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Morrisons kicks off £1bn debt buyback plan

Retail Gazette

Morrisons parent company Market Topco’s accounts revealed that the group posted a pre-tax loss of £1.1bn last year, having accumulated £735m in interest costs which were tied to external debt and inter-company loans.

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Microsoft Takes Aim at Google, Amazon with Plans to Build ‘Omnichannel Retail Media Platform’

Retail TouchPoints

Microsoft is gearing up to take a bigger piece of the growing retail media pie with the debut of a suite of new capabilities through its PromoteIQ marketing platform, which the company acquired in 2019. alone by 2024, accounting for 20% of total digital ad spend, according to Insider Intelligence.

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Nike to Double Down on DTC Following Q3 Gains, Plans Standalone Jordan Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. To that end, Nike plans to begin testing a new Jordan-only store concept in North America in 2023.

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Burlington Doubles Store Total Target to 2,000, Plans 75 Net New Locations for 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The company is planning to open 100 new stores this year while at the same time relocating or closing 25 existing stores, bringing the net total of new stores in 2021 to 75. We feel good about the merchandising and operational plans that we have developed for this smaller prototype.

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Bain Capital sells Boost Juice, Betty’s Burgers parent

Inside Retail

We were attracted by Retail Zoo as a strong platform in the food retail sector, with market-leading brands in Boost and Betty’s,” said Georgina Varley, MD at Adamantem. Its burger chain business Betty’s, which accounts for 56 per cent of the company sales, has grown from eight stores to 54 over the past five years.

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Target to Spend $5B to Enhance Operations in 2022, Plans 250 More Ulta Beauty Shop-in-Shops

Retail TouchPoints

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty. and New York’s Times Square.

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How Touchland Uses Data to Drive Brand Expansion

Retail TouchPoints

Touchland’s rapid growth has inspired founder and CEO Andrea Lisbona to invest in a robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that supports scalable, data-driven expansion. In 2019, Touchland closed deals with notable retail partners like Urban Outfitters , Bloomingdale’s and Neiman Marcus.

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