Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Allbirds has filed for an IPO, with plans to sell 19.2 million shares of its stock at $12 to $14 per share. At the higher price, the sustainable footwear and apparel company could achieve a valuation as high as $2.2 billion. The company has not yet set a date for the IPO. The retailer, founded in 2015 as an internet-only seller of wool footwear, expanded into apparel in August 2019 with the addition of sustainably manufactured socks and added an activewear category in August 2021.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Returned children’s goods retailer Toys ‘R’ Us Australia has signed a long-term exclusive licence agreement to facilitate the return of the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands to the United Kingdom. The deal, which covers both physical and digital retail, will see the business return to the UK after three years, having exited all 100 of its UK stores in 2018: resulting in the loss of more than 3,000 jobs, according to The Guardian.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In 2018, Edelman research saw the rise of “belief-driven buyers” — people who said they would buy or boycott a brand solely because of its position on a social or political issue. Now, three years later and 20 months into a global pandemic, the firm has seen an even bigger shift from “Me to We.” Additionally, nearly two-thirds of consumers say they’re more attracted to brands that focus on making the world a better place.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Close to two years on from the closure of Australia’s borders with the rest of the world, airlines are preparing to resume flights from certain states next week and Australians are excitedly booking overseas trips. Some are jetting out to see dearly-missed family and friends in far flung parts of the world, others are simply looking to relax in a foreign place and overindulge on enough pastries and piña coladas to eradicate the memories of Zoom parties and homeschooling.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Facebook will pivot to target a younger audience going forward, with an emphasis on bringing more 18- to 39-year-olds into the social media platform’s ecosystem, according to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In a post that followed the company’s latest earnings report, Zuckerberg announced three main priorities for the company as it continues developing its services: creators , commerce and building the next computing platform.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Coles and Woolworths are set to stock consumer-grade rapid antigen testing kits for sale, with Coles to stock the kits as soon as next week. According to Coles the packs will be available online and at the supermarket’s service desk in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, the ACT and Tasmania, and are approved for at-home use in Australia.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Target CEO Brian Cornell expects the retailer to put up strong numbers for the holiday selling season even if he doesn’t see a short term resolution for the current supply chain issues affecting retailers everywhere.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In a strong signal that it will emphasize ecommerce to drive its rebound from a pandemic-forced bankruptcy, JCPenney has appointed Marc Rosen as its CEO, effective Nov. 1. Rosen brings more than 25 years of retail and ecommerce experience to this new role, most recently serving as EVP and President of Levi Strauss Americas at Levi Strauss & Co. As leader of the company’s Digital Enterprise Office, he drove digital strategy for one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Australia’s 20 Coolest Retailers report was brought to you by Inside Retail and our valued partner, Shopify. It’s time to roll out the virtual red carpet and celebrate the release of our annual 20 Coolest Retailers in Australia list. Now in its third year, the latest list of homegrown heroes extends across categories from luxury activewear, gourmet pastries and Indigenous-led fashion to telehealth fertility, adult toys and zero waste household products.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Workers at four Amazon.com warehouses in Staten Island, NY, filed a petition to form a union with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Thirty percent of 7,000 workers at the facilities must submit authorization cards in order for the NLRB to approve the vote.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With brands increasingly engaging in social change campaigns and leveraging their influence to be “purpose-led”, the time has come to ask a couple of big questions: is this a viable strategy, and how sceptical should we be of so-called “ brand activism ”? In recent weeks alone, Ben & Jerry’s has launched a new ice-cream flavour called “Change is Brewing” to support Black-owned businesses and raise awareness of the People’s Response Act , proposed legislation to establish a new public safety

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Tyson Foods announced in August that it would require all its workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1. The company now says that 96 percent of its workforce is vaccinated with days to go to the deadline. “This is an incredible result,” wrote Tyson CEO Donnie King in a memo, “not only for our company, but for your families and our communities across the country.”.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With recent lockdowns driving exponential growth in online sales, Australia’s last-mile supply chains have been struggling to keep pace with consumer demand. As consumers continue to opt for convenience and with Christmas just around the corner, Australian retailers are mirroring the behaviour of US, UK and European grocery giants like Albertsons, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Carrefour by establishing last-mile delivery partnerships with gig economy players such as Uber and DoorDash.

