Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ikea will open a Plan and Order Point as its third store in the Dallas-Fort Worth market on Nov. 29, 2023, offering design consultations as well as a location where customers can pick up their online orders. The 10,800-square-foot location in Southlake joins two large-format stores in Frisco and Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Circuit City has launched a Series A funding round along with plans for alliances with national companies, though it did not identify which companies will be involved. Circuit City also will support the partnerships with its customer service, private label products and white-glove consumer electronics experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

Ready to grow even further, the company launched a digital transformation to swap out its legacy systems, advance customer knowledge through data and provide a truly omnichannel customer experience. The second prong was replacing foundational systems, such as the company’s legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

The company also has been making efforts to expand the availability of its offerings; Shipt revealed plans to add SNAP EBT to its payment options in September 2022 and debuted its LadderUp initiative supporting food access and local businesses in February 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Freshippo also has established strategic partnerships with 13 global retail groups, international brands, global associations and consulting companies in Shanghai and announced plans to set up eight purchasing centers globally.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

has unveiled its Bold New Chapter strategy, signaling a major shift for the iconic department store retailer. Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

The Home Depot plans to open four new distribution centers designed specifically for the needs of its professional customers in the first half of 2024. Over the last several years, we have been investing to deliver a faster, more convenient, differentiated experience for our pros.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

As a result, customers can now get their orders in half the time and with 40% reduced cost of delivery for pickup parcels. Expansion plans include the first IKEA stores in Stockholm and Toronto, which were specially designed to operate in busy downtown locations. Ingka Group also is investing nearly €1.2

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Check out the Retail Strategy & Planning Series on-demand. Offering excellent customer service is a business basic at any time of the year, but it’s particularly vital during the holiday season. Even simple requests for feedback get you top-of-mind with that customer.”

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Ecommerce execution will lean more heavily on store-based fulfillment. Holiday hires will help retailers leverage their store-based omnichannel fulfillment capacity through buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store services. 13-14 , will kick off the season.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 21, 2020

Walmart Canada is planning a $3.5 Today’s significant investment will position us for future growth and make Walmart Canada even better for our associates and our customers,” said Horacio Barbeito, President and CEO of Walmart Canada in a statement. “We More than 150 of Walmart Canada’s 408 stores are targeted for renovation.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

But BOPIS is projected to drive $28 billion in incremental in-store sales this holiday season, and Salesforce reported that 39% of online shoppers seek out a BOPIS option. BOPIS’ value increases even more after holiday shipping cutoff dates, when as many as one in three orders are fulfilled via BOPIS.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Then the next step is to go beyond that to say you also plan on empowering consumers to be able to live those promises as well, whether that’s inclusivity, sustainability or giving back to the community. For instance, it is much easier for operations to establish and reach success in one facet of the store.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lululemon is in the process of rolling out a cloud-based RFID inventory management solution to its 600+ stores globally that will help the retailer optimize its in-store product assortments. Having a fully mobile cloud solution in our stores greatly contributes to this experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While the NRF has yet to release its total sales projections for the season, its early consumer research reveals that consumers plan to spend an average of $875 this holiday season, in line with the five-year average — and most of that money will be spent online. Create digital synergy. Train early and train often.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

The return to brick-and-mortar will be a slow, steady process, and preparing stores for the great return will be as much about making shoppers comfortable as it will be about enticing them back. In-Store Fulfillment is Now Part of the Brand, Not a Convenient Extra. said Scaretta. “ Now consumers look for that.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

“Adding Uber Eats to our stable of marketplace options was a natural next in expanding convenient access to our better-than-elsewhere bargains and fulfilling the omnichannel objective within our multi-year plan,” said Matt Weger, SVP and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Big Lots in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

“Whether you’re missing a key ingredient for tonight’s dinner, or need a healthy snack for your kid’s lunchbox, families can turn to Albertsons to quickly replenish their food and household staples,” said Stephen Menaquale, SVP of Ecommerce and Fulfillment for Albertsons in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. For their part, more mall operators are looking to diversify their tenant mix and incorporate additional brands that resonate with younger audiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

