Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 27, 2022

compared to the same period in 2021. in 2021 and 20.6% Additionally, Black Friday sales rose 12% year-over-year, helping the shopping holiday retain its title as the top spending day of the holiday season. The index, which was not adjusted for inflation, measured in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2021

But it’s hard to say what that means for Prime Day this year, since the 2020 event was held in October due to Covid and likely benefited from pre-Christmas shopping. But in countries like Singapore, the retail calendar is more crowded, where regional shopping events, such as Singles Day (11.11), 12.12 (December 12) and 9.9

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Target was among the first major retailers to raise its minimum wage to $15, in June 2020. In October 2021 , Starbucks announced plans to raise its minimum wage to $17 per hour by summer 2022, and in November 2021 Macy’s committed to a $15 minimum wage chainwide by May 2022.

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Mass Relators

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Publix Super Markets recognized 12 leaders with the company’s President’s Award during a dinner celebration Tuesday night. The dinner celebration honored recipients of the award for 2020 and 2021. The post Publix honors 12 leaders for their dedication appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers. LAKELAND, Fla.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies were among the stock market darlings of 2020 – and nowhere more than in Australia, the birthplace of pioneering companies Afterpay and Zip Co. But if you took a punt and bought shares in any of them over 2021, there’s a good chance you’ve lost money. Afterpay’s revenue grew 78% to $924.7

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The company has yet to turn a profit — its annual loss narrowed from $93 million in 2019 to $90 million in 2020, and it lost $25.3 million in Q3 2021 despite a 26.8% The company aimed for a $1 billion IPO in February 2020 but was ultimately valued at $476 million. Durational Capital will pay $6.90 year-over-year revenue boost.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

per cent Queenslanders were the most frequent liquor shoppers, averaging 16 trips in the late 12-month period, while South Australians spent the most per liquor shopping trip, averaging $62 per trip. The data also revealed that most major liquor retailers reported declines in the 12 months to October last year compared to 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

compared to the same period in 2020 and 3.4% Claire’s is already working to build on this momentum through the launch of its Cdrop subscription box service in September 2021. million in Q2 2021 on revenue of $356 million. As of July 2021, the retailer had 6.5 Claire’s reported a net loss of $144.3

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

million shares of its stock at $12 to $14 per share. The retailer, founded in 2015 as an internet-only seller of wool footwear, expanded into apparel in August 2019 with the addition of sustainably manufactured socks and added an activewear category in August 2021. million in 2020. The company has not yet set a date for the IPO.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

which Gopuff acquired in 2020. billion in new funding by August 2021 , bringing its valuation to $15 billion , by March 2022 it began layoffs by cutting 3% of its workforce. In-store shopping is available only in New York City and at BevMo ! While Gopuff had raised $2.15

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Small Biz Trends

MAY 23, 2022

In 2021, some 80% of employees agreed that the stress from work aff­ects their relationships with friends, family, and co-workers. A further 71% of employees say that they find it difficult to concentrate at work -up by 6% from 2020. It offers over 40 meditation courses on topics that include stress and sleep.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 4, 2021

With 12 weeks to go to Christmas, Selfridges London opens its Christmas Shop helping customers to plan and prepare for festive moments to dream of. With 12 weeks to go to Christmas,?Selfridges?London?opens to plan and prepare for festive moments with decorations to dream of, echoing the store’s theme for 2021: A Christmas of Dream.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2022

grocery spend, both online and in person) to almost $80 billion in 2020 ( 8% of total spend). In 2021, even as shoppers returned to the store as pandemic restrictions lifted, it still grew a bit more to over $90 billion ( 10% of the total), according to Mercatus. Now only 54% of shoppers are buying online, versus 59% in 2020.

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 8, 2021

5WPR conducted their second annual Consumer Culture Report for 2021 , which discusses the newfound shopping behaviors of shoppers. In their 2020 report, they put Millennials in the spotlight. For their 2021 edition, 5WPR took a closer look at Gen Z, those aged 16 to 21, in their survey. Change is the Only Constant.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

for $100 million in August 2019, but Le Tote itself went bankrupt just a year later in August 2020. Investment firm Saadia Group bought the Lord & Taylor store inventory, intellectual property and ecommerce assets for $12 million in October 2020 , but liquidation of all 38 Lord & Taylor stores and its website continued.

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Rangeme

JUNE 22, 2021

December 14, 2020. December 14, 2020. , February 9, 2021. , August 27, 2020. February 17, 2021. 2021 Global Retail Trends. February 17, 2021. 2021 Global Retail Trends. Here are 2021’s top global consumer trends and how brands can adapt to them. March 9, 2021. March 25, 2021.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 8, 2021

This week we recap the commerce results for Holiday 2020 (including the data sources you can use to get a read for yourself), give an update on #shipageddon, and cover some industry news. 2019 2020 YoY %Ch Stores $864.69 $822.79 -4.8% Scot: [0:54] 2020 one here get you out of the. Online $140.28 $190.47 Total $1004.97 $1013.26

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2021

Supermarket chains were virtually lottery winners of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, spectacularly increasing sales and earnings. Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash are doubling down on initiatives to maintain sales momentum and lock in customers they acquired in 2020. per cent, a lower growth over 2020 and 2021 than Coles, with a 6.7

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

At the beginning of the 2021 holiday shopping season, gift-card purchases experienced a surge in demand. consumers, surveyed in December 2021, revealed that 73% purchased either the same number of gift cards or more that year compared to 2020. The Fiserv 19 th Annual U.S. Prepaid Consumer Insights Study of 1,000 U.S.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 13, 2021

grocery purchasing in 2020, consumers continued to favor store brands for about one of every four purchases across all major food and nonfood categories based on the industry’s latest annual sales data, says the Private Label Manufacturers Association. The 2020 sales figures bear that out.”.

