Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

Seeking to make its Member’s Mark private label line more responsible, Sam’s Club is planning to bring additional environmental, ethical and social concerns to bear in manufacturing these products. Following the lead of parent company Walmart , which in 2020 outlined plans to become a regenerative company, Sam’s Club began taking steps that year to develop Member’s Mark under the principle of being “Made with Our Members and Planet in Mind” as it launched, redesigned and reformulated more than 1

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Retail Focus

APRIL 19, 2022

Helping your business to overcome a rocky patch may seem like a daunting prospect, but it is possible, and there are a lot of ways to start turning things around. Increasing profitability, boosting tax efficiency, and improving your employees’ experiences with the company are all tried and tested alternatives to burying your head in the sand, and wondering how (and when) things are going to get better. .

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

Seeking to provide a physical platform to showcase creations from Emirati and Arab designers and artists, Mall of the Emirates has launched a pop-up market — Ramadaniyat — for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Located within its Emirati cultural hub, Zeman Awwal, the market, open April 12-30, 2022, will celebrate Ramadan traditions through jewelry, fashion, arts, crafts and culinary experiences.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 19, 2022

A creative shift in retail design isn’t a new, post-Covid development. Serious changes were happening before the pandemic, which kicked the creativity and the need to stay relevant, up a gear. Long before Covid, retailers were lacking a certain originality having become too transactional, but in the years leading up to 2020, imaginative changes were already being made to re-engage consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

As a technology vendor, I have rare insight into the day-to-day of online retailer consumer traffic. So I regularly help customers identify and fight a hidden drag on their growth: ad fraud. I spend hours speaking with customers about their ecommerce businesses and the challenges they face. We discuss it all, from product design to logistics to digital marketing.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

As domestic and international travel resumes and operating conditions normalise, Australia’s retail-leasing market is projected to see stable growth after recording steady trading during the first quarter of this year, according to Colliers. . In particular, national-level average gross face rents increased by 1.3 per cent during the period. .

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

To mark Earth Day, fashion start-up AirRobe has committed to eliminating 1 million items of clothing from landfills by next year. The campaign, which is supported by 100 brands including The Iconic, PE Nation, Rebecca Vallance and Viktoria & Woods, aims to encourage more brands to work toward sustainability and enlarge the circular ecosystem. . According to AirRobe, the fashion industry is the second-most polluting industry in the world and this is the perfect time for brands and individuals

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

The J.Jill customer doesn’t need a confidence boost — she is already comfortable in her own skin. Recognizing this characteristic of its women’s apparel customer is key to building the loyalty of these clients, according to Elliot Staples, SVP of Design, Product Development, Technical Design and Creative Marketing, and Kara Howard, SVP of Marketing and