Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2023

Winners will be celebrated at a cocktail reception during the 2023  Retail Innovation Conference & Expo , to be held June 13-15 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and they will be spotlighted in a special report scheduled to be published in July 2023. 

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Bright idea Retailers can start by looking at their stores and what they can change to have an almost immediate impact on sustainability. Sara Drawwater, marketing director at Shoplight, said that sustainable retail benefits the environment and aligns with consumer expectations, social responsibility and economic viability.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Some retailers have taken a look at consumer data, analyzing where consumers are making online purchases to better understand where a brick-and-mortar store might be successful based on the shoppers’ location. When it comes to a small-format store, a fraction of what might be available at a large format store is in stock.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The local branch will offer a number of consultancy services, ranging from retail store management to visual merchandising, digital marketing and retail technology for omnichannel solutions, in an effort to elevate Malaysia’s beauty and fashion retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The first store, in Washington, D.C., features optimized lighting and acoustics for better visual and audible communication and accessible equipment designs for store associates. “At Building and scaling an Inclusive Store Framework is central to our mission of connection and will lead to greater access for all.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2021

His responsibilities grew to encompass Home, Kids and Visual Merchandising before he took the CMO role in 2018. Prior to joining Belk, Patel was SVP at Kohl’s , VP at Lands’ End and held other roles at Abercrombie & Fitch , Target and Gap. “I’m

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

Apps that allow shoppers to preview and locate in-store inventory, do virtual try-ons, identify sales and cash in on personalized promotions and rewards are popular. In fact, most consumers (61%) report that they consider their smartphone “very important” while shopping in stores. The Lacek Group is an Ogilvy Experience company.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2023

With an increased need and desire for recycling, upcycling and reselling, retailers can explore in-store services that encourage consumers to give products a second life and help close the loop on unnecessary waste. To lead by example, old or retired products can be used as a “building” material or for visual merchandising displays.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

These benefits are just a few reasons why “luxury retailers are the ones that have embraced pop-ups the most” in recent years, according to Sterling Plenert, SVP at CallisonRTKL in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Retailers also need to look at social media: has the pop-up generated buzz? A lot of municipalities in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

We’re at the very start of the retail media age with PwC forecasting retail media will grow from $850 million to $2.14 Prepare for a digitally-led re-imagining of the store experience. As it stands, clean store policies can constrain creativity. For example, social proof is increasingly being built into store display.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Foot Locker has unveiled its new store format, which includes a communal sneaker try-on area to facilitate “sneaker culture” conversations and technology that provides store associates with omnichannel inventory availability data. The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

It was officially closed at the end of business day Monday, Jan. Coresight Research (New York), according to Retail Dive , recently tallied the remaining Kmart stores and found five operational. At the time of Kmart’s bankruptcy filing in 2002, there were roughly 2100 locations; more than 1000 were still open until 2015.

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Wiser

JUNE 30, 2020

In this article, we’ll look at what assortment planning is and how you can do it effectively. Beyond the merchandising itself, assortment planning also refers to optimizing a store’s visual merchandising, layout, and the placement of the products. Assortment planning doesn’t only involve in-store operations.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

In November 2022 alone, for example, Leap opened multiple stores at Simon properties in California and Florida: True Classic Tees in Los Angeles’ Del Amo Fashion Center and ThirdLove , Sugarfina and Goodlife in Florida’s Town Center at Boca Raton. “We Widen it to make your physical store as productive as possible.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 21, 2022

His mission will be to bring HRG’s resources, such as category management, space planning, visual merchandising, retail strategy, creative services, and asset management, to the pet, hardware, and beauty segments of the retail industry. WAUKESHA, Wis. Corey Paske has joined HRG as business development manager.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2024

We wanted to create a symbol that would increase consideration for Levi’s stores,” said Danny Rosenberg, Director of U.S. Retail Marketing at Levi’s in a statement. “So The Giant Jeans are on display at: Levi’s Brickell City Center in Miami; Levi’s 5 th and Broadway in Nashville, Tenn.;

