Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2020

In its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on July 14, Paper Store LLC, known to consumers as The Paper Store , declared that “the sudden economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic derailed” the 86 -store stationery and gift chain’s “optimistic prospects for the future.”. million last year to $18.8 million this year.

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Consumer Store Operations Customer Experience 180

LS Retail

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Once she established SAKE Generation in 2019, her initiatives garnered recognition from various prestigious platforms, such as the U.S. CPA acquired in 2008, an MBA from the University of Chicago in 2019, and certifications as a Certified SAKE Professional and Sake Sommelier in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The Walmart+ loyalty program has clearly made a major splash: 11% of Americans subscribed within two weeks of its launch, according to a survey by Piplsay. This puts Walmart at more than 30 million subscribers — well below the 150 million Prime members confirmed by Amazon in Q4 2019, but undeniably massive growth in a very short time.

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Drop-Shipping Shipping Shopping Marketing 186

Re-Tales

DECEMBER 30, 2022

taylormccowen (@taylor_mccowenx) April 21, 2019. . — Breakthrugh (@Breakthrugh_if) August 3, 2017. I bet you wish you were outside! Yeah…that would be nice. But sadly I’m stuck in here dealing with you.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Showfields has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Eastern District of New York Bankruptcy Court, blaming the lingering effects of COVID-19 and inflexible lease agreements. The retailer, which debuted in 2019, has lined up financing from existing investors for a restructuring effort, according to WWD.

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Finance Location Visual Merchandising Store Operations 200

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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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2021

Paper Source has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is hoping to sell the business, according to court filings. Paper Source already has begun closing 11 of its underperforming locations but will keep the remaining 147 stores and its ecommerce site open throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. million reported in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

The brand is likely seeking to gain market share after the demise of BuyBuy Baby parent company Bed Bath & Beyond , which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and began a wind-down of its operations in April. Destination Maternity has released its 2023 spring/summer collection exclusively at select Walmart stores and on Walmart.com.

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ATS Accessories Apparel Fashion 246

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per cent of online retailer EziBuy for what will amount to $11 million. The business, then known as Noni B Limited, picked up a majority stake in EziBuy for $1 in late 2019, and the full acquisition will approximately double its annual online sales to make up almost 30 per cent of total revenue.

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Inside Retail

MAY 17, 2024

He has also been overseeing Buccellati since September 2019. In addition, Bram Schot was named executive deputy chairman of the board, effective September 11. Bos joined Richemont in 1992 and became CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels in 2013. Jérôme Lambert will continue as COO starting June 1.

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Management Marketing ATS 147

A1 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The post SLR deliver record sales at Springfields Outlet & Leisure with four consecutive weeks setting new records, and overall up 11 percent on 2022 appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine. The food and beverage sector is also booming with restaurants and cafés extending visitor time and spend.

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ATS Management Fashion Shopping 64

Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

Selective retailing accounted for the highest-growth sector with revenue increasing 11 per cent, however, the group said its DFS business remained below its 2019 pre-Covid level of business activity, with international travel only partially recovering in Europe and at flagship destinations Hong Kong and Macau.

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Accounting Fashion ATS 130

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This is the third time Z Gallerie has filed for Chapter 11. The saga began in 2009, with the brand’s first filing, and then in 2019 it was acquired by DirectBuy, a discount home goods membership club, which had recently been acquired by parent company CSC Generation. It has received a $1.1

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Marketing ATS 209

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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Grocer Wholesale Consumer Promotions 250

Mass Relators

MAY 31, 2022

In all the company announced 11 appointments, including promotions from within its own teams and appointments of executives who are new to the company. Since joining the Dollar General in 2005, Hickman has worked in various roles within the perishables category, most recently serving as senior director, a post he has held since 2019.

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Promotions Employee Engagement Store Operations Management 52

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The department store invested in the luxury plus-size apparel company in 2019.

Department Stores 109

Department Stores Apparel 109

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Olympia Sports has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking an orderly wind-down of its operations. In 2019, RSG Acquisitions bought Olympia’s intellectual property, online stores and 75 of its then 152 stores. The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. bankruptcy court in Delaware.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

11, Zulily filed suit against Amazon , piggybacking on the FTC’s recent antitrust lawsuit in which Zulily is specifically mentioned. The FTC complaint alleges that since at least 2019, Amazon specifically targeted Zulily as an emerging online superstore. All items must go.” Then on Monday, Dec.

ATS 239

ATS Wholesale Planning Location 239

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2023

million to its creditors after filing for Chapter 11 on April 16, according to documents filed in bankruptcy court. While David’s Bridal has been rolling out modern offerings, including House of Prom pop-ups and the Pearl by David’s wedding plann i ng platform , these pushes were not enough to save it from its second bankruptcy since 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The company filed for bankruptcy in March 2021 citing “sustained damage” from the pandemic and emerged from Chapter 11 two months later when it was purchased by Elliot Management, which had acquired Barnes & Noble in 2019. Paper Source currently operates 136 stores nationwide alongside its ecommerce business. 19 in Hingham, Mass.,

Shopping 276

Shopping Management ATS 276

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 3, 2020

Two retailers that have been on bankruptcy watch — Lord & Taylor and Tailored Brands — submitted their Chapter 11 filings on August 2. The clothing rental subscription service purchased Lord & Taylor from Hudson’s Bay Company in November 2019. Store closing sales began at 19 of Lord & Taylor’s 38 locations that day.

