Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

His previous retail experience includes leadership positions at JCPenney, Payless ShoeSource, Home Shopping Network, May Department Stores and McKinsey & Co. Most recently, Hicks served as CEO of Academy Sports + Outdoors as well as CEO of Foot Locker. He is a U.S. Military Academy graduate who served in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 1, 2024

billion, and department stores climbed 0.4 Household goods rose 3.3 per cent to $5.92 billion while food increased 3 per cent to $14.53 Cafes, restaurants, and takeaways grew 2.3 per cent to $5.48 billion, while clothing, footwear and accessories increased 1.7 per cent to $3.02 per cent to $1.91

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Department store chain David Jones has launched its online app, a cornerstone of the retailer’s three-year, $65 million technology transformation project.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

store last month , with another five in development and plans to eventually operate 50 locations in the region. Additionally, Kurt Geiger operates footwear concessions inside luxury and premium department stores in the UK, including Harrods and Selfridges , where it sells both its own and third-party brands.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This includes significant investment into Steen & Strøm (S&S) shopping centre, the world’s oldest continuously running department store and anchor of the Promenaden portfolio, to diversify the store’s product and service offerings, as well as enhance its provision of experience-led shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The integration will allow customers to see the availability of products at their local Bloomingdales stores while browsing their preferred brand’s website. Example of the Lucky integration. ” As parent company Macys Inc. fends off new activist investors , Bloomingdales remains a stronghold for the group.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

However, department store sales fell 1.2 Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway sales rose 3.6 per cent to $5.57 billion and food sales inched 2.8 per cent higher to $14.62 Clothing, footwear, and accessoriesclimbed 1.8 per cent to $3.07 billion while household goods improved 1.2 per cent to $5.99 per cent to $1.94

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2025

According to the ABS , department store spending increased by 3.7 Cosmetics, sports and recreational goods saw the largest increase, up 4.78 per cent, followed by cafes, restaurants and takeaways, which rose 3.83 per cent year-on-year. per cent, while spending on clothing, footwear, and accessories rose by 3.5 per cent and 2.58

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2024

days, on par with other department stores. Their approach sets the standard for returns and highlights their commitment to a seamless customer experience. The Iconic: Free returns form part of the success story The Iconic, meanwhile, has an average refund time of 7.1

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 21, 2025

Discount retailers focus on affordability, and specialty stores cater to unique interests. Next, let’s explore how department stores and chain stores fit into your shopping strategy. Specialty stores cater to specific product categories, allowing for personalized service and a wider range of brands.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Meanwhile, department stores declined 0.2 Food retail sales rose 3.1 per cent to $14.5 billion, while cafes, restaurants, and takeaway climbed 1.4 per cent to $5.46 Clothing, footwear, and accessories increased 0.8 per cent to $3.04 billion, and household goods improved 0.03 per cent to $5.82 per cent to $1.91 per cent.

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2025

Ginger & Smart was founded by Alexandra and Genevieve Smart in 2002 and earned a listing with department store chain David Jones. A spokesperson for Alquemie confirmed to the AFR that the sale news was correct and that the retail group wanted to focus on its growing Lego and General Pants businesses moving forward.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The department store retailer announced the C-suite change along with its financial results for Q3, which ended Nov. drop compared to the same period the previous year, with comparable store sales falling by an even larger percentage, 9.3%. Kohl’s has named Ashley Buchanan, CEO of Michaels , as its new CEO, effective Jan.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Japanese department store Matsuya has introduced a digital platform with a click-and-collect service including tax refunds in a bid to tap into the growth of international tourists. Established in 1874 as a kimono retailer, Matsuya Co operates department stores in Tokyo’s Ginza and Asakusa districts.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

Myer’s proposal to acquire Premier Retail’s apparel brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Portmans, Dotti, and Jacqui E has received approval from the department store chain’s independent expert.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department stores, which have traditionally been one of the favourite retail go-to places for high-end chocolates, have had to think a little bit out of the box (or out of the square if you prefer). Chocolate isnt everything A worldwide scarcity of cocoa isnt the only thing thats bothering Japans department stores though.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Regal Brands Global , the new owner of iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor , plans to relaunch it as a discount luxury ecommerce platform in 2025. The site will offer designer goods and Lord & Taylor-branded products, according to reporting in Business of Fashion and other media outlets.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2025

Indian retail conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited has signed a franchise agreement with American luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue to expand its luxury retail portfolio through its subsidiary Reliance Retail, the company said in its third-quarter financial report last week.

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Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2025

The Australian luxury department store, Harrolds, has been brought back to life by two former managers, Arasch Enayat and Gino Pagano, who completely self-funded the business’s renaissance. However, Enayat said the conversation with the Poulakis family to acquire the name was “not easy”.

