Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP Global plans to expand the Express brand to multiple countries in Asia and Latin America through a series of licensing agreements. The company also plans for shop-in-shop experiences in Mexico and Indonesia. late last year. and acquire the Express brand IP under a new joint venture with Express’ parent company.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The debut collection includes lotions, face masks, foaming body washes and warming eye masks, and Claire’s plans to expand the assortment soon with items including layering fragrances and body sprays. Claire’s also has named Chris Cramer as its new CFO and COO, reporting to Claire’s CEO Ryan Vero.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

Walmart Canada is planning a $3.5 Adoption of curbside pickup has accelerated throughout the retail world during the pandemic, and Walmart Canada will expand the company’s Pickup offering to have it available at approximately 270 stores by the end of 2020. The equivalent in U.S. dollars is $2.58

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2020

Q1 2020 financial results for Costco , Nordstrom and Abercrombie & Fitch encapsulate how three retail verticals — club, department and specialty apparel — are weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. Costco reported a successful quarter, while Nordstrom and Abercrombie discussed plans to handle the fallout. Costco posted a 7.3%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Digital accounted for 44% of net sales in Q4 2020, and the retailer also highlighted the fact that 25% of its digital sales were fulfilled from its brick-and-mortar stores via curbside pickup and same-day delivery. The increasing prominence of digital reflects the company’s “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy. “The

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 31, 2021

According to data from BDO , 51% of retailers are planning to implement training to upskill employees’ technology capabilities, said Natalie Kotlyar, BDO’s National Leader for the Retail and Consumer Products Industry Group in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But rather than going solo right away, True Classic partnered with retail services company Leap to operate five stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C. We’re also expanding into women’s apparel [after adding activewear and men’s bottoms in 2022], so we’re thinking about that for growth. and San Jose, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sometimes this is due to deliberate greenwashing, but more often it’s a problem of planning and execution, according to Christian Davies, Principal at Bergmeyer+ , the new sustainability-focused division of retail design firm Bergmeyer , operating in partnership with SMS Collaborative. It’s called that because there is no Plan B.)

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Some of the most popular gift-giving categories are those experiencing the highest levels of inflation, including electronics , toys and apparel. The three top categories for BNPL online orders were apparel ( 43% ), electronics ( 33% ) and grocery ( 30% ), and Adobe also found that the minimum order value is down 12% from 2020 to $225. “If

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

That means using these insights to not just draw traffic and market in a cookie-less world , but really to use it for demand planning, to source new designs to determine where you should hold the inventory for those products. ”. Nordstrom and Other Apparel Retailers Will be at the Mercy of Global Supply Chains. There will be demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Brands that typically take the large-format route are adopting smaller footprints in residential neighborhoods.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 18, 2024

As chief operating officer, Fiddelke will oversee the retailer’s nearly 2,000 stores, its global supply chain network, fulfillment services including same-day delivery with Shipt, network capacity planning, enterprise operations, the teams responsible for building and remodeling Target stores and other facilities, and flight services.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Can you determine any patterns in the returns, like apparel not fitting as expected or the website description not reflecting the item correctly? His question was too often met with silence, evoking that whole ‘a goal without a plan is just a wish’ maxim. Why are they returning the item? Are they keeping specific items but not others?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

That has definitely informed how we’re planning our future. Wedding Apparel Presents A Unique E-Commerce Challenge. We had to provide that high-touch experience remotely so that the customers coming to us online would be confident we were going to fulfill their wedding wardrobes. ”.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

When stores began to reopen, there was a fear that consumers would storm return desks. Indeed, one-third of consumers responding to a survey by Optoro said they had kept one or more purchases that they planned to return when stores reopened. However, apparel and department stores are elevated.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2020

Shoppers have slowly begun to accept brick-and-mortar’s return: 22% have increased their willingness to set foot into a grocery store or pharmacy since March, according to data from Resonate. Only 24% planned to increase their online grocery orders in June, while 12% are starting to decrease their online grocery usage.

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Retention takes center stage for retail businesses ; retailers can enhance their post-purchase experiences, streamline fulfillment, and increase their communications with current customers. New Look Stores. Emphasizing micro-fulfillment & smart delivery. Environmentally friendly goods will continue to increase in popularity.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 27, 2020

COVID massively accelerated this trend: our research showed that 56% of consumers said the pandemic has caused them to shop in closer neighborhood stores, and 79% of those respondents said they plan to continue to do so in the long term. Of course, the biggest outlier is what’s happened with e-Commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Retailers, particularly those in the apparel, footwear and soft goods verticals, have an opportunity to turn the lemons from COVID-19 into lemonade, according to Keith Jelinek and Richard Maicki, Managing Directors in the Performance Improvement Practice of Berkeley Research Group (BRG). Keith Jelinek.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Accessibility Moved into the Mainstream The fight for inclusion by people with disabilities saw some key victories in 2023, as retailers and brands began to recognize the buying power of this sector: Market Reports World has forecast an annual CAGR of 5.74% for adaptive apparel from now through 2030. Adam Blair 5.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 15, 2024

The apparel retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint with plans to open at least 14 new stores in 2024, bringing its store count to nearly 100. Untuckit has been on a multifaceted growth path in 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Rent the Runway’s decision to permanently exit brick-and-mortar retailing continues its plan to drive down expenses. Rent the Runway operates within the circular economy, a model in which consumers can reduce waste and lessen environmental harm by resale or reuse.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

We cover many of the tactical challenges (onboarding SKUs, product content, fulfillment, and curation), as well as the opportunities of this new “CircularCommerce” space. Goodwillfinds.com is an e-commerce site, which sells previously owned merchandise, which has been donated to Goodwill.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

“Getting the products out of origin destinations has been a real challenge, and it’s been very impactful in the apparel and furniture categories,” said Cochran. Earlier investments in synchronized planning and intelligent supply chains that are more heavily weighted to domestic manufacturers are now paying off for these companies, he added.

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