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

“We are also excited to partner even more with our vendors this year as it relates to their branded in-store merchandise experiences,” Barry added, identifying Tesla, Lovesac and Starlink as examples of planned vendor partnerships. Best Buy closed 24 stores in FY 2024 and plans to close 10 to 15 in FY 2025.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Also Miller’s Outpost [which eventually went out of business after changing its name to Anchor Blue ] had Western-style facades and wood on the walls — and they also had the cool brands, so kids at school wouldn’t make fun of me. He’s also been good about creating scarcity. For other retailers, you have to find your niche.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Employee Feedback: Encouraging employees to share observations and suggestions about store operations and customer behavior. Visual Merchandising Checks: Regularly evaluating the store’s layout and product presentation to ensure it is visually appealing and conducive to driving sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

but the company also has worked with its portfolio of luxury clients on a range of new store designs and experiences. Based on the innovation that’s evident in all these projects, Sterling Plenert , Principal at Arcadis, believes the broader industry has a lot to learn from luxury players.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Dick’s plans to open a total of 16 50K stores in 2024, consisting of 12 relocations or remodels and four new stores. Dick’s also will open eight new House of Sport locations in 2024, consisting of seven relocations/conversions and one new store at Boston’s Prudential Center.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

His focus on content management and digital signage content strategy has been an essential aspect of his role at Spectrio. In 2020, Industry Weapon was acquired by Spectrio , where Armstrong now serves as the Senior Director of Business Development.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

In fact, 88% of consumers look at a company’s sustainability practices and products before purchasing, and retailers incorporating sustainable hangers capitalize on this trend. Joseph Schlossberg is a VP of Global Sales at Sourcing Solutions International.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Joyleaf has 6,000 square feet total, with a selling space of approximately 2,500 square feet ; we need that big back-of-house because we’re planning to do deliveries, so there will be a big pick-and-pack operation there. RTP: Given this hands-on education and sales process, how important is it to have the right staff people at Joyleaf?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

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. “In

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Saks Fifth Avenue has partnered with LVMH Group ’s Christian Dior to create Dior’s Carousel of Dreams at Saks, a holiday program that includes a Dior Pop-Up on Saks.com selling exclusive Dior merchandise. The online store, which will be open Nov. 20, 2023, through Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Retailers looking to bring digital experiences to their stores can begin by ensuring that they understand their core customers as well as which experiences feel natural, shareable and allow for scalability as technology continues to evolve. Sara Alloy is Retail Experience Lead, North America at Publicis Sapient.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Champs Sports may not be one of those core banners: during 2023, Foot Locker has been “rationalizing the store base with roughly 70 Champs store closures, while at the same time investing in the ongoing fleet through nearly 200 merchandising resets,” said Dillon. In 2023, Foot Locker generated $8.15 billion in sales, a 6.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Kawadler: We know where our customers are because of [the data from] millions of customers online, including not just who visits and shops at our site but which customers are the most valuable. Now that doesn’t mean we can always put a store exactly where we want; we have to look at market data. What are market rates for rents?

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

“As we reshape M&S for growth, we’re investing in technology that will create greater efficiencies and a more connected in-store experience for our customers,” said Rob Barnes, CTO at M&S in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Simply serving the traditional store design paradigm is not only insufficient, it might lead down the wrong path entirely. In a word, they are unparalleled, meaning that the retail venue may not even appear to be a store at all. Luxury experiences must be singular, memorable and elevated.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2022

We began this platform as a strategic mission to solve big systemic problems across food insecurity and food waste,” said Barbara Connors, VP of Commercial Insights at 84.51° , Kroger’s retail data science and insights company, in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Barbara Connors. “We

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Using Capture Services On-Demand, Matterport Pro2 cameras, or the Matterport Smartphone app, retail customers are creating virtual showrooms, curating shoppable digital experiences with e-commerce integration, and making store operations more efficient. Send your press releases to VMSD at vmsd.com. SUBMITTING PRESS RELEASES .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

“Our men’s business has experienced significant growth over the past several years, and Saks continues to be the destination that shoppers look to for the latest in men’s luxury fashion,” said Tracy Margolies, Chief Merchandising Officer at Saks in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

Stores still need traditional shop-ability: having the right mix of products, promotions, prices and people — but also simple factors like ease of entering the store, browsing, trying on items, all the way through to completing the purchase at the cashwrap.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

It’s seamless and can reorient around a customer’s changing needs, sometimes at a moment’s notice. . Customers (or should I say “shoppers”) don’t look at different channels. Half shipped, half in store? Ship to store? Shoppers look at a retailer and engage how, when, why and where they want to.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It’s relatable in ways that more sophisticated sales imagery isn’t, and now that your target demographic is so adept at image-making themselves, they can smell marketing BS a mile away. A recognized thought leader, he is a regular speaker at regional and national design conferences.

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