesia, the region’s biggest economy.

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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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Fashion Department Stores Planning Accounting 278

Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

In 1999, the Italian eyewear conglomerate Luxottica acquired the firm with plans to expand its sunglasses line. Later on, in 2013, the American consumer product goods conglomerate Sequential Brands Group acquired Revo. Robinson Optical Inc, a family-run eyewear company that has been running since 1926, in 2018.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The plan, according to Oroton’s chief executive Jenny Child is to inspire customers to come in-store to check out the technology, as well as invite passersby to engage with the mirrors. While Oroton is the first brand in Australia to bring Zero10’s smart mirrors to market, other brands have been experimenting with similar technologies.

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Fashion Shopping Customer Experience Marketing 290

Cross Cap

APRIL 12, 2018

In 2018 consumer loyalty is more important than ever. With more and more emerging competitors entering the market globally, and a prejudice toward Pharma in general, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies can no longer afford to have a purely transactional relationship with their consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The retailer instated the delivery fees to avoid raising prices of the groceries themselves, starting with pilots in six markets during the summer of 2021: Portland, Maine; Providence, R.I.; Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 and introduced a free two-hour delivery option in 2018 as it steadily expanded the grocer’s delivery footprint.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

This new significant investment from Ares gives us a powerful edge to capitalize on today’s robust M&A market as we chart the course for our next phase of growth,” said Shmidman, Chairman and CEO of WHP Global in a statement. The tour also will feature a number of integrated co-marketing partnerships with brands. this summer.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The new funding will be used for customer acquisition and an expansion into retail, and additional expansions into athletic wear and the European market may also be in the works.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Direct-to-consumer (D2C or DTC) brands are everywhere these days: advertised on buses, pulling shoppers in on Instagram, and increasingly setting up storefronts on Main Streets around the world. It also comes with the benefit of an established marketing machine and a strong customer experience. Carefully Plan Your Footprint.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 13, 2023

Customer-focused digital transformation is important for any retail business, but the pandemic-induced volatility and fast pace of change in the industry means that such transformations need to occur in all areas of the enterprise, from product design to planning and supply chain.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Consumer demand in the toy category and for Toys ‘R’ Us remains strong, and we will continue to invest in the channels where the customer wants to experience our brand.”. Consumer demand in the toy category and for Toys ‘R’ Us remains strong, and we will continue to invest in the channels where the customer wants to experience our brand.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2021

In 2018, Walmart beat out Amazon for a majority interest in the company, spending $16 billion for a 77% stake. The new funding is a major vote of confidence in the potential of digital commerce in India, still a relatively nascent market.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The coffee company acquired Seattle’s Best nearly two decades ago as a secondary brand that targeted areas where its more “premium coffee” core business would not get the same support, with plans to expand the concept through retail, franchising and licensing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2022

Just five months after the opening its first brick-and-mortar store in Las Vegas, size-inclusive lingerie brand Savage x Fenty is planning to more than double its physical footprint, from five locations to 11. and UK retailers, according to market intelligence platform Edited. metro area. metro area. Louis, Long Island, N.Y.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 25, 2021

On July 1, Melbourne-based direct-to-consumer (DTC) luggage brand July launched in the US, its first market outside of Australia and New Zealand. That’s the power of the US market,” July co-founder and chief strategy officer Athan Didaskalou told Inside Retail. So, why was the launch such a success? Play to our strengths’.

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