Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2021

Additional results for the 2020 holiday season are coming in, and the outlook is rosy despite the unprecedented challenges: Adobe Analytics pegged year-over-year online shopping growth at 32.2% , totaling $188.2 Retailers With an Omnichannel Lead Flexed it During Holiday 2020. billion , while the NRF measured 8.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette revealed plans to test several smaller Macy’s and a Bloomingdale’s at non-mall locations, as well as a continued effort to grow its discount Macy’s Backstage brand. “We Our immediate priority is successfully executing holiday 2020. We are also focused on laying the groundwork for 2021 and beyond.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 8, 2021

This is in addition to more than 500 existing Australia Post parcel locker locations in the network. The initiative will double the number of Australia Post parcel locker locations to more than 1000 giving customers more options for receiving their online shopping and parcels.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2021

These new locations are part of the company’s plans to add approximately 60 new stores — 40 Ross and 20 dd’s DISCOUNTS locations — during fiscal 2021, which runs through January 2022. . billion in revenue for fiscal 2020. The off-price apparel and home fashion retailer reported $12.5 ” .

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Following the fall 2020 launch of its Amazon One contactless biometric palm reader in two Amazon Go stores, the retailer has rolled out the technology to a total of eight retail locations throughout the Seattle area, according to reporting in TechCrunch and other publications.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Happy Returns by PayPal has teamed with Staples US Retail to offer the Happy Returns in-person service, adding more than 1,000 Staples retail locations to its return service. The Staples partnership increases the number of the company’s Return Bars to more than 3,800 locations. ” PayPal acquired Happy Returns in May.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

The remaining locations will open in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas over the coming months, each adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Walmart Health locations provide a range of medical services including primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health and counseling, dental, optical and hearing.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

Famed off-price luxury retailer Century 21 will return to its original flagship location in downtown NYC in spring 2023, after filing for bankruptcy in 2020 and shuttering all 13 of its stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Five Below will open 170 stores over the next nine months, bringing its total to more than 1,200 locations, according to Knox Pages. The company expects a strong finish to fiscal 2020 overall, with net sales growth of 5.0% despite a comparable sales decrease of approximately 6.5%.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

Wawa is reportedly planning to double its store count to 1,800 locations by 2030, according to Philly Voice. Wawa launched the drive-thru concept in late 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The drive-thru concept features a limited selection of items designed to emphasize speed and convenience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2021

In 2020, the brand’s best-selling products in the Houston area were fabrics and drapery hardware — and that was strictly online shopping, said Dominic Milanese, Senior Director of Retail for Ballard Designs in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 25, 2021

Five Below will partner with Instacart to expand same-day delivery from 400 to 1,100 locations. The expansion builds on a pilot the companies launched in December 2020 that initially served Baltimore, Buffalo, N.Y., Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as locations in Florida, California and Texas.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

CVS Pharmacy has implemented touch-free checkout using PayPal and Venmo QR codes at all 8,200 standalone retail locations, reaching a milestone set at the start of the partnership in July 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2020

A number of retailers began harnessing Instacart to launch or enhance their same-day delivery services in the latter half of 2020, including Walmart , Best Buy , 7-Eleven and Bed Bath & Beyond. By adding Instacart, we give our athletes another same-day option, which is fast and reliable delivery to their homes.”. and Canada.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

While Party City operated approximately 275 temporary Halloween locations last year, it plans only about 25 this year. However, the scale of Party City’s seasonal hiring indicates the Halloween holiday will take center stage in its approximately 850 owned and franchised stores in North America, as well as the company’s e-Commerce site.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

In reporting its Q4 2020 results, Burlington said industry-wide store closures had presented a significant opportunity for the off-price chain as it begins rolling out a new, smaller store format. The company also reported topline results from fiscal year 2020, with total sales down 21% from fiscal 2019. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

While this figure is down $50 from 2019, given 2020’s overall uncertainty, such a slight decline would represent a significant victory. of consumers said real-time updates on item location throughout the delivery process are important, according to Oracle. Delivery Delay Woes Can be Handled with Transparency and Honesty.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours. For BRIDGE, apart from the permanent cooking stations, all other furnishing elements are 100% flexible.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To understand the threat landscape for the upcoming 2020 holiday season, it is important to understand the creative ways criminals target the convenient ecommerce features that were designed to benefit customers during the pandemic. in costs related to chargebacks, merchandise and remediation time and expense.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2020

