Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Through its new For the Love of Labor program, workwear retailer Carhartt will award $175,000 in grants to four organizations committed to serving women and/or diversifying the skilled trade workforce. The retailer is committing all online sales made on Labor Day, Sept. 5, to programs supporting education, training and placing workers into meaningful skilled trade jobs.
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Earlier this year, Toyota Motor Europe partnered with Dalziel & Pow to design the vision for the future of its European retailer network at a new site in Paris Nord. It confirms the central role of Toyota retailers in delivering to our customers an immersive brand experience as the company transitions to a mobility company. Toyota’s approach is fully consistent with its wider mission to go ‘Beyond Zero’ by providing memorable customer experiences which cater for all their needs.
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Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The size of the global influencer marketing market has more than doubled since 2019, to $16.4 billion in 2022, according to Statista. Despite this rapid growth rate, there are indications of a major credibility gap when it comes to influencers’ actual effectiveness. A recent consumer survey conducted by Wakefield Research for The Desire Company revealed some startling trends: 87% of consumers say it’s likely influencers don’t even use the products they advertise; 82% of consumers who have purcha
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Shaftesbury has today announced that British fashion brand The Ragged Priest has opened a new flagship store in Seven Dials, the heart of London’s West End. The Ragged Priest’s Seven Dials site is set out over two floors, spanning a total of 975 sq ft, making it the fashion brand’s largest location to date. The new flagship store on 45 Neal Street provides a revitalised space designed using salvaged and recycled materials, including a 200-year-old church floor and reimagined Eko-ply fixtures mad
Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber
Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Heading into the 2022 peak season, everything old is new again. Nostalgia is en vogue across TV, movies, music and fashion, reviving old trends and creating new ones. At the same time, retailers are harkening back to a time in the not-so-distant past when holding too much inventory was considered an unforgivable sin. In traditional retail, you always want to minimize your inventory holding costs to avoid paying for something you might not be able to sell.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Luxury fashion label Stella McCartney has partnered with LVMH to launch a new beauty Maison, Stella by Stella McCartney. The new brand reflects McCartney’s ambition to expand into the cosmetic industry. The product line includes three variants: Reset Cleanser, Alter-Care Serum, and Restore Cream. Stella McCartney claims its new approach promotes environmental responsibility and its vegan cosmetic is natural, effective, and responsible.
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Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Parents are buying Apple Watches and putting them on the wrists of kids as young as five so they can track their children and get in touch with them if need be. “For family members who do not have an iPhone, Apple Watch offers a remarkable set of features that can help them keep in touch with loved ones, be more active and stay safe,” said Apple COO Jeff Williams.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Trish Donnelly, currently CEO of PVH Americas and Calvin Klein Global, will be leaving PVH Corp. The brand holding company will split her responsibilities into two separate positions: a regional leadership role for PVH Americas and a global role for Calvin Klein. PVH has begun a global search for both positions; until they are filled, PVH CEO Stefan Larsson will manage those responsibilities.
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Walmart is taking a minority stake in Sustainable Beef, a supplier of Angus beef that is led by ranchers and beef producers. Sustainable Beef, which plans to open a processing facility in Nebraska next month, will ship a majority of the beef it processes to the retailer. “Customers continue to tell us one of the biggest points of differentiation is they want to know where it comes from,” said Tyler Lehr, senior vice president of merchandising for deli services, meat and seafood for Walmart U.S.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Sam’s Club is reportedly planning to raise its annual fees on Oct. 17, 2022, increasing the price of a baseline membership from $45 to $50 and a Plus membership from $100 to $110 , according to CNBC. This marks the first price increase for entry-level membership in nine years and the first Plus membership hike since the program debuted in 1999. The announcement followed a strong quarter for Sam’s Club, with comparable sales rising 9.5% and membership income increasing 8.9% and member count at an
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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Amazon.com introduced Amazon Warehouse & Distribution (AWD), which enables third-party sellers to send their bulk inventory to one of its facilities for distribution to wholesale customers or brick-and-mortar stores. The service is billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. “Amazon Warehousing & Distribution addresses critical supply chain challenges and helps sellers grow and manage their business while significantly cutting costs,” said Gopal Pillai, vice president of Amazon Distribu
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Amazon has introduced its new Amazon Warehousing & Distribution (AWD) service to support its sellers with purpose-built facilities that offer bulk inventory storage and automated distribution. Starting in 2023, sellers will be able to send inventory to any location, including wholesale customers or brick-and-mortar stores, through AWD services. The new pay-as-you-go offering, which aims to cut costs for sellers as they grow their businesses, has been designed to offer: Easy enrollment; A one
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
It’s been a rollercoaster for the fine jewellery industry, with the slow return of weddings and the rise of sustainable options. Here, we speak with the director of jewellery brand Fairfax & Robert Irene Deutsch about blending their besopke service with history and how Covid changed consumer behaviour. Inside Retail: Fairfax & Roberts has a long, storied history dating from the 19th century.
