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AUGUST 8, 2022

Martin’s new role will put him in charge of all finance and operations at Torrid, including IT, store operations, customer service, real estate, logistics, distribution and supply chain. He also spent time with Lands’ End , Gap , Disney , Coldwater Creek and Amgen.

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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. You can’t deliver an integrated experience without a meaningful fleet of stores to support it.

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MAY 12, 2023

-based wholesale and retail business assets of the Scotch & Soda brand, which will allow its products to be sold in retail stores across the country. Currently the Amsterdam-based brand’s apparel, eyewear, fragrances and accessories are available in stores across Europe, North America, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Retailers are increasingly taking a community-first approach to marketing, leveraging their understanding of local industries embedded in local culture to build brand awareness and relationships with consumers. Who doesn’t love a store that is there for your needs any hour of the day or night!”

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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. What are market rates for rents?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP’s global strategy for Express includes a full omnichannel launch beginning in 2024, with the opening of flagship stores and ecommerce channels featuring men’s and women’s apparel plus categories including footwear, intimates and accessories. The company also plans for shop-in-shop experiences in Mexico and Indonesia.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 20, 2023

REI Co-op will open a Re/Supply store dedicated to resale gear and apparel in Clackamas, Ore. The 16,113-square-foot store will open a few doors down from REI’s existing store in the Clackamas Town Center. The new location will join the co-op’s Re/Supply store in Manhattan Beach, Calif.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

The Container Store has debuted its Closet Clean Out resale program for apparel and accessories, powered by the ThredUp Resale-as-a-Service solution. Additionally, footwear and apparel retailer Sam Edelman has launched its ReLove resale initiative with support from the Archive platform.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Which is why this year (and likely next year as well), the focus for resale operators , and the retailers that employ their services, was on tightening up operations as much as expanding them. Media and Advertising Became More Contextual (and Measurable) Marketing teams are feeling more pressure to perform. Nicole Silberstein 2.

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APRIL 23, 2024

We wanted to create a symbol that would increase consideration for Levi’s stores,” said Danny Rosenberg, Director of U.S. Retail Marketing at Levi’s in a statement. “So They were created in Levi’s Eureka Innovation Lab by a team led by Carmen Deng, a veteran apparel technician who has been with the company for nearly 11 years.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

The global brand development and marketing platform has named two companies to serve as Hunter’s retailing and licensing partners in key geographies. Marc Fisher Footwear will take on the Hunter brand’s footwear design, wholesale and ecommerce operations. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

While the layoffs will be felt companywide, they will heavily impact the marketing department. Dara Treseder, SVP of Marketing, Communications and Membership, left the company a few weeks later to join software provider Autodesk as Chief Marketing Officer.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Puma appoints Daniel Pustina to head its Oceania business By Celene Ignacio Sports apparel retailer Puma has appointed Daniel Pustina as the GM of its Oceania business, effective January 2 next year. In his new role, Lotti will oversee all aspects of Nike’s design, from footwear and apparel to brand and retail concepts.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The same-store sales declines were spread across multiple categories, including home, seasonal, apparel and consumables.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It’s a common marketer’s dilemma: how do you expand your brand’s appeal beyond its core customers? One of the most notable ways was a change in the brand’s advertising philosophy: “The days of producing that one, perfect ad are essentially over, especially as it relates to performance marketing,” said Preis.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Analyzing these behaviors, the retailer can determine how their stores can be built and designed more efficiently, how visual displays can be set up and configured to optimize engagement and how they can make all store operations flow smoothly. In an ever-changing market, evaluation and positive action is always key.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Brands including Pro Standard, Don C, Abeille Creations, Grady Baby Company & Apparel and Clan de Banlieue have been invited to join the Foot Locker ecosystem; $21 million to seven Black-led VC firms; More than $10.8