The new operating model will help each organization focus on their biggest growth opportunities while still working together to provide a seamless customer experience across both channels. Going forward, the ecommerce business will become “The Bay,” while the banner’s 86 stores will continue operating as Hudson’s Bay.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 20, 2021

Coles will upgrade this offer by adding capacity and converting stores to drive-through wherever possible. And in the final phase, Coles plans to differentiate the offer “through tech enablement and end-to-end customer experience”. Walker said it’s essential for Coles to act on improving the online experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Owning the Entire Customer Experience. As a result, it has been able to maintain its DTC model and ensure it can keep its competitive pricing and own the entire customer experience — from delivery to installation. That’s why the ethos behind our brand is making every day feel as relaxing as Sunday morning.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

GameStop is accelerating store closure plans as part of its “de-densification” strategy. The retailer plans to shutter 400 to 450 stores worldwide in fiscal 2020, which ends in February 2021. GameStop already has closed 388 locations this year; the retailer currently operates more than 5,100 stores around the world.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

In an exclusive interview with Retail TouchPoints , Roehm explained how the 850+ -store party supply chain “jumpstarted plans that were already in the business roadmap,” but were not scheduled to kick off for at least a year or two. Today the chain is providing curbside pickup at 100% of its stores and same-day delivery at 90%.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Furthermore, a global supply chain crisis and labor shortages are likely to limit the ability to keep stores stocked throughout the fall holiday shopping season and spur increased consumer demand. Recent data shows that people plan to buy more gifts and spend more money than they did in 2020. Embrace the Need for Speed .

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2022

The next step for the 112-year-old floral and gift brand is offering its partner florists updated features within its new MercuryOnline (MOL) platform, powered by Shopify , which FTD CTO Matt Powell describes as “ how digital commerce interfaces with store operations.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When David Sherwood joined the family business in 2001, the plan was to sell. But in the process, he fell back in love with the business he had grown up in, and the plan changed. “I His father and uncle, who were running the company at that time, were ready to retire, so David was brought in to help find a buyer.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As the first step in a planned three-year, $250 million technology upgrade, Bed Bath & Beyond will deploy Oracle Cloud as its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution, providing the retailer with real-time financial, supply chain and merchandising solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Now is the time for interested third parties to plan their strategy for entering the cannabis sector, according to Walsh. However, demand for multiple fulfillment options isn’t the only way cannabis sales are beginning to reflect the rest of retail. Medical or Recreational, Customer Experience Comes First.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

More Dark Kitchens Over the next five years, QSR chain Wendy’s is planning to add 700 kitchens in converted shipping containers to support delivery. These and other benefits will feed “massive increases in groceries, soft goods and the hospitality sector” for mobile deployments, explained Buzek.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Retailers seeking guidance as they look ahead to an uncertain Q4 will find plenty of solid, practical advice in the 2020 Retail Strategy and Planning series of webinars, now available on-demand. Session topics ranged from ramping up touch-free in-store technologies to strengthening supply chains and getting the most out of marketplaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 4, 2020

These priorities fall under five key areas : Store safety and sanitation ; In-store service and engagement ; Flexible fulfillment and last mile experiences ; Cross-functional and team-based communication and collaboration ; and Empathy- and community-based culture creation.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

However, retailers have risen to the occasion and adjusted their operations accordingly — and now they need to look to the future and plan for a post-pandemic future, according to the Enabling a Resilient & Connected Supply Chain in a Post-Pandemic World webinar from the IoT Consort i um and GS1 US. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Our team members are a key part of the experience, so we hire enthusiasts and seek to be seen as a friendly, clever ally. While the JOANN customer experience is extremely human-centric, the retailer doesn’t shy away from using technology. Customers have to wait in line, so it can be a difficult experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 3, 2023

By my recollection, the world of flexible fulfillment hit an inflection point about 15 years ago. It was at that point that putting the technology and operations in place to fulfill from an increasingly complex supply chain network embarked upon its next frontier. Let’s start with demand forecasting and inventory deployment.

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