Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Netflix is reportedly planning to open permanent brick-and-mortar stores, beginning in 2025 with two in the U.S. Netflix has operated multiple pop-up stores around the world, including a multi-title location in Los Angeles that operated during the 2022 holiday season and a Manhattan location tied to the Bridgerton series.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The retailer, which opened its first permanent store in July 2022 at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards mall, plans to add 10 stores in 2023 in cities including London, Los Angeles and New Delhi.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2023

Through a combination of converting existing stores and building at least 10 new stores next year, Dick’s Sporting Goods will add at least 19 House of Sport locations by 2024. The retailer also plans to exit its Field & Stream banner; after closing 12 of those stores in Q4 2022, which ended Jan. billion , up from $12.3

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2022

Macy’s is expanding its partnership with WHP Global to bring Toys ‘R’ Us store-in-store locations in every U.S. store for the 2022 holiday season. Each Toys ‘R’ Us location will feature colorful fixtures and hands-on demonstration tables with various toy assortments. The rollout will begin in late July and complete on Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. The Steve Madden board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction, which the company plans to fund with a combination of committed debt financing and cash on hand.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since the program kicked off in 2022, more than 500,000 pets (or rather their owners) have written letters to Chewy Claus. The Welcome to the Family coupons are valid through November 2025, and pet parents must visit a brick-and-mortar Petco location to get the booklets and redeem the coupons. For every letter submitted by Dec.

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Retail Wire

MAY 17, 2025

McDonald’s rival, however, is aware that many of its stores are in dire need of repair, and as such, it has decided to remodel over 400 locations in 2025. Is a location near you on the list? First conceived in the summer of 2022, the testing center’s construction started in 2023. “Burger King U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2022

Fast Retailing , parent company of brands including UNIQLO and Theory , revealed major global expansion plans — including opening at least 300 new stores — in its FY2023, which ends in July 2023. We are set to open our new UNIQLO Regent Street Store in London in April 2022. YoY and operating profit rose by 49.7%

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Retail Wire

MAY 31, 2025

CVS has announced that it is closing 270 locations nationwide as part of its ongoing effort to streamline and simplify company operations. The pharmacy chain previously closed over 900 locations between 2022 and 2024. Let’s take a look at the latest round of closures and see if a store near you is on the list. Charles St.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

5 at its 365 locations and online. Image courtesy Franchise Group The franchised locations of Pet Supplies Plus, The Vitamin Shoppe and Buddy’s Home Furnishings are not part of the bankruptcy proceeding. In 2022, the company attempted to buy Kohl’s , but that deal fizzled out.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

with plans to add approximately 150 new stores to a fleet that already includes 2,100 locations in 37 states. Aldi also plans to increase its number of locations offering curbside pickup from 1,200 to 1,500 by the end of 2022. Discount supermarket chain Aldi is continuing its aggressive expansion across the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

So what changes should we expect to see in 2022? These players will continue to expand in 2022, reshaping consumers’ expectations of an acceptable wait time for groceries. In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first. Here’s my take: 1. Ultra-rapid grocery delivery will gain further influence.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Vitamin Shoppe has opened the first of a planned dozen+ new franchise stores this year in Valparaiso, Ind. After announcing its ambitious franchising plans in May 2021, the retailer converted an existing Greensboro, N.C. The next new franchise store, scheduled to open this spring, will be in Tempe, Ariz.,

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The approval allows the high street giant to move forward with plans to demolish the three buildings it occupies and replace them with a 10-storey mixed-use development, including a new flagship store and office space.The project includes a smaller M&S store, offices, a pedestrian arcade, a café, and a gym.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The retailer, working with Mood Media , has created an experiential retail location equipped with a large-scale LED visual wall displaying curated content, carefully chosen music and even a custom fragrance, White Pepperwood, carrying the scent of the outdoors through the air.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

For the 2022 holiday season, the trillion-dollar question is how do brands and retailers maintain growth, but do it profitably with an omnichannel approach? Here are our five holiday shopping predictions to consider as you develop your strategy for the 2022 season. plan to start buying gifts earlier – the No.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 20, 2022