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Inside Retail

JULY 17, 2025

So it is, too, with Japan’s department stores, particularly at the high end, which are trying to scale last year’s dizzy heights when the yen was weak and tourism was rebooting. The department store leadership was well aware this problem would come: Tourism growth was bound to level off, and the local currency would regain ground.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

billion, and department stores jumped 2.9 Clothing, footwear, accessoriesrose 4.5 per cent to $3.07 billion while cafes, restaurants, takeawaygrew 3.8 per cent to $5.58 Food climbed 3.1 per cent to $14.69 per cent to $1.93 Household goodstotalled $5.91 billion, reflecting the lowest category growth rate of 2.5

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Inside Retail

APRIL 10, 2025

Steven Lew is the son of billionaire Solomon Lew, chair of Melbourne-based Premier Investments, which owns the Smiggle and Peter Alexander chains.Premier Investments is the largest shareholder in Myer department stores and appliance brand Breville.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 15, 2025

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Team Coco (@teamcoco) How Macy’s Store Closures Factor Into the Job-Cut Wave Although craft chain Joann and several pharmacy giants have grabbed headlines, Macy’s looms large in the 2025 retail retrenchment story.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Shoppers would park on one side, entering the mall and passing smaller shops on their way to the large department stores. His portfolio of work represents all corners of the globe and a spectrum of retail-driven product types, including retail stores, department stores, shopping centers, master planning, and mixed-use developments.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 29, 2025

The San Bernardino facility is one of 15 EFCs and distribution centers, and the closing stores represent approximately 2.3% Like other department stores, Kohls has had trouble adjusting to changes in consumer shopping patterns. of Kohls 1,150 locations. Net sales for the retailers Q3 2024, which ended Nov. 2, 2024, declined 8.8%

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VMS

JULY 18, 2025

Two high-profile luxury department store enterprises have hired new CFOs, typically the number-two post in a company’s c-suite hierarchy, reporting to the CEO. They are: Nordstrom Inc. Seattle), which has named Kelly Dilts CFO, effective Aug. Dilts joins Nordstrom from Dollar General, where she has served as EVP/CFO since 2023.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 5, 2025

David Jones has teamed up with Qantas as the premium department store prepares to launch its loyalty program David Jones Rewards later this year. As part of the partnership, customers will be able to earn and redeem either David Jones Rewards Points or Qantas Points when they shop at the retailers 40 stores and online.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2025

Retail spending in April appears weaker than it truly is, likely due to calendar anomalies (Easter, school holidays, Anzac Day) and unseasonably warm weather, which particularly impacted sales in clothing, footwear and department stores, said CreditorWatchs chief economist, Ivan Colhoun.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2025

When retailers closed stores, however, online sales in a given area decreased by 11.5%, with some categories including home (32.2%) and department stores (26.1%) seeing even greater declines. Emerging retailers saw even greater gains, of 13.9%.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Typically, consumers seek out department stores and shopping centres to get in the holiday spirit but LaManna has managed to position itself as the exception. LaManna, the 10,000sqm independent supermarket located at Essendon Fields, is rising to the Christmas occasion.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2025

While David Jones’ chief executive Scott Fyfe has positioned the department store’s new loyalty program in partnership with Qantas as a key element in the group’s recovery strategy, retail experts aren’t convinced it’s that simple. “A

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 2, 2025

Macys has named Thomas Edwards as its new CFO and COO, effective June 22, 2025, as part of a realignment of the department store retailers C-suite. He will replace the departing Adrian Mitchell, who will remain through June 21 to help ensure a seamless transition. billion.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2025

Department stores may face large amounts of packaging materials, unsold goods and returned items, while ecommerce retailers often deal with higher volumes of cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and plastic packaging.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2024

To address this problem, Barington believes Macys should form a separate real estate subsidiary to optimize the value of its real estate portfolio as well as significantly reduce capital expenditures , following the example of its department store peer Dillards. (In

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

The consensus within the retail industry is that Nordstroms partnership deal with the Mexican retail group will improve the department store retailers chances of thriving at a time when many legacy players, like Macys, are struggling to survive. However, long-term success for Nordstrom wont come without further changes.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2025

per cent at department stores, and 2.89 The ‘other retailing’ category which includes cosmetics, sports, and recreational goods recorded the biggest increase at 5.5 per cent, followed by food with a 4.08 per cent improvement. Spending was also up 3.37 per cent at cafes, 3.23 per cent in the household goods category.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

A year after the French luxury department store originally announced it would be launching its first US location, Printemps is officially opening a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of New York Citys financial district on March 21. Department stores havent had the best reputation the last few years.

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