Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2023

A few days before reporting Q2 earnings, Wish also announced plans to cut approximately 34% of its workforce, or about 255 employees, in order to “refocus the company’s operations.” The trade-off is long shipping times, another thing Wish is working hard to improve. Approximately 160 of those positions will be in the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

Ingka Group , which operates 392 IKEA stores across 32 markets, will invest more than €3 billion ( $3.16 Expansion plans include the first IKEA stores in Stockholm and Toronto, which were specially designed to operate in busy downtown locations. billion ) into opening new locations and revamping existing stores by the end of 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Luxury home brand Brooklinen is planning to triple its brick-and-mortar retail presence, first with the addition of four stores in new markets in 2022 and plans to reach 25 to 30 locations by the end of 2024. At that time its stated goal was reaching the 30 -store mark by 2023. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The company reports that members of the Prime Access program saved an average of $1,600 last year through shipping savings, coupons and membership discounts. It also noted that the program expanded its membership by more than 300% between 2019 and the end of 2021.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

Non-physical marketing also limits some of the other key interactions D2C brands can have with their consumers, such as creating more impact around a ‘big news moment’, or having a physical platform to engage with your community plus the obvious brand building a physical store environment provides. 2 Pop-up location. 3 Optimal duration.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The North Face has unveiled a five-year growth plan that will add up to 300 global retail and partner locations, with more than 70 new stores in North America. Stores also will beef up BOPIS and ship-from-store options to support omnichannel consumer journeys. “As New North Face locations in 2022 include stores in Schaumburg, Ill.;

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The demand for robotics and automation across retail logistics is pushed further by the ever-growing global fashion and ecommerce market value. As the data states, by the end of September 2022, the largest increases in job openings were in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (+111,000). The latest labor data from the U.S. ,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

True Classic, founded in 2019, was identified as a fast-rising DTC brand in November 2022, and the retailer’s COO detailed the company’s brick-and-mortar expansion plans earlier this month. ParcelLab is not just a vendor, but a partner,” said Breanna Moreno, VP of Customer Experience at True Classic in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Citing sources familiar with the matter, WSJ reported that the retailer has selected a lender following a marketing process conducted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The loan will provide BB&B with greater liquidity and give a confidence boost to suppliers regarding shipping items to the retailer. stake in the company.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2023

17, 2022 for exposing workers to ergonomic hazards. While Amazon has developed impressive systems to make sure its customers’ orders are shipped efficiently and quickly, the company has failed to show the same level of commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of its workers. Amazon facilities in Deltona, Fla., Waukegan, Ill.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 18, 2021

All trends are pointing to an acceleration of e-commerce in 2022, making right now a critical time to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. We cover everything from shipping automation to attracting reviews and brand communications through emails and SMS.”.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2023

Australia’s ready-made-meal and meal-kit market is pretty well stocked with players across the sector focusing on different audiences. While some market themselves as providing an easier option for a family dinner – kids’ lunch boxes are going without. “I But, one segment of customers has mostly been ignored.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Express’ ability to avoid bankruptcy hinges on whether its lenders will agree to provide more liquidity or loosen repayment options, and whether the company’s vendors will continue shipping goods without tightening payment schedules, the sources told WSJ. million in Q3 2022. In Q3 2023, which ended Oct.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2022

The program is currently available on the brands’ ecommerce sites and apps, with a rollout to stores planned to take place in the next few weeks. The campaign will include in-store and online marketing such as email, organic and paid social media ads, digital video, SMS and affiliate marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2022

As we navigate an interesting year of retail revival, now is the perfect time to make some small shifts and shrewd strides forward into 2022. Let’s dive into some small ideas that can help tackle big goals: 1) Think Big: Increase customer engagement with more interactive marketing. Act small: Use a QR code! The QR code is back.

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Small Biz Trends

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The Handmade Crafts Industry in 2022. The handmade business industry is booming in 2022, with consumers looking for unique products and online marketplaces making them easily accessible. There are also craft fairs, flea markets, and local retail shops that can sell handmade items. Create a Formal Business Plan.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

Results from Retail TouchPoints’ annual Customer Loyalty and Personalization Benchmark Report reaffirm that retailers are focused on building a strong foundation of first-party data to support their supply chain, in-store services, omnichannel marketing and experiential strategies. . Stand Out Beyond Free Shipping .

