Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

Were creating an even more attractive offering for advertisers to easily stay connected with customers wherever they choose to shop among Instacarts growing network of retail sites powered by Carrot Ads, which will now include one of the Midwests largest grocers. Hy-Vee first partnered with Instacart for deliveries in 2018.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2025

The move follows Fast Retailing’s decision to withdraw financial support from the two brands, which have undergone multiple restructurings since 2018. Efforts to revive brand appeal, including 30 per cent price reductions and collaborations with Uniqlo via shop‑in‑shops and joint collections, proved insufficient to reverse declining sales.

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Inside Retail

MAY 27, 2025

Blundy and Itaoui co-invested in Bras N Things in the buyback, before selling it to Hanes for $500 million in 2018 and co-invested in premium lingerie brand Honey Birdette, before selling it to Playboy for $443 million in 2021. Once again, Blundy has partnered with Ray Itaoui to scale Lays into a global brand.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

The service will initially be available to customers shopping through Tescos online platform, where they will be informed that Deliveroo powers the delivery service. Deliveroo said it is now poised to expand the new service beyond the UK and Ireland, further capitalising on the growing demand for on-demand grocery and retail deliveries.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vaccarella is no stranger to retail — Bogg has wholesale partnerships with Dick’s Sporting Goods and Bass Pro Shops , among others — and she has mastered a model in which the brand develops exclusive designs tailored to each partner’s shopper base. In fact, I’m still really good friends with the people who work at the stores that sell us.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 20, 2025

Related Story Amazon ditches own-label ready meals in favour of Morrisons 17/01/2025 x 8:59 AM Represented by law firm Leigh Day , Morrisons equal pay claim was first launched against the grocer in November 2018 by GMB union, representing over 7,520 workers.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 19, 2025

The synchronised bang-bangs took place along a 1400-metre stretch of the Chao Phraya River, with its epicentre at the Icon Siam shopping mall on the west bank. The female powerhouses of Thai retail The global retail real estate industry (or shopping centre industry if you will), has traditionally been dominated at the highest levels by men.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Shogo Onodera founded his Tokyo-based studio in 2018 after completing his studies at Hosei University and working at architecture practice SANNA for eight years. The photography is by Ichiro Mishima. The post Shogo Onodera transforms existing surfaces in Tokyo boutique to "avoid making anything new" appeared first on Dezeen.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2025

As part of David Jones’ partnership with Qantas, shoppers will be able to earn and redeem either David Jones Rewards points or Qantas Frequent Flyer points when they shop at the retailer’s 40 stores, online or in-app. The Qantas Loyalty business unit, the airline’s profit engine, was run by Wirth for five years from 2018 to 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2025

Modern consumers don’t just visit storefronts to shop — they come to engage with products and, more importantly, to connect with brands on a personal level. Even if the overall space maintains a consistent temperature, having multiple light sources lets you experiment and adapt as your shop layout evolves.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 31, 2025

Morrisons has teamed up with the National Autistic Society to introduce Sensory Support Boxes that help autistic and neurodivergent customers have a positive shopping experience. ” Click here to sign up to Retail Gazettes free daily email newsletter

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 9, 2025

Pret A Manger is launching a new shop format that offers a more spacious, family-friendly environment with made-to-order food and drink service designed for longer, more relaxed visits. Pret’s baristas will also serve a lightly roasted organic coffee blend exclusive to these shops, alongside their classic 100% organic Arabica coffee.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2025

distribution center back in 2018, it has a lot of data to work with. These insights allow the team to understand where our customers are and where our customers are shopping, Dres said. And because the brand initially opened its first U.S.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

In 2018, one of his agency’s clients was the Korean sunglasses brand Gentle Monster. This is helped by placing Documents’ stores in mature, premium shopping centres or department stores, which have “very sophisticated, sustainable, long-lasting customers”. And here is where Zhaoran’s distinction is grounded.

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Retail Wire

MAY 19, 2025

Subway Closed Over 1,600 Locations Since 2022 According to USA Today , which examined franchise disclosure records for its report, the number of Subway shops in the U.S. Subway has lost about 7,600 stores, including over 1,000 in 2020, 2021, and 2018. fell below 20,000 last year, with the brand closing 631 outlets in 2024 alone.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2025

Experience retailer and entrepreneur Stephen Curtis established the business in 2018 in Adelaide, offering kids and adult cooking classes. “Meals are shopped for, cooked and mostly eaten on the same day. We outgrew our previous store and now have a highly visible corner site within the shopping mall,” Curtis said.

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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.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2025

A brand reborn, then rebound After first entering administration in 2018, the toy retailer was acquired by ASX-listed Funtastic, which rebranded itself as Toys R Us ANZ. Unlike books, electronics or fashion staples, toy shopping is inherently sensory. It’s hard to see what its reason for being is going forward.”

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Japan houses a treasure trove of well-preserved second-hand luxury goods and collectors items, making thrift shopping a novel touristic venture. Entering the US in 2018, 2nd Street had 43 stores in the country at the end of November. On Xiaohongshu, the hashtag #JapanVintage has garnered more than 8.5 million impressions.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In 2018, a year after losing her husband and having fallen into a crippling depression, Robinovitz was introduced to the joys of slime by the young daughter of her close friends, Sara and Marc Schiller, who had stopped by for a visit. The company expects to open its fifth physical shop, in Los Angeles, in September.

