Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

Later, it picked up Specialty Fashion Group, including Autograph, Crossroads, Katies, Millers and Rivers, for $31 million in 2018. By July 2018, Alceon’s retail investments were generating about $1.5 At the time, Noni B’s CEO Scott Evans acknowledged that the company was acquiring under-performing businesses. million in June 2019.

Fashion

Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dobbies Garden Centres revealed today (30 September) that it is set to close 17 stores as it looks to return to “sustainable profitability” The garden centre chain is thought to have faced another difficult year after racking up losses of 130m last year driven by high inflation and unseasonable weather dampening sales.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

Geekplus robots are now in use at all three of Happy Returns’ Hubs. Image courtesy Happy Returns) Inside a large warehouse in Pennsylvania, dozens of black robots dart and swirl across a polished concrete floor. Were inside one of the three Happy Returns Hubs across the U.S. The rate of goods returned in the U.S.

Returns

Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2025

In 2018, it had less than US$50 million in sales. Drumstick’s long-standing presence in the Australian ice-cream market, combined with Gelato Messinas reputation for premium, artisanal gelato, created a product that appealed to a wide range of consumers. The good news for marketers and bean counters is that noveltyness sells.

Advertising

Retail Dive

AUGUST 6, 2025

Dive Insight: Claire’s, a mall staple that was once a destination for teens and tweens, has failed to thrive since its 2018 bankruptcy. Indeed, retailers returning to bankruptcy multiple times are more likely to throw in the towel, Foss said, citing, along with Forever 21, Joann , Party City and Rue21. Published Aug.

Department Stores

Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2025

“It’s going to hurt the consumer because we have to pass the extra cost to the retailer,” he said. Walmart and Target did not immediately return messages seeking comment. He noted that he may have to raise wholesale prices on China-made products to protect his company’s already-thin profit margins.

Wholesale

Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2025

The General Store’s strategic and creative initiatives significantly contributed to Freedom’s transformation into a design-led brand appealing to style-conscious Australian consumers. Newell’s insight speaks to the remarkable evolution Freedom has undergone since private equity firm Greenlit Brands took full ownership in 2018.

ATS

Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

His sponsorship marks a rare example of a driver returning to the sport as a commercial partner. Barilla’s contribution to the partnership includes pasta bars in the paddock (where teams and sponsors gather during race weekends) for VIP guests at races, as well as trackside signage, activations and consumer promotions. billion in 2017.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2023

For many years, permissive returns policies have been the norm in ecommerce. For the post-holiday season just past, it’s estimated that the total value of returned goods will be around $171 billion. retailers were revisiting their returns policies as of late 2022. With numbers like these, it’s no wonder that most U.S.

Returns

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

“Now that we’re 100 per cent Australian-owned, we can again focus all of our energies on providing as many Australians as possible with our best in class, wholesome and authentic Mexican cuisine, and set an aggressive growth strategy that will see us reaching all-new groups of consumers.”.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

With record-setting online sales looming on the horizon for the holiday season, retailers also are bracing for an onslaught of online returns. Those retailers selling primarily or exclusively online are expecting a corresponding hike in the volume of returns, but not much difference in the return rates they have become accustomed to.

Returns

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Ksubi’s return to operating stand-alone stores in Australia has been a long time coming. When Inside Retail spoke with current CEO Craig King back in 2018 it was established that the company was scouting for CBD locations in both Melbourne and Sydney. It comes as the brand plans to open new stores in Sydney and Melbourne in early 2024.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Consumers are increasingly voting with their feet when it comes to the issues that affect our world and our nation. NYU Stern and IRI found that 50% of CPG growth from 2013 to 2018 came from sustainably marketed products. NYU Stern and IRI found that 50% of CPG growth from 2013 to 2018 came from sustainably marketed products.

Consumer

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thousands of beauty-lovers descended on New York City recently to enjoy the return of Sephoria, a consumer beauty event that Sephora first launched in 2018. This year marked the return of the in-person festival, held at Skylight at Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan, alongside the virtual version.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The stores would include integrated online-to-offline capabilities as part of a digitally empowered phase of Nike’s Consumer Direct strategy , the Consumer Direct Acceleration. In 2018, Nike tested the neighborhood-centric Live pilot in Los Angeles.

Returns

Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2024

The company’s State of Shipping Report found that the estimated delivery time has risen from two days in 2018 to 5.6 ” The report also noted that there has been a 70 per cent decline in retailers offering free return shipping. . Concurrently, the cost of standard shipping grew from $9 to $10.26 during the six-year period.

Shipping

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

To understand those trends – and ultimately answer the question, what is the state of shipping – we surveyed thousands of consumers and retailers and analysed more than 200 million orders powered through Shippit from 2018 to 2024.

