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UPDATE: Target Adds Paid Loyalty Program, Plans 300 New Stores Over Next 10 Years

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[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Digital Transformation Propels Burton’s Omnichannel Growth Plans

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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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Have Big Sustainability Goals? Bergmeyer+ Says to Start Small — with Store Fixtures

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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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NOT Your Dad’s Supply Chain: 4 Trends Every Retail Exec Should Know for 2024

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When did you notice that your favorite store had changed? The presence of kiosks linking buyers to the online store The ability to ship from other stores and warehouses Your store going dark completely, becoming a micro-distribution center (DC)? 3: Buy in-store, ship to home is gaining speed.

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Address Labor Shortages by Creating Attractive Retail Career Paths

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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. “I

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How Retailers Can Control Costs Even As Return Rates Climb

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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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The Children’s Place To Shut 300 Locations By 2021

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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. of the company’s U.S.

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