Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 4, 2022
JCPenney is celebrating its 120 th anniversary with a fresh campaign centered on retail’s return: “Shopping is Back!” 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.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Australian households spent $62.3 billion buying physical goods online last year, according to data published by Australia Post today. The Inside Australian Shopping Report says online purchases have almost doubled pre-pandemic levels recording a 12.3 per cent increase compared to the previous period. Four in five Australian households shopped online last year across a broad range of retailers and categories.
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Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 4, 2022
Nutritional supplements retailer The Vitamin Shoppe is broadening its online product assortment through a new partnership with dropship and marketplace platform Logicbroker. The Vitamin Shoppe customers will now be able to shop a range of new product categories such as exercise equipment and accessories on VitaminShoppe.com that will be supplied by a network of dropship partners via the Logicbroker platform.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Hair and beauty retailer AMR Hair & Beauty has launched a new shop in Belconnen, Canberra, which it claims is the largest beauty store in town. . First launched in Sydney in 2004 on a B2B platform, the company expanded into B2C and introduced its online store as well as its first Melbourne shop last year. . According to AMR Hair & Beauty, the brand aims to bring quality and affordable hair and beauty products to consumers and trade customers in the ACT as the demand is growing.
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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 4, 2022
Nearly 10,000 attendees crowded into the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas for Shoptalk 2022, held March 27-30, to walk the exhibit hall floor and hear from more than 280 speakers. Three up-to-the-minute themes emerged from a wide range of sessions on both the event’s mainstage and in breakout sessions: The accelerating importance of social commerce and community-building for brands and retailers; Practical personalization strategies for the cookie-free future; and Maximizing sustainability with i
Intelligence Node
APRIL 4, 2022
Content Summary : What is a value-based pricing strategy? Two Common myths about consumer value-based pricing strategy Myth: Brand value should dictate pricing when using a value-based pricing strategy Myth: The post Setting the Record Straight about Value-based Pricing Strategy appeared first on Blog.
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Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Reading the recent Top 50 People in E-Commerce report from Inside Retail , a few things really impressed me. It was fantastic to read about how innovative Australian e-commerce retailers are, and how resilient they have been over a very challenging 12 months. Beyond that, I was also impressed by the range of organisations for which the Top 50 worked.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
Employees at Amazon.com’s largest warehouse in Staten Island, NY, voted in favor of joining the Amazon Labor Union. The warehouse becomes the first of over a thousand such facilities in the U.S. to be represented by a union. A second warehouse in Staten Island is getting ready to vote on union representation. Amazon said it was disappointed with the results and is determining whether it will file objections against the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted the vote.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Catch MD, Pete Sauerborn, is to step down as the company is set to move from under Wesfarmers’ Kmart Group to join the data and digital division, Wesfarmers OneDigital, this July. Sauerborn will leave the business on June 30 after two years leading the company. Meanwhile, the company will be looking for a new MD, who will report to Nicole Sheffield, head of Wesfarmers OneDigital.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
Starbucks announced a $20 billion stock buyback plan three weeks ago. That plan has been put on hold by interim CEO Howard Schultz who said that doing so would “allow us to invest more into our people and our stores — the only way to create long-term value for all stakeholders.
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Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Leading makeup brand MAC Cosmetics recently announced another collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation in support of National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on 10 April. The partnership will feature three digital art non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of varying price, rarity, and utility, catapulting the cosmetics brand into the metaverse with purpose.
Cisco Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Co-Author Anuj Dharap, Software Engineer. Wi-Fi 6 Release 1 brought a host of technologies (DL/UL OFDMA, DL HE MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM, HE TX Beamforming, and Target Wake Time) which enabled greater throughputs, lower latency, and greater reliability and spectral efficiency in the existing 2.4/5 GHz networks. With Wi-Fi 6E , Wi-Fi entered a new era – expanding the use of Wi-Fi 6 into the clean 6 GHz band – opening 1200 MHz of spectrum unbridled by legacy devices and constraints.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Alcohol retailer Dan Murphy’s is looking to improve its wine offering with the launch of a new subscription service called Dan Picked. Launched last month, the curated service delivers a half dozen wines from various styles, such as ‘Big Bold Reds’, or ‘Offbeat Mixtape’, every two months, and offers customers a convenient way to find new styles and trends in the wine space.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
Tiger Woods was seen wearing a pair of FootJoy Premier Series-Packard golf shoes instead of Nike, the brand that he has worn since turning professional in 1996. Neither Nike or Acushnet, which owns FootJoy, provided a comment on the development.
