Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2022

In February and March 2022, the discount retailer opened 22 Ross Dress for Less locations and eight dd’s DISCOUNTS stores in 15 states and Guam. For fiscal 2021, which ended Jan. Discount retailers apparently see their growth tied to more brick-and-mortar locations. 28, 2023. “We 29, 2022, Ross achieved total sales of $18.9

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thousands of beauty-lovers descended on New York City recently to enjoy the return of Sephoria, a consumer beauty event that Sephora first launched in 2018. After cancelling the festival entirely in 2020 due to the pandemic, Sephora introduced a digital version in 2021.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2023

There was huge momentum behind the ‘shop local’ movement over the last few years, as consumers were restricted to certain locations during Covid-19 lock-downs, and felt connected to the success and survival of local businesses. She added that we’d perhaps never see the number of workers in the CBD return to pre-pandemic levels.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

locations four years ago. NPD estimates that the total addressable market for toys and games in the UK for 2021 was £3.7 A brick-and-mortar return to the UK could be next for Toys ‘R’ Us, if WHP follows a similar pattern to its U.S. Toys ‘R’ Us ANZ relaunched the brand’s website in Australia in 2019. billion (approximately $4.1

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

big-box baby chain, BuyBuy Baby , shutters its doors , a familiar name has returned to the retail landscape — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its first store in the U.S. The rebirth of Babies ‘R’ Us marks not just the brand’s timely return but also a significant reimagining of what baby retail should look like (hint, the big box is no longer).

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

PayPal has acquired ecommerce returns solution Happy Returns as it continues to expand beyond payments, with the aim of becoming a “digital commerce enablement engine.” The Happy Returns purchase follows PayPal’s acquisition of coupon plug-in Honey in January 2021. PayPal has been an investor in Happy Returns since 2019.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2022

Australians are returning to shopping malls as Covid fears subside with Scentre Group reporting customer visitations up 12 per cent on 2021 levels during the first quarter. Excluding CBD-located centres, mall foot traffic is up by 16 per cent. “We Comparable sales of major retailers and specialty stores were up by 11.2

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Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

The ramifications of BREXIT are also now being felt and interestingly, a lack of capacity in the UK returnable transit packaging (RTP) manufacturing sector is on the horizon too. . So, what is the role of returnable transit packaging in supporting this ‘new normal’ in retailing?

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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. and Canadian field management and stores associates were temporarily furloughed until they could safely return to their positions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

retail segment; the National Retail Federation (NRF) found the value of merchandise returned by consumers last year topped nearly $750 trillion. There is clearly a mounting and significant return waste problem. So why aren’t merchants processing these returns in efforts to recoup these massive losses? Take the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

Toys ‘R’ Us will make its latest attempted return to brick-and-mortar with 400 store-in-store shops at Macy’s locations and online at macys.com/toysrus, slated to roll out in 2022. Toys ‘R’ Us parent company Tru Kids Brands was acquired by WHP Global in March 2021 with the goal of expanding the business worldwide.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

With so much change happening so quickly and so unpredictably, we at Pitney Bowes decided that returning to an 8 th edition of our annual consumer research study wasn’t going to cut it, so instead we moved to a weekly poll of consumer sentiment in Q4 called BOXpoll. Something different (Advantage: DTC brands).

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Another, a fashion brand with product stuck in closed retail locations, had to shift distribution models to meet a surge in online demand. So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021? Customer Experience and Commerce in 2021: Striking a Wait-and-See Balance.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Lord & Taylor will return from bankruptcy as a digital-first retailer in April under its new owner Saadia Group, according to multiple sources. Childrenswear, fashion accessories and footwear will join the mix in the second half of 2021. Known as the oldest department store in the U.S.,

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. retail sales, which soared to $4.583 trillion in 2021. “As The 2021 total rate of returns (16.6 to return fraud. billion (10.6

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Retail Focus

MARCH 14, 2022

The ‘King’s Road: The Art and Mystery’ exhibition has returned to Chelsea for a second year following remarkable success in 2021 and showcases a variety of materials, photographs, and artefacts on 362-364 King’s Road. The prime space within the heart of Chelsea is perfect to showcase the history of our community.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

Autumn Fair will return in-person on 5 th – 8 th September 2021. New for 2021, fashion show Moda will co-locate with Autumn Fair. After over a year away from in-person events, Hyve Group are delighted to announce that Autumn Fair will return to the NEC Birmingham from 5 th – 8 th September 2021.

