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H&M, Ariat Join Fashion Retailers Launching Resale Marketplaces

Retail TouchPoints

Two more retailers have entered the resale space to help address shoppers’ demands for sustainability: H&M has partnered with ThredUp to launch a resale program directly on H&M’s website, while footwear and apparel brand Ariat International has launched a resale marketplace called Reboot , powered by Archive. H&M’s partnership will make it the largest retailer to work with ThredUp and mark the retailer’s first resale marketplace in the U.S.

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Brisbane luggage brand Globite returns home with new airport store

Inside Retail

Globite, the luggage company, has launched its first Queensland store at Brisbane Airport, marking its return to the home market. Located at the Domestic Terminal, near Gate 24, Globite offers school cases – carried by Australian children throughout most of the 20th Century – suitcases and other bags. Globite was founded in the last 1890s and is recognised as one of the leading makers of travel bags and accessories worldwide. “Globite’s heritage cases hold a great deal of nostalgia for tr

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ASOS Adopts Retail Media Solution to Power Ads Across Multiple Touch Points

Retail TouchPoints

Online fashion retailer ASOS has named Criteo as its exclusive partner for endemic brands’ advertising across its app and web experiences. Under the three- year agreement, Criteo’s retail media technologies will help ASOS Media Group (AMG) scale its campaign volume and ad revenues while complementing existing ad offerings across creative solutions, social media, targeted email and app push notifications.

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Justice Department sues Rite Aid for violating the Controlled Substances Act

Retail Wire

The Justice Department yesterday filed a lawsuit against Rite Aid, claiming that the drugstore chain’s “pharmacists repeatedly filled prescriptions for controlled substances with obvious red flags, and Rite Aid intentionally deleted internal notes about suspicious prescribers. These practices opened the floodgates for millions of opioid pills and other controlled substances to flow illegally out of Rite Aid’s stores.

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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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Shein Incubator Program Debuts Summit to Inspire Emerging Designers

Retail TouchPoints

Shein will host its first-ever SHEIN X Design Summit on April 1, inviting designers, artists and industry leaders to a day of content and networking at the City Market Social House in Los Angeles. SHEIN X , which launched in January 2021, is an incubator program that has grown to nearly 3,000 global designers and artists who have launched more than 25,000 original creations, earning more than $5 million in commissions from sales.

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Builders: Enablers of collaboration

Inside Retail

During recent years, the pace of evolution in shopping centres has escalated, as owners and landlords re-imagine their spaces to encompass new, different, and elevated roles in the communities they serve. As Australia’s leading retail builder, this evolution is apparent in the increasingly creative and ambitious briefs we get from our clients. Shopping centre owners envision new in-centre uses to complement the anchor tenant and speciality mix, from childcare centres to community function rooms

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Three roadblocks to making circular fashion work – and how to navigate them

Inside Retail

Achieving circularity in fashion is similar to the 10-year overnight success story. It is a long and arduous transformation many organisations won’t see tangible results from for years to come. Yet, the need for a sustainable and ethical future in fashion is necessary, due to the industry’s social and environmental impact, which has already caused substantial damage.

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Vision AI is Taking Hold in Retail for Store Security and Analytics

Retail TouchPoints

It’s hard to believe that in the same year cutting edge technologies like augmented reality and autonomous shopping have exploded in retail, shoplifting is still aching the minds of executives. Big box leaders like Target and Walmart have recently revealed the sizeable impact retail theft has had on 2022 revenues, with Walmart’s CEO even threatening to close stores or be forced to raise prices on consumers if things don’t change soon.

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How Mwave Australia caters to high-end gamers

Inside Retail

Mwave is one of the biggest players in Australia’s enthusiast electronics space, building custom gaming PCs and selling components and electronics nationwide. Here, we speak to the business’ Australian chief about how the business operates within such a niche effectively, as well as what the future holds. Inside Retail : Can you tell us a bit about Mwave, and where it sits within the electronics retail sector?

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H&M, Ariat Join Fashion Retailers Launching Resale Marketplaces

Retail TouchPoints

Two more retailers have entered the resale space to help address shoppers’ demands for sustainability: H&M has partnered with ThredUp to launch a resale program directly on H&M’s website, while footwear and apparel brand Ariat International has launched a resale marketplace called Reboot , powered by Archive. H&M’s partnership will make it the largest retailer to work with ThredUp and mark the retailer’s first resale marketplace in the U.S.

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Humans + Agents = Rethinking Enterprise Commerce with AI

AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran

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Skincare brand Purely Byron, part owned by BWX, collapses

Inside Retail

Purely Byron, the skincare brand co-founded by model and actor Elsa Pataky, has fallen into voluntary administration, becoming the latest casualty in a brutal year for Australian cosmetics and personal care labels. Documents filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reveal Purely Byron Pty Ltd appointed Cameron Gray and Justin Holzman of DW Advisory as joint administrators on Friday.

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Amazon and Rivian discuss ending exclusive e-van deal

Retail Wire

Amazon.com and Rivian are discussing ending an exclusivity agreement between the two companies after the online retailer placed an order for electric vans from the automaker at the low end of the range agreed upon. Amazon said it remains committed to buying 100,000 vans from Rivian by 2030.

