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REI Shutters Experiences Business that was Losing Millions Annually, Cuts 400+ Jobs

Retail TouchPoints

Even at our peak in 2019 our best year for Experiences ever we did not generate a profit. Shared employees, who split their time between Experiences and the retailers stores, will have the opportunity to explore continued employment with their managers. Experiences served 40,000 customers in 2024 less than 0.4%

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How Vans Transformed its Visual Merchandising with ‘Digital-First’ Processes

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Vans has increased the efficiency workflow for its visual merchandising and monthly floorset process using solutions from IWD. Our biggest challenge over the past year has been adapting our floorset process digitally,” said Paul Rupert, Visual Merchandising Manager for Elevated Retail at Vans in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Petco Names New Chief Merchant

Retail TouchPoints

In her new role, College will develop and drive Petco’s global merchandising strategy across all categories, as well as visual merchandising and merchandising operations. College joined Petco in 2019 as SVP of Operations and Strategy and Territory General Manager.

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Super Saturday Shopping Traffic Down Over 2019

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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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Old Navy Interim CEO Gets Position Permanently

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to joining Old Navy in August 2019, Green was President and CEO of Athleta , where she led the brand’s growth from $250 million to nearly $1 billion in sales. She previously worked at Old Navy from 2010 to 2012, when she led product, design and visual merchandising, and was General Manager and EVP of Pottery Barn from 2007 to 2007.

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JYSK continues UK expansion with new store to open in Telford

Retail Focus

The new store will be managed by Stephen Ambrose and boasts 1200 sq mtrs of floor space in the latest JYSK store concept layout. JYSK prides itself on its instore visual merchandising and Telford is no different, so we’re really looking forward to the locals of Telford and surrounding areas experiencing it themselves.”.

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U.S. Malls Looking to Stage Comeback

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malls are bucking recent trends, delivering results that are handily beating analyst estimates as well as besting 2019 performance, reports CNN. “Malls have certainly recovered from for the pandemic,” said Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, a consulting firm. “Consumer spending right now is robust.