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VMS

MAY 18, 2021

shoppers are returning to shopping malls, according to a report by Placer.ai, published by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). percent from April 2019 to April 2021, according to the study, which looked at location data from consumers’ devices at 50-plus Class A urban and suburban malls.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2024

A little less than one year after Toys ‘R’ Us made its return to the world of UK brick-and-mortar via nine shop-in-shops in WHSmith stores, TRU parent company WHP Global has announced plans to expand the partnership and add 30 new locations by this summer. Locations and opening dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

locations are participating, and deliveries are made in under one hour on average. Since Q2 2021, DoorDash has been aggressively expanding its reach via delivery deals with a wide range of retailers, including Rite Aid , Dollar General , BJ’s Wholesale Club , Tractor Supply and Kroger. Nearly 1,000 Staples U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Image courtesy Petco Petco’s focus on services and partnerships (with other companies and with its associates, which it calls “partners,”) helped the retailer not just survive but thrive during the troubled years of the pandemic, so much so that Petco reentered the public market in 2021 with an IPO that valued the company at $6.4

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Retail Focus

MAY 18, 2021

Less comprehensively covered, however, has been the incredible work retailers have done to adapt and to ensure hopes are high for a much improved 2021. What about the ‘rugged’ part of the equation – TCO, return on investment plus a lower acquisition cost? . Andy McBain, Head of Regional Product Management EMEA, Zebra Technologies.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Claire’s is already working to build on this momentum through the launch of its Cdrop subscription box service in September 2021. However, the brand has yet to return to profitability despite its growth. million in Q2 2021 on revenue of $356 million. As of July 2021, the retailer had 6.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

Bank , Moores Clothing for Men and K&G brands — have returned to operation after closing due to the pandemic. After opening 11 locations and closing one during Q1, store openings were put on hold in Q2 due to the pandemic. “We and enter the Canadian market in mid-2021. said Mary Dillon, CEO in a statement. “To

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

31, 2021 was $160 million , putting the company back in the black but still down significantly from the $340 million generated in the same quarter the previous year. 22 Macy’s announced plans to close 45 stores by mid-2021, according to CNBC , part of a previously announced plan to close 125 locations by 2023.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2023

Matilda Life, an Australian-made lifestyle brand, was born during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to support hard-hit Aussie producers. According to Mercer, the Australian retail experience has changed since Covid as more shoppers choose to buy things in physical locations. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2023

Babies ‘R’ Us will return to brick-and-mortar retail in the U.S. this summer with the opening of its first flagship location since the brand’s 2018 bankruptcy. The store will be located at the American Dream mall in New Jersey, alongside the flagship of sister brand Toys ‘R’ Us , which opened there in December 2021.

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VMS

JULY 27, 2021

This year’s home base is the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, located on the mile-long, retail- and restaurant-lined 16th Street Mall promenade, designed by Chinese-American architect I.M. The post IRDC 2021 Preview: Retail Industry Leaders Return for 21st Annual Conference appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2021

2021 has been a year many retailers would like to forget, but none more so than online accessories brand The Daily Edited (TDE), which has not only had a global pandemic to grapple with, but also the shocking exit of co-founder and creative director Alyce Tran following allegations that she had misused company funds. .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Toys ‘R’ Us marked its initial return to U.S. brick-and-mortar retailing in late 2021 with a 20,000-square-foot flagship store at New Jersey’s American Dream mall , followed by 452 Toys ‘R’ Us shop-in-shops at Macy’s in 2022.

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A1 Retail

MAY 3, 2023

hmv is set to make a return to Oxford Street after a four-year absence, with a lease signed to confirm the reopening of its flagship later this year. hmv is set to make a return to Oxford Street after a four-year absence, with a lease signed to confirm the reopening of its flagship later this year.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The low-cost carrier, which is under the umbrella of giant airline ANA, installed a capsule vending machine called Tabi Gacha in Tokyo city on 13 October 2021. The post Big in Japan: The return of vending machines appeared first on Inside Retail. Peach Aviation is using the machines to help send consumers on mystery tours.

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Independent Retailer

JUNE 3, 2021

Informa Markets Fashion , host to premier fashion trade events including, MAGIC , COTERIE , PROJECT , and SOURCING at MAGIC — confirmed the much anticipated return of its flagship New York-based event, COTERIE New York. Collectively located upstairs on “Level 3,” apparel will be cohesively showcased with footwear and accessories.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 29, 2021

MAPIC 2021 will be back at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes with slightly different dates than usual: this year’s event will take place from Tuesday, 30 November to Thursday, 2 December. MAPIC events in 2021. MAPIC Italy in Milan, 14-15 Sept 2021. MAPIC in Cannes, 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2021. The new consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

Seeking to move closer to the goal of cutting its waste footprint in half by 2030, Starbucks has added 12 locations to its 100% reusable operating model. will serve beverages either in customers’ personal cups or in a reusable “Borrow A Cup,” which customers can take with them and return in smart return bins.

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 12, 2021

Cisco Secure returned as a supporting partner of the Black Hat USA 2021 Network Operations Center (NOC) for the 5 th year ; joining conference producer Informa Tech and its other security partners. Date & Time: Aug 5, 2021 at 6:32 AM. In 2021, we saw ~11 million DNS requests, with the drop in live attendance.

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