Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Netflix is reportedly planning to open permanent brick-and-mortar stores, beginning in 2025 with two in the U.S. The streaming company also has explored wholesale partnerships, with Walmart expanding its in-store Netflix Hubs to 2,400 locations in October 2022. followed by a global rollout, according to Bloomberg.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Marc Fisher Footwear will take on the Hunter brand’s footwear design, wholesale and ecommerce operations. At the intersection of fashion and outdoor, Hunter introduces another elevated global brand to Authentic’s diverse Lifestyle portfolio,” said Jamie Salter, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Authentic in a statement. In the U.S.,

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Footwear retailer Accent Group has opened a Nude Lucy store at Westfield Miranda in NSW, the group’s 800th store. The new store opening is part of the Accent Group’s plan to expand the footprint of all of its 15 brands as it sees a strong return on investment in brick-and-mortar retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 20, 2022

A 45-year-old family-owned luxury business might not be the kind of company one expects to be at the cutting edge of digital commerce, but thanks to President Ken Natori, the company’s second-generation leader, Natori is just that. And earn his stripes he has.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Starbucks Workers United , the union trying to organize Starbucks workers across the country, is planning a “Red Cup Rebellion” on Nov. The union has been seeking to consolidate talks with Starbucks to a national level since at least May 2023 , but the company has maintained that each store needs to bargain individually.

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Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

The brand has a range of partnerships in the works, and recently opened its first domestic flagship – a 167sqm store at Chadstone Shopping Centre, showcasing new trends and styles, and introducing new customers to the vintage brand. At the end of April last year, the keys changed hands to the current operating partner, Brand Collective.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 23, 2022

Nike is pushing forward with its digitally focused direct-to-consumer strategy following a strong Q3, with plans to build “the marketplace of the future” and bring standalone Jordan stores to North America. The brand’s overall digital sales also increased 19% globally, while wholesale revenues were down by 1%.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

During her time at Lululemon, which spanned 13 years from 2012 to 2020, Shaughnessy led over 40 stores and oversaw the brand’s national wholesale and community presence in ANZ. Its 10th store will open at Sunshine Plaza on March 10, and its 11th store at Pacific Fair on May 4.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Kroger and Albertsons will sell 413 stores across 17 states and the District of Columbia, along with eight distribution centers, two offices and five private label brands, to C&S Wholesale Grocers for approximately $1.9 billion in cash. In May 2023 the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union had voted to oppose any mergers. “C&S

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Online retailer Zulily , once a Silicon Valley darling, has begun the process of winding down its business, with court filings indicating plans to close its Seattle headquarters as well as warehouses in Nevada and Ohio and a liquidation sale underway online. and Lockbourne, Ohio, impacting more than 800 employees across the three locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2021

If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. Building an Online Presence. to visit your website.

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Talking Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Bestway Wholesale has unveiled plans to restructure its senior management team to bring Bestway Wholesale and Bestway Retail together, enabling it to “harness its growing scale and talent” The company has confirmed that Mike Hollis, formerly retail director of Costcutter, has been appointed as Bestway Retail director.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2022

At its June 1, 2022 Investor Day, Levi Strauss and Co executives laid out an aggressive strategy to propel the company toward revenues of $9 to $10 billion by 2027, by doubling down on DTC and diversifying beyond denim. “We as well as plans to triple the ecommerce business. billion this year.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Renowned Australian footwear business Munro Footwear Group (MFG) recently acquired the popular but beleaguered New Zealand kids’ footwear brand Bobux, as part of a plan to consolidate its presence in the children’s market. The long-term plan is still being finalised,” he said. The initial focus is on stabilisation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2021

B2B wholesale marketplace Faire is expanding into Europe with launches in the UK and the Netherlands, with plans to add additional European markets in the coming months. As part of Faire’s international expansion the company also plans to open an office in London. billion after its latest $170 million Series E funding round.

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365 Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

Embracing an omnichannel approach which allows for a positive customer journey is increasingly being adopted by distributors and wholesalers, who are moving to utilise interim retail resource to create competitive advantage. PRODUCT & BUYING Another area garnering interest from distribution organisations is product and buying.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“EOIs aren’t done deals, but the calls I’ve received have ranged from regular customers who genuinely love the business and want to be a part of it, to wholesale investors and growth funds who are looking at Belles from a commercial perspective,” Jenner-Leuthart said. “We

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Independent Retailer

JANUARY 17, 2023

The wholesale product manufacturer creates, packages, and ships the product out to your customer for you, making this a low maintenance business model. In the current web-based world of retail and wholesale, dropshipping makes a lot of sense. What is Dropshipping? Why You Should Drop Ship. Basic Dropshipping Principles. back to top.