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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Hospitality group Australian Venue Co (AVC) has teamed up with independent retailer Liquor Marketing Group (LMG) to rebrand 21 liquor retail outlets across the country. The stores will be rebranded under the Bottlemart, SipnSave or Harry Brown banners. LMG CEO Gavin Saunders said the partnership is built on the shared business goals of both enterprises.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
As many as 40 percent of all the people who have died after contracting COVID-19 were diabetics. The total deaths from COVID-19 over the past two-plus years is expected to reach one million within the next month. “Millions of Americans were already struggling with diabetes, and then COVID came along and cut a huge swath of suffering and misery that has been largely overlooked by the public and policymakers,” said Dr.
Inside Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Less than five years ago, many consumers wouldn’t have heard of buy now pay later (BNPL). In fact, if you had told most people that it was a way of buying items without immediate funds and the staggering credit card debt, many may not have believed that such a thing existed. . But in this current climate, 16 million Australians aged 14 and over (75.5 per cent) are now aware of BNPL services, overtaking traditional online payment platforms like Paypal, Visa and Western Union, according to Roy Mor
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
The Research and Development Tax Credit is the largest incentive available to the agricultural industry to increase production. Russia’s unprovoked war on Ukraine threatens to destabilize global food supplies and an expansion of the credit could help farmers optimize their processes and operations to help fill the breach.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney
Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
The specialty pet retailer introduced new store formats, inked partnerships with major retailers and leaned hard into health and wellness services. But it hasn't always been a smooth ride.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
Workers at Starbucks’ flagship Reserve Roastery store in Manhattan have voted to be represented by Starbucks Workers United. The store is the tenth to vote for the union. The vote among the staff was 46 to 36 in favor of the union.
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
The Chinese fast-fashion retailer leverages social media to entice younger shoppers with super-low prices and speedy turnover of styles.
Retail Wire
APRIL 4, 2022
Macellum Advisors has sent a letter to Kohl’s board of directors urging the retailer to be more transparent about its sale process and the bids it has received from outside parties. Kohl’s has receive preliminary interest from more than 20 parties but has not set a date to accept final bids.
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Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
The rapidly expanding company is cutting hundreds of positions as it faces sector-wide challenges and realigns as a global business.
A1 Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
NEXT store also now incorporates Mamas & Papas concession. Adjoining Victoria’s Secret unit also welcomes first shoppers . Atria Watford, a UK retail and leisure destination owned by property company SGS, is pleased to announce that its new NEXT store, incorporating a Mamas & Papas concession, has opened its doors. The store is spread over three floors and combines the brand’s home, beauty and fashion offerings under one roof in a UK first.
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
With expectations so high, consumer attention will go to retailers that marry digital and physical components to deliver delight — particularly at fleeting moments of decision.
Cisco Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Digital transformation is fueling what is often called the fourth industrial revolution. To compete effectively, manufacturers must switch from static to dynamic operations by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud computing, supply chain technology, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). To do so, manufacturers need workers capable of using these technologies—but there is a critical shortage of these skillsets.
Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach
More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
Amazon Prime customers can get notice of a deal up to 24 hours in advance, as the tech becomes "more proactive on your behalf.
A1 Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
Up-and-coming brands will present unique business offers from the Soapbox stage on 26 th April. Judges to be comprised of leading retail experts and former winner of The Apprentice Carina Lepore. Winner will be invited to set up shop at a pop-up space in one of Landsec’s leading retail destinations. Landsec and Completely Retail Marketplace (CRMP) has launched a new competition to give disruptive brands and start-ups the chance to win a pop-up space at one of Landsec’s retail destinations.
Retail Dive
APRIL 4, 2022
Using VTOL aircraft would improve both volume availability and service reliability within the company's network, FedEx Express executive Joe Stephens said.
LS Retail
APRIL 4, 2022
©iStock/??????? ??????? What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Return to International tourism: a gift of globalization. Globalization, deregulation gave us a broken economic system , according to Alan Guebert. Ukraine war puts nations in a place of retreat. Quote of the week: “The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy." – Karen Hughes The threat of war actually makes the argument for globalization stronger.
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