Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

seen from 2010 to 2019. “It It is not surprising to see holiday sales growth returning to pre-pandemic levels,” said Matthew Shay, President and CEO of the NRF in a statement. Some of this hiring may have taken place in October to support early holiday sales events and promotions.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2022

billion in 2019 to $6.6 Victoria’s Secret has moved away from its previous strategy of a sexualized vision promoted by former CMO Ed Razek under the leadership of Leslie Wexner , CEO of former parent company L Brands , to accommodate shifting consumer preferences.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2021

There were fewer last-minute shoppers in 2020 compared to 2019,” said Hilding Anderson, Senior Director of Strategy & Consulting at Publicis Sapient in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “ 3 shopping day in 2019. Contactless Services Can Soothe the Bite of Remote Returns. 11 through Dec. 24, 2020), or 2.4% 1 through Dec.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2021

Ikea piloted the concept in the UK in 2019 before launching two permanent stores in its home market Sweden last year. In Australia, a 10-day campaign last year saw more than 18,000 products returned to stores, but the initiative has not been introduced as a permanent feature yet. The pilot began this week and ends on September 19.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Blackhurst returns to Morrisons from 18 March, having previously worked for the grocer between 2015 to 2019 primarily as group commercial director. Former Coles liquor chief executive Darren Blackhurst will take the reins from Rachel Eyre as interim chief customer and marketing officer while she is away on maternity leave.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

To that end, the spokesperson continued, the site has a straightforward takedown notice process and offers licensing agreements for fan art that promotes brands. It comes just two years after the club successfully sued Redbubble in 2019 over the same issue. However, the listings returned to the site in error, the court heard.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

21, is designed to encourage people to support SMBs throughout the holiday season, and those shopping the guide will have access to special holiday promotions and discounts. The Meta Boost Leaders Network Holiday Gift Guide , which will launch Nov.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Gap was forced to close down all 81 stores in the UK and Ireland between 2019 and 2020, which appeared to be a catastrophic ending in the UK for the American retailer. Gap fans and lovers can now utilise Next’s free next-day delivery and returns system across 450 stores. Is Coming Together the Only Way to Recover?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

For example, by specifically retargeting those customers who had added to their online carts over the previous 30 days, and spotlighting the specific items they had browsed or put into their carts, Natori achieved a Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) of 943% in Q3 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

McNamara spotlighted a surge in promotional activities in July 2022 that marked the official kickoff of the back-to-school season. There is likely to be a similar kickoff period in the middle of October where we could see a pretty significant surge in promotional activity,” McNamara explained. “If

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

of Prime members expected to spend more this year than in 2019, while only 8%. of non-members planned to make purchases during the promotion — a sizable audience. We see a high degree of noise and distraction in advertising and promotions.”. billion in third-party sales and $1.4 billion in third-party sales and $1.4

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Retailers are hoping for more Christmas cheer this year from Black Friday on 25 November and the Cyber Monday promotion three days later. The figures indicate a fall in sales in all categories as consumers became able to return to in-store purchasing. An Australia Post online shopping e-commerce update cites an 8.3

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2022

years to return to their previous level (and many continued to lag behind pre-pandemic levels), goods saw a dramatic increase right away after the initial slide [in Q1 2020] that lasted about a month. trillion ) or January 2019 ( $4.4 While it took services about 1.5 trillion , compared to January 2018 ( $4.2 trillion ).

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

For example, heat-mapping allows retailers to see whether customers are clicking on promotional flyers and how much time they’re spending selecting items. This type of one-to-one proactive outreach about highly relevant topics is effective in driving return visits and sales of high-margin full-price items.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

Customers can try products for seven days and return what they don’t like at no charge. Goodlife’s returns are already low — around 8% online (where returns are typically closer to 20% to 30% , especially in apparel) and 2% in stores. “[Try What some might consider a risky business move has paid off in spades for the brand.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 22, 2024

Avoiding promotion overload Improving its value credentials has been a pivotal part of M&S’ strategy. Not only has it invested to keep prices low, it has radically reduced its reliance on promotions. In food, only 12% of sales were bought on promotion last year, compared to 26% in 2017/18.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

So, how can leaders foster a culture to promote tenure and engagement and, if we are lucky, capture the gift of employee loyalty? per cent in 2019, this is a marked difference. To be a successful promoter of your evolving employee needs requires leadership skills to care, nurture, mentor and inspire. per cent for 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Although the back-to-school season is typically a prime time for special deals and promotions, retailers need to consider how these slashed prices align with overall product demand and availability. For example, with back-to-school, Kotlyar noted that we’re seeing fewer promotions because of supply constraints.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 13, 2023

Early adaptations of digital signage were often very much about replacing print to get a return on investment, with Lotteries Corporation, a great example. So there’s an obvious and real return on investment from converting to digital around cost saving in printing and fuel, for a start.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Entwined promoted this service in-store with an LED ticker above the counter so customers can locate it easily and by using directional content through screens located throughout the three-level store.”. “For

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 17, 2024

Tesco Tesco has been dubbed as the godfather of member prices, when it launched Clubcard Prices back in 2019. The announcement was tied with the return of Morrisons’ More loyalty card, which it scrapped in May 2021 to push its My Morrisons app instead.

