Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Apples retail expansion builds on investments the company already has made in Saudia Arabia, including the all-women Apple Developer Academy, which opened in Riyadh in 2021 in partnership with the Saudi Arabian government, Tuwaiq Academy and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Additionally, the platform has improved its DoubleDash offering; since its introduction in 2021, shoppers have been able to add items from an additional store after checking out without incurring an additional delivery fee. 20, 2024, select cards will be offered at a 5% to 10% discount.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After more than 20 years, Saks Fifth Avenue is cancelling the renowned holiday light show at its Fifth Avenue flagship store. In 2021 and 2022, Saks Fifth Avenue was a winner of Retail TouchPoints’ sister publication Design:Retail ’s Winning Windows Awards.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2024

The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., To better serve our deserving patrons, this launch and newest venture in the toy retail industry is incredibly exciting for our global NEX team,” said Richard Honiball, EVP, Global Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer at NEXCOM in a statement.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Data collected by the National Association of Realtors also found that millennials made up 43 per cent of home buyers in 2021, the largest generational group. It generated about $150 million in revenue in 2021 and has become one of the most popular home goods brands in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) and physical retail space.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 6, 2025

The case concerns four former workers employed in various periods between June 2015 and September 2021. The FWO said that 10 Foster Street did not pay the workers accrued but untaken annual leave employments at the end of their employment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2025

As part of the program, Walmart partnered with Branch Messenger, a fintech company that offers deposit accounts at Evolve Bank & Trust which consumers can access through a digital app and debit card.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Boohoo is placing its bets that Finley , who has been calling the shots at Debenhams for the last two years, will be able to drive the same growth across the wider business. Finley, who will continue to run Debenhams in his new role, is no stranger to the world of ecommerce having spent a decade as group multichannel director at JD Sports.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2025

The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. Walker had a fireside chat with Radar CEO Nick Patrick at the NRF 2025 session, The Future of Geolocation in Retail. For Radars Patrick, hes looking at just this type of micro-geolocation for application within a stores boundaries.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

High-profile fashion collaborations are nothing new, but does making luxury accessible and marketing it to a younger audience come at a cost? The Prada Group first partnered with Snapchat in 2021, with its Bag Try-On AR Lens that enabled customers to virtually ‘test-wear’ the Prada Galleria style. billion Bitmoji avatars globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 30, 2025

In October 2021 Old Navy launched BODEQUALITY to redefine size inclusion by offering every one of its womens styles in any size at no extra cost, but the retailer scaled back the offering in its stores just a few months later, according to Glossy.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“This presents a unique opportunity for us to offer great value at a time when customers are looking for ways to stretch their dollars further. This is why Black Friday has become such a significant event at David Jones, offering customers the chance to purchase quality, trusted brands at exceptional prices.”

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The goal, according to Allison Peterson, Chief Retail & Digital Officer at Carters, is to connect with the next generation of families while doubling down on the issues (like sustainability) that the business has prioritized for years. Peterson: Our reimagined retail experience is fully captured at Carters first-ever flagship in Atlanta.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2025

Exclusive: Google Debuts New Retail Media Solution with Lowes as First Beta Tester (March 18, 2024) Retail media was THE growth story in 2024, fueled by these networks ability to target consumers at key decision points in the shopper journey. consumers wallet.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 30, 2024

PetSmart already offers delivery via Instacart as well as Uber Eats , and in October 2021 the retailer partnered with Allivet for pet prescription deliveries. PetSmart has partnered with Grubhub to offer on-demand delivery of more than 14,000 items from its 1,400+ locations in all 50 states.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2025

Homies message is clear: We’re not celebrating on January 26 and nor should Australia at large. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 20.6 It’s a date that represents significant pain and loss for First Nations people, said Say.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Younger generations, especially millennials, increasingly rely on their digital wallet alone, with 28% (up from 25% in 2022 and 22% in 2021) planning to pay for gift purchases in 2024 using digital wallets. Offering BNPL options at checkout can increase basket sizes, reduce cart abandonment and help shoppers feel more confident.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Panels on “Global forces shaping the retail business landscape,” moderated by Andrea Bell, vice president of consumer insights at WGSN, and “The Vogue Business Index: Luxury’s new global gateways,” moderated by Anusha Coutiggane, head of advisory at Vogue Business , were particularly enlightening. billion by 2031.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Bergh said at the time of Gass’ appointment that the high-profile retail executive “wasn’t out looking” for a new job, but he decided to try his luck hiring her because of the activist pressure Kohl’s was facing at the time. Levi’s was in a bit of turmoil itself at the time. During this time, LS&Co.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

calendar is selling 10X better than any other product on the brands site at the moment. While many of these versions fall within the more typical price range of $15 to $50 , there are enough variations on the trend for just about any kind of shopper, at any price point. And then every day there’s a new surprise.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

