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Tractor Supply Grows Long-Term Store Goal to 3,200 Locations

Retail TouchPoints

The rural-oriented retailer, which currently operates 2,270 stores in 49 states, also revealed plans to: Enhance localization at individual stores; Explore B2B direct-sales opportunities with larger farms, SMBs and event spaces; Expand capabilities to grow share of wallet with pet and animal customers ( 10 of the new 2025 stores will be Petsense locations); (..)

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Reports: Amazon Go to Hit the Suburbs with Locations in Washington State and California

Retail TouchPoints

The primary difference will be size: the suburban locations are planned at 6,000 square feet each, compared to the 1,000 to 2,000 square feet of existing urban stores. The larger size won’t be a challenge: in early 2020, Amazon opened a 10,400-square-foot cashierless grocery store in Seattle.

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Walking the Line: How a Post-Pandemic Retail Hybrid Might Make the Best of Both Worlds

Retail TouchPoints

Facing a near-apocalyptic situation, retailers have had to pivot quickly, creatively and competently in order to withstand the chaos of the 2020 economy. Among the winning strategies was a shift to ecommerce operations. The in-store experience remains a crucial part of consumer expectations.

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5 Lessons Online Merchandisers Can Learn From Leading Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

When it comes to online merchandising, there are plenty of subtle but effective in-store tactics that can be difficult to replicate. Mannequins, store layout and even music are all curated to express your brand identity and drive a unique customer experience. . Not to mention the fact that there is value in physical touch.

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It’s Time for Retailers and CPG Companies to do a Post-Pandemic Process Checkup

Retail TouchPoints

Now that the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended, retailers and CPG companies need to re-examine how their processes have evolved since 2020 and determine whether there are opportunities to optimize them. For example, with the growth of omnichannel orders, retail employees have needed to pick and pack items at the store level.

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Store’s online fulfilment capabilities top retailers’ roadmap post-pandemic

365 Retail

Reimagining the role of the store as an online fulfilment channel will become an increasing priority for retailers in their post-pandemic recovery, the latest IDC White Paper, sponsored by Sensormatic Solutions , the leading global retail solutions portfolio of Johnson Controls , has revealed.

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Vasos extolled for accomplishments

Mass Relators

At Eckerd, Vasos rose quickly through store operations ranks from assistant store manager to store manager, district manager and regional manager before joining Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc., where he led the operations teams and later served as a merchant. In 2001, Vasos joined Longs Drug Stores Corp.