Retail TouchPoints

JULY 6, 2021

Online sales grew nearly 50% at their peak, with much of that activity taking place in one particular sector: grocery. billion — that’s quite the jump from August 2019’s $1.2 In short, middle managers’ understanding and empowerment are essential to helping organizations become more agile food retailers. reached $7.2

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

Since their inception in 1930, many have been caught up in scams or fraud, and according to an AARP survey , around one in 10 people will fall victim to gift card scams and fraud. growth we saw in 2019. To measure the impact of these gift card schemes, let’s take a closer look at real-world scenarios and best practices.

Merchant Services 322

Merchant Services Payment Services Management Accounting 322

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Four Kohl’s investors representing nearly 10% of the retailer’s outstanding common stock have nominated a slate of nine independent candidates for the retailer’s Board of Directors. Macellum Advisors GP , Ancora Holdings , Legion Partners Asset Management and 4010 Capital, together with their respective affiliates, are pushing the plan.

Inventory Management 183

Inventory Management ATS Management Planning 183

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

With many people around the world locked down at home, and looking for some kind of control over their lives, as well as something fun and different to distract them, redecorating became a big trend. Now, it ships products from all 39 sites in Australia, and 10 in New Zealand.

Shipping 246

Shipping Management Marketing ATS 246

A1 Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

Springfields reopened on April 12 th with sales in the first week up 31% vs. the same week in 2019. When comparing the first week’s trading with the same period in 2019, sales were up 31% on average from over 50 retailers. Headline results include: Springfields had its 10 th highest weekly sales on record.

Outdoor 75

Outdoor Returns Customer Experience Management 75

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2024

Launched nationwide in 2019 , the newly renamed ExtraCare Plus program currently has more than 6.5 It’s really an ‘and’ not an ‘or’ when you’re talking about ExtraCare and [ExtraCare Plus] — the two are very much tied at the hip.” million members, on top of the more than 74 million members of the basic ExtraCare program.

Shipping 230

Shipping Management ATS 230

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

Jon Basalone, President of Stores at Trader Joe’s in 2019 said : “ we’ve been around for over 50 years, and we’ve never had layoffs. With a little more than 10% of Trader Joe’s employees being with the company for 10 years or longer Trader Joe’s knows what it takes to attract an retain talent.

Employee Engagement 105

Employee Engagement Promotions Wholesale Supermarket 105

A1 Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Gravity Active Entertainment (“Gravity”), the UK’s fast-growing leisure and entertainment company, and Grosvenor, co-owner and asset manager of Liverpool ONE, announce plans for a 100,000 sq ft active experience at Liverpool ONE, the UK’s leading leisure and entertainment destination. Sales at the destination in 2021 were 11.5%

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ATS Management Planning Marketing 52

VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) Daniel Cortazar has been appointed managing director of Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions and will oversee all business operations in the US and LATAM. Cortazar joins Kendu with more than 10 years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams and expanding business opportunities, backed by an extensive industrial knowledge.

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Management Visual Merchandising Wholesale Fashion 52

365 Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

London Designer Outlet (LDO) in Wembley Park has welcomed the appointment of Daniel Tomkinson, the former Chief Executive of the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA), as its new General Manager. With Christmas still to come, the Golden Quarter started with like for like sales at 90% of 2019 levels, and +36.3%

Management 64

Management Fashion Shopping Marketing 64

Cisco Retail

MAY 10, 2022

We’re ALL IN at Cisco Live 2022. Al Slamecka presenting at Cisco Live 2019. Consequently, financial services executives are more confident in their organization’s ability to accelerate transformation at scale. Come talk to the financial services team at the industry booth and explore the financial services use cases.

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ATS Management 121

Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

According to Volley’s partnership manager Renee Jaeger, the NGA approached the brand after seeing Volley’s Wear it with Pride campaign. Volley’s content and marketing manager Anna Geason told Inside Retail that the best collaborations happen when there is an authentic connection between partner brands.

Accessories 244

Accessories Wholesale Management Brand Management 244

A1 Retail

JANUARY 27, 2023

Atria Watford, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual, is pleased to announce that retailer TK Maxx has signed to open a new store at the centre – set to open in summer 2023. The post TK Maxx to open new store at Atria Watford appeared first on A1 Retail Magazine.

