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Rob Scott: ‘Some of our locations may be suitable as vaccination points’

Inside Retail

Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has reiterated its offer to turn some of its bricks-and-mortar locations into vaccination centres as Australia’s vaccine rollout picks up pace. We’re currently doing half that and don’t have the stocks to catch up for at least another three months,” Bilsborough told Inside Retail.

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New Zealand’s Deadly Ponies to open first Australian store

Inside Retail

The company says Melbourne was chosen as the location of the first store because the brand already has a strong fan base there. Launched in 2005, the brand designs products in New Zealand with the majority of stock produced at its own eco-atelier in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to ensure total transparency over the sourcing and supply of its pieces.

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Capri, Tapestry Pull Plug on Merger Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Retail TouchPoints

Both groups said that the outcome of the legal process was too uncertain and unlikely to be resolved by the outside date (or drop-dead date) of Feb. With over 1,200 directly operated luxury retail locations globally, combined with our robust digital platform, we have a strong framework for the future.

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Breaking Barriers: How Brick-and-Mortar Retailers can Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences

Retail TouchPoints

People have been saying “Retail is dead” for several years now. No, retail isn’t dead. Bad retail is dead. Missed sales due to inventory stockouts are a drain on revenue, unsold merchandise is a drain on cash flow, and carrying too much stock in the backroom is a waste of space that could otherwise be generating sales.

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Wireless Power and the Retail Store of Tomorrow

Retail TouchPoints

Replaceable batteries don’t all deplete at the same rate, meaning one shelf may require multiple trips to replace dead batteries at various intervals, and most used ones — three billion, according to the EPA — end up in landfills as toxic e-waste annually.

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How Improving Markdowns Will Impact Your Most Important Supply Chain KPIs

Retail TouchPoints

At the same time, it’s also important to ensure the retailer doesn’t have excess inventory clogging up stores and distribution centers past the planned deletion date, tying up both capital and space in inventory that’s effectively “dead.”.

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Why AMP for Email has a Place in Every Email Marketers’ Playbook

Retail TouchPoints

Provide location-based or only current, live content to offer the most up-to-date information. Are they in stock? Because let’s face it — there’s nothing worse than finding a really neat item and navigating to the website only to discover it’s out of stock or no longer on sale. Add animation to emails. Are they still on sale?

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