Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Artificial intelligence (AI), the metaverse and ChatGPT are creating the biggest buzz so far this year, and it’s no surprise to see the fashion industry catching the wave. Last year saw numerous brands launching virtual collections, including Gucci, Adidas, Zara and Prada. Gucci’s “digital shoes” are only designed to be worn in the metaverse, there’s no actual physical product available.
Retail Focus
MARCH 27, 2023
Pop-up experiences that last a few days or several months have been around for the last decade, but post-Covid we have seen a huge increase in this form of retail which is in large part driven by the increase in D2C brands looking to explore physical interaction with their audiences. The key downfall of a D2C brand in the eyes of a consumer is the lack of physical presence where you get the chance to pick up, turn on or try on its products.
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Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Retail spending rose 6.4 per cent year on year in February levelling out after a period of increased volatility, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Month on month, turnover rose 0.2 per cent as shoppers spent more than $35 billion in stores and online. Spending in food-related industries grew steadily in February however non-food industry sectors yielded a mixed result as consumers refrained from making “discretionary” spending.
Tokinomo
MARCH 27, 2023
Campaign corner Smart Jar. Hellmann's, a popular mayonnaise brand, has released a new product called "Hellmann's Smart Jar." This jar is designed to fight food waste by using a built-in thermometer to tell users if their fridge is too warm, which can cause food to spoil faster. The Smart Jar also features a label that changes color if the contents inside are starting to spoil.
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Group chairman Solomon Lew has commended Premier Investment’s strong half year results, attributing standout performances to careful management and execution. The group – which owns and operates brands including Dotti, Peter Alexander, Just Jeans, Smiggle, Portmans and Jacqui E, and features over 1,100 stores across six countries – saw net profit after tax rise by 6.5 per cent compared to the first half of FY2022, to $174.3 million.
Retail Focus
MARCH 27, 2023
Sports retail giant, Frasers Group, has opened a new flagship Sports Direct store in Manchester, providing sports enthusiasts with a modern and engaging retail experience. The multi-million-pound investment has transformed the Arndale Centre space, one of the city’s main shopping destinations, into a five-floor retail destination with dedicated areas for football, running, specialist sports, men’s, women’s, and kids’ wear.
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Retail Focus
MARCH 27, 2023
Fortnum & Mason has announced a ground-breaking project to revolutionise the 3 rd floor of its historic flagship, 181 Piccadilly, creating an experiential hub dedicated to extraordinary food and drink. Customers will be able to collaborate with guests from every corner of the culinary world in a purpose-built Food and Drink Studio where they can take part in customer workshops, live cooking demonstrations, and experimentation in a new multi-use kitchen.
Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Paypal has won the Solution Provider of the year award at the Australian Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards show last night. The VIP awards celebrate partnerships that have overcome challenges within the retail industry and recognise solutions that “power and transform the ecosystem” The event, which took place on the Gold Coast, attracted key industry leaders, executives, and experts who commemorated the winners and their achievements.
Retail Focus
MARCH 27, 2023
Authenticity is now a key new driver for revenue and loyalty among UK shoppers as the trend for more mindful consumption continues, the latest research from Asendia , the leader in international ecommerce and mail delivery solutions, reveals. Original research of over 8,000 global shoppers in Asendia’s ‘How To Sell Direct In The Age Of The Conflicted Shopper’ Report, including over 1,000 UK consumers, showed more than seven in ten (70%) of UK shoppers would spend more money with retailers they p
Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
During the pandemic, food delivery experienced a rapid increase in demand, as people all around the world followed social distancing guidelines and stayed home. For brands like Domino’s, this was a huge challenge, but also a huge opportunity. Now, as the world returns to a sense of normalcy, how has the food delivery industry changed ? Last week, Domino’s Pizza Enterprises’ group chief digital and technology officer Michael Gillespie explained to Inside Retail how the business has grown its deli
Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert
Today’s supply chain leaders are required to stay strong in the face of disruption and not only accept it, but embrace it – after all, progress is made outside of your comfort zone. While it’s easier said than done, conquering the fear of instability in your supply chain is within your reach. Thanks to the advancement of technology and AI, we now have more tools and resources at our disposal than ever before to conquer, not crumble, in the face of uncertainty.
Wiser
MARCH 27, 2023
Picture this: a shopper is doing some browsing online and adds something a little pricey to their cart. It’s an item that they’d really like to have, but it’s not quite a necessity. They get this close to completing their purchase, but there’s something stopping them—it’s just too big of an expense right now. This back and forth continues until maybe eventually they buy it, or maybe it ends with every online retailer’s biggest fear— they abandon their cart.
Inside Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
In February, ShopBack, a shopping, rewards and payments platform, partnered with Sunway Pyramid, a mall in Malaysia, on the ShopFiesta event to reward shoppers with promotions and giveaways. It was all about boosting in-store shopping. According to Eddy Han, general manager of ShopBack Malaysia, 2023 will be a year of growth for the brand. “We are gearing up for retail and e-commerce trends in 2023, where the Malaysian retail industry is forecasted to grow at 3.5 per cent year-on-year,” he told
Mike Anthony
MARCH 27, 2023
“How much money should I spend on consumer marketing versus shopper marketing?” It’s a question I’m often asked by clients and at conferences. They question is sometimes phrased differently (“what percentage of my spend should go in-store”; “What is the best split between above-the-line and below-the-line spend?”). The answer is “it depends”: every situation is different.
