Retail Focus
MAY 30, 2025
As retailers nationwide grapple with changing consumer behaviours and the evolving role of brick-and-mortar, Tommy Bahama is charting a new course that blends hospitality, lifestyle, and experiential retail in an inviting way. The Tommy Bahama Marlin Bar redefines the retail and dining experience, combining a relaxed, island-inspired atmosphere with a fusion of shopping and hospitality.
Retail Wire
MAY 30, 2025
Target continues to eliminate its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices despite ongoing customer pushback. Bloomberg Law is reporting that after joining Target last summer to succeed retiring legal and compliance director Don Liu, who spent nearly nine years there trying to reduce the company’s outside counsel panel using DEI and other criteria, including efficiency and risk tolerance, Amy Tu is departing Target.
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Inside Retail
MAY 30, 2025
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has found a 3.8 per cent lift in retail spending in April year on year. Cosmetics, sports and household goods saw the highest increase at 5.3 per cent, with a 4.2 per cent rise in spending on food, and 3.9 per cent at on cafes, restaurants and on takeaways. Cost-of-living pressures and economic uncertainty continued to impact consumer behaviour in April, despite spending being above last year’s levels, said Chris Rodwell, CEO of the Austr
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
Victorias Secret is the latest retailer to be hit by a cyber attack following similar incidents at Marks & Spencer , Dior , Harrods and Adidas , all this month. On Thursday the Victorias Secret website featured a message that the site had been shut down due to a security incident, however, consumer commentary online indicates that website outages may have started much earlier in the week.
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Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Retail Wire
MAY 30, 2025
Retailers are reportedly losing billions as shoppers increasingly abuse product return policies. In 2023, shoppers returned $743 billion of merchandise, per the National Retail Federation. Of the total, $101 billion was fraudulent. The exploitation of return policies is seemingly getting worse. Unscrupulous consumers continue to devise more cunning methods to defraud retailers.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
As online purchases increased and face-to-face consumer engagement with staff reduced, more and more retail brands leaned into communications that reflected this new reality. They focused on purpose, product superiority, promotion and emotional benefit. The result? Employee-centric communications were relegated to the scrap heap of advertising. But now, there has been a renaissance.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
Stitch Fix is continuing to test out new ways to introduce more flexibility into its digital styling service. After expanding the size of its fixes (what the company calls the selection of items that are sent to customers for trial) from five items to as many as eight in 2024 , Stitch Fix is now introducing two new ways to build fixes. Build a Fix Around a Specific Item In 2021, Stitch Fix also introduced Freestyle , which allows customers to shop individual items whenever they want.
Retail Wire
MAY 30, 2025
Shake Shack has launched its first-ever loyalty program for app users. The eatery’s app users can enjoy small or large sodas for just $1. No promo code or additional purchase required. These savings are branded as “ Shack Hacks ,” per a company press release shared with RetailWire. Additionally, the company plans to share future deals to both reward and offer value to app users over the coming months.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
This article first appeared in our sister publication Shop Eat Surf Outdoor When it comes to revenue and marketplace might, the Vans of today remains a far cry from the Vans of just a few years ago. Vans annual revenue for fiscal 2025 ending March 31 fell 16% in reported currency to $2.3 billion , parent company VF Corp. reported in its latest earnings update on March 21.
Retail Wire
MAY 30, 2025
Facebook parent Meta is reportedly opening physical stores. According to information obtained by Business Insider , the Mark Zuckerberg company is expanding its retail operations and quietly hiring retail staff. There is no confirmation of how many Meta brick-and-mortar locations will potentially open. However, the company already has one physical store in Burlingame, California, which was launched in 2022.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
Matt Drzewicki has been appointed to lead Target s retail media network Roundel as SVP, effective June 1. Drzewicki has been serving as the interim leader of Roundel since January, following the promotion of the groups former SVP Sarah Travis to EVP and Chief Digital and Revenue Officer. Drzewicki will now lead the Roundel team, which has set a goal of doubling the size of its media business over the next five years a high bar given that the business currently generates nearly $2 billion of val
Retail Wire
MAY 30, 2025
One of the most popular shakes in Chick-fil-A ‘s repertoire has returned to menus, just in time for summer. Per a company press release , guests nationwide can enjoy the brand’s Peach Milkshake once again. The cool and creamy drink celebrates its 16th year on the eatery’s menu and will be on all menus throughout the warmer months. Expanding on the popular summer flavor, Chick-fil-A is additionally introducing its newest beverage, Peach Frosted Lemonade.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 30, 2025
Sams Club s giant pizzas have long been a customer favorite, and now club members can get all that cheesy goodness delivered straight to their door the Members Mark Hot Baked Pizza is now available for delivery from all Sams Clubs locations across the U.S. for just $8.98. Members can pair it with other beverage, deli and bakery options already available through the Delivery from Club service to get a full meal delivered right to their doorstep.
