Fri.Jan 27, 2023

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Tips That a Global Team Can Teach You About Success

LS Retail

©iStock/johavel Some of the best lessons in business, people and life come from unexpected places and can shift an executive’s position by suddenly granting the gift of deep and unexpected knowledge. Here are four tips that a global team can teach you about success. global team success tips

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How In-House App Development Gave Home Depot Associates the Right Tool for Their Jobs

Retail TouchPoints

The associate experience is a top-of-mind topic for today’s retailers. The frontline is the part of your team that customers interact with the most, so enabling them to handle their jobs in an enjoyable and efficient manner pays off by helping them create great experiences.

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Schroders Capital welcomes Amazon Fresh to Croydon

A1 Retail

Schroders Capital’s UK Real Estate Fund (SCREF) has successfully completed a notable retail letting with Amazon Fresh, who have opened a store at One Ruskin Square in Croydon.

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Pacsun Names 17-Year Company Veteran Co-CEO

Retail TouchPoints

Pacsun has appointed President Brie Olson to the role of Co-CEO alongside Co-CEO Mike Relich, effective March 9, 2023. Current Pacsun Co-CEO Alfred Chang will step down after 17 years with the company to join Fear of God as CEO.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

Join DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist, for this idea-sparking session on how to multiply and diversify your revenue (and impact) with zero ad spend, how to create disruption in your industry, and how to reimagine and innovate the retail business model.

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Fairtrade Foundation receives ‘Superbrand’ status for its strong, authentic brand

Retail Times

The Fairtrade Foundation has been awarded ‘Superbrand’ status for 2022/2023 in recognition of the strength of the ethical movement’s brand and public perception in the UK. Ethical sourcing Fairtrade Sustainability Time

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Saks Fifth Avenue Redesigns NYC Flagship’s Men’s Department, Expands Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

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David’s Bridal Continues Horizontal Expansion with Launch of Wedding Planning Platform

Retail TouchPoints

David’s Bridal is expanding into event planning with the debut of a new all-in-one wedding planning platform and vendor marketplace called Pearl by David’s. The Pearl platform enables brides to plan their wedding and connect with thousands of local vendors across the U.S.,

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UK’s first wellness coffee and matcha pods launch in Tesco

Retail Times

Morning routines have just been made simpler with the launch of Rokit Health’s wellness coffee pods. Great tasting, premium coffee enriched with vitamins… yes please! Manufacturer news coffee Rokit Health

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Williams-Sonoma Taps Ralph Lauren Home Exec to Lead West Elm

Retail TouchPoints

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has appointed Day Kornbluth as President of its West Elm brand. She will report directly to Williams-Sonoma President and CEO Laura Alber when she joins the company on April 3, 2023.

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Best Buy Canada reportedly laying off 700

Retail Dive

The company's services could balance softening demand for consumer electronics, according to analysts

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. It’s clear there’s a maturity gap in ABM strategies, so how can marketers start closing it?

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How to Explain Headless to a 5-Year-Old

Retail TouchPoints

People visit websites to learn about products and efficiently buy them. Standard ecommerce platforms have limitations that cause challenges in the buyer’s process.

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Drive-Up-Only Grocer Addie’s Debuts First Concept

VMS

Addie’s, a drive-up-only grocer, has opened its first concept store southwest of Boston, in Norwood, Mass. Its opening comes on the heels of the concept receiving $10.1

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Bed Bath & Beyond Defaults on Loan as Potential Bankruptcy Looms

Retail TouchPoints

Bed Bath & Beyond doesn’t have enough cash to pay down its debts and has defaulted on its credit line with JPMorgan Chase & Co., according to a securities filing. The shortfall could push the retailer closer to filing for bankruptcy even as it pursues strategic alternatives, which it warned “may not be successful.” “The

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Bestway buys £195m slice of Sainsbury’s

Talking Retail

The Bestway group this morning reported that it has taken a £193m stake in Sainsbury’s and might buy more shares in the supermarket. Bestway, which operates Costcutter, Best-one and Bargain Booze in the independent convenience sector, now has a 3.45% stake in Sainsbury’s.

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

More than two years in, COVID-19 is far from over. Businesses are tasked with beating pre-COVID numbers, making marketing crucial. This is your time to create brand awareness, bring in the best leads, and play a vital role in new and existing profit.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Defaults On Credit Line

VMS

Bed Bath and Beyond (Union, N.J.) has defaulted on its debt and found it can’t repay some of its lenders, according to the embattled retailer’s latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. “At

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Sam’s Club to open 30 new stores, invest in supply chain

Retail Dive

The wholesale club chain is also adding more distribution centers as it expands its store fleet over the next few years

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Saks Beefs Up Commitment to Men’s Business

VMS

Saks (New York) has unveiled a new men’s shopping experience on the seventh floor of its Saks Fifth Avenue New York flagship.