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Inside Retail

JULY 18, 2023

The rebranding is part of a $370 million, three-year transformation plan for the company which will see older stores revamped and an upgraded customer loyalty program. The post Woolworths plans $370 million rebrand, upgrade of its NZ store network appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2023

After winding up the label, she identified an opportunity to combine her passion for fashion and design with her experience in wholesale, and working with corporate and hospitality clients. At that time, she said that uniforms were typically generic – involving polos or white shirts and black aprons.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2021

BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Rachael Vegas as EVP, Chief Merchandise Officer (CMO). Vegas will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the company’s merchandising and assortment planning and allocation functions and will report to Paul Cichocki, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

It was a tough week to be at the top in retail with a number of companies announcing CEO switch-ups following disappointing performances, including Petco , Under Armour , Fossil Group and, as Retail TouchPoints previously reported, Allbirds. This will be the third CEO switch-up at the company in nearly as many years.

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

When you first start your wholesale business, it can be tricky to find the right price to sell your merchandise. Wholesale Price vs. Retail Price. In order to establish the right prices for your products, it is important to understand the difference between wholesale and retail pricing. What is the wholesale price?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2023

According to Andrew Kinsella, brand manager at Skechers, the collection is designed to resonate with “the woman on the go [who] wants convenience and style wrapped up in one.” per cent increase in wholesale turnover, and a 10.8 We plan to continue this growth and open more stores both locally and internationally,” he said.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 8, 2021

Dutch fashion retailer Scotch & Soda is accelerating its global expansion plans with a total of 15 new brick-and-mortar stores and 12 shop-in-shops opening worldwide over the next six months. IR: How are you planning to grow the brand in Asia Pacific? We have modernised our brand icon and brought a new life and movement into it.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Australian-owned and operated sportswear brand LSKD is opening its third retail space this year, as part of a plan to expand its retail presence before peak period. It produced a range of wholesale products, including life jackets, motocross gloves and socks and a bit of sportswear. In 2010, LKI became a full time job for Daniel.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Vuori has received a $400 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that values the activewear brand at $4 billion just six years after its debut. Launched in 2016 as a DTC business, Vuori has since expanded to brick-and-mortar via wholesale at retailers including Nordstrom and REI , as well as with 10 standalone stores.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2024

In a call with analysts on March 12, Zwillinger stated that the company plans to close between 10 and 15 underperforming US stores in 2024, about a third of its total number. Neil Saunders, managing director and retail analyst at GlobalData, is less positive about the footwear brand’s comeback. Can Allbirds make a comeback?

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Wholesale inventory bloat, combined with a softening demand in the economy, is taking its toll on cash flow and earnings at retailers. . This is complicating retailer’s ability to shift with consumer behaviors,” Dr. Madhav Durbha, VP supply chain strategy at Coupa , said. Retailers were sitting on $739.5

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Independent Retailer

JULY 14, 2022

If you are looking to take the plunge into wholesale, here is everything you need to know in order to find the best merchandise to sell online: What is a Wholesale Business? First, you need to understand what it means to sell wholesale. With wholesale, merchandise is moved in a short period of time.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Pedal Group owns two separate businesses in the bicycle industry, 99 Bikes, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) retail operation, and Advance Traders, a bicycle wholesale business that the group acquired in July 2008. “At This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 8, 2021

Unitas Wholesale has partnered with Accolade Wines, Heineken UK, and Lucozade Ribena Suntory for new mini category guides for summer drinks and sports energy drinks. This story continues at Unitas Wholesale launches new category guidance. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

(DBG), which has a portfolio of luxury lifestyle brands such as Bailey 44, DSTLD and Sundry , plans to open its first retail store in Dallas. Located at the Simon Premium Outlet Mall in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas, DBG will use the store to clear excess inventory it acquired with its Sundry acquisition, which was completed January 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

With a new retail management solution in place, Burton will now be able to: Deploy mobile POS (mPOS) devices in its stores; Provide store associates with improved visibility into customer, product and inventory data ; and Gain a unified view of its e-Commerce and brick-and-mortar operations at both the store and headquarters levels.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2023

Superdry is known for its outerwear and winter jackets in particular, and it continues to resonate with the Australian and New Zealand consumer from a wholesale and retail point of view. Replay Jeans has a local wholesale and e-commerce business, and we’re looking to expand. IR: Moving forward, what other plans are in the works?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Gass’ appointment brings to fruition a succession plan that has been in place since the former Kohl’s CEO joined Levi’s in November 2022. Levi’s was in a bit of turmoil itself at the time. wholesale bottoms business to a global, DTC-driven one, in addition to reinvigorating the women’s business.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2022

Primark is partnering with the Vintage Wholesale Company, an independent vintage clothing business, to open two new concessions in its flagship Birmingham and Manchester stores, under the brand WornWell by the Vintage Wholesale Company. . Jermaine Lapwood, Head of Innovation and Future Trends at Primark said : .

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