Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2024

Target has tapped Michael Fiddelke, who has served as the retailer’s CFO since November 2019, to add the COO role to his responsibilities. Current COO John Mulligan announced his retirement plans in October 2023. He will wear both hats until Target names a new finance chief.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

debut in 2019 through the acquisition of KicksUSA , which gave the retailer access to 63 stores and an ecommerce platform. Order Management Upgrades Put Shoppers in Control Flexibility is another important part of operations. European lifestyle brand Snipes kickstarted its U.S. However, reaching its current level of success — 308 U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2020

Payless, which has dropped the “ShoeSource” from its name, plans to open 300 to 500 freestanding stores across North America over the next five years, beginning with the opening of a prototype store this fall in Miami. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Margolis said “starting from scratch puts us in a good position.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Our focus remains on seeking to drive further and sustainable cost efficiencies and inventory management,” he added. Over the last five years as CEO, King has been enacting his ‘customer-first plan’ which has re-established Myer as Australia’s 8th most trusted brand, according to Roy Morgan.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

True Classic ’s use of the ParcelLab post-purchase experience and returns management solution has helped the T-shirt and activewear brand boost its email click-through rate (CTR) and open rate by 1.87% and 6.55% respectively compared to the brand’s previous provider.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In May 2019, the World Health Organisation officially classified ‘burnout’ as a recognised illness, while a 2018 Gallup study found that of the 7,500 full-time employees surveyed, 23 per cent felt burned out at work very often or always, and an additional 44 per cent felt burned out sometimes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

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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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

In 2019, third-party sellers generated roughly 60 per cent of Amazon’s product sales, double the percentage they represented a decade ago, Marketplace Pulse found. It has already acquired several e-commerce businesses in Australia, where it plans to focus its efforts. The numbers behind the business model. Fours levers to grow revenue.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In just 10 years, Vietnamese fashion retail operator Maison Retail Management International (MRMI) has built a network of more than 120 retail stores across 18 high-profile international fashion brands. The post Exclusive: Vietnamese fashion operator eyes international expansion plan appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

“We just opened our 13th store in Perth a couple weeks ago and we have another four to five stores planned for the next calendar year,” Robin McGowan, Institchu’s co-founder and managing director, told Inside Retail. That has gone really well, and it’s something we’re looking to roll out to additional locations,” McGowan said.

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Cisco Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

From a transport point of view, this means careful management of the unwanted side effects of the transport process, while maximizing the good things that we desire – safety, efficiency, and great customer experience. Ideally, advanced traffic management will exactly align the green signal time with the traffic flow on each approach.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We’ve set out differentiators in our strategic plan, and we continue to make good progress against all of them,” he said. We still have work to be done, and we will be measured by our stakeholders in terms of our achievements in time, but I’d have to say that our ‘Plan A’ is pretty robust.”. Graham was clear in his answers. “We

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2022

Planning is essential to ensure products and materials arrive on time. When the plan breaks down, it is one of the biggest generators of stress in business owners. Accept that the world is not going back to 2019, and factor the higher cost of doing business into pricing strategies to maintain the margins.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

From 2013 to 2019, Krausz worked with Nutrisystem as the company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer. “Keira’s decades-long track record of successful marketing management will be a welcome addition to Purple,” said DeMartini in a statement. as the company’s VP of Marketing, QSP from 2004-2012. per share in cash.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 14, 2023

Announced in 2019 , the 34,000sqm store will be located at Sylvia Park in Auckland. The post “Fairly unique”: How Ikea plans to do things differently in New Zealand appeared first on Inside Retail. Accompanied by an e-commerce platform, it is set to open its doors to the public in 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2023

Like the retailer’s first MFC , which opened in 2019 in Salem, N.H., This new order fulfillment system is truly game-changing,” said Ryan Simpson, Store Manager at Store 100 in a statement. Walmart will deploy MFCs in additional stores in the future, part of its plan to bring automation to 65% of its stores by 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2020

Albertsons is planning to raise up to $1.3 The company plans on offering 65.8 Albertsons is backed by Cerberus Capital Management LP, and the listing would create an opportunity for Cerberus to exit the company should it choose to do so, according to Reuters. million shares at a price range of $18 to $20 per share.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 19, 2024

Superdry co-founder and chief executive Julian Dunkerton issued shareholders an ultimatum this week: support my restructuring plan or the business will collapse into administration. However, is the retailer’s radical restructuring plan enough to save the business or is it simply too little too late? Can Superdry be saved?