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Hyken

MAY 10, 2021

15 Unique Ideas For Inspiring Brand Loyalty In 2021 by Expert Panel. Forbes) In this article, 15 members of the Forbes Agency Council share unique ideas for connecting with customers in a way that builds genuine trust and, in turn, brand loyalty in 2021. Customers are enjoying self-service options, so give them what they want.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2021

Brookfield Property Partners sold its stake in Forever 21 for $63 million during Q1 2021, which contributed to the real estate company’s quarterly income of $731 million. Brookfield’s flow from operations (FFO) was $125 million for the quarter, down from $309 million during the same period in 2020. Core Retail leased approximately 5.9

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2021

“Most aggregators didn’t exist before 2020, and further, they only raised capital over the past 12 months. There will be more acquisitions next year compared to 2021, Juozas Kaziuk?nas, That capital is only getting deployed now. nas, CEO of Marketplace Pulse, the firm that worked with Fortunet on the survey.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

As we gear up to launch our 2021 competition, I wanted to share some insider information that you might find helpful as you prepare your blogs, vlogs and podcasts for the virtual stage. It is a very exciting time of the year. What’s new to the competition? Are you releasing a regular cadence of content? Relevancy of topics.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Footwear brand UGG has opened its first flagship store, on Fifth Avenue in New York City, the first in a planned fleet of flagship stores that will roll out globally in 2021 and beyond. The multi-level, 12,842-square-foot store will feature exclusive items and experiences not available at the retailer’s other stores.

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A1 Retail

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Secret Sales has signed 75 new contracts with multi-brand retail groups and standalone brands in 12 months, launching 687 new fashion, beauty and homeware brands on its ecommerce marketplace as the retail industry embraces a fresh approach to selling non full price inventory. Secret Sales launched a record number of 600,000 SKUs in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Target has launched the Bet on Black pitch competition series, which will highlight 12 Black-owned startups in a range of industries. Target has made a commitment to invest at least 5% of its annual media budget in Black-owned media, which resulted in the retailer investing four times more with Black-owned media in 2021 than 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2021

2020 has been an exceptionally turbulent year for all, with 2021 somewhat following suit. Even when steps were taken to reopen retail, it was with a vastly different outlook and a dramatically different model from what was needed before the 2020 pandemic hit. What to Expect in 2021. The Future of RFID and Retail.

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Frank Mayer

JANUARY 5, 2021

When I wrote the “ What’s in Store for 2020 ” blog last December, I could not have predicted what was to come in three short months. My closing statement promised a bright future for retail and the point of purchase industry in 2020. Then 2020 fast-tracked these programs. So, I asked our Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.’s

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

The department store retailer has updated its branding in stores and online in addition to offering an anniversary discount of 30% storewide and, for reward members, an additional $10 in bonus rewards for every $50 spent through April 12. The tour will end Aug. 13 in Garden City, N.Y.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

In fact, Salesforce has already predicted that the modest growth of the 2021 holiday shopping season could foreshadow this year , with Q1 data showing a 3% YoY decrease in global digital sales. and shoppers placed 12% fewer orders worldwide compared to the same period in 2021. Shoppers will Buy Even Earlier to Avoid Price Hikes.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Nordstrom will open 40 Tonal store-within-a-store locations in 20 states, including 12 where the exercise equipment retailer doesn’t have a physical location. The store rollouts will begin in March 2021 and will include Nordstrom flagship stores in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

Consumer confidence was also up with average order values (AOVs) out-pacing 2020 levels since March and peaking in the last week of July, rising to +17% y-o-y, as consumers reopened their wallets as the nation unlocked. July 2019 vs July 2021 – fashion checkout rose 51% year-over-two-year – data from True Fit’s Fashion Genome.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2024

In fact, fast fashion on the whole has been on the upswing: the fast fashion market was valued at $122 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $283 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 10.13% from 2023 to 2030, according to Gitnux. Stuck inside and yearning for something new, many Americans found a new passion for online shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

The first store will open March 12 in Houston, followed by the other 13 locations throughout March and April. Charming Charlie plans to roll out additional stores nationwide during the summer and fall of 2021. Charming Charlie’s comeback kicked off in September 2020 with its first relaunched physical store in Atlanta.

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Rangeme

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As the year winds down, it’s time to review 2021’s retail predictions —and the surprises that popped up along the way. October 14, 2020. , November 11, 2021. November 15, 2021. , November 9, 2021. , November 15, 2021. April 7, 2021. September 16, 2021. September 21, 2021. The Economist.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

31, 2021. “We’re toy industry sales increased 11% in Q3 2021 from 2020, according to the NPD Group , driven by price increases, a continuation of pandemic lifestyles and fewer promotions. For their part, 32% of Gen X and 12% of Baby Boomers said they’ll spend more compared to last year.). said Pandya. “

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