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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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2025

The customer-facing mobile app for Dicks Sporting Goods has traveled a long way since its debut in 2021. In 2023, the retailer started using the app to help manage one of the industrys biggest grey market challenges: the sneaker craze.

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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. Mobile wallets provide the convenience shoppers have come to expect. Retailers must optimize their platforms to capture this demographic.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

“This year it feels like Australian retailers have opted for a longer sales period starting their Black Friday promotions weeks before the day,” Locke Fitzpatrick, digital marketing manager at LSKD, told Inside Retail. “We Since 2021, LSKD has joined in on the “Black November” sales period, starting its discounting earlier each year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 30, 2025

But recently, a lesser-known division of Gordon Brothers found itself in the spotlight when the company sold the iconic British brand Laura Ashley to brand management firm Marquee. The deal was managed by Gordon Brothers Brand Division, which had spent the previous four years revitalizing Laura Ashley after its 2020 bankruptcy.

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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. He was named as Tesco UK managing director in 2013 under CEO Philip Clarke.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2025

The sale is expected to close within a few months. 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.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

“At Walmart, we already work with sellers and suppliers who are committed to refurbishing top-quality products and preparing them for a new home at a fraction of typical costs,” wrote Michael Mosser, General Manager – Walmart Marketplace in a company blog post.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Long holds 25 years of financial leadership, strategic development and management experience. Kevin Grant, a senior member of the finance team since 2021, has been promoted to CFO to replace Long. Prior to AKA, he was CFO of Samsclub.com and held leadership positions within Walmarts e-commerce division. per cent growth in US sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2022

increase over holiday 2021. from 2021 and accounting for 16.3% Promotions are expected to hit record highs as retailers seek to manage inventory levels and draw in price-conscious shoppers. Adobe expects U.S. online holiday sales to hit $209.7 billion in the period from Nov. 31, 2022, a 2.5% billion in sales, up 2.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 7, 2025

Morgan founded Willow International in 2010 and merged with 10 Thousand Windows in 2021 to create the global nonprofit, EverFree, which provides direct services and scales survivor-led solutions to accelerate the end of trafficking.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The partnership includes Next’s management of a Banana Republic-branded ecommerce shop and a presence within Next’s brick-and-mortar stores, according to WWD , and the joint venture will include the Athleta brand by 2023. Next partnership began in September 2021 when Gap closed all 81 of its UK and Ireland stores. The Gap Inc.-Next

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The desire is still there to do touchless, but for different reasons than COVID safety,” he said during a presentation at the 2021 retailX conference in Chicago. More Mobile Deployments for Store Associates and Managers Mobile solutions empower managers to get out of stores’ back offices and onto the floor.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2025

This may very well be the perfect training for an e-commerce manager. I was fortunate that they trusted me with so much of the business and ended up giving me a new business that they had just acquired to manage and grow, and it really lit that fire for driving growth and change and from a customers point of view, she said.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

CTO Hyon Park will step in to manage the retailer’s supply chain, and CEO Lisa Harper will oversee other operational functions, including stores and real estate. Torrid has had an unusually high number of top-level management changes over the past year. For Q4 of its fiscal 2022, which ended Jan. 28, 2023, net sales dropped 5.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 12, 2023

An affiliate of brand management company Bluestar Alliance has purchased the U.S.-based Bluestar brought back the Justice brand as an online-only retailer in April 2021 following its $90 million acquisition of the company in November 2020. The Bluestar portfolio includes brands such as Brookstone, Bebe, Limited Too and Hurley.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Adding automation to your digital marketing strategy enables you to manage and optimize important ad elements such as bids, keywords and ad text in real time to ensure your campaigns are always tweaked to get the best results for the least amount of spend. In 2021, 20.8% Incident management. “On in 2019 to 14.9% Advertising.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Headquartered in Queensland, RFG is a multi-brand retail food franchise manager, with brands including Gloria Jean’s, Donut King, Brumby’s Bakery, Michel’s Patisserie, Crust Gourmet Pizza and Beefy’s Pies. The company affirmed this move has no impact on its annual financial results.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 24, 2021