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
The layoffs affect workers in the company’s New Jersey operations, including at its Harmon beauty unit, according to information filed with the state.
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Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Healthcare providers can now leverage a suite of digital tools from Instacart that are designed to enhance collaborative care, promote healthy choices and deliver nutritious food to patients and their families, particularly those living in food deserts or needing a medically restricted diet. “We know that access to nutritious foods can deliver healthier outcomes, but a number of challenges have prevented healthcare providers from effectively adopting food as medicine programs at scale,” said Sar
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
Three courts had already rejected an attempt from Lampert and other lenders to wring millions more from what’s left of the former retail giant.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Kendra Scott has had philanthropy as part of its corporate DNA since the company launched in 2002, powered by the commitment to making the world a better place of Founder, Designer, and Executive Chairwoman Kendra Scott herself. Scott and her company are continuing to build on their efforts to this day, most recently with the launch of the Kendra Scott Foundation on March 8 — International Women’s Day. “ I have always strived to use my talents to improve the lives of others, especially women who
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
The retailer said small-format locations remain a key part of growth and will make up half of approximately 20 new stores opening in 2023.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.
A1 Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Dobbies Garden Centres offers free seeds in partnership with Let It Grow Dobbies is partnering with BBC Radio 2 by handing out 75,000 free packets of seeds from today (Monday 27 th March) to encourage the nation to brighten up the country this spring. It’s part of the BBC’s Let It Grow initiative, to inspire new growers, both young and old, to discover the joy of planting and growing, and encourage them to turn grey spaces into wild and colourful places to help support British wildlife.
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
Shoppers aren’t cutting back on their beauty spending and are turning to prestige products for an emotional lift, according to Circana.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
David’s Bridal will be showing off its Spring 2023 collection with in-store trunk shows on Friday, March 31, offering $100 Ashley gift cards to the first 25 people in each store following the 6 p.m. event start time. In-store shoppers also will be eligible for 10% discounts during the shows, which will last until each store’s closing time. Entertainment marketing company FlyteVu is organizing the events.
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
The fashion lifestyle brand filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands last week, and now joins a portfolio that includes Justice and Brookstone.
Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist
The past three years have forever changed the retail landscape. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment. In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Half Price Books has partnered with Reveal Mobile to utilize its geofencing and digital campaign measurement platform to optimize its marketing efforts. The retailer will tap into Reveal’s Visit Local solution to measure incrementality from paid social and programmatic campaigns, create and activate custom audiences based on places consumers shop and understand store-level analytics such as visitor volume, frequency and competitive analysis. “Visit Local will provide Half Price Books with
A1 Retail
MARCH 27, 2023
Bolton-based AV integration specialist, TVC Technology Solutions, has brought its smart display technology to London’s most exciting new social racing experience, the F1 Arcade. This first-of-its-kind premium experiential venue brings the excitement and emotion of the sport from the circuit to the heart of the city. TVC Technology Solutions, part of Bolton-based TVD Group , partnered with Kindred Concepts, a brand-new global venture created to develop experiential leisure concepts, on behalf
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on March 27, 2023 to include comments from The RealReal. As it continues its laser focus on profitability, luxury resale platform The RealReal is “deemphasizing” the direct sales side of its business to focus on its more profitable consignment operation. The first casualty of this shift in strategy will be the beauty category, which the platform plans to sunset after selling through existing inventory, a spokesperson shared with Retail TouchPoints.
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
Mark Mizicko, who stepped into the role on Thursday, has over 25 years of retail experience from Hot Topic, Gymboree, Gap Inc. and the Limited Brands.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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. In a recent survey with Demand Gen Report, we found 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
If we thought the pandemic-driven shift to digital payments was an evolution, we’re about to be catapulted into a new world, where payments will become possible in places thought impossible just a few years ago. In fact, embedded finance will be a $777 billion opportunity by 2029. So how can businesses get a piece of it? Put simply, it’s a way for financial and non-financial businesses alike to integrate payments services like credit or prepaid cards, lending, savings and other financial product
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
The percentage of online transactions involving groceries where shoppers opted to delay payment grew 40% during the first two months of 2023, according to data from Adobe.
Retail TouchPoints
MARCH 27, 2023
Bed Bath & Beyond will reportedly lay off approximately 1,300 more employees at four locations in New Jersey, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice seen by Reuters. The layoffs will occur before a change to the state’s labor laws that would mandate companies with 100 or more employees to notify authorities 90 days in advance of plant closings or mass layoffs, rather than the current 60 days.
Retail Dive
MARCH 27, 2023
The retailer is ramping capital spending by 50% as it aims to sync stock across its stores by 2024.
Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC
Since 2020, procurement and supply chain professionals have faced an unprecedented set of challenges. The pandemic was just the start. It was followed by port blockages and congestion, strikes among truck drivers and railway workers, a major recall and plant closure that led to a disastrous baby formula shortage, concerns about the future of semiconductor availability, turbulence in the ESG investment market, and much more.
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