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How Localization is Helping CVS Position Itself as the Modern General Store

Retail TouchPoints

If you want tennis balls, you can wait for them to be delivered or you can go to a big-box sporting goods store, but if you’re on the way to the courts shouldn’t you be able to go somewhere really convenient along the way? And [its the same] across beauty, across health and wellness.

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Adore Beauty CEO Sacha Laing gives exclusive look inside retailer’s store launch

Inside Retail

Adore Beauty CEO Sacha Laing has revealed the company’s first bricks-and-mortar stores will open just after Christmas and will represent “the absolute best of the best”. Adore Beauty has operated as an online-only retailer since its founding in 1999, so its move into bricks-and-mortar represents a major change for the business.

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CVS to Open 12 Small Pharmacy-Focused Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Over the next year, CVS will open a dozen small-format stores in locations throughout the U.S. The stores will average less than 5,000 square feet not even half as large as a typical CVS store. that will include full-service pharmacies but very limited selections of non-healthcare retail, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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T2 managing director talks experiential retail, innovation and what’s next

Inside Retail

In 2023, T2 made the decision to close its northern hemisphere stores, now focusing its efforts on a more concentrated presence with 61 stores operating between Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Our matcha is ceremonial grade, organic and sourced from beautiful tea gardens in Japan. Were seeing incredible demand.

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The New In-Store Playbook for Brands

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers, especially in beauty, health and wellness categories, want to see, touch, smell and try before they buy. Sephoras success is built on this principle; interactive displays, shade-matching tools, beauty bars. Experience-driven shopping. Online shopping is efficient, but not immersive. Discovery and trial.

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Boots poaches Asda’s chief retail officer

Retail Gazette

Liz Evans, who currently leads theGeorgeclothing brand, will be taking up the position of chief commercial officer for non-food and retail at thesupermarket,leading its large store operations on a permanent basis, alongside her continued leadership of the George clothing brand.

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Walgreens Seeks Strategic Alternatives for Boots, Expands VillageMD as Healthcare Pivot Continues

Retail TouchPoints

People familiar with the matter said that Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are assembling a joint bid for the drugstore chain “predicated upon substantial investment in its digital, beauty and healthcare services offerings.”. However, Brewer did not comment on whether or not the retailer would pursue a sale.