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As it inches toward bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond defaults on loan

Retail Dive

The distressed home goods retailer said it doesn’t have enough cash to pay down its debts

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The Great Supply Chain Gear-Up: Sustainability and Agility for 2023

Speaker: Peter Kraemer, Chief Supply Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev

Join Peter Kraemer, Chief Supply Officer of Anheuser-Busch InBev, for an insightful overview of general supply chain best practices, how to build a more sustainable supply chain, and navigating post-pandemic supply challenges.

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Retail Theft: Is the Stink Over Shrink for Real?

VMS

Videos of brazen shoplifting incidents have help turned retail theft into a national issue. But the retail industry’s own statistics on so-called shrink cast doubt on their claim that the problem is ballooning, CNN reports.

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Newell Brands to lay off 13% of office staff

Retail Dive

The cuts will be done by the end of 2023 and are part of a broader restructuring plan aimed at saving up to $250 million a year

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Morrisons falls behind competitors as consumers trade down, says GlobalData

Retail Times

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The Weekly Closeout: Foot Locker faces privacy suit and Levi’s misquotes Mark Twain

Retail Dive

A lawsuit alleges the athletics retailer violated California’s privacy act. Meanwhile, Levi’s CEO Chip Bergh cited the author on why skinny jeans are not dead

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7 Ways to Supercharge Your ABM Strategy with Real-Time Intent

Streaming real-time intent is a homerun for marketing and sales’ account-based marketing (ABM) strategies. With real-time buyer insights, you can be first-in-line to provide solutions and lead better, hyper-personalized conversations.

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TK Maxx to open new store at Atria Watford

A1 Retail

Atria Watford, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual, is pleased to announce that retailer TK Maxx has signed to open a new store at the centre – set to open in summer 2023.

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Foot Locker to cut corporate roles, wind down Sidestep banner

Retail Dive

New CEO Mary Dillon is rapidly making changes to a business that analysts said "clearly needed a shake-up &rdquo

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Grupo Coppel Adds Digital Financial Services for U.S.-Based Mexican Community

Retail TouchPoints

Grupo Coppel, which operates one of Mexico’s largest department stores, Coppel , as well as a major banking network in the country, has launched Coppel Access — a mobile wallet designed to provide millions of unbanked and underbanked Mexican consumers in the U.S. with mobile financial services.

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IGD identifies the six big retail trends of 2023

Talking Retail

Driving down costs and increasing efficiency will be the biggest priorities for retailers in 2023, says the IGD industry think-tank. Toby Pickard, the IGD’s global insight leader, said these efforts would help retailers to “reset the cost base” of their businesses.

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Digitizing Logistics: Harness the Power of Data in 4 Steps

Entering a new demand gen position in a volatile market is nerve-wracking. In demand generation, data is essential for knowing who you should target and how. In this eBook, you’ll learn how to identify and target your ideal prospects using different types of data.

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Bensons for Beds generates 7% rise in underlying sales during key quarter

Retail Times

Nationwide bed and mattress retailer Bensons for Beds today reported robust sales for the last three months of 2022, driven by investment in its stores and online platform and following leadership changes made in the summer. Retail News Retailer News Bensons for Beds

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Spar Crosshouse supports local hospital

Talking Retail

The team at Spar Scotland have made a special donation to the staff of Crosshouse Hospital. Taking place on 20 January, a fun morning of activity was available for everyone to enjoy with prizes to win from the Spar spinning wheel, and product samples and giveaways from Browning’s and Snappy Shopper.

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The Cotswold Company makes a trio of senior hires

Retail Times

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Meijer Grocery format debuts with two new stores

Mass Relators

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Supercenter pioneer Meijer opened its first two Meijer Grocery stores in the Detroit metro area on Friday, introducing a more streamlined, food-focused shopping experience to customers in communities where there is no room for a full-sized Meijer store.

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16 Go-to-Market Plays for Your Entire Sales Funnel

After gathering some of the best go-to-market plays from our own B2B sales and marketing pros, we've package them here for you. Try one of these 16 plays in your next salesflow or as inspiration for your next winning sales engagement strategy.