Ross Stores is opening 29 new locations in 12 states over June and July as it continues to move toward its goal of opening approximately 100 new brick-and-mortar stores in FY 2022, which ends Jan. off-price apparel retailer plans to open 75 Ross Dress for Less and 25 dd’s DISCOUNTS stores. The Dublin, Calif.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2022

is deploying fast electric vehicle (EV) chargers at more than 25 retail locations across the country via a partnership with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial. A total of 200 individual ultra-fast chargers will be added to IKEA locations in 18 states starting in late 2022 and concluding by the end of 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond reportedly plans more layoffs and will eliminate the Chief Transformation Officer role currently held by Anu Gupta, according to an internal memo from CEO Sue Gove seen by CNBC. 26, 2022, according to a company filing. The retailer had approximately 32,000 employees as of Feb.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The Retail TouchPoints 2022 Retail Strategy & Planning (#RSP22) webinar series, now available on-demand, offered a wealth of tips and best practices across critical areas including pricing, location-based technology, inventory management and marketplaces. Mastercard Spending Data Reveals 4 Key Takeaways for Holiday 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Discount variety chain Dollar General is looking to self-checkout as a way to “leverage and reinforce our position as a low-cost operator,” COO Jeff Owen told analysts on the company’s Q1 earnings call on May 26, 2022. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations. lower than the same period in 2022, with comp sales down 5.4% drop from 2022. Macy’s, Inc. Q4 net sales of $8.1

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The retailer plans to close its 35 remaining brick-and-mortar stores by Sept. 30, 2022, according to a filing with the U.S. Currently, the retailer sells exclusively through its remaining physical stores following a late entry into the ecommerce space that began in 2018 and ended in April 2022. bankruptcy court in Delaware.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

On the heels of its 40th anniversary, Mango Fashion Group has revealed plans to open 500 new stores in key markets, including Canada, France, the UK and U.S., India, Italy and Spain are the other store “homes” planned for the coming years. In 2022, 36% of its business came from online channels. through 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

At its June 1, 2022 Investor Day, Levi Strauss and Co executives laid out an aggressive strategy to propel the company toward revenues of $9 to $10 billion by 2027, by doubling down on DTC and diversifying beyond denim. “We The company reaffirmed its expectations for fiscal 2022, with revenues expected to reach $6.4 billion this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 31, 2022

That’s why summer 2022 is prime time for Retail TouchPoints to kickstart holiday coverage. Jack Stratten, Senior Trends Consultant, Insider Trends : “Experiential retail can help time-poor customers to achieve more in a single location, giving them a reason to visit and to stay longer.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2025

In 2023, Foot Locker CEO and president Mary Dillon announced the launch of Foot Lockers multi-tiered revival plan, Lace Up. Our ‘Lace Up’ plan will create pathways for growth in both our areas of historic strength and our opportunity areas for the future, said Dillon. Even though Q4 sales were down by 5.8

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

Starbucks and DoorDash have expanded their delivery partnership to Northern California, Texas, Georgia, Florida and other select markets, with plans for availability in all 50 states by March 2023. as well as market expansions in Seattle, Portland and New York City in 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Walmex , Walmart ’s Mexico and Central America business, is planning to spend nearly $1.5 The investment, which is up 27% from the amount spent in 2022, will primarily be used to remodel and maintain existing stores while opening new locations, along with improvements to supply chain and technology.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

Uniqlo reportedly plans to expand its North American footprint by 10% by opening 20 to 30 stores annually to reach 200 locations by 2027, Daisuke Tsukagoshi, CEO of Uniqlo North America told Reuters. The Japanese retailer currently has 47 stores in the U.S. The first four U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new “Triple Shot” plan builds on the original reinvention strategy introduced by former CEO Howard Schultz at the company’s Investor Day in September 2022. in fiscal 2024, with an ultimate long-term goal of 20,000 U.S. In fact, beverage innovations now account for 85% of beverage sales, the company shared.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

The company’s Triple Double growth plan was announced in March 2022 , when it set the goal of tripling its store count to more than 3,500 locations by the end of fiscal 2030 while at least doubling sales and growing operating margin by 14% by the end of fiscal 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

billion ) into opening new locations and revamping existing stores by the end of 2023. For instance, the retailer recently rebuilt a location in Kuopio, Finland to handle online orders from across the country. Additional expansion plans for Canada include opening a new distribution center in Quebec and a planning studio in Montreal.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2023

The company is planning to open 50 net new stores this year, and 30 to 35 will be international, with the majority located in China. International growth also was likely helped by recent investments in Spain , where the company opened two stores and launched a dedicated ecommerce site in September 2022. billion and $2.17

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

He noted that Best Buy added ESLs in some locations after COVID forced its stores to close, and that high-performing retailers as a group spend an impressive 843% more on ESLs than other retailers. We’re forecasting 700% growth over the next two years for these second locations with dedicated inventory.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Warby Parker is doubling down on its previous plans to have 200 physical stores with eye exam spaces open by the end of 2022 with a new strategy — launching hundreds of brick-and-mortar locations over the next few years. million during Q2 2022 — up from $21.9 10, 2022. million , a 13.7% increase over Q2 2021.

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