If you’ve never had someone dress you, you may not realize what an intimate thing it is, said Sarah Funderburk,VP of Styling and Client Support at Stitch Fix in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Were always looking at how we can actually achieve this balance, and not overswing in any one direction.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

It was a tough week to be at the top in retail with a number of companies announcing CEO switch-ups following disappointing performances, including Petco , Under Armour , Fossil Group and, as Retail TouchPoints previously reported, Allbirds. This will be the third CEO switch-up at the company in nearly as many years.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Asda’s ongoing search to appoint a permanent CEO has so far yielded no results since Roger Burnley’s early departure in 2021 – despite the role offering a potential pay package of up to £10m. Retail Gazette looks at some of the possible candidates to be supermarket’s next chief executive.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

Boardriders had previously partnered with NewStore to launch the Roxy Club App in 2021. The rapid ROI speaks to how well these apps resonate with our customers, while the advanced features enhance their shopping experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

That requires a coordinated effort from policymakers, retailers and consumers to reject the exploitation at the heart of fast fashion and ensure no business can continue to operate with forced labor in its supply chain. While the U.S. Heres what we can do. Its important to note that child labor is a symptom of poverty.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

Tetrault will re-rebrand the retailer, which operates more than 185 stores across Canada, as EB Games Canada , as it was known prior to the 2021 name switch to GameStop Canada. Were going to build something special here, with community, nostalgia and innovation at its heart. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2025

Here, we speak with #9, Airi Sutherland, VP of e-commerce and technology at Outcast Clothing, about discovering a passion for retail and digital, her proudest career achievements to date and the true purpose of e-commerce professionals. I always had a bit of an interest in technology and had done a minor in IT at uni.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

Australian luxury fashion brand Leo Lin has been part of the fashion landscape for seven years, launching in 2017, but only since building its e-commerce store in 2021 has it really taken off. So he really wanted to create a luxury-worthy brand at a more accessible price point that was kind of where Leo Lin started from, she added.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These businesses will be given a three-month presence and dedicated space at Frankie General Store , both in-store and online. Established in 2021, Frankie General Store offers a curated selection of small-batch, artisanal products from the Philippines and Australia.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2025

There are a number of similarities between the levers of growth for Etsy and Reverb, such as improving search and discovery, making selling and buying easier, and building a global brand and user community, said Etsy CEO Josh Silverman at the time of the Reverb acquisition back in 2019. The sale is expected to close within a few months.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2024

“We are at the early stage of growth phase of the company,” said Iwan Sunito, chairman and CEO of One Global Capital. ” In July 2021, the first stage of the shopping centre opened, comprising over 3000sqm of retail space. . Tenants include Aldi and Woolworths Metro.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The deal includes a pro-rata payment to Nordstrom to buy out its minority interest in the brands , which the department store acquired as part of a previous joint venture with Asos back in July 2021. But the brands had become a drag on Asos’ bottom line , and a selloff has been rumored for over a year now.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has updated a report that had attributed “nearly half” of 2021’s $94.5 At the same time, we recognize the challenges the retail industry and law enforcement have with gathering and analyzing an accurate and agreed-upon set of data to measure the number of incidents in communities across the country.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

“While GMV may show growth — reflecting transactions before cancellations and returns — this increase does not indicate true commercial success or consumer confidence,” Jaques Roizen, MD Consulting at Digital Luxury Group, told Inside Retail. We expect this to continue this year given ongoing inflation. points in November 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

. “We are pleased to introduce Eddie Bauer’s next adventure in innovation to its audience of brand fans,” said Sierra McPhillips, VP of Brand at Authentic Brands Group , which acquired the Eddie Bauer brand in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2024

LVMH took a majority stake in the label in 2021 , agreeing to increase its stake over time to 60% , with brand founder Virgil Abloh retaining the remaining 40%.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Clarke joins AEO from PVH Corporation where she served as Global Chief Supply Chain Officer from 2021. Before joining PVH, Sarah held various leadership roles at Gap Inc. In her new role as EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer at AEO, Clarke will be responsible for managing AEO’s global supply chain from sourcing through distribution.

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