Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2025

Kmart has partnered with Vanderlande to automate its new omni-channel fulfilment centre at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct in Sydney. ” Vanderlande’s Fastpick solution was selected for its flexibility, performance, and ability to support both store replenishment and e-commerce fulfilment within a single facility. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2025

Digital payments capabilities are particularly important to luxury retailers, supermarkets and department stores, while online retailers are less likely to stress this goal. POS systems, payment systems, fulfillment and supply chain systems all need to connect better together to provide that seamless customer experience, said Rodrigo.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 14, 2025

Kohls is making a private sale offering of approximately $360 million of senior secured notes due in 2030, which the department store retailer will use to repay revolving credit loans, including all its 4.25% notes due at maturity in 2025. Like many department stores, Kohls has been struggling in recent years.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

FedEx Faces Off Against Amazon, UPS The inclusion of Kohls as a dropoff site for the new FedEx program comes as the department store retailer, which has had a long-time partnership with Amazon to accept returns in its stores, has reportedly stopped accepting them in some locations.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 14, 2025

Saks, the heritage US department store chain, is planning to launch a storefront on Amazon’s UK website as it looks to expand its global reach. Amazon said previously the storefronts were operated by Saks, with the retailer able to control its own merchandise and fulfilment.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

This collaboration marks the launch of select Cotswold Company products on the John Lewis website and in-store at the iconic Peter Jones department store in London. The Cotswold Company , a premium handcrafted furniture and homeware brand, has announced a partnership with John Lewis.

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Inside Retail

MAY 22, 2025

The company will be introducing a third-party logistics operation, with Toll supporting the business from this June to reduce reliance on store networks for online order fulfilments, with its distribution centre slated to handle 10 to 15 per cent of online orders.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Fortnum & Mason has warned customers that their festive hampers may not arrive in time for 25 December due to “staffing issues” The luxury department store said it had put caps on orders of its Christmas hampers because of high demand, The Telegraph reported.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Iconic British department store Harrods has partnered with the Global-e international ecommerce platform to improve its online operations in more than 200 markets worldwide and offer customers elevated, localized shopping experiences.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 18, 2025

Published June 18, 2025 Kelly Stroh Editor post share post print email license The exterior of Amazon's new robotics fulfillment center (ORH3) in Charlton, Mass., Approximately 32 million items are stored and stocked at the facility. About 32 million items are in-stock at the fulfillment center, per the press release.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Is it time to give up on the department store ? Is it Time to Give up on the Department Store? The death of department stores has been going on since I was a child, and I’m not that young anymore; that same death knell has been rung multiple times, said Spring. Should Macys Inc.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 27, 2025

Published June 27, 2025 By Howard Ruben post share post print email license The department store is offering free shipping on all e-commerce purchases during its Summer Cyber Deals event. In its most recent quarter, the department store reported Q1 net sales fell 4.1% You can unsubscribe at anytime. with comps down 3.9%.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 24, 2025

Early results from the 1,000-plus smaller cities, towns and rural communities already enjoying the faster fulfillment have been “very positive,” Amazon said Tuesday. Five years ago the retailer said it was expanding same-day delivery from all of its 1,800 or so stores, in partnership with UPS-owned Roadie. TechTarget, Inc.s

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 24, 2024

How Macy’s is Making Checkout ‘One of the Happiest Moments Online’ As Macy’s retail media network evolves, the retailer is increasingly focused on capturing non-endemic ad dollars — that is, advertising from brands not typically associated with the department store chain such as travel partners or subscription and streaming services. “We

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Retail Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

Dive Insight: AI has become a key tool in Amazons repertoire to accelerate its fulfillment and delivery processes. You can unsubscribe at anytime. The company has aggressively pursued faster shipping speeds through the years as it aims to separate itself from retail rivals like Walmart and spur more customer orders. TechTarget, Inc.s

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Retail Dive

JUNE 30, 2025

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

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Retail Dive

JUNE 20, 2025

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Retail Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

We believe that speed and convenience is key to our omnichannel experience, and we’re excited to launch our partnership with Uber Eats as an extension of that philosophy,” Scott Casciato, vice president of omnichannel fulfillment and strategy at Dick’s Sporting Goods, said in a statement. You can unsubscribe at anytime.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 23, 2025

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Retail Dive

JUNE 13, 2025

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 9, 2021

In a surprisingly lopsided outcome, workers at BHM1, the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Ala., rejected the opportunity to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store ( RWDSU ) union. million people worldwide with more than 950,000 workers in the U.S. million people worldwide with more than 950,000 workers in the U.S.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 22, 2021

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. And it would come at a time when some long-running department stores are closing up shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Beloved New York City off-price department store Century 21 has partnered with logistics provider Fillogic ahead of its spring 2023 relaunch. The NYC-headquartered Fillogic will support the retailer through ecommerce and store-based fulfillment, reverse logistics and returns, forward-staging of inventory and final-mile delivery.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Those brands that have avoided bankruptcy have often been forced to undertake aggressive cost reduction and store closures. Department stores have been particularly impacted, with consumers forced online during the pandemic now choosing to buy direct from brands or from more price-competitive online marketplaces.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

But everyone is talking about brand delivered, brand fulfilled, e-concessions and digital concessions. Brand fulfilment and digital concessions are on the rise, which is more or less a form of dropshipping, except the goods are shipped directly from the supplier in branded packaging. E-commerce is undergoing a structural change.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Siman Group , which operates 15 large department stores across Central America, has deployed an item-level RFID solution that has raised its inventory accuracy levels from the 65% to 70% range up to 95%.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2021

Mosaic Brands is seeing positive results from the implementation of a digital department store strategy across several of its core apparel brands, including Noni B, Rivers, Millers and Katies. Mosaic’s department store move isn’t exactly unique in the fashion industry. Leveraging loyalty. million names in June 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2022

Department store chain Boscov’s is expanding its dropship capabilities through a new partnership with Logicbroker. “Dropship has proven itself as an efficient means of fulfillment for our company and our customers,” said Jen Redcay, Manager of Supplier Direct Fulfillment for Boscov’s in a statement.

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Inside Retail

JULY 22, 2021

Department store Myer has signed a ten-year lease on a new 40,000 sqm warehouse which will serve as the 120-year-old business’ new national distribution centre.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. The secret to Target’s success is the retailer’s expertise at utilizing its stores for fulfillment, whether as a staging ground for last mile delivery or an efficient curbside pickup hub. Target’s physical comparable sales grew 8.9%

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Retail Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

After shuttering 27 stores this year and announcing the closure of multiple e-commerce fulfillment centers, the question on many shoppers’ minds is whether more locations are next. As the retail landscape continues to shift away from traditional department stores, Kohl’s is trying to prove it can still survive — and thrive.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

Department store chains in all countries continue to lose overall share, though most had a burst of sales in the summer when most countries relaxed COVID-19 restrictions,” Marcotte wrote. In-store digital technology like smart shelving and frictionless purchases are expected to be a major competitive differentiator.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2022

Quiet Platforms’ “shared supply chain” solution allows companies to collaborate to solve common logistics, fulfillment and delivery challenges. (AEO) — to provide faster and more efficient last mile delivery options to its customers, including same- and next-day delivery. In the last year alone the company has: Secured $1.5

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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

APRIL 4, 2022

The department store retailer has updated its branding in stores and online in addition to offering an anniversary discount of 30% storewide and, for reward members, an additional $10 in bonus rewards for every $50 spent through April 12. JCPenney also is launching a cross-country “Shopping is Back!”

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