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2022

Back in 2019, Fortnum & Mason opened in Hong Kong its first fully-owned and operated shop and restaurant in Asia, as a gateway to strengthen customer connections across the region. The amount of data collection and analytics can be quite staggering to manage. Understanding the Chinese consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Tru Kids has closed the two Toys ‘R’ Us outlets it opened in 2019, according to Bloomberg. The original Toys ‘R’ Us was liquidated in 2018 , but Tru Kids acquired its intellectual property and resurrected the retailer in 2019. The new entity opened stores at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Online retailer Zulily , once a Silicon Valley darling, has begun the process of winding down its business, with court filings indicating plans to close its Seattle headquarters as well as warehouses in Nevada and Ohio and a liquidation sale underway online.

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Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2024

Australian waste technology company RecycleSmart has reported that it managed to raise $1.15 million from 1014 investors, allowing it to accelerate its national expansion plans as demand increases for its responsible recycling services. We make sure every item has a second life.”

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2023

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

MARCH 8, 2023

Brand management firm WHP Global has received a $375 million equity investment from funds managed by the private equity group of Ares Management Corporation to fuel its next wave of brand acquisitions. The transaction values WHP at $1.6

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Upon completion of the deal, Retail Zoo’s new investment partner will own a majority of the business and partner with the existing management team led by Nishad Alani, CEO of Retail Zoo. “We The investment company was considering listing the Retail Zoo business from 2019 before Covid-19 put that plan on hold.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Since 2019 Ikea has opened shops in major cities such as Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York to grow its presence on busy high streets. It now plans to open Ikea Oxford Street in autumn 2023, following the planned launch of its Hammersmith store later this winter.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains, had piloted a cashierless customer experience at this store using its own technology in 2019. It’s the first time we’ve enabled a business customer to use their own app to manage store entry, exit, receipts and payments for shoppers,” Kumar added.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Gap acquired Janie and Jack for $35 million when previous owner Gymboree went bankrupt in 2019. and an ecommerce business, which Go Global plans to grow with strategic investments in digital capabilities including AI and predictive analytics. The children’s brand currently has more than 115 retail stores in the U.S. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

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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Retalon

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Boston Retail Partners (BRP) conducted the 2018 Integrated Planning & Inventory Management Survey sponsored by Retalon. This Special Report addendum explore the current state of retail planning and identify and understand retailers’ priorities as they strive to meet the needs and demands of today’s consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2020

According to 2019 research by Edelman, 62% of consumers say they are loyal to brands they can trust. How many times have your operations plans changed over the past few months? Build onboarding and reboarding plans that focus on essential job knowledge and start before an associate (re)enters the workplace. Build Resilience.

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Mass Relators

JUNE 20, 2022

Simonsen joined Dollar General in 2013, and has held roles in store operations, procurement, pricing, business analytics and merchandising planning. Tyler Hickman has been promoted to vice president and division merchandise manager. Matthew Simonsen has been promoted to senior vice president of real estate and development.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

Longchamp manages 325 direct-to-consumer stores through 25 distribution subsidiaries around the world. We have also made sure to incorporate artwork from the brand’s vibrant history with historical advertisements, art and posters,” said Julie Therond, general manager of Longchamp Australia & New Zealand.

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VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) Daniel Cortazar has been appointed managing director of Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions and will oversee all business operations in the US and LATAM. Cortazar previously held the position of regional general manager US & LATAM in Arflu for six years and was based in the US. production facilities in Doral, Florida.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Since 2019, the business has grown revenue by 300 per cent, with $4.3 The brand is currently scouting for a chief marketing officer and a sales relationship manager. In addition, the company says its next step is to invest in its back office by implementing an enterprise resource planning system to support its growth ambitions.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The first Walmart Health center opened in 2019; and Instacart ’s new suite of “Food as Medicine” tools for health care providers.

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Retalon

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Boston Retail Partners (BRP) conducted the 2018 Integrated Planning & Inventory Management Survey sponsored by Retalon to explore the current state of retail planning and identify and understand retailers’ priorities as they strive to meet the needs and demands of today’s consumers.

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