Retail Wire

AUGUST 27, 2021

Athleta posted a 35 percent increase in sales in the second quarter versus the same period in 2019 and Old Navy was up 21 percent based on a two-year comparison. Parent company Gap Inc. now expects that net sales will grow around 30 percent this year, up from its previous guidance in the low- to mid-20 percent range.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 25, 2022

shy of the first quarter of 2019 , before COVID-19 shocked the market. Despite economic uncertainty, businesses continue to sell at a fast pace , with the median number of days on the market down 5% to 181 days- slightly ahead of the 185 days in 2019. Small business acquisitions rose to 24% over the previous year and just 3.7%

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VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

percent on so-called Super Saturday, or the Saturday before Christmas, when compared to 2019 figures, according to preliminary data from Sensormatic Solutions. The post Super Saturday Shopping Traffic Down Over 2019 appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Shopper visits to retailers dropped 26.3

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Retail Wire

MAY 27, 2021

a share, beating the consumer electronics chain’s numbers for the same period in 2020 and 2019. Best Buy reported a 36 percent jump in revenue in the first quarter and posted earnings of $2.32 The retailer’s CEO, Corie Barry, pointed to “extraordinarily high” demand for tech products and services during the quarter.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 3, 2024

Supermarkets saw their highest level of transactions in December since 2019, according to the leading marketing data and analytics company Kantar. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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A1 Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

The O 2, which is owned and operated by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, has reported a stellar trading period throughout Q1 and Easter half term, with sales throughout the destination surpassing 2019 results. We very much look forward to continuing this momentum throughout Q2 and the rest of the year.”

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Talking Retail

JULY 20, 2021

billion in 2019, the company has announced. in 2019 to £37.9m This story continues at Bestway turnover and earnings rise in annual figures for 2019/20. The Bestway Wholesale group saw turnover increase to £2.55 billion in the year to June 2020, up from from £2.51 Bestway’s managing director, Dawood Pervez, said that.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With comps continuing their steady rise, the retailer “remains a very bright spot in a darkening retail sky.”

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

billion in 2022 – up a third since 2019. A report commissioned by Alibaba Group reveals that UK exports via Alibaba Group’s platforms increased by more than half (57%) in 2022. Across 27 European countries, sales to China via Alibaba Group’s platforms totalled about €32.3

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A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Springfields reopened on April 12 th with sales in the first week up 31% vs. the same week in 2019. When comparing the first week’s trading with the same period in 2019, sales were up 31% on average from over 50 retailers. Five retailers had triple digit growths with the largest sales at an enormous +173% vs 2019.

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Wiser

JANUARY 18, 2019

To learn more about the changes consumers are looking for in the coming year, Wiser has surveyed over 2,400 of our mobile app users about their 2019 shopping preferences. 52 percent of survey participants are more likely to make a purchase in-store in 2019 while 48 percent are more likely to make a purchase online.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 20, 2021

The company outlined more details on its acquisitions of WSS and Atmos, and provided an update on its wind down of Footaction stores.

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Jamf on Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Jamf CEO, Dean Hager, weighs in on these and other 2019 technology predictions. How will Windows 7 end-of-life (EOL) impact organizations? What does the future of device and user security look like?

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Jamf on Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Jamf CEO, Dean Hager, weighs in on these and other 2019 technology predictions. How will Windows 7 end-of-life (EOL) impact organizations? What does the future of device and user security look like?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2024

According to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC), Bloomex displayed products for sale on its website between February 2019 and March 2023 with a ‘star rating’ that remained static since January 2015.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Retailers are ordering extra inventory and adjusting their operations to meet this year's holiday demand.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Emma Bridgewater launched on the Tmall platform in 2019 as part of an international strategic growth plan. Sales have reached 10% more than the forecasted figures for this financial year, and there has been 49% growth compared to 2020. More than 20,000 mugs have been sold in China so far.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Frank Bracken will take on the newly created role, overseeing global operations, including customer experience, technology and supply chain.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 24, 2022

lower than in 2019, up from -39.1% Springboard has examined trends over two key periods: Lockdown (January to March 2021) and post Lockdown (April to December 2021). Footfall across all UK retail destinations was –31.1%