Cisco Retail
MAY 30, 2025
Ciscos new unified registration platform revolutionizes the learning experience with streamlined access, personalized invites, and global scalabilityempowering learners to connect with the right training at the right time.
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Retail Gazette
MAY 30, 2025
Lidl has been forced to pay a six-figure sum to thousands of its employees whose salaries fell below the national minimum wage. The supermarket chain joins Halfords, The Range owner CDS Superstores and over 500 other companies to be called out by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for short-changing staff between 2015 and 2022. The discounter was found to have had underpaid 3,423 of its workers by a total of 286,437.18, which has since been repaid.
Retail Dive
MAY 30, 2025
AI provided some advantages but isn’t quite living up to its promise, according to a survey from American Express.
Cisco Retail
MAY 30, 2025
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Retail Dive
MAY 30, 2025
In the lead-up to its acquisition by rival Dick’s, the athletics retailer said it saw soft traffic trends. Meanwhile, the gaming retailer’s stock fell on its latest move.
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A1 Retail
MAY 30, 2025
Britains toy shop, The Entertainer, has revealed that last weekends opening of its first Generation 5 store concept – in the Bluewater shopping centre – was the most successful in its 45-year history. The new store opened at Bluewater on Saturday 24th May with the bank holiday weekend registering record customer numbers and all-time high sales volumes, with over 10,000 visitors in the first three days of trade.
Retail Dive
MAY 30, 2025
Consumers are looking to stock up on essentials and other goods as fears of tariff-driven price increases loom, according to a recent Tinuiti survey.
Retail Times
MAY 30, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! This summer, Danish lifestyle brand Sstrene Grene will continue its UK expansion with a brand-new store opening in Wimbledon. Known for its Scandinavian-inspired design, affordable homewares and signature sense of hygge, the much-loved brand is bringing its calming, curated retail experience to Southwest London.
Retail Dive
MAY 30, 2025
As import levies threaten the apparel retailer’s momentum, including a potential $150 million hit to margins, executives said pricing won’t change.
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Retail Times
MAY 30, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Purition, the whole food nutrition brand known for its natural, no-nonsense approach to healthy eating, is excited to announce the return of its much-lovedLimited Edition Raspberry flavour– available in both Original and Vegan.
Retail Dive
MAY 30, 2025
In addition to the campaign, the beauty retailer is bringing back its LGBTQIA+-centric spaces within some of its stores.
Retail Times
MAY 30, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! This summer, established bubble tea brand, CUPP, is partnering with Moomin Characters to launch the UKs first Moomin-themed bubble tea extravaganza, perfect for boba and Moomin lovers alike. Renowned for their innovative drinks and cult social media following, CUPP is quickly becoming one of the UKs most recognisable bubble tea brands.
V Count
MAY 30, 2025
In 2025, retail is all about connecting online and offline shopping to create a seamless customer journey. Customers might see an ad on their phone, visit a store, or buy online later, and retailers need to know if these efforts pay off. Measuring omnichannel ROI (Return on Investment) helps retailers see how much money they make from blending online and offline strategies compared to what they spend.
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Retail Times
MAY 30, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Building Heroes, a national tri-service military charity dedicated to retraining veterans and service leavers for careers in the construction industry, continues to benefit from the generous support of the Wickes Community Programme.
Retail Gazette
MAY 30, 2025
Aldi UK boss Giles Hurley has dismissed what he described as a phoney price war launched by rival Asda. The supermarket chief executive told The Times that the discounter had seen little evidence of increased competition and aggressive new pricing from the sector. Asdas chairman Allan Leighton pledged to make the chain the UKs cheapest supermarket at the start of the year, which led to Tesco and Sainsbury’s both warning of a potential hit to profits to defend its competitive position.
Retail Times
MAY 30, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Deliveroo has appointed Lucia Mastromauro as vice president of advertising to lead the next phase of its global retail media strategy and accelerate the growth of Deliveroo Media. Mastromauro joins Deliveroo from WPPs data and technology consultancy, Choreograph (formerly Acceleration), where she was Managing Director.
A1 Retail
MAY 30, 2025
Affinity Sterling Mills, the outlet shopping centre in Tillicoultry, has announced that Skechers is set to arrive on 6 th June, bringing its signature lifestyle and performance footwear to the centre. The outlet centre has established itself as one of the most prominent outlet centres in Scotland, with an impressive retail mix and unrivalled commitment to its customers.
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