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 17, 2023

The power of omnichannel retailing is well documented: even primarily DTC companies are realizing that they can benefit from flagship stores to enable brand discovery and build loyalty among customers in high-profile cities. Across those stores, we have a lot of hyperlocal intelligence that gives us a good sense for shoppers’ behavior.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cramer most recently was President of Parade , a Gen Z-focused intimate and lifestyle apparel retailer, and prior to that he spent more than 20 years with Bath & Body Works and L Brands in leadership roles including CFO and COO. 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

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. When Macy’s launched its small-format store, Market by Macy’s, NELSON helped the brand take a similar approach.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

“With our current portfolio of 13 stores trading really well, it feels like we’ve established a strong foundation from which to accelerate our expansion in the U.S. market,” said Paul Marchant, CEO of Primark in a statement. This shift in consumer sentiment has been a primary driver behind the demise of U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Consumers responded to steep discounts in key ecommerce categories, including electronics, where discounts peaked at 31% off listed prices (versus 25% in 2022); toys ( 28% versus 34% last year); and apparel ( 24% versus 19% ). Discounts in other categories ranged from 18% off appliance prices to 24% off for computers.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Maternity retailer A Pea in the Pod has returned to brick-and-mortar with stores in Chicago and New York City. The two shops will carry an assortment of maternity and nursing apparel from leggings to bras, with associates on hand to provide complimentary bra fittings, style advice and other assistance.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

decrease in same-store sales, which was largely due to a decline in store traffic. Even though the retailer saw growth in the consumables category, sales across home, seasonal and apparel categories fell. drop in operating profit to $692.3 In addition, the retailer is revising its planned same-store sales growth of 1.0%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2023

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) will purchase the intellectual property of luxury apparel and accessories brand Vince for $76.5 The addition of another luxury brand to our formidable portfolio is timely as we see demand for luxury goods growing in key markets around the world.

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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

JULY 29, 2021

Dollar General is expanding its pOpshelf offering into a store-in-a-store format at two DG Markets in the Nashville, Tenn. The concept, which launched in October 2020 and has since expanded to 16 stores, offers a rotating selection of items at price points of $5 or less.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In industries like apparel or electronics, where specific sizes, brands and types make all the difference, having a tool to reduce the research time required by the customer makes for a more seamless customer experience. The Quickest Path to the Perfect Product. Kathy Kimple is the Executive Director of OSF Digital’s Strategy group.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As we edge closer to 2024, this phygital wave is being propelled by a raft of emerging technologies that promise to redefine the contours of retail operations, marketing strategies and customer engagement paradigms. Here, we delve deeper into some of the key technologies already steering this change.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Macy’s currently operates Backstage shops in nearly 300 stores nationwide, as well as two freestanding Backstage stores in Dallas and three Market by Macy’s sites in Dallas and Atlanta.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2022

For example, Shinsegae’s net department store sales were a little more than a third of the value of all its department store transactions.). Shinsegae, which had first-quarter net sales in its department stores of 585 billion KRW, performed particularly strongly and outpaced the sector as a whole. What’s driving the surge?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2022

In Mexico and emerging markets, the trust in the delivery [process] isn’t like it is in the U.S. If you can go to a store and pick up your own goods, that’s a big marketing pitch.”. Improving Store Operations Efficiency. you’re often not sure if the package will arrive,” said Gomide de Faria. “If

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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. Additionally, Untuckit has officially entered the wholesale market following a pilot program with Macy’s that began in November 2023. “We retail setting.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In her most recent position, Minto drove integrated brand, product and go-to-market strategy for the women’s running, training and sportswear categories. She also served as VP, Nike Direct Global Retail Operations, responsible for global real estate, construction, retail operations, risk and control across 1,200 stores.

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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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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The women’s apparel and accessories retailer, which generates nearly $600 million in annual sales via ecommerce and a footprint of 247 stores, boasts an average customer lifecycle spanning 10 years. J.Jill has achieved levels of customer loyalty that other retailers can only aspire to.

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