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2021

High COVID Omicron infection rates hit Christmas weekend shopping in the UK hard, according to the Financial Times. Data shows 1 in 20 people in Central London have been infected with the variant. Some retailers chose not to open at all. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is weighing possible new pandemic restrictions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

He was named SVP of Retail Operations in 2016 and President in 2019. He was named President in 2008, added the CEO title in 2016 and was named CEO in 2019. All three executives are long-time Publix veterans: Murphy began in 1984 as a front service clerk in Margate, Fla., working his way up through various positions.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The retailer, which debuted in 2019, has lined up financing from existing investors for a restructuring effort, according to WWD. Here’s a 2019 video interview with Showfields CEO Tal Zvi Nathanel. Stores in the Washington, D.C. Georgetown district and in Brooklyn remain open. The largest debt, $1.4

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Retail Times

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

increase in the volume of payments compared to the same period on Cyber Monday 2019. Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly £1 in every £3 spent in the UK, has so far today (as at 5pm) seen a: 16.7% increase in the volume of payments compared to the same period on Cyber Monday 2020 4.5%

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by NIQUE (@niqueclothing) Founded in Melbourne, the label boasted eight bricks-and-mortar outlets across its hometown and Sydney in 2019. Beyond its traditional men’s and women’s lines, Nique has championed specifically gender-neutral designs since 2019 through its Genderu capsule collection.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

View this post on Instagram A post shared by NIQUE (@niqueclothing) Founded in Melbourne, the label boasted eight bricks-and-mortar outlets across its hometown and Sydney in 2019. Beyond its traditional men’s and women’s lines, Nique has championed specifically gender-neutral designs since 2019 through its Genderu capsule collection.

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Jamf on Retail

AUGUST 1, 2019

According to a recent study Jamf commissioned, here are 7 reasons why retail mobile technology is growing in 2019. A powerful Mobile Device Management (MDM) system is key to keeping it all running smoothly.

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Jamf on Retail

AUGUST 1, 2019

According to a recent study Jamf commissioned, here are 7 reasons why retail mobile technology is growing in 2019. A powerful Mobile Device Management (MDM) system is key to keeping it all running smoothly.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2024

The arts and crafts retailer has dropped prices to 2019 levels or lower, as it aims to help customers “stretch their dollar,” according to the CEO.

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Retail Smart Guys

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

How do you think the second half of 2019 will be for your store? Weather played a significant part for many stores, and although those kinds of events are typically followed by a spike in sales, many retailers tell me that they never saw the spike. That means the second half has to make up for what the first half lacked.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ relaunched the brand’s website in Australia in 2019. comeback, which saw first the October 2019 launch of an ecommerce site , followed by physical stores in various shapes and sizes ( not all of which survived , although the pandemic was certainly a contributing factor). billion (approximately $4.1

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The promoted executives include: Bob Walker, who joined David’s Bridal in 2019 as Chief Retail Officer, has been promoted to COO. The retailer, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2023, was purchased by CION Investment Corp. in July 2023. She will report to Marcum and brings more than two decades of marketing and ecommerce experience.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

Since the reopening of retail post-lockdown in April 2021, weekly sales have consistently delivered double-digit growth up on 2019, culminating in the final Christmas week with sales up +19%, again vs 2019. Springfields Outlet and Leisure goes from strength to strength enjoying 16 years of growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2023

He has held roles of increasing responsibility at L’Oréal in various global markets, including President and CEO of L’Oréal China and then President and CEO of L’Oréal USA in 2019. In 2022, he joined the LVMH Group as Chairman and CEO of LVMH Hospitality Excellence and he is a member of the LVMH Group Executive Committee.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Active customers for the Macy’s brand were up 18% over 2020 and 1% over 2019 to 44 million , and new customers increased 40% over 2020 and 26% over 2019 to 19.4 Comparable sales for 2021 for the company — which includes results from Macy’s , Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury — were up 43% from 2020 and 3.1%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

In contrast, in the 2019 RPI, no club store ranked higher than seventh. Personalized prices, promotions and rewards also became 3X more important at driving overall price perception compared to 2019. million more omnichannel households today than there were in 2019, with a combined grocery budget of $4.9

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

After itself filing for bankruptcy in October 2019 , Destination Maternity revealed in December 2019 that it would close all its remaining brick-and-mortar stores if a “stalking horse” bid from Marquee Brands was accepted, which it was.

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