Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Harrods has unveiled its newest menswear space, a unique 4000 sq. ft. space dedicated to the athletic pursuits of Harrods menswear customers. This new space is the latest launch in an ambitious rejuvenation of its historic structure beginning in 2018, with the menswear destination on the second floor at the forefront of this transformation. Men’s Sports is a one-stop-shop for all athletic activities, Harrods customers can get the essentials no matter what their work-out whether that is a Sunday

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

A new online shopping site is set to launch in Australia this month that aims to update the traditional outlet mall experience for a Gen Z and millennial audience. TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the fut

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Excellent Zephyr has partnered with industry leaders HubSpot and Patchworks to launch their new eCommerce services for retailers around the UK. Excellent Zephyr had previously worked with various household retail names such as Deliveroo, Monsoon and De Beers to deliver top-quality project management services. . However, looking forward to the future of retail, they have spotted a unique gap in the market to deliver various professional eCommerce services to retailers. .

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Sustainability has been on the radar of most beauty brands in recent years, but according to ethical beauty retailer Lush, now is the time for the industry to take a step further and work towards regeneration. “To conserve things is good, but we have taken the next opportunity to not only keep things as [they are], but also to improve and make things better,” said Gabbi Loedolff, Lush global buying coordinator, at a virtual event last week.

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JUNE 1, 2021

7-Eleven has set itself an ambitious goal: installing 500 Direct Current Fast Charging electric vehicle (EV) ports at 250 select stores in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2022. The convenience retailer currently operates just 22 charging stations at 14 stores. “7-Eleven’s legacy is bringing convenience to the customer, and that continues to evolve — from ice on a dock in 1927 to electricity for your car today,” said Joe DePinto, President and CEO of 7-Eleven in a statement. “7-Eleven’s rapid e

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Trading hours in Western Australia have been extended for the upcoming Western Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday public holidays, allowing four hours of extra trade for each day. The decision was hailed as a “step in the right direction” by Australian Retailers Association chief executive Paul Zahra. “[It’s] a small but important step that will provide more choice for WA consumer and more shifts for retail workers,” Zahra said.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Clinique Laboratories to roll out globally. Skincare company Clinique will roll out its ‘Clinique Laboratories’ retail concept globally after its successful launch in Shenzhen, China last December. Clinique and design agency Uxus collaborated on the store’s futuristic design and technologies such as face scanning, diagnostics application and Clinique Clinical Reality.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

The largest Danish retailer operating globally, JYSK , is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans. The first of the two new stores that the much-loved Scandinavian retailer will open will be on 10 th June in Bury at Angouleme Retail Park followed by a store in Stockport at Manchester Road Retail Park on 8 th July with 25 new jobs being created.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Fashion firm Zara is the latest retailer to reveal it has underpaid its workers by an estimated $2.6 million, and is undergoing a remediation program to pay back impacted workers. In filings with the corporate regulator seen by SMH , the business outlined a review into its store workers pay run by a third party specialist during the year which analysed payments owed under the award system as well as “other monetary entitlements”.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Paul Smith, will open a new London shop on 28 May 2021 at Borough Yards. The shop and exhibition space will be the first retail offering of the new shopping and dining district adjacent to London’s bustling Borough Market. The 2,000 sq ft space will stock Paul Smith clothing, shoes and accessories collections for men and women, plus a selection of the newly launched PS Paul Smith Happy products, which communicate a cheery message of positivity.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Throughout 2020 and into 2021, brands have gotten accustomed to pivoting when the news cycle hangs on unprecedented events. We’ve seen advertisers react quickly: pausing campaigns, pulling spend and using massive keyword lists to block content they don’t want to be associated with. When it comes to keyword blocking, the effects have been far-reaching, and publishers have taken a huge hit.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

International fashion outlet developer, FASHION HOUSE Group has officially opened its doors to a €25M new outlet centre in the east of Bucharest, the Group’s second outlet centre in Romania’s capital. As the first new outlet centre to open on mainland Europe this year, FASHION HOUSE Pallady spans over 12,000 sqm accommodating 62 stores, a children’s play area and restaurants.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Melbourne’s lockdown has been extended a further seven days after seeing six confirmed cases overnight, acting premier James Merlino announced this afternoon, taking the states total to 60. According to Merlino, the variant strain of Covid-19 currently in the community is quicker and more contagious than any the state’s health officials have seen before.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa, co-CEOs of Warby Parker, said the eyeglass retailer increased sales in 2020 despite it being the toughest year in the company’s history. The executives said Warby Parker will open 35 new stores, even though more revenues are being made online. Large numbers of consumers, they said, prefer to try glasses on in stores before making a purchase.

