Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In the same report, Lacik stated, “We are transforming the perception of Pandora into a full jewelry brand and unlocking the next chapter of our growth by attracting more consumers to our brand. Iny 2021, Pandora shifted from sourcing mined diamonds to using only lab-grown stones.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The investment builds upon Vuori’s $400 million investment, led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, in 2021. In a post-pandemic world, the Chinese consumer is even more focused on the importance of health and wellness,” Lawrence said. Obviously, market data and insights also drive merchandising and product assortment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 1, 2025

The company had planned to go public in 2021, but scrapped those plans two years later. Now, bankers at Houlihan Lokey have been engaged to lead a search for potential buyers. Claire’s currently operates nearly 2,000 stores globally, 190 of which are under the Icing banner.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

In mid-2024, under the leadership of new CEO Matt Baer, Stitch Fix launched a sweeping transformation strategy aimed at regaining its former standing as consumers go-to for personalized fashion. Last year, Baer laid out his plan to turn it all around, beginning with a reimagining of the Stitch Fix brand and experience.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2025

The global retail industry was transformed overnight as stores were forced to close or severely limit in-person shopping, supply chains were disrupted and consumers faced unprecedented levels of fear and uncertainty. Daniel Kitay: Funday launched in April 2021, but the journey started well before that.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2025

The new service will launch at 100 stores in these markets, with the flights managed by Wing , a Google subsidiary; consumers can visit wing.com/walmart to be notified when drone delivery officially becomes available in their area. The latter also announced plans to expand its drone delivery operation in the U.S. Worth Metroplex.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Around 2019, my design team and I started to look around to see if there were any opportunities to create our own consumer brand,” he said. E-commerce was booming in China at the time, and the team experimented with several small brands at lower price points that were aimed at consumers surfing sites like Taobao.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 18, 2025

To raise your business plan, it’s essential to explore effective strategies that can drive growth and improve customer satisfaction. Key Takeaways Implement a value-based pricing strategy to align product attributes with consumer perceptions, enhancing customer willingness to pay and driving profitability.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2025

Starting July 8, consumers in the ACT can use the DoorDash app or website to order from a range of more than 1800 Aldi products – from fresh produce and meat to household essentials – and have them delivered directly to their door. “We We will be watching our Canberra trial very closely with plans to scale in the near future.”

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2025

While working in Amazon’s logistics operations back in 2021, Ohanessian felt there was something “lacking” with the company’s Amazon Go grocery stores. For all the technology consumers had access to with smartphones and cars, Ohanessian felt there wasn’t a truly “smart retail” store out there. “A

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Inside Retail

JUNE 10, 2025

Retailers are using AI not only for forecasting, but also for generating insights from previously siloed datasets, stress-testing scenarios, and assisting with traditionally labour-intensive planning tasks. For retail, this not only supports sustainability goals but also increases consumer trust and loyalty.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The elemental, atypical and inclusive nature of the brand is really resonating with consumers. It was a real gamble and a delight to relaunch in 2021 and see our customers adopting our new language. Are there any plans in the works to open another store soon? The second factor is Commodity’s approach as a brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2025

Build a Fix Around a Specific Item In 2021, Stitch Fix also introduced Freestyle , which allows customers to shop individual items whenever they want. This was a big departure from the more rigid fix format which typically happens on a defined cycle (every month or every season, for example).

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Now, four years after launching Beare Park in March 2021, Pereira sees the award as an opportunity to contribute to the ongoing conversation in the fashion industry and be a part of its evolution, she said. As a consumer, I wanted something that spoke to me pieces that felt timeless and enduring, yet were modern and easy to wear.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2025

UK-based skincare brand The Ordinary’s AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution went viral on TikTok in late 2020, leading to stock shortages across multiple markets and a sustained lift in sales through 2021. This wasn’t a planned media buy – it was organic, user-driven buzz amplified by algorithmic force. The retailer’s response?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2025

Sustainability is also an increasing priority for consumers in the region. One of Tumis most successful partnerships has been its collaboration with the McLaren Formula 1 Team, which began in 2021. This approach is a key driver in attracting potential new customers and opening doors to unexpected avenues for growth, Maroulis said.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2025

She secured support from Indigenous Business Australia in 2021, a move that assisted in bringing her long-held dream to life. Smith is already eyeing expansion into the UAE and Europe, with plans to introduce formulas that hero native Australian ingredients and appeal to conscious luxury consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A recent consumer survey by experience agency ChangeUp identified what customers see as the key benefits of in-store shopping: 66% of shoppers feel more in control of their purchases in-store; 51% believe they get better-quality items; and 43% find in-store shopping enjoyable, highlighting the tactile and visual elements of the experience.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The sites face concerns from regulators and US-based consumer product makers about fakes and counterfeits. Still, the share of US holiday shoppers planning to buy gifts on Temu this year stands at 13 per cent, up from 9 per cent last year, according to market research firm Kantar. Additionally, U.S.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