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Nike to end use of kangaroo skins in its shoes

Inside Retail

Nike said it will stop using kangaroo skins for its shoes this year, weeks after a similar step from German rival Puma, which would end a highly controversial practice that has drawn ire from consumers and animal rights activists. Sportswear giant Nike in a statement issued on Monday said it would debut a new line of Tiempo football boots, called the Tiempo Legend Elite, with a proprietary synthetic material that replaces the use of kangaroo leather.

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Annual and monthly inflation rates tell different stories

Retail Wire

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows prices in February rose six percent year-over-year. Prices in January were up 6.4 percent. February’s prices were up 0.4 percent compared to January’s.

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5 Tips for a Winning Category Management Strategy in 2025

Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.

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Here’s what retailers need to know about social media use in Apac: Report

Inside Retail

When it comes to the Asia-Pacific market , three in five marketing professionals regard social media as more important due to economic uncertainties, according to a recent State of Social Report from software firm Meltwater. On average, 34 per cent of those surveyed said their total marketing budget will be invested in social media, with as many as 77 per cent of respondents planning to increase or maintain their current level of spend.

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Court says Lyft and Uber drivers are independent contractors

Retail Wire

A California state appeals court yesterday reversed a lower-court ruling that found Proposition 22, a 2020 measure that classified Lyft and Uber drivers as independent contractors and not employees, to be illegal.

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Shipping and fulfilment in 2023: What are retailers saying?

Inside Retail

With everything that’s happened in the past few years, it can be hard to get a sense of what’s next for retail. Sentiment differs, with some studies pointing to substantial retail growth in Australia ( $49 billion by 2025 ), while others note the ever-present pressures of inflation. The compass needle is spinning, but one fact remains: turbulent times require focus and smarts.

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Aéropostale’s expansive metaverse strategy kicks off with Tesla giveaway

Retail Dive

An upcoming drop of 30,000 NFTs that unlock exclusive perks and entry to digital realm AeroWorld is the first step of a four-phase metaverse activation.

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Cut Costs & Complexity: Smarter Fulfillment for Home, Furniture & DIY Brands

Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.

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Pie deals are big on Pi Day

Retail Wire

Pi Day was created to honor the mathematical constant and retailers are marking the occasion by selling all types of circular foods, including dessert pies and pizza. The 7-Eleven convenience store chain is offering whole pizzas for $3.14. Casey’s General Stores are doing the same.

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H&M taps ThredUp for resale program

Retail Dive

The move comes as the fast-fashion retailer works to remake its sustainability image.

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Generative AI tech isn’t cheap

Retail Wire

Developing and maintaining generative artificial intelligence technology comes with a steep price tag. OpenAI’s ChatGPT could cost the company $40 million to process all the activity coming from the millions of people using it in January alone, according to Rowan Curran at Forrester.

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Birchbox website comes back to life

Retail Dive

While the beauty company's website is back online after being disabled for several weeks, users are still unable to check out.

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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H&M enters U.S. resale market with help from ThredUp

Retail Wire

H&M has launched a resale program in collaboration with the online consignment platform ThredUp. Around 30,000 clothing SKUs will be available on H&M’s resale site. It marks H&M’s first resale venture in the U.S. market but not its first in secondhand clothing. “We’ve been working in secondhand since about 2015, really testing and learning,” said Abigail Kammerzell, head of sustainability for H&M North America. “And what we know is we need to m

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7 Best Temporary Staffing Agencies for Your Business in 2023

Shopify

A temporary staffing agency is a recruitment service that helps companies hire temporary employees. Here are seven US-based temporary staffing agencies to choose from.

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J. Jill aims to grow store footprint, eventually

Retail Dive

The apparel retailer ended the year with fewer stores and may close more, but it ultimately aims to “grow this important channel,” executives said.

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mPOS – bringing back the human touch to in-store shopping

I Vend

As shoppers return to brick and mortar stores in their drovers, they crave the in-store experience. Retailers who want to set themselves apart are integrating more human and personal touchpoints into the shopping experience, increasing engagement, loyalty and sales. iVend Mobile POS Mobile POS in retail engages and delights shoppers. Talk to iVend about mPOS for your stores.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Five Below names COO

Retail Dive

Kenneth Bull, who has been the company’s CFO, has been promoted to the position, while the retailer searches for a new financial chief.

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Go Broad, Go Deep, and Go Global

LS Retail

©iStock/LinearWorld As countries around the world move forward with strategies to become “crypto hubs,” over the next eight weeks Coinbase is set to accelerate operationalizing its “Go Broad, Go Deep” international strategy in globally recognized markets across six continents.

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Supply chain optimization is a top priority for Nordstrom this year

Retail Dive

Building on improvements made in 2022 will help the retailer's business amid a slump in sales, a company executive said.

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2023 Wholesale Apparel Trends

Independent Retailer

Springtime brings a fresh start to a new year, and often, a new wardrobe. A change in seasons is the second biggest driver of apparel sales, after discounts and promotions, and Spring is the biggest apparel sale season of them all. Traffic for apparel is 16 percent higher in Spring than Summer, and 52 percent higher than Fall. Shoppers are looking to buy warm-weather apparel over the next few months.

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SEO vs. PPC: Which Strategy Is Best for Your Business?

When it comes to driving traffic and growing your online presence, businesses often ask: SEO or PPC—what’s the better choice? This guide breaks down the key differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, highlighting their pros, cons, and best use cases. Whether you’re looking for long-term organic growth or immediate visibility through paid ads, we’ll help you determine which strategy—or combination of both—is right for your business.