Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2020

Brooks Brothers already has decided to close approximately one-fifth of its roughly 250 locations in North America. Those stores were located in Darien and Westport, Conn.; Approximately 250 Brooks Brothers stores are located outside the U.S. 901 Broadway in New York City; Greenvale, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Fla.;

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

The retailer unveiled its plans at a recent investor meeting and said it will target “under-penetrated geographies” for the new locations, in particular rural and small-town markets. The company is aiming for 10% to 15% penetration, which would represent a $500 million to $1 billion opportunity in terms of sales growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

The deal may eventually include Shein shop-in-shops at some of Forever 21’s 540 brick-and-mortar stores, which are heavily concentrated in malls, as well as offering consumers the ability to return Shein items at Forever 21 locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

In February 2019, e.l.f. stores, although the brand is sold widely by other retailers. “We locations operating before the pandemic, but it remained primarily a digital reseller of high-end luxury handbags and accessories. Using Data To Determine Future Direction. Cosmetics shuttered its 22.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“Our investments in digital innovation continued to pay off in the quarter, with digital sales up 21% from 2019. Digital accounted for 44% of net sales in Q4 2020, and the retailer also highlighted the fact that 25% of its digital sales were fulfilled from its brick-and-mortar stores via curbside pickup and same-day delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sundays was founded in November 2019 by Barbora Samieian, Noah Morse, Sara Samieian, and Moe Samieian Jr., A logistics director who was hired in January 2022 focuses on assessing service-level agreements for these partners, conducts competitive analysis and examines customer data to gauge how fulfillment providers are performing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2020

An additional 150 stores could be closed by the end of Signet’s fiscal year, on January 30, 2021. As part of its Path to Brilliance initiative, the company already reduced its store count by approximately 125 locations in 2019 and 262 in 2018. Signet now operates approximately 3,200 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Using Walmart.com or the retailer’s app, they will receive a return code/QR code that they can take, along with the packaged item, to a FedEx Office location. Customers without access to a printer at home can choose the “Drop off at FedEx” return method. Additionally, Walmart is striving to make the entire return process more sustainable.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

The company’s warehouse in Florida received an additional citation for struck-by hazards , and three similar investigations are ongoing at locations in Aurora, Colo., Amazon facilities in Deltona, Fla., Waukegan, Ill. and New Windsor, N.Y. all received hazard alert letters on Jan. 17, 2022 for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

year-over-year for the November/December period, reflecting comparable store sales growth of 4.2% This success could be attributed to the convenience of Target’s same-day fulfillment options, led by curbside pickup (up 500% ) and same-day delivery through Shipt (up 300% ). A lot of that investment that happened in 2019 and early 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Now, dozens of others have followed suit, making the leap from entirely digital to opening brick-and-mortar locations. They expect convenience and the ability to fulfill their shopping needs immediately. A worst-case scenario for retailers occurs when shoppers leave their stores disappointed or frustrated because they may not return.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Sales rose from $13 billion in 2019 to $20 billion in 2020, and cannabis retailers’ status as essential businesses let them introduce new methods of selling to their customers. However, demand for multiple fulfillment options isn’t the only way cannabis sales are beginning to reflect the rest of retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2020

in 2014 to 40% in 2019. Growing E-Commerce Could Accelerate A Shift Toward Smaller Stores. The pandemic also may accelerate retailers’ embrace of smaller stores located closer to shoppers’ homes. store count increased from 244,000 to 270,000. store count increased from 244,000 to 270,000.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

In 2019, for example, internet grocery purchases accounted for only about 3% of total sales, according to a Deutsche Bank Securities report. It now offers more than 3,200 pickup locations and delivery from more than 1,600 stores. The magnitude and speed of this acceptance suggest it’s unlikely to recede.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

While 21% are willing to do so as soon as government restrictions are lifted, 60% need more than the government’s go-ahead before they venture out, including the recommendation of medical authorities ( 31% ) and assurances that stores, restaurants and other indoor locations are taking safety measures ( 20% ).

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2022

For example, during the pandemic’s peak, Build-A-Bear Workshop successfully evolved its brick-and-mortar business to offer more flexible and efficient fulfillment services so it could capitalize on surging ecommerce demand. We love the feedback that says ‘Hey, I was able to do this.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In terms of overall sales, I’ve seen predictions for 2020 ranging from flat with 2019 to a 2% to 3% increase. If it gets to even with 2019, everybody should think that’s pretty good. Retailers that buy a bit more selectively can put less product in the store, and hold back more for direct-to-consumer (DTC) fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

year-on-year through September 2020, boosting ecommerce’s share of its total sales from 33% in 2019 to 59% during this period. And while the retailer actually increased its net store count by 49 locations, online sales have remained high despite the opening of additional brick-and-mortar locations. “As year-on-year.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Stores and fulfillment centers are well staffed and our price position remains strong. Target is preparing for the future, as well as fighting current last mile woes, by fulfilling more and more orders from its stores. In-store sales rose nearly 22% year-over-year, but DTC sales fell 13.5%.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2024

In 2018 and 2019, we had a period of strong growth — we went from about 25 to 75 stores,” said Edyta Krynska, VP of Operations at Untuckit, who spoke during a NetSuite event in New York City last month. Our production operated off of spreadsheets, and orders came in via Shopify.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

After closing its five stores in response to COVID-19 orders, Rent the Runway is shutting them permanently, said President and COO Anushka Salinas in an interview with CNBC. While the company is leaving its locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.,

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 21, 2021

Approximately 30% of the attendees were located outside the U.S. Chewy acquired more customers than it did in all of 2019. The six-day NRF 2021 Chapter One , which will wrap up on Jan. 22, has drawn a total of more than 20,000 attendees, representing approximately 3,500 companies, from 100+ countries.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Hudson worked with landlords — airports, commuter hubs and travel destinations — to decide which locations it made sense to reopen based on travel demand. The company is now operating approximately half of its locations. They made up for what our technology couldn’t deliver, but the technology wasn’t helping.”.

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