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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.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

From the beginning of time, exhausted new parents have struggled to find ways to lull their babies to sleep. So when Love to Dream founder Hana Lia- Krawchuk had her son in 2008, she was determined to find a solution and developed a sleep swaddle. Since then, Love to Dream has grown into an award-winning business and attracted investment from Quadrant in 2019.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Apple opened a new store in Rome, Italy, last week and plans to open others, according to Deidre O’Brien, the company’s vice president of retail, even as a greater percentage of sales shifts online. Ms. O’Brien said that stores provide a valuable service for consumers when it comes to learning about and experiencing its products. The same is true of store associates.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

The Body Shop is going vegan – committing to be 100 per cent Vegan Certified by the end of 2023 and rolling out a refill scheme to further tackle plastic waste. According to the business 60 per cent of its current products are certified vegan, and it holds a “fundamental belief” that animals shouldn’t be harmed in the pursuit of beauty. “Our decision to go 100 per cent vegan is the a natural next step for The Body Shop,” said global brand director Lionel Thoreau.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Are you looking for ways to increase your eCommerce sales? OK, this is a bit of a loaded question, because who doesn’t want more sales? The real question here is how you can boost sales. The answer lies in the digital shelf. What Is a Digital Shelf? Let’s dive right in: what are we talking about when we say “digital shelf”? The digital shelf is your online storefront.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

The Franchise Council of Australia and the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman have welcomed the Franchising Code of Conduct reforms announced by the Federal Government. The Code amendments come into effect from 1 July 2021. Earlier this year the government released proposed reforms, including a franchise disclosure registry, following a parliamentary inquiry into the effectiveness of the Code with findings released in 2019.

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Nvidia

JUNE 1, 2021

The streaming device with the most 4K HDR content available now has even more as Apple TV joins the lineup on NVIDIA SHIELD. Starting today, SHIELD owners can stream the Apple TV app, including Apple TV+, and its impressive lineup of award-winning series, compelling dramas, groundbreaking documentaries, kids’ shows, comedies and more. The Apple TV app features Apple TV+, Apple’s video subscription service featuring Apple Originals, including series like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, For All Manki

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

The City of Sydney has announced that it will waive all Al Fresco Dining permit fees until June 2022, as part of its commitment to support revitalisation of the CBD in the wake of the downturn hospitality business have experienced due to Covid. Having initially committed $20 million to the cause, City of Sydney council has now pledged a further $5.7 million for Al Fresco activations.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Over the past 20+ years, Snort has become the de facto standard by which all network intrusion detection systems are measured. The release of Snort 3 in January 2021 represents a significant upgrade to the tried and tested network security tool. Snort 3 includes important updates going so far as to change the entire code base from C to C++. It consists of some entirely new code, some rewritten code, and some code ported to the latest version.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Woolworths is launching its own stand-alone payments platform, Wpay, which will power payments inside and outside its group of businesses, and further extends the group into the retail ecosystem in Australia. Wpay will provide an end-to-end payment solution, and will draw on Woolies’ national scale and capabilities to offer Australian merchants an integrated in-store and digital payment platform utilising digital wallets, as well as traditional card and alternate payment methods.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

No one who works in technology operations – network management, software engineering, security, or IT – needs to play Whac-A-Mole when they go to the arcade. Because it’s a game we play in real life every day. We focus on the gopher holes in our domains, and keep smacking down the issues as they pop up. Hopefully, fast enough to solve them. In our jobs, as in Whac-a-Mole, it’s critical that we focus on observing our own domain.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Dymocks’ three-year plan will see the bookstore chain add another 20+ retail outlets to the network. CEO Mark Newman told Inside Franchise Business Executive there will be a mix of suburban and regional locations in the new store plan which will spread the book chain further into the north of the country. “We’re not in the Northern Territory and Queensland is under represented,” he said.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Nestlé has acknowledged in an internal company memo, according to a story by the Financial Times, that over 60 percent of its core food and beverage products are unhealthy. The company is reportedly involved in a review this year to judge its food and beverage portfolio against third-party rating systems, such as Health Star Rating and Nutri-Score, largely in response to a rash of criticism from consumers and governments worldwide.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Snickers is kicking off a campaign to support its sponsorship of England and Scotland’s football teams. The “Bothlands” campaign features a short film running across social media throughout June. The film highlights to “uncomfortable predicament” the chocolate brand finds itself in by sponsoring both teams ahead of their match this summer. The entry deadline for.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Albertsons Companies has taken delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its distribution center in Irvine, CA. The vehicles, which will be paid with an electric-powered transport refrigeration trailer, are the first two such vehicles in its fleet of around 1,400 trucks making deliveries for the grocery giant nationwide.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Barr Soft Drinks is rolling out two limited edition sour flavours. The Barr Sours range consists of Sour Berry and Sour Apple flavours in 500ml price-marked packs (79p) and will be available from July. The launch will be supported by POS tools available from the end of July. Adrian Troy, marketing director at Barr Soft. This story continues at Barr Soft Drinks adds sour flavours to portfolio.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Some clothing manufacturers have begun using recycled bottles as a means to produce synthetic fabrics instead of polyester. The environmental costs of polyester manufacturing are high as it requires large amounts of fuel and is damaging to the air and water. Roger Lee, CEO of TAL Apparel, said that recycled materials may displace polyester. “The cost of using that has come down to the same price as using virgin polyester.

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