Merchant Services 278

Merchant Services Payment Services Location Store Operations 278

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Ascena filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, and is currently finalizing a plan that would cut its debt by approximately $1 billion and give ownership of the remaining assets to lenders including Bain Capital and Monarch Alternative Capital.

Planning 255

Planning Store Operations 255

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Under the partnership, Mad Mex launched its restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia in 2019. . Despite the disruption in the Asian market, Mad Mex has been able to open 11 new restaurants across Australia in the past 12 months. The company said it is looking to grow its store count by 20 per cent annually in coming years.

Returns 246

Returns Planning Marketing Consumer 246

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This would raise around US$260 million with shares selling at US$17 to US$19 each, but the business yesterday revised its offer to sell around 10 million shares at US$11 to US$13 each – signaling a massive 52 per cent drop in its expected worth, according to Renaissance Capital.

Fashion 242

Fashion Planning Shopping ATS 242

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Its second effort began in 2011 and was successful enough to reach an 11- store footprint across the country, including a flagship location in Shanghai, but the retailer left China and several other countries in 2019 when it filed for bankruptcy. Forever 21 first entered China in 2008 but left the country a year later.

Fast Fashion 213

Fast Fashion Advertising Fashion Location 213

A1 Retail

MAY 15, 2021

VIA Outlets has moved quickly to reopen all centres in its 11-strong portfolio, with Zweibrücken Fashion Outlet in Germany the final centre reopening its doors today.

Fashion 52

Fashion Shopping Location Planning 52

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

billion in Q2 2021, the highest second-quarter sales in over a decade, up 29% year-over-year and 5% compared to 2019 pre-COVID levels. Online sales in particular grew 65% over 2019 levels and represented 33% of the total business, offsetting an 11% brick-and-mortar decline compared to its pre-COVID performance.

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Returns Apparel Shopping Planning 273

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Costco set its minimum wage at $15 in 2019 and has been paying an extra $2 an hour premium to its workers since March 2020 as part of its effort to help them through the financial strain caused by the pandemic. The retailer has more than 180,000 employees in the U.S. “As

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ATS Planning 196

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2021

In addition to increasing wages, Wayfair created programs designed to help the communities it operates in. The Dinner To Go program provided frontline employees with two free, family-sized meals per week from local restaurants during some of the toughest months of the pandemic, supporting both the employees and struggling small businesses.

ATS 145

ATS 145

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2020

Walmart’s Canadian division launched a pilot with Instacart in Toronto and Winnipeg in September 2018, and rolled it out nationally 11 months later. Although this is the first working arrangement between Instacart and Walmart in the U.S., Insider Intelligence’s eMarketer forecasts that Walmart will grow its share of total U.S.

Consumer 358

Consumer Location Customer Experience ATS 358

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 2, 2022

While the USDA had begun working on ecommerce initiatives in 2019 and expanded SNAP online shopping to approximately 130 retailers and thousands of stores since the onset of the COVID pandemic, the agency hopes to expand a current pool that includes leading retailers such as Amazon , Kroger and Walmart. “We Eastern) on Sept.

Shopping 253

Shopping Planning Promotions Consumer 253

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Bank , “has severely underperformed against the financial projections upon which its Chapter 11 plan of reorganization was based,” according to court documents.

Planning 253

Planning Returns Store Operations ATS 253

Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2022

per cent in March compared to the same month in 2019, pre-Covid, and for the quarter were up by 7.1 The confidence slump has been attributed to rising inflation caused by Covid and the war in Ukraine disrupting global supply chains, along with the Reserve Bank’s recent increase in interest rates, its first in 11 years. .

Returns 264

Returns Consumer Specialty Store Shopping 264

Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

LVMH said its duty-free business, where revenue is still below 2019 levels, experienced a “progressive return of tourists to Hong Kong and Macao”. The perfume and cosmetics and watches and jewellery arms saw sales up by 10 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. The sector generated 3.9 billion euros ($4.3

Boutique 130

Boutique Fashion Returns Consumer 130

Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2021

Shares of the Hollister and Gilly Hicks owner rose 11 per cent as it also posted a surprise quarterly profit and predicted second-quarter net sales to be at or above the pre-pandemic levels recorded in 2019.

Apparel 147

Apparel Accounting Returns Planning 147

Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2023

Meanwhile, in Thailand, the deputy prime minister personally welcomed Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s air[ort, and the country hopes that Chinese visitors can match the pre-pandemic arrivals of 11 million back in 2019.

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Accounting Returns Management Consumer 130

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2020

Ascena Retail Group is reportedly preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutter at least 1,200 of its 2,800 locations, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The retailer entered fiscal 2020 following an inventory refresh that was blamed for causing a poor Q4 2019. billion debt load.

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ATS Accounting Location Store Operations 174