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Central American Department Store Chain Boosts Inventory Accuracy with RFID

Retail TouchPoints

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%. The solution also supports omnichannel offerings such as BOPIS by transforming how Siman tracks inventory across the chain.

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Macy’s to Close 150 Nameplate Stores, Focus on Luxury and Small-Format Locations

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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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The Need for Delivery Speed Drives Holiday Hiring

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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. Relieving Pressure On Stores.

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Macy’s Returns to Profitability in Q4 Despite Same-Store Sales Dip; Digital Grows 21%

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Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like many of its counterparts, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Macy’s has managed its liquidity with a benefit from working capital, while navigating the challenging environment with inventories declining 27% and cash of approximately $1.7

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How the rise of online scams and fakes is changing consumer behaviour

Inside Retail

More context According to Leo Laforgia, Amazon Singapore’s country manager, the company continues to obsess over the things that they believe customers will care about: low prices, vast selection and fast delivery. He said that the pandemic and related lockdowns and movement restrictions were a further blow to physical store operations.

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Post-COVID Shopping Center Strategies: ‘Digital Districts’ and Landlord-Tenant Collaboration

Retail TouchPoints

While digital sales skyrocketed in 2020, the similarly large spike in store-based fulfillment showed that stores are still a vital part of the equation. They can serve as anything from staging grounds to fulfill orders from multiple retailers at a communal “curbside” to open areas where larger-scale events can take place.

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Retailers Join Efforts To Maximize Voter Participation

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The collaboration includes an exclusive collection of Nordstrom Made “VOTE” apparel, and the department store will donate a portion of the proceeds from the merchandise sales to the two organizations. Nordstrom stores and operations centers will remain open on Nov.