The Children’s Place plans to close 200 stores in 2020 and another 100 stores in 2021, the retailer revealed in announcing its Q1 2020 results. As of June 8, 2020, 61 stores were open to the public. “We The Children’s Place began a phased store reopening program on May 19.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Pricing previews on its product locator will make it easier for shoppers to plan purchases, and the retailer will continue offering curbside pickup, in-store pickup or home delivery options with no fees. Home Depot’s new approach to Black Friday is aimed at reducing stress and crowds, an important consideration in the midst of a pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Amazon is removing its cashierless Just Walk Out (JWO) technology from its Amazon Fresh supermarkets and will not deploy the solution in new locations scheduled to open later this year, according to multiple media reports. The company already had moved the JWO unit out of its retail group and into its AWS cloud computing division.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Located in the heart of Hawksburn Village, Malvern Road, Prahran, the location has an interior design collaboration with luxury design firm Hecker Guthrie. It opened a new store in Hawthorn in 2020 and expanded north to Carlton last May, followed by Caulfield in August last year and another in the CBD last October.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 22, 2021

We are excited to announce that Cisco was recognized with the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice distinction for Indoor Location Services. Cisco DNA Spaces is one of the most widely deployed and scalable indoor location services platforms today and maintains a strong 4.5 This helps you make your workplace: Safe.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

After acquiring Mirror in 2020, Lululemon announced plans in April 2021 to expand its shop-in-shop strategy for the fitness technology to more than 200 locations. Tonal has been moving into traditional retail; Best Buy recently began offering its products to online shoppers.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

. “The two assets are expected to be highly sought after and following the robust sale of Louis Vuitton in 2020 at a low yield of 2.4 Iconic assets in the Melbourne CBD seldom come to market, especially located in one of the nation’s most highly regarded retail precincts.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

will own and operate all Stripes and Laredo Taco Company locations across the U.S. The retailer bought 3,900 Speedway stores for $21 billion in August 2020 and purchased the 750 -store 7-Eleven Australia chain in December 2023 for $1.1 With this purchase, 7-Eleven Inc. No information on the purchase price was available. billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Kroger has kicked off a multi-year agreement to have Gatik AI ’s autonomous box trucks transport products from the retailer’s Dallas customer fulfillment center to multiple retail locations in the area. and Louisiana since late 2020. The retailer also teamed up with Ford Motor Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

Starbucks is planning to utilize a CloudKitchens location in San Francisco starting August 22, 2023, according to city permits seen by Business Insider. The site, called Charter Oak Food Pick-Up, is located at the intersection of two highways, making it convenient for last mile operations. It will operate from 7 a.m.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Target noted that it has made multiple efforts to secure these location, including adding more security team members, using third-party guard services and implementing theft-deterrent tools across its business. in 2021 and in line with shrink rates seen in 2020 and 2019. closed specific store locations. billion in 2021.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

Pre-loved consciously curated boutique fittings At the intersection of Gould and Hall Street, the Bondi Beach store is situated in a sought-after location on the suburb’s premier shopping strip. The 1,292-square-foot boutique is the brand’s seventh location and has been crowned the flagship for good reason.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

will transition approximately one-third of its most successful Footaction stores to other banners over the rest of 2021 and shutter the remaining locations as their leases expire during the coming two-year period. In particular, 85% of Footaction stores are located “in proximity” to one of Footlocker’s other banners. Foot Locker, Inc.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 28, 2021

Amazon Australia has today launched its Amazon Hub parcel pick up network in Perth, and added hundreds of new locations across existing networks in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. per cent higher than the same period to February 2020. per cent higher than the same period to February 2020.

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Pharmacy is now offering Spoken Rx, its proprietary audio prescription label solution, in all its nearly 10,000 pharmacy locations nationwide, including more than 1,700 CVS Pharmacy locations within Target. This is a positive step that offers same-day, access for prescriptions filled in CVS stores.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

million at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Showfields closed its Miami and New York City locations in July and September, respectively. It has three remaining bricks-and-mortar locations, in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Brooklyn. Can Showfields make a comeback?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

The Sip & Save program had originally been planned for 2020 but was delayed due to lockdowns, according to Kevin Lewis, Chief Marketing Officer at Circle K parent company Alimentation Couche-Tard. Circle K has been upping its fresh options over the past year, including the launch of new products in 1,500 locations during 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

The retailer also is aiming to help others live more sustainably by installing EV charging stations at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, in addition to the 1,300 fast charging stations in place at more than 280 facilities today. Walmart’s ultimate goal is to achieve zero emissions across global operations by 2040.

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