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Retail Focus

MAY 2, 2025

French fashion eyewear brand bloobloom opens a brand new 615 sq ft store in East London’s thriving shopping destination Spitalfields on 2nd May 2025. The full collection which features sunglasses and spectacles will be available to shop in store with prices starting at 99. bloobloom was founded by Abbas and Fares Manai in 2018.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2025

In 2018, LoveShackFancy opened its first permanent bricks-and-mortar store in Sag Harbor in the Hamptons; as of this June, the brand has 20 bricks-and-mortar stores – and counting. RHC: We believe shopping should feel like a celebration. RHC: Our retail stores play a huge role in allowing us to bring the consumer into our world.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

The firm purchased The Original Factory Shop last month, snapping up its180 UK stores and workforce of around 1,800 employees. The Original Factory Shop is the latest retail acquisition from Modella Capital after it snapped up Hobbycraft and 119 of its stores at the end of August.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2025

On the other side of this story is fragrance house creative director Raquel Bouris, who founded Who Is Elijah in 2018. With the collaboration publicly shared and sampling complete, fans were waiting for the official launch date and shopping link. Oh my gosh, can’t wait! Hopefully it’ll be ready in time for my Christmas list!”

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Related Story Tesco, Asda and Waitrose among supermarkets selling Italian tomato pure of Chinese origin 03/12/2024 x 10:10 AM Waitrose had previously discontinued the free coffee offer in 2018, but it was reintroduced due to customer demand.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has kicked off the process to proceed with his plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street and rejuvenate the citys busiest shopping district. Khan had proposed a pedestrianised traffic-free Oxford Street during the 2016 mayoral election, but Westminster City Council withdrew support in 2018 due to a lack of public support.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2025

In May, the company quietly sold the SurfStitch and Ginger & Smart businesses, which it acquired in 2018 and 2019, respectively, to an undisclosed buyer. In my late teens and early twenties, General Pants was the place to shop,” Penn-Kahn, the co-founder of Profit Peak, wrote. It was just the latest portfolio consolidation.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Dobbies later replaced its Sainsbury’s concessions with Waitrose in 2022, which now operates shop-in-shops within 47 of its stores. It was sold to private equity giant Hilco for just 1 in 2018 after Australian giant Bunnings’ botched attempt to conquer the UK by converting Homebase to its fascia.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 16, 2025

E-commerce Trends: The ongoing shift toward online shopping due to trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic presents significant opportunities for small businesses to optimize their digital presence and adapt to changing consumer preferences. million 2019 126 million 2018 112.1 million 2023 174.9 million 2022 168.3 million 2021 161.7

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365 Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Marylebone Square, the landmark new development by Concord London , has announced its first independent retailers, marking a significant expansion of the areas vibrant shopping and lifestyle scene. The new arrivals include Special Guests, Neko Health, USM Modular Furniture, The Cirkel, and a soon-to-be-revealed restaurant concept.

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365 Retail

MAY 6, 2025

Spitalfields is an exciting shopping destination, and expanding our retail presence here helps us grow our reach while staying true to our mission of making quality stylish eyewear more accessible. Abbas Manai, Co-Founder at bloobloom, stated: Opening in a prime spot in Spitalfields, is the perfect next step for bloobloom.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

For example, the 2022 Optus data breach exposed information from customers who had previously held accounts with the telco back in 2018. link] Amazon Go and the worlds most advanced shopping technology. The storage of personal information is a contested issue.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 5, 2025

The business has restructured its store estate twice in the last six years and has downsized its portfolio from 600 UK stores in 2018. Around a quarter of the fashion retailers 364 stores nationwide are understood to be at risk when leases expire, putting some of its 8,000 workforce at risk, The Times reported.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2025

If you’re 25 years old, your relationship with ecommerce is fundamentally different than if you grew up shopping in stores. The fact is when you shop with a brand] you’re buying the returns experience, you’re not just buying merchandise , Fehr added. Merchants are realizing this and adapting.

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Inside Retail

JULY 10, 2025

In 2018, Cohen and her team opened LoveShackFancy’s first permanent bricks-and-mortar store in Sag Harbor in the Hamptons ; as of this June, the brand has 20 bricks-and-mortar stores – and counting. It felt like all those years of vintage furniture shopping and collecting treasures finally had a place, and the response has been incredible!

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Retail Gazette

JULY 16, 2025

The upcoming event will be the first Topshop runway since 2018 and forms part of a wider push to revive the once-dominant high street names under new ownership, Hypebae reported. The show will follow a ‘See Now, Buy Now’ model — allowing customers to shop select items immediately, while previewing other seasonal pieces ahead of launch.

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Inside Retail

JULY 24, 2025

After building her career in e-commerce with companies like Lazada Group and Home24, Leah Howatson, joined Castlery in 2018 and, as VP of marketing, has helped shape the Singapore-born brand into a modern furniture company with a growing international footprint. A trend we’re really focused on is flexible living.

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