From high-end jewellers to the apparel and footwear brands dressing up the everyday consumer, these bricks-and-mortar shops are serving some of the best retail design in the US market this season. Kartik Research New York, New York Founded by Kartik Kumra in 2021, Kartik Research is an artisanal fashion brand based in New Delhi, India.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 2, 2025

After being sold by Unilever to CVC Capital Partners in 2021, T2 found itself under the umbrella of the newly independent Lipton Teas and Infusions in 2022, following the divestment of Unilevers tea business. To visually see those ingredients is a really important part of the consumer journey.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 17, 2025

When US brunch chain Eggslut launched in Singapore in 2021, anticipation was sky-high. This level of excitement is not uncommon for international F&B brands entering markets like Singapore and Hong Kong, where media hype and consumer curiosity often drive long lines. Price sensitivity is another factor.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As consumer trends shifted, Morph Costumes evolved beyond its original morph suits, expanding to over 1,000 unique designs and navigating challenges on platforms like Amazon. We use data to develop winning costumes and then aim to be the world leader at distributing them directly to consumers around the world through the Amazon marketplace.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Back in 2021, private equity firm LionRock Capital Partners acquired Clarks for 100m, and trading has been hit. Trading during tough times It’s no secret that the world of retail has been rocked in recent years with consumer trends changing faster than the weather and global events making life no easier.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Dive Brief: Home textile brand Parachute plans to close a total of 19 stores by the end of this year, according to information the company shared with Retail Dive. Ait Oufkir said the brand plans to deepen partnerships with Nordstrom and Target, where an exclusive collection launched in April. Please let us know if you have feedback.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2025

The company’s portfolio will be even larger by the end of this year, when, if things go according to plan, there will be four more home improvement stores, 10 more supermarkets and food halls, and four more Go Wholesale warehouses in Thailand, plus two more Go! hypermarkets and three more Mini Go! After tax profit was up strongly to 2.5

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Inside Retail

JUNE 16, 2025

Alquemie Group is a multi-channel retail investment business managed by private-equity firm ACTA Capital, which was founded by businessman Richard Facioni in 2021. In May, the company quietly sold the SurfStitch and Ginger & Smart businesses, which it acquired in 2018 and 2019, respectively, to an undisclosed buyer.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 8, 2025

With that disclosure, the divestiture moves from possibility to near-certainty, marking the latest chapter in Jack in the Box’s multi-step “JACK on Track” turnaround plan. Notably, Del Taco is far from alone; several quick-service peers are also contending with consumer pullback. Commodity costs and wage inflation did the most damage.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

Tariffs, funding cuts, consumer spending, and overall economic pessimism are putting intense pressure on companies’ workforces,” said Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. companies intend to bring on 79,741 new employees, a 57% increase from the 50,833 planned hires last year.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 24, 2025

The online fashion giant’s chief executive Jos Antonio Ramos Calamonte said the retailer had spent two years rebuilding the product assortment of Topshop before moving ahead with relaunch plans. Asos bought Topshop, along with Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT, out of administration in 2021 for 295m.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2025

With the help of angel investors and several years of “tinkering” around, Hoffstein has managed to launch via a direct-to-consumer site, and as of June 11, Tinkr is now available online at Target’s digital site and in stores nationwide. Inside Retail : How did you come up with the concept for Tinkr? LHH: We’re just getting started.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

The plan was to plug Ginger & Smart into Alceon’s online “infrastructure” through EziBuy and SurfStitch. A similar relaunch plan was devised for Pumpkin Patch , but it never materialised as described. million in June 2019. It was perhaps the first sign that Alceon’s approach, while logical on paper, was not delivering in practice.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2025

Products that would give people real skin results and do it in an innovative way not only for the consumers but also for the planet. NG: One misconception is that even though we invest in research and development, and impact projects to minimise the planetary footprint of the products we consume, there is no such thing as a perfect product.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But in the last decade, these global powerhouses all have struggled to maintain their position as consumers athletic apparel go-to. Failure to release a steady roster of popular new designs can have an outsized impact in a category where purchases by regular consumers are based much more on want than need.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2025

According to the ACCC, Optus admitted its staff had acted unconscionably when selling phones and contracts to over 400 consumers at 16 stores across Australia between August 2019 and July 2023. The customer was contracted to two high-end phones and three phone plans among others with a total minimum cost of $3808 over 24 months.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Meanwhile, the spooky store plans to bring on 50,000 employees. Jørgen’s strong global experience with brand and digital marketing, strategy, and consumer products, as well as his development and fostering of culture and values, will make him an excellent addition to our board,” Nike Executive Chairman Mark Parker said in a statement. “We

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

” Executives have described to Reuters and on conference calls the challenges of an environment made more uncertain by Trump’s shifting plans for tariffs that could upend world trade and prompt some companies to move production to the United States. Numerous sectors could be affected. Collecting dust?

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