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Mass Relators

AUGUST 29, 2022

. — The NPD Group expects 2022 and 2023 will see 6% and 3% year over year revenue declines, respectively, but remain above 2019 industry sales as a result of higher average selling prices (ASPs). Looking forward to the 2022 holiday season (Q4), consumer technology industry revenue is expected to be down vs. 2021, but 11% higher than 2019.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 15, 2024

Ann Summers chief financial officer John Boyle is retiring from the retailer after 11 years, as Kristina Moln-Page is promoted to finance director of the company. Moln-Page will overtake Boyle, who has worked as the company’s CFO since July 2020 and COO from 2015 to 2019. Profit was up 3% to £61.8m

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

billion compared to roughly $3 billion in 2019, according to data from IWSR. At Vroom, unit sales increased 82% YoY in fiscal year 2020 , and revenue was up $916 million from 2019. Overcoming Last Mile and Return Hurdles. The numbers speak for themselves: Online sales of alcohol in the U.S. were up 80% last year, approaching $5.6

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

We’ve achieved just over 10 per cent of our 2019 sales since then due to the impacts of Covid. “We’re They can open up the borders, they can get international travel happening, but, honestly, there is a long way to go before confidence returns to the airport sector and travel retail sector. “I

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

billion on 2019. billion on 2019. billion (+6 per cent on 2019), while Alibaba was at number 8 with US$110.4 Lockdowns, movement restrictions, and other social-distancing initiatives were promoted as quick fixes, but dragged on. This represented an increase of US$135.2 Where revenues went, profits followed.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Bank of England has predicted that the United Kingdom is falling into a prolonged recession, with inflation not expected to return to its target level of 2% until 2024. Non-food retail was significantly down in 2022 when compared with 2019 figures. Market research shows retail food sales are expected to grow by around 5% in 2023.

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Small Biz Trends

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Another is supporting the business community by promoting child care facilities. The amount of each award will be based on the company’s 2019 annual revenue. The state is also currently accepting applications for its Meet in New York and Tourism Return-to-Work programs. Olympic Peninsula Small Business Boost.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2024

According to a recent Euromonitor report, while consumer food-service value nears pre-pandemic levels in 2024, dining-in at restaurants will not return to pre-pandemic level until 2028 in Asia Pacific. Apac’s food-service spending surpassed pre-Covid levels in 2024, as revenues grew 12 per cent to more than US$1.2 trillion in 2023.

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I Vend

MARCH 14, 2023

As shoppers return to brick and mortar stores in their drovers, they crave the in-store experience. But this isn’t simply a return to 2019 – the post-pandemic shoppers of 2023 have higher expectations and demands. iVend Mobile POS Mobile POS in retail engages and delights shoppers. Talk to iVend about mPOS for your stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

While we predict that ASP will increase monthly between 8% and 12% for the remainder of 2022, there is a silver lining for holiday shoppers: the return of discounting. Now, to increase inventory turn and remove excess stock from their balance sheets, retailers will likely launch a highly promotional season starting in late summer.

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Inside Retail

JULY 25, 2021

Canadian music retail executive Doug Putman, who saved the brand in 2019 after it fell into administration for the second time, is leading the return to the high street, buoyed by a firm belief in the power of physical retail. HMV is also pushing store-based promotions and giveaways to drive customers back through the doors.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2022

Data company Market Decipher says the booming growth of the toy collectables market is attributable to it offering a better return than gold, art, and financial securities. Certain collectable toys have a high rate of return, which has attracted a lot of investors to this market.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The D2C division is recruiting “more superstars” to join the team, including a digital marketing and e-commerce manager for Flora & Fauna (Sydney), a promotion specialist, and a customer care co-ordinator at Nourished Life (Melbourne). Former Gentle Monster CEO dips back into eyewear.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 24, 2022

The Retail Technology Show have announced a strategic partnership with POPAI UK & Ireland – the trade association dedicated to the point-of-purchase (P-O-P) industry in the UK & Ireland to bring a dedicated area to the 2023 Retail Technology Show to promote P-O-P, shopper marketing and in-store design.

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Rangeme

MARCH 1, 2022

Fees for promotions. If a retailer wants to promote your product, that could be good news for sales and the visibility of your brand. But you can expect to be asked to meet some of the costs of that promotion, such as through a discounted supply price or through payments towards the cost of marketing campaigns. Returns fees.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Bosses at high street fashion chain Ted Baker have said they will be relying less on heavy promotions and focusing on trying to sell more clothes at full price under a recovery plan. But these remain below pre-Covid levels, with store sales down 45% on the same period in 2019. Online sales fell 25% compared with a year ago.

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