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

ShipStation, the multichannel, multi-carrier shipping, and fulfilment e-commerce platform, is poised to redefine the retail landscape, offering innovative features to streamline workflows and enhance the overall shopping experience. Think of Shipping Strategies as automated rate shopping, saving time and money.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

Bridal and special occasion retailer David’s Bridal has acquired Anomalie , a digital startup that helps brides-to-be plan every detail of their wedding dresses through its Build Your Dress service. that were in stock and ready to ship to customers in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The problems with getting products to people quickly and cheaply are well-known: consumers want fast fulfillment, which is costly to provide, but they don’t want to pay high (or really any) shipping fees. This is both more complex and more top-of-mind due to ESG [environmental, social and governance]; no one likes to ship air.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The company plans to add more than 100 additional stores in the U.S. in the next five years and also has its sights set on international expansion, with plans to launch omnichannel operations in key markets in Western Europe and Asia Pacific next year as well as an innovation center in Taiwan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

The club retailer also plans to open more than 30 larger-format stores, most of which will include enhanced perimeter departments, bigger healthcare spaces and dedicated areas for curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store orders. The retailer also completed a chainwide rollout of inventory-scanning robots in October 2022. “As

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Under the new market delivery model, large items are shipped directly from DCs to the customer, reducing the number of “touches” for each order and freeing up space at brick-and-mortar stores. Lowe’s kicked off the transition to the market delivery model in 2021 in its Florida and Ohio Valley regions. During the call on Nov.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Brands can delve into historical sales data, market trends and consumer insights to predict their seasonal demand patterns while factoring in changes based on promotions and actual sales. This can include critical insights gathered from metrics such as pick accuracy, on-time shipping, on-time in-full and delivery success rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Now it’s here: first launched in the UK and several Asian markets, TikTok Shop was quietly made available in the U.S. in November 2022. Brands have been clamoring to sell on TikTok almost from the moment the platform began its meteoric rise and the #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt hashtag proved its commerce potential. Photo courtesy of TikTok)

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Independent Retailer

APRIL 21, 2022

Here are six ways brands can beat the supply chain crisis in 2022: 1. The best demand planning tools make this easy for brands by connecting sales data and factoring in seasonality and promotions to predict what consumers will buy. Automate Shipping. O ptimize Inventory. Follow Your Data.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2023

Shein’s model does share direct connections to Chinese factories, which allows for rapid turnaround on the latest styles, with most orders shipped directly to consumers from the factory. Despite what those sources said, Shein told Reuters that it does not currently have plans for an IPO and declined to comment further on the story.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

After multiple paradigm shifts in 2022, retailers are facing a very different landscape in the months ahead. Then, seemingly out of the blue, around mid-2022 many shoppers realised they could no longer afford their lifestyle. Here’s a quick review of the biggest ones, whose impact is likely to extend well beyond 2022.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 25, 2022

It’s like: you know you’ll get good weather, you know you’ll get bad weather, but when you sit in the ship, you’re gonna have a very clear destination in mind,” Senvirtne said. “We He’s chasing a $1 billion sales figure – a difficult feat for an online-only business operating in a crowded market with low online penetration.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 8, 2022

Business promotional items are a great marketing tool as they allow your brand to connect with consumers by engaging their senses. Some examples are: Marketing Campaign: Send promotional products out into the community for outreach and to attract potential customers. You get 100 pieces of promotional gifts for a low price.

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The global shipping industry has operated in a harmonious dance of infinite moving parts for decades, but all it took was one virus-sized domino to fall over and throw the global trade infrastructure into chaos. One of the most disastrous effects of this global shipping crisis is the staggering increase in cost to ship.

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Rangeme

MARCH 22, 2022

The market for your business’s products is genuinely global. The key to a successful international expansion is good planning. So if you’re targeting international success in 2022, here’s a six-step plan for making it happen. Prepare the foundation of your growth plans. Focus on market access.

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Independent Retailer

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Independent Retailer spoke with multiple experts in the industry to find the hottest technology trends in 2022 for indie retailers to keep an eye out for: Human Behavior Analytics for Physical Locations. and the global mobile payments market has reached a value of $1.4 Fixed Wireless is the Next Big Thing.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 19, 2022

More than two years after the global pandemic sparked supply chain chaos, shoppers are anticipating shipping delays and inventory challenges to hinder their annual retail indulgence. A Helium 10 report also found that the shopping excitement will be high for Halloween 2022, as well as Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

n 2022, inflation drove prices and interest rates higher. It’s certainly one of the reasons most retailers sought any opportunity to cut overhead – closing stores, releasing employees, trimming marketing budgets and technology investments, etc. Starbucks workers organized at many locations in 2022. In 2022, everything reversed.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

A 2022 survey of more than 13,000 consumers worldwide found that 66% had stopped buying from a company because of a mismatch in values. The 2022 survey also found that a company’s environmental practices were a deciding factor for 78% of consumers. Smarter Shipping Options Transport is a large component of the ecommerce footprint.

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