Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Home discount retailer Big Lots is returning to expansion mode after more than a decade of flat store growth, with plans to open as many as 500 new stores in the next six to seven years. Big Lots currently operates 1,431 stores across the U.S.

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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

OCTOBER 4, 2023

26, 2023, comes despite Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s February 2023 announcement that the retailer would halt expansion of its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go store footprints. Amazon had announced plans to close eight Amazon Go stores in March 2023 and reportedly closed a Seattle location in June 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) were up today following the retailer’s 2021 investor meeting, where the company outlined plans to close at least 200 largely mall-based American Eagle locations while at the same time expanding its Aerie brand. The company has set a revenue target of $5.5

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

While the name Burton is almost synonymous with the snowboards the company began making in 1977, Burton has diversified over the years into new categories — including surfboards, apparel, goggles/optics and other sports gear — as well as expanding beyond manufacturing into direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail, both physical and digital.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

Bloomingdale’s plans to open its third Bloomie’s location in Seattle’s University Village neighborhood some time in 2023. The retailer opened its first Bloomie’s store in Fairfax, Va. in September 2021 and a second store in the Chicagoland area in 2022.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In the fiercely contested and competitive footwear and apparel space, New Balance is one of the fastest-growing global sports brands, with the organisation attracting and engaging the next generation of customers. ” The latter store format will feature exclusive and premium lifestyle products.

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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. The children’s specialty apparel retailer currently operates 920 stores as well as an e-Commerce business representing 31% of its revenue.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2021

Dollar General is currently in expansion mode with plans for opening 1,050 new stores, remodeling 1,750 existing locations and relocating 100 stores in 2021. The total includes 50 standalone pOpshelf stores and 25 store-in-a-store variants, with the goal of expanding Dollar General’s customer base to new demographics.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

After liquidation and the sale of its trademarks and intellectual property in August 2019, the Charming Charlie brand has returned with the opening of its first physical store at the Cumberland Mall in Atlanta. The openings had originally been planned for March 2020 but were delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Amazon ’s cashierless Just Walk Out technology has been deployed in more than 120 third-party locations, including airports, stadiums, university campuses, convenience stores and theme parks. One of the more recent implementations was the St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital Campus in Savannah, Ga.

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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. s Mosaic District — its first-ever location.

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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 12, 2021

with plans for three new stores in the New York region next year and a total of approximately 60 stores set to open within the next five years. store six years ago in Boston. Ireland-based fast fashion retailer Primark is continuing its steady expansion in the U.S., The retailer opened its first U.S.

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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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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2023

In August 2022, the National Basketball Association (NBA) opened its first bricks-and-mortar retail store in Australia – located in the Emporium shopping centre in Melbourne. A few months later, the NBA opened its second store in Martin Place in Sydney. Do you think the physical locations are or will enhance online sales?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2020

plans to shrink its store footprint by 350 locations as the retailer works to return to profitable growth in 2021, according to CNBC. Longer-term, the company plans to reconfigure its operations so that 80% of revenue comes from ecommerce and off-mall locations by January 2024. Athleta reported a 6%.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

Gap acquired Intermix in 2012 and the brand now operates 31 U.S. store locations and an ecommerce business. Altamont Capital Partners plans to acquire the entire Intermix business, including all store leases, ecommerce and assets. in a statement. “We in a statement. ” BofA Securities Inc.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Fabrica X, the impact retail store operated by The Mills Fabrica , has a new campaign, ‘Denim Futures,’ which aims to shed light on the future of sustainable denim and revolutionise the way people think about their favourite pair of jeans. We are planning to expand Fabrica X into more markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

The shops range from 11,000 to 16,000 square feet and offer a constantly changing assortment of fashion apparel for men, women and children as well as toys, housewares, beauty products, designer handbags, activewear and gifts for pets.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Early actions guided by Polaris helped us broaden fashion categories including home, beauty and casual apparel, and improve the digital experience. 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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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Now, brands like Vans are embedding these short-term solutions into their day-to-day workflows as they strive to optimize the flow and experience of the shoe and apparel retailer’s 500+ stores in North America. Using the IWD Display solution, VMs can build out 3D models of Vans’ stores to use for monthly and seasonal planning.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

Walmart Canada is planning a $3.5 The retailer will invest in features such as advanced notification for customers, improvements in fulfillment center operations to increase speed and trackability and a pilot of micro fulfillment centers located in the backrooms of supercenters. The equivalent in U.S. dollars is $2.58

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 8, 2020

The retailer, which operated 846 stores prior to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, said earlier it would shutter 192 locations during its fiscal year ending Jan. 30, 2021, and 50 additional stores in 2021. JCPenney listed the affected locations on its blog.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Forrester and Shopify found that more than half (54.5%) of holiday 2022 shoppers planned to visit brick-and-mortar stores for this reason. A positive experience in the store can lead to a purchase during the visit or online after the visit, while an underwhelming experience represents a missed opportunity.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At a time when many brands are reassessing their brick-and-mortar footprints and closing locations, it’s evident that Men’s Wearhouse is prioritizing in-store innovation. has seen great success after unveiling a “next-gen” store concept this past September in Shenandoah, Texas. Its parent company Tailored Brands, Inc. ,

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2020

The mall operator joined with Authentic Brands and mall owner Brookfield Property Partners to purchase Forever 21 out of bankruptcy in February 2020. The manufacturer and retailer of vintage-inspired casual apparel plans to continue operating the majority of its stores, along with its e-Commerce site and wholesale business, during bankruptcy.

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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 6, 2020

locations operating before the pandemic, but it remained primarily a digital reseller of high-end luxury handbags and accessories. The company experienced “exponential growth” even after its stores were required to close, Chala said. That has definitely informed how we’re planning our future.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Whether it takes the form of prepaid return labels, easy return drop-off locations or returns packaging, the consumer expects to be able to send back inventory — for whatever reason or no reason at all. His question was too often met with silence, evoking that whole ‘a goal without a plan is just a wish’ maxim.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 7, 2022

Bed Bath & Beyond has released a list of 37 stores slated for closure in 2022 as it approaches completion of its 2020 plan to shutter 200 underperforming locations. The affected shops are located across 19 states, including seven in New York, five in California and four in Washington. billion. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

The firms plan to slash Kohl’s operating costs by $1 billion over the next three years, in part by merging some operations with JCPenney , which is owned by Simon and Brookfield. Additionally, Kohl’s would cut costs further by ending its plans for additional Sephora store-in-store locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

After closing its five stores in response to COVID-19 orders, Rent the Runway is shutting them permanently, said President and COO Anushka Salinas in an interview with CNBC. While the company is leaving its locations in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.,

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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. Our production operated off of spreadsheets, and orders came in via Shopify. Untuckit has been on a multifaceted growth path in 2024.

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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).

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

So you know I’m acutely aware that you can’t control timing and, and yet the kind of put yourself out there so that was my plan last year and in doing so what I realized was I’m like I get the most energy and I do my best work when, back in the phase of a company where it’s. [33:22]

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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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