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. “The Polaris strategy proved to be a critical enabler of our performance in 2020, allowing us to adapt and innovate with agility during the pandemic,” said Gennette.

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Department Stores Returns Jewelry Apparel 211

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2022

The premium apparel retailer operates in 128 countries at approximately 6,800 points of sale as well as online in 59 countries. All Hugo Boss stores will be equipped with the Nedap iD Cloud store app, designed to provide fast and regular stock counts, efficient replenishment and smart refill suggestions.

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Point of Sale Apparel Shipping Fashion 212

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Expanding Just Walk Out Capabilities Amazon has been enhancing the Just Walk Out technology in recent months: in September 2023 , Amazon incorporated RFID tag technology to allow customers at two Seattle sports venues to purchase RFID-tagged apparel.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Once they purchase True Classic, more often than not, the customer returns with a repeat purchase and also buys into other categories. Matt Kawadler: I’ve been involved in building DTC brands for about 10 years, and what they’re missing is that whole channel of offline revenue, which ends up being 35% of apparel purchases.

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Apparel Marketing Returns Advertising 185

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

Cardmembers will earn an extra 5% off every day on top of other loyalty program deals and will be eligible for no-rush returns (an extra 30 days to return items) and free two -day shipping on hundreds of thousands of items on Target.com. Target also has rechristened its Target RedCard credit card as the Target Circle Card.

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Planning Beauty and Health Payment Services Checkout 130

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 24, 2023

Shein and Forever 21 are joining forces in a deal that will allow Forever 21 to sell its youth-focused apparel to Shein’s 150 million online users.

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Fast Fashion Fashion Apparel Returns 233

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.

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Accessories Apparel Fashion Returns 288

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

the former New York City flagship will become a drop-off site for returning items. On March 27, Rent the Runway laid off its entire retail staff during a Zoom call, offering no assurance that the jobs would return, according to a report in The Verge. “We We have no visibility into when or if we will be able to reopen our stores.

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Apparel Returns Finance Accessories 192

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. Not all apparel retailers will be affected equally, however. In fact, 50%.

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Returns Apparel Store Layout Specialty Retailers 244

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 21, 2021

However, while curbside was a major brand differentiator for Target and its peers over the past year, its power will wane as more and more shoppers return to in-store shopping. Nordstrom and Other Apparel Retailers Will be at the Mercy of Global Supply Chains. The bullwhip effect is very real. There will be demand.

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Apparel Returns Department Stores Fulfillment 230

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. for Q2 2020, which ended Aug.

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Returns Apparel Planning Accounting 180

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

While SPARC committed to keeping a minimum of 125 Brooks Brothers stores open as part of its purchase, the company did not disclose how many of the approximately 175 Lucky Brand locations it will continue to operate. The company “will negotiate with landlords to keep ‘key stores’ open in North America,” according to CNBC.

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Payment Services Wholesale Apparel Returns 264

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

Like many apparel retailers, Destination XL struggled with low traffic in 2020 , and the cash infusion may buy it time to mount a comeback as vaccinated shoppers return to stores. Its annual net loss for 2020 was $64.5 million compared to a $7.8 million loss the prior year.

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Operating Expenses Apparel Returns Planning 174

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. The declines were attributed to store closures, though the retailer has reopened about 40%. Costco posted a 7.3% jump in e-Commerce sales.

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Department Stores Operating Expenses Store Operations Apparel 152

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

Women’s intimates and apparel retailer Natori has shown that using artificial intelligence (AI) can supercharge retailers’ retargeting efforts.

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Department Stores Wholesale Finance Apparel 212

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2021

consumers continued shopping online at record levels, including preparing for the end of quarantine with more apparel purchases. The retailer expects its momentum to carry through as shoppers return to social outings. “As Retailers across the spectrum posted exceptional results in the latest quarter as U.S.

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Jewelry Returns Apparel Shopping 190

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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Planning Checkout Finance Returns 182

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That includes a large percentage of Nordstrom’s merchandise, such as apparel, accessories, home and gift products, baby gear, shoes and some cosmetics. Products that do not yet require RFID are mostly cosmetics, along with some household products and jewelry. .”

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Drop-Shipping Jewelry Shipping Inventory Management 267

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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Consumer ATS Location Apparel 250

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 7, 2020

All of this work has resulted in the development of core practices, like social distancing and occupancy monitoring, to aid retailers and shopping center operations managers as they reopen, rebuild consumer confidence and look to answer the question on everyone’s mind — “When will consumer confidence return to normalcy?”.

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Store Operations Consumer Finance Apparel 261

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

Retailers need to make sure their in-store and online spaces can meet those demands. With more people returning to in-store shopping as the pandemic has eased, brands are leaning into the phygital trend by designing physical stores that reflect popular elements of the online experience.

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Drop-Shipping Visual Merchandising Consumer Apparel 196

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

By cutting down on the traditional checkout time, retailers are not only enhancing customer satisfaction but also are freeing up staff to focus on other areas of customer service and store operations. Robotics in store operations In recent years, robotics has moved from the fringes to the forefront of retail operations.

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Consumer Checkout Inventory Management Shopping 147

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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Location Shipping Apparel Returns 149

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Say you wanted to remove all toxic materials from anything in your store — but the supply of these [non-toxic] fixtures might come from much further away, [adding to your carbon footprint]. One of the things we’re most excited about is a return to U.S. It’s a question of which one you want to start with.

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Planning Shipping Visual Merchandising Apparel 250

M19 Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Valuable data such as return on investment, innovation, reliability, support, and customer satisfaction are collected and analyzed. Mi9 Retail is a retail software platform that enables retailers to automate and optimize their merchandise management, store operations, retail analytics, and eCommerce.

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Merchant Services Department Stores Point of Sale Apparel 40

Retail Next

JULY 16, 2020

As we move forward into this new normal of continuing social distancing, wearing masks, and washing our hands, the million dollar question is, when will we return to life as we once knew it? Dress-up, career apparel, and tailored clothing have all been challenging, as to be expected. .

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ATV Drop-Shipping Apparel Jewelry 52

Retail Next

AUGUST 12, 2020

Traffic to stores in the Midwest, Northeast, and South were down in the high 30s to LY but the West had the worst trend -41% to LY. In the tri-state area, governments are mandating that people traveling from 34 states across the nation have to quarantine for 14 days when they return home.

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Jewelry ATV Home Furnishings Apparel 52

Retail Geek

MARCH 31, 2021

Scot: [7:57] Yeah so Wells Fargo one of their analysts at was out and this was like a combo between their internet and their retail folks, and they have officially proclaimed Amazon to be the largest seller of apparel. Scot: [23:49] It makes logical sense the store operators themselves one credit for that stuff too.

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Beauty and Health Apparel Merchant Services Marketing 59