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Dunkin’ is offering a free medium hot or iced coffee today to teachers as they begin the new school year. “Who’s more deserving of a coffee break?” Dunkin’ said. “We’re proud to recognize educators for their passion and dedication and to help fuel their go with a coffee on us at the start of a new school year.
Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali
Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Shinsegae — one of the Big 3 of Korean department store retailing along with Lotte and Hyundai — has continued its great form right through into the second half of the year, helped by the removal of the country’s remaining pandemic restrictions and an increasingly buoyant mood among the country’s more affluent consumers. According to Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, which tracks the performance of 25 retailers (13 primarily offline and 12 online), retail sales grew by a robust 9.3
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The Chinese government has locked down Chengdu, a city of about 21 million people, following an outbreak of 1,000 COVID-19 cases. Residents of Chengdu are restricted to their homes and about 70 percent of flights in and out of the airport have been suspended. Manufacturing plants are also affected by the lockdown.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Founded in July of 2021, Scent Journer is a Singapore based perfume house that focuses on mindfully formulated fragrances to empower women with scents. It currently has an e-commerce presence and has four locations in the Singapore market. The brand’s founder has plans to expand its footprint in the near future. “At Scent Journer, we mindfully formulate our perfume with more than 85% naturally derived active ingredients and sugarcane alcohol, and it is designed to boost your mood and make perfum
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Major retailers, including Chewy and Petco, have issued cautions about the state of the economy and its potential impact on spending in the pet category. “As expected, and similar to other consumer categories, inflationary pressures have softened the discretionary areas of our business,” said Petco CEO Ronald Coughlin.
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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
After the long road towards launching a brand, you might be tempted to throw a giant party to celebrate and hope the rest takes care of itself. The reality is that you need to do several things well to create an impact. But with all the marketing channels available to you, how do you know which are the best ones to choose? We launched Adore Beauty’s first incubator brand, Viviology in June.
Retail Wire
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Netflix plans to make brands pay premium prices for access to its members’ streaming video content on its planned ad-supported platform, according to media buyers. The site plans to charge $65 per thousand viewers, a significant premium to other ad-supported video services. Netflix plans to sell 15- and 30-second spots that will appear before and during some programs.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Retail groups and businesses have proposed a variety of priorities in addressing skills and labour shortages – and some solutions – at the two-day Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra. Addressing the summit, Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra said the current labour crisis provides an opportunity “to make a powerful shift” towards a safer, fairer and more productive workplace.
Miller Zell
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Customer wants and needs have evolved since January. We know this because we wrote about them eight months ago , and consumer sentiments and the economic outlook are much different today.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney
Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Luxury fashion label Stella McCartney has partnered with LVMH to launch a new beauty Maison, Stella by Stella McCartney. The new brand reflects McCartney’s ambition to expand into the cosmetic industry. The product line includes three variants: Reset Cleanser, Alter-Care Serum, and Restore Cream. Stella McCartney claims its new approach promotes environmental responsibility and its vegan cosmetic is natural, effective, and responsible.
Retail Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The jewelry conglomerate sees more potential in the bridal market as weddings resume, and unlike other retailers maintained its outlook for the year.
Cisco Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Now that the Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 winners have been officially announced , you’ll want to learn more about each winning team and the story behind each innovation. The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge is an online competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s toughest problems.
Retail Design Solutions
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
If you pop over to Data Magazines website you will find an article that RDS feature in. We are very proud to say we have been voted one of the top 101 Most Innovative Cad Companies in the United Kingdom. It all started with CAD back in 1998 and we still use it everywhere in our business today but over the last 24 years we have integrated new technology into our workflows to benefit our clients, some of these are: Reduced costs (Timesaving Technology, Laserscanners, Drones).
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Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.
Cisco Retail
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Get your customers to achieve greater security resilience. We can all agree, if there is anything the past few years have shown us it is that change is constant. Seriously, if I had a dollar for every time I heard the words “unprecedented” or “uncertainty”, I would probably not be working right now. But the truth of the matter is that if our customers are not prepared to adapt and withstand whatever comes next it will have major implications on their ability to conduct business.
Indigo 9 Digital
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
By Tricia McKinnon Keeping up with the times is difficult especially when you have been in business for over a century like Marks & Spencer has. But despite claims that it can’t turn things around Marks & Spencer is proving it’s too soon to count it out. Marks & Spencer is in the midst of a multi-year transformation that former CEO Steve Rowe began in 2018 and it’s working.
Retail Dive
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The e-commerce giant has deployed its “Condor” program nationwide after introducing it in January.
I Vend
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
For retailers who weathered the pandemic storm, the lull has been short-lived, and they’re now battening down the hatches again in the face of the next assault – the predicted global recession. Driven by the impact of the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, hikes in energy and food prices, and worldwide inflation, the world ‘ may soon be teetering on the edge of a global recession’ says the International Monetary Fund ( IMF).
Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach
More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio
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