Shipping

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2024

The partners have been working together since 2018 to bring Century 21’s constantly evolving slate of off-price designer merchandise to online shoppers, via weekly live shopping events on the ShopShops app and Century 21’s Instagram. “We

Shopping

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Fitness tracker Fitbit is facing an $11 million penalty in Australia after admitting it committed deceptive representations about consumers’ rights to a refund or replacement if the device sold was found faulty. The post Second strike: Fitbit fined again for misrepresentation appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

compared to the same period in 2019, showing significant growth since its exited from bankruptcy in 2018. However, the brand has yet to return to profitability despite its growth. The retailer is seeking to complete its turnaround by zeroing in on its appeal to Gen Z consumers, among whom the brand is already well-known.

Jewelry

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2023

The platform’s gross merchandise volume (GMV) has been on the decline since 2018 — the company reported $18.2 billion of GMV it logged in the same quarter in 2018. And active buyers also have been declining, with 134 million reported in Q4 2022, down from a peak of 179 million in Q4 2018.

Shipping

Inside Retail

JUNE 19, 2022

“We’re finding more customers in the millennial age group are interested in secondhand clothing, rather than brand new, so we’re evolving our business model to actually resell the returns that we’re getting,” Sam Wood, Azura Fashion Group’s CEO, told Inside Retail. Luxury’s discount problem. However, Wood saw an opportunity.

Fashion

Inside Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

The range which features gourmet cakes and pastries, artisan sourdough breads and brioche buns, as well as award-winning meats and premium ready-made meals, has been tailored to suit the needs of the “upperclass” consumer base in the area. We’re beginning to see customers returning to the CBD, as they return to work.

Supermarket

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Customers want a quick, simple, and flexible return process and the peace of mind that if they don’t like an item, they can easily return it. Retailers know that hyper convenience is essential to the e-commerce proposition, and many continue to offer ‘free returns’ to remain competitive. Why do people return goods?

Returns

Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2024

First introduced in 2004, the annual fashion show was put on hiatus in 2019 after the show reported its lowest-ever ratings in 2018. But what exactly does the return of this fashion show indicate for the brand and its attempts at a comeback? This coincided with a decline in revenues and several major store closures.

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2024

This can be done through the effective use of granular data, which will in turn help retailers maintain customer loyalty and keep their revenues steadier, regardless of fluctuations in national consumer spending rates. With stubborn inflation squeezing the American consumer, times are certainly tough for the consumer.

Consumer

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s no secret that consumer-facing retail has had a tough year trying to stay price-competitive for customers. King has been on a 12-month rolling contract with Myer since 2018 and has decided to retire at the end of this financial year to return home to Florida to be with his family.

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2023

The two companies have been partners since 2018, in a collaboration that spans same-day delivery, curbside pickup, EBT SNAP payments, virtual convenience, alcohol delivery and pickup and now advertising. Brand partners will also have access to metrics, such as attributed sales and return on ad spend (ROAS) from their Sprouts campaigns.

Advertising

Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2024

Tapping into sub-cultures is how Reebok plans to avoid returning to its “stagnated” 90’s state. Our goal is to infuse everything we do with a distinct edge that resonates with Australian consumers while remaining aligned with Reebok’s global identity,” Chan said.

Boutique

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The third principle ensures that consumers also play a role in creating a circular pathway for material reuse and wear. Without a doubt, Coachtopia was designed for the Gen Z consumer. Who is Coachtopia for?

Fashion

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A majority of American consumers have now used a BNPL service, up from 37.65% in July of 2020 — an increase of almost 50% in less than one year. For example, in 2018 global B2B payments hit $125 trillion, while the global consumer payments market only reached $52 trillion. But this is all technically focused on consumer lending.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

The grocery sector has had a hard time cracking the marketplace code, and no company knows this better than Albertson’s: it launched a marketplace in 2018 only to quietly shutter the operation a few years later. You have to think like a consumer. When you walk into a three-dimensional store there is a cheese aisle.

Planning

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2018 its Japanese marketplace was spun off and sold to Ebay , which had previously been an investor in Qoo10 parent company Giosis. By combining our operating expertise and Wish’s technology and data science capabilities , we expect to drive greater success for merchants while providing an even greater marketplace for consumers globally.”

Merchant Services

Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2023

Consolidated retail revenues, not counting fragrance royalties, reportedly fell from US$650 million in 2015 to US$300 million in 2018. The fashion house also gained a younger, more trend-savvy consumer base with the launch of the Heaven by Marc Jacobs line in 2020. We Can Only Hope”.

Returns

Inside Retail

AUGUST 16, 2021

As the quality of living and workers’ wages reached new heights, Western brands spotted a golden opportunity and raced to set up shop in the East to reach China’s 1 billion consumers (and counting). Founded in 2012, lingerie label Neiwai (meaning ‘inside and outside’) is another direct-to-consumer label that began online.

Consumer

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Early adopters have proven that the technology can provide a significant return on investment. Additionally, it boosts sales margins and expedites returns and exchanges, making it a valuable tool for profitably improving the consumer experience. consumer reliance on ecommerce, in-store pickup, and self-checkout.?.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2022

Subscriptions can be tricky business, not least because most consumers at one time or another have had a bad experience with a subscription service. That has not stopped consumers from subscribing though, especially with the rise of new takes on the model (box services, auto shipping and streaming TV, to name just a few).

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