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Endeavour Group reports sales dip in third quarter

Inside Retail

Endeavour Group reported a slight decrease in its total retail sales, dropping from $2.406 billion in the first quarter of last year to $2.331 billion during the same period this year. The combined BWS and Dan Murphys sales dropped by 3.7 per cent during this period. The group attributed this decline to subdued trading in the quarter and impacts from public holidays, including Easter and Anzac Day.

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Top 5 Customer Service & CX Articles for Week of May 5, 2025

Hyken

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Here’s Why Trader Joe’s Doesn’t Need A Loyalty Program… And You Might Not, Either. by Brittany Hodak (Brittany Hodak) A recent article in Customer Experience Dive noted that 90% of grocery shoppers now switch between online and in-store, and most re

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JetBlue and United Airlines in Merger Talks — But What’s the End Game?

Retail Wire

If it goes through, JetBlue and United will make a huge conglomerate.

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John Lewis Partnership ditches lifetime perks in benefits package update

Retail Gazette

John Lewis Partnership is ditching its lifetime perks for long-serving staff who leave the business. The retail giant informed staff that it was making changes to its benefits packages, including the end of its lifetime discount cards for people who retire after at least 15 years, The Telegraph reported. The move means that more employees will have access to benefits when they leave the business, such as discounts at John Lewis department stores and Waitrose supermarkets.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar

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.

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Carnival Cruise Line Bans More Than 20 People for Life After Huge Brawl in Galveston

Retail Wire

Carnival Cruise Line has a zero-tolerance policy for violence.

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End of an era: Online retailers exit US market as de minimis loophole closes

Inside Retail

With the end of a US tariff exemption for small parcels on Friday, some retailers have stopped selling to customers in the United States while others are seeking temporary workarounds in the hope the tariff rate may be reduced. The removal of “de minimis” – duty-free treatment of e-commerce packages worth less than US$800 – for products originating from China and Hong Kong exposes those goods to tariffs of 145 per cent on most Chinese goods following US President Donald T

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