Retail Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Nedap (AMS:NEDAP), the global leader in RFID solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Tillys, a leading specialty retailer of casual apparel, footwear, and accessories.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The company also continues to grow its resale-as-a-service offering, with specialty retailer Francesca’s tapping ThredUP to power its new resale offering. Francesca’s is the latest retailer to join the ThredUP fold with its new Forever Francesca’s resale program.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2020

The most notable shift between the 2019 back-to-school season and today is the strong consumer preference for technology over traditional items like apparel and even school supplies. The move from school supplies and apparel to hardware and computers wasn’t at all surprising to us,” Sides explained.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 16, 2020

No part of the retail industry will be able to reopen as though nothing has changed, but stores where trying items on has been part of the shopper journey will be among the hardest hit — and these are often places where curbside pickup is a less appealing option. Not all apparel retailers will be affected equally, however.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 8, 2021

Specialty retailer rue21 continues to invest in its size-inclusive product offering, extending its plus-size fashion to an additional 36 stores. This move makes its XS-4X clothing now available in 444 stores, or more than 65% of its brick-and-mortar locations. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

I don’t think there’s many fashion or apparel companies that have north of 50% retention rates like we do.”. Goodlife’s returns are already low — around 8% online (where returns are typically closer to 20% to 30% , especially in apparel) and 2% in stores. “[Try Viewing Apparel as a ‘Replenishment Resource’.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

But as this part of the industry grows more crowded, DTC retailers are finding it tougher to make their mark. A marketplace like Amazon can’t position itself as an expert on any specific product category, but a shoe or apparel retailer certainly can.

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Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The specialty retailer is entering into the $8 billion tween apparel market with the introduction of its new DTC entity.

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Specialty Retailers Apparel Marketing 121

RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

JUNE 9, 2025

According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), retailers lose an estimated $50 billion annually due to inventory distortion, which includes overstock and out-of-stock issues. These services specialize in absorbing bulk overstock and are especially useful for apparel and seasonal goods.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Ralph Lauren has teamed up with Epic Games , creator of Fortnite, to launch a new line of digital-physical apparel and accessories that feature a reimagined version of the brand’s iconic polo player logo, in which a llama replaces the Polo Pony. The physical apparel capsule collection will be available on Nov.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 27, 2024

Olivia Wirth, who became Myer executive chair, replacing King, joined the board of Myer Specialty Brands in July after announcing the approach to Premier “to explore a potential combination” of Myer and Premier’s apparel brands. However, this deal provides scale and should extract significant synergy benefits.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 5, 2022

A Pea in the Pod, the well-known designer and specialty retailer of luxe maternity apparel and accessories, is returning to its retail roots with the opening of two new concept stores located in Chicago and New York City.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The apparel and accessories retailer is seeking to sell both its brick-and-mortar locations and its ecommerce holdings. Following its recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , Francesca’s will shutter an additional 97 stores.

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Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

The specialty retail group, consisting of 1660 stores, has experienced a same-store sales increase of 6.0 per cent, led by fashion apparel and accessories, and health and beauty.

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VMS

JANUARY 20, 2023

Understanding how to incorporate the senses – sight, smell, sound, touch (and taste, when applicable) – into the design philosophy may provide retailers with a strategic, competitive advantage to create must-visit retail stores.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The stores feature a range of apparel like leggings and bras, as well as accessories. “Prior to the pandemic all our retail locations were closed, and since then, we’ve been focusing our efforts on offering moms and expecting moms-to-be a robust digital shopping experience that’s accessible and convenient.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2022

British lifestyle retailer, Marks & Spencer, will also launch an experiential store with more than 14,000 square feet of space that offers apparel, beauty, homewares and the second largest M&S food hall in Singapore. The space will feature a grocer and in-store bakery.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There, specialty retailer Filson (Seattle) – a 124-year-old maker and seller of men’s and women’s outdoor clothing, accessories and luggage – opened a flagship store whose interior incorporates major structural elements of a rustic barn.

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Visual Merchandising Specialty Retailers Advertising Outdoor 105

Retail Times

AUGUST 1, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Abercrombie & Fitch, a leading global specialty retailer of apparel, accessories and fragrance and a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It was easy for Forever 21 to capture the hearts and minds of young consumers looking for trendy apparel. Although clothing is a department store staple retailers like Sears or specialty retailers like Gap couldn’t keep up with a more nimble fast fashion retailer like Forever 21.

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A1 Retail

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Retail software vendor, Cegid, has announced that the Italian fashion retailer, Benetton Group, will roll out Cegid’s cloud-based unified commerce and POS platform across its global store estate following a successful deployment in 29 stores in Italy.

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Retail Technology Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity, integration and unified commerce solutions, has announced that Cavender's, a premier specialty retailer of Western and work footwear, apparel and accessories for the American South and Southwest, has adopted its TrueCommerce ecUtopia EDI platform to seamlessly collaborate with their entire (..)

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Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

A recent McKinsey survey of chief supply-chain officers found this pace is expected to continue to accelerate over the next two years, with roughly 75 percent of apparel, hard goods, and specialty retailers intending to build out network capabilities that offer two-day or faster delivery, and 42 percent aiming for one-day click-to-customer lead times (..)

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Fulfillment Markdowns Specialty Retailers Consumer 111

Star Miconics

JANUARY 10, 2024

These solutions are not just revolutionizing retail management but are also driving efficiency and growth for a variety of industries, including grocery, liquor, apparel, and specialty retail. RMH’s strategies for tackling the rise of tablet-based POS systems.

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Retalon

AUGUST 22, 2023

This makes it difficult to compare your turnover ratio to “industry averages” The most effective benchmarking analyzes turnover by your specific retail vertical and market segment. Apparel Retailers Within apparel, accessories and jewelry retailers have lower turnover ratios – around 2-3x.

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Retail Adventures

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The local coffee house competes with Starbucks, the apparel shop down the street competes with the national chains, and when your main competitor remodels the store, we can guarantee that your customers will stop in to check it out. But a fresh coat of paint is not enough. When your sales floor is stale or outdated, it can cost you in sales.

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Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Free-flow layout: Boutique and specialty retailers benefit from a free flow layout. Vary the arm heights on apparel fixtures, on gondola shelving, and wall units. Loops offer maximum product exposure because the perimeter walls and gondola valleys are just as important as the end features.

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Cross Merchandising Store Layout Shopping Specialty Retailers 52

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the fashion and apparel industry comes in for a bit of stick among circular economy critics; however, as consumers change their preferences, the industry is adapting.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Cusack was previously head of international business at menswear specialty retailer Retail Apparel Group. Earlier this year, the company also welcomed Matthew Robertson [pictured, left] as its new group chief operating officer. Prior to that, she was general manager of PAS Group’s Bondi Bather and Jets Swimwear.

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2021

The company, which operates 246 bricks-and-mortar stores and a fast-growing online platform across the Best & Less and Postie chains in Australia and New Zealand, primarily targets women shopping for their families with its strong baby and kids apparel offering. On being everyday low cost.

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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. You thought that was funny. [33:01]

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 2, 2020

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 2, 2020

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MARCH 2, 2020

billion on clothing and fashion apparel (20 %), $2.4 In fact 21 per cent of respondents to the survey have intentions to spend an average $5.8 billion on jewelry related products, $4.3 billion on fancy dining (34 %), $2.9 billion on sweets (52%), $2.3 billion on flowers (37%), $2 billion on gift cards (19%) and $1.3

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Specialty Store Jewelry Specialty Retailers Department Stores 40

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Retailers such as Best Buy and Apple were two of the first to implement the model at scale, showing the value for businesses outside of luxury and specialty retail. Count appointment-based selling as another existing trend that was supercharged by COVID-19. Is the store limited in space?

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 4, 2021

You’re relatively simple product like an electronic toy or an apparel item or almost anything it’s going to have first of all it. Well this this is a pain for every retailer in America it’s going to be less painful to Walmart and Amazon then it’s going to be to the, the medium-sized specialty retailer for. [39:49]

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Retail Geek

MAY 9, 2023

Scot: [4:43] Macy’s Woodberry Amazon and apparel. Um you know that that shape varied while we you know depending on the category so image digitally immature categories like Grocery and Automotive had kind of a permanent Spike whereas, like apparel you know had kind of a temporary bump. [34:23]

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