Today’s consumers are enjoying better standards of e-commerce than ever before – recent figures show 56 per cent of Australians now prefer to make purchases online, while 85 per cent are likely to purchase more at the digital checkout in 2021 over last year. Find out more about Roubler’s all-in-one workforce management solution here.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Linnartz was appointed President of Marriott in 2021 and currently is leading the hospitality brand’s multi-billion dollar technology transformation, designed to improve customer experience, drive topline revenue and increase operational efficiency. Early in her career, Linnartz worked with Hilton Worldwide. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Brand management firm WHP Global has received a $375 million equity investment from funds managed by the private equity group of Ares Management Corporation to fuel its next wave of brand acquisitions. The transaction values WHP at $1.6 this summer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2022

Nick Daniel, Etsy VP of Product Management, has been promoted to the CPO role formerly held by Patel Goyal, and both Patel Goyal and Daniel will report to Etsy CEO Josh Silverman. Etsy bought Depop in June 2021 through a $1.6 The appointment will be effective Sept. 30, 2022 as Patel Goyal transitions into the chief executive role.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Changing demographics and the lingering impact of COVID-19 will have a bigger effect, but the overall results are expected to be on par with what retailers saw in 2021 — about $37 billion in back-to-school (BTS) and $73.9 billion record set in 2021. billion record set in 2021. billion in back-to-college (BTC) spending.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

.” Of course, theres always the chance that things can go wrong, especially when a high-priced product doesnt end up meeting customer expectations, as with the now infamous $825 Chanel calendar from 2021. Nitchey-Keppens persistence paid off, and after several years of pestering, Cheese Brothers tested out the idea in 2023.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Boohoo put the 43,963sq ft six-storey building at 10 Great Pulteney Street up for sale in August , just two years after acquiring it in 2021 for 72m. We will now utilise our in-house design studio and asset management team to ensure 10 Great Pulteney Street continues to provide high-quality workspace for our occupiers.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This takes total retailer investment at Derbion in new stores, refits and upsizes since 2021 to over 35m. Pictured by Shaun Fellows / Shine Pix Ltd The past year has seen retailers at Derbion invest over 5.87m into their stores to help enhance the customer experience. Derbion store and facilities photography 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The risks of climate change took center stage during 2021, as UN scientists linked global warming directly to human activities. With global attention focused on mitigation, adaptation and resilience, how are retailers managing related risks and considering possible business opportunities? Ingalls holds a B.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 4, 2022

In 2021, digital sports platform Fanatics partnered with the retailer to increase Macy’s assortment of fan apparel, an effort aimed at reaching more women during a time when sales of sports merchandise to this group was experiencing double-digit growth. said Sam Archibald, General Business Manager of Apparel at Macy’s in a statement. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

Kim, who joined the retailer in May 2021 to lead the company’s investor relations, will take over Crossen’s previous role. Bed Bath & Beyond Board member Sue Gove is serving as Interim CEO, and former SVP and General Manager for Harmon Mara Sirhal is replacing Hartsig.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

Since its 2021 launch , Lowe’s media network has grown significantly and now serves more than 300 brands in the home improvement category. Lowe’s Media Network is expanding its offerings to include in-store programmatic audio ads in partnership with Vibenomics , a Mood Media company.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The company clearly hopes that the launch of its NFT marketplace — which was the first major initiative announced by new CEO Matt Furlong after he took the helm in July 2021 — will be its “Netflix Moment,” the epic pivot that revives a flailing business and takes it to new heights. In 2021 online users sent more than $44.2

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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. 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. Before joining PVH, Sarah held various leadership roles at Gap Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

The JCPenney rebrand arrives at a time when the company is continuing to fortify its business following a turbulent 2020 and first half of 2021 marked by store closures and layoffs , in addition to a sale to Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 31, 2023

Pauker brings more than 20 years of strategy and leadership experience, with a particular emphasis on growth initiatives, and has been working with the company on a long-range strategic growth plan as a consultant since December 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

As the London-headquartered brand’s Chief Creative Officer, Lee will manage all Burberry collections. From 2018 to 2021, Lee worked with Bottega Veneta as the Italian luxury brand’s Creative Director. His first collection for Burberry will debut during London Fashion Week in February 2023.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We focus on efficiency by optimising our product selections, helping us manage costs while enhancing the shopping experience. billion in 2021 and is forecast to reach a market value of US$35.3 Most importantly, we aim to be experiential by incorporating interactive elements and partnerships that enrich the customer journey.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2023

The retailer also will invite brand partners to join The Folklore Connect, which provides software for diverse and sustainable brands to manage and scale their wholesale businesses and serves as a marketplace for retailers to buy from historically marginalized brands.

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