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Wiser

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Do you want your shoppers to spend more when they visit your stores? Which retailer doesn’t? One effective way to increase those basket sizes is through impulse buys—the act of making an unplanned purchase once already inside a store or browsing online. There’s a fair chunk of change to be earned through impulse buying, too. A survey commissioned by social shopping platform Slickdeals found that U.S. consumers spend an average of $276 per month on impulse buys.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Woolworths Group has come through “arguably the most challenging Covid quarter” of the past two years with a slight bump in sales and large movement online. The business’ first quarter results group sales grew 7.8 per cent over the same period of FY21 to $16 billion, while e-commerce operations jumped 53.5 per cent to almost $1.9 billion. According to group chief executive Brad Banducci, the business’ stores and supply chain were significantly impacted by prolonged lockdown restrictions – especi

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Her Black Book is a new mobile shopping app that aims to attract price-focused Gen Z and Millennial shoppers with cashback offers, coupon codes and flash sales for premium brands across fashion, sport, accessories, beauty, homewares, kids and travel. Created by twin sisters Sali Sasi and Julie Stevanja, who co-founded activewear retailer Stylerunner together 10 years ago, the app is set to launch in November with around 500 brands, including Zimmermann, Alice McCall, Sass & Bide, Carla Zampa

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Every IT organization strives for excellence by continuously driving down their operating expenses (OPEX) while providing the best-in-class experience to their user base. Several factors affect OPEX, such as increasing IT cases that require more resources to address recurring requests. Having a focused approach to reduce cases can significantly optimize on cost and improve the efficiency of IT Operations teams.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Rustlers is set to launch a “meat mimicking” burger to “tap into the booming plant-based market”. Rustlers Meatless Maverick will be available from November in One Stop stores and the Booker Group, retailing at £2. The burger is made from pea protein and seeks to mimic the brand’s Quarter Pounder variant, complete with Rustlers “signature. This story continues at Rustlers moves into ‘meat mimicking’ Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sweetgreen’s new 2,360-square-foot restaurant in New York’s World Trade Center has no indoor seating. “We’ve evolved our customer experience with new safety standards that focus on crowd management and minimizing contact points,” said Nicolas Jammet, cofounder and chief concept officer of Sweetgreen. “We are building our stores with the flexibility to transform throughout the day to provide our customers and team members a safe environment and keep them connected to

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wellness drinks range Ipro has kicked off a six-year partnership with community fitness group Parkrun. The move underpins Ipro’s plans to target the convenience channel; the brand is already stocked in Spar and some forecourts, but it is now targeting independent retailers and convenience stores, alongside more forecourts foodservice, cost-sector catering, wholesale and cash & This story continues at Ipro targets convenience sector with wellness partnership.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, is expected to post record sales growth in the third quarter driven by the growing number of companies shifting their marketing funds to digital advertising.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Bagged salad brand Florette is partnering with a social media personality to launch a winter campaign. Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole, known as Poppy Cooks online, will support the brand by creating a series of recipes and videos using Florette’s products, as well as competitions and excusive content, in a move designed to “inspire shoppers to.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With the launch of Carrefour Sprint, a partnership between the French grocery giant and Uber, Parisians will now be able to order their groceries and get them in as little as 15 minutes. “Over the past 18 months people have increasingly come to expect quick and reliable delivery of everyday essentials to their doorsteps,” said Eve Henrikson, regional general manager of Uber Delivery EMEA.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Shipping costs and delays weighed on the toy maker, but revenue rises elsewhere in the business more than made up for the disruption.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Black athletes and culture are widely seen as the most significant factors behind the current popularity of sneakers, but Black-owned retail businesses have not fared so well when it comes to grabbing share of this $70 billion business. “You can count us on one hand [Black-owned businesses] in the whole sneaker industry,” said Isom Lowman, who owns nine Athlete’s Foot stores.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Fashion brand Balenciaga has renovated its flagship store in London , which features aged and distressed surfaces and exposed construction elements. Located on Sloane Street, a luxury shopping destination in West London, the flagship store debuts Balenciaga 's new concept for its retail locations. Top: Balenciaga has reopened its flagship store on Sloane Street in London.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Target plans to open a 32,000-square-foot store in Midtown Detroit in a mixed-use complex that includes 350 apartments in three connected buildings. Street level space will house Target, a bank and restaurant and cafe with outdoor seating.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Brands with high exposure to Vietnam are seeing port delays, canceled orders and slow capacity recovery after months of COVID-19 related restrictions.

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Cisco Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

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