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ATS Accessories Management Location 59

Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2023

Brisbane Airport has announced it is on the hunt for 10 premium food and beverage, and seven QSR brands, to open in the Domestic Terminal. Martin Ryan, Brisbane Airport Corporation executive general manager commercial, is excited about the next stage in the airport’s development. Brisbane’s Domestic Terminal serves 17.7

Customer Experience 130

Customer Experience Location Management ATS 130

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Two years after stepping down from his role as executive general manager of national salon chain Hairhouse, Steve Terry is back with a new wellness venture that is part online retailer, part digital magazine and part events business. McKinsey recently estimated the global wellness market at more than US$1.5

Planning 246

Planning Management Returns Consumer 246

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 11, 2021

L Brands expects each retailer to benefit from having its own distinct strategic and management focus, enabling each to follow operational and growth priorities based on their specific operating and financial models. Sales were up 15% compared to 2019, showing strong recovery from the pandemic and associated lockdowns.

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Marketing Planning Management Store Operations 218

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 17, 2022

Looking at all the stats, frankly one might even say quite the opposite. from a year ago, while in-store sales rose 10%. in 2019 to 14.9% at the peak of the pandemic. in 2019 to 14.9% at the peak of the pandemic. Incident management. “On But then it fell to 12.2% Advertising.

Payment Services 360

Payment Services Advertising Returns Checkout 360

A1 Retail

MAY 18, 2023

As Southern Co-op continues to grow its estate, it’s also continuing to reduce its overall carbon footprint with a reduction of 36 percent in absolute greenhouse gas emissions since 2019. This was on top of a previous reduction of the business’s carbon footprint of 27 percent between 2012 and 2019.

ATS 59

ATS Checkout Location Management 59

Small Biz Trends

JULY 23, 2022

10 Online Businesses for Sale in July 2022. Take a look at what is available for sale. Currently, it receives weekly purchase orders valued on average at more than $100,000. Established in 2019, the sale includes state-of-the-art web and mobile app designs along with a mobile unit with all the furniture, fixtures, and equipment.

Accessories 69

Accessories Apparel Location Fashion 69

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 19, 2021

We’ve done our Future Consumer Index seven times during COVID-19 and at this point, 19% say they have no fear at all [about COVID-19] and 33% say they’ll feel more comfortable in the next six months,” Orschell said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. However, availability of products continues to be a challenge for many retailers.

ATS 299

ATS Markdowns Consumer Social Commerce 299

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

Selling on Amazon comes at a cost. Nike is an example of a high-profile retailer that decided to stop selling on Amazon in 2019. These sellers had record sales that were up 60% over 2019. The bad news. The good news…. Amazon has a large and growing marketplace There is something to be said about Amazon’s amazing reach.

Merchant Services 96

Merchant Services Advertising Shipping Wholesale 96

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

but at its lowest rate in years: up 3.5% Sporting Goods : 10% vs. 6%. from a high of 20% in 2019 as consumers spread their spending throughout the holiday season, according to Adobe. BOPIS peaked at 35% of all orders on the Friday before Christmas, up from an average of 20% , according to Salesforce.

Promotions 236

Promotions Sporting Goods Jewelry Inventory Management 236

A1 Retail

APRIL 25, 2023

Bershka, the international fashion retailer, has opened the doors to its new store at Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination. The news follows the recent opening of ZARA’s largest store in Ireland at the centre. It is exactly the type of retailer we want at Blanchardstown Centre. million sq ft.

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ATS Fashion Accessories Management 59

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2023

The company will strategically manage its inventory during this period to preserve value and is prepared to pivot away from any store closures needed to implement a transaction in the wake of a successful sale. These efforts were aimed at buying time to find a buyer, but no interested party materialized.

Payment Services 246

Payment Services Finance Location Planning 246

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

The 2022 back-to-school season will likely avoid being negatively impacted by the weight of inflation, according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) presented at its 2022 Back-to-School Trends webinar. Another 17% are using buy now, pay later options to manage BTS purchases. billion in back-to-college (BTC) spending. .

Accessories 297

Accessories Apparel Consumer Shopping 297

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 14, 2021

She replaces Hillary Super, who stepped down on April 10, 2021. Smith was most recently EVP, Chief Merchandising Officer at Tilly’s , a role she has held since 2019. Both Urban Outfitters and Free People are experiencing double-digit comparable sales growth, but sales at Anthropologie are still slightly negative.

Apparel 149

Apparel Management ATS Store Operations 149

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2023

Not only does the beauty brand have a lot of this rich resource at its disposal, but it also has a sophisticated approach for using it. ’s recent viral winners, the Power Grip Primer, which retails for $10. But one thing that has always been consistent is premium quality at an unbelievable price. “I Judged this way, e.l.f.

Customer Experience 293

Customer Experience Consumer Management Marketing 293

365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Sovereign Centros has announced the opening of Hollywood Bowl at Merry Hill. in the last 12 months, while footfall through Merry Hill’s main entrance for dining, adjacent to Nando’s, has gone up by 107% versus 2019 figures. Restaurant sales have risen 21.4% JLL and Time Retail Partners represent Merry Hill.

ATS 59

ATS Planning Location Management 59

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Ecommerce sales increased by almost 20% in just the first three months of 2020 according to McKinsey, escalating ecommerce trends by the equivalent of 10 years. Yet many businesses are still not thinking about web accessibility, at a time when digital access may be the only way consumers can access their business.

Management 254

Management Consumer Shopping Marketing 254

Cisco Retail

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Hence three key acquisitions in this space, including Luxtera which Cisco acquired in 2019. In Episode 16, we continue a conversation with Ron Horan, Senior Director of Product Management, who joined Cisco via the Luxtera acquisition. Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager. Related links. Cisco Optics Product Information.

Accounting 144

Accounting Management Marketing ATS 144

Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 22, 2022

Last year retail eCommerce sales in China came in at an eye popping $2.6 For context, the United States has the second highest share at 19%. If you are curious about what JD.com is doing to grow at such an impressive level then consider these 10 elements of its strategy. If you guessed Alibaba and JD.com you are right.

Beauty and Health 59

Beauty and Health Home Furnishings Shipping Shopping 59

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 22, 2024

Twenty-five years ago, Tariq Farid saw some fruit displayed in a unique way at an event. So [in our family] fruit always has been a gift, and at one point my dad just thought, there’s a market for this. He said he’d gotten one of [our arrangements delivered] at home, loved it, and asked to open a franchise.

Fulfillment 212

Fulfillment Marketing Consumer Shopping 212

Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2023

The new flagship is scheduled to open to shoppers on Friday, a key debut for a store that accounted for 10 per cent of Tiffany’s global sales before it closed for renovation in 2019. Source: Tiffany & Co Brookfield Properties is spending $400 million to renovate a 39-story office building at 660 Fifth Avenue.

Returns 130

Returns Accounting Location Management 130

Retail Focus

MAY 23, 2022

As part of JYSK’s plans to expand in the UK, the largest Danish retailer, operating globally, will be opening its first Telford store on 2nd June 2022 at Unit NQ1, Northern Quarter, Telford Shopping Centre. The new store will be managed by Stephen Ambrose and boasts 1200 sq mtrs of floor space in the latest JYSK store concept layout.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Planning Management Shopping 147

Cisco Retail

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Hence three key acquisitions in this space, including Luxtera which Cisco acquired in 2019. In Episode 19, we conclude a conversation with Ron Horan, Senior Director of Product Management, who joined Cisco via the Luxtera acquisition. Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager. 5:10 Co-packaged optics. Related links.

Accounting 130

Accounting Management Marketing ATS 130

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

De Sarno’s Gucci catwalk presentation – one of the industry’s most highly-anticipated shows this year – will serve as an aesthetic reset for the brand, aimed at reigniting sales, but it is also the first major test of a sweeping overhaul at Kering.

Fashion 130

Fashion Boutique Accounting Advertising 130

Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

The first of the two new stores that the much-loved Scandinavian retailer will open will be on 10 th June in Bury at Angouleme Retail Park followed by a store in Stockport at Manchester Road Retail Park on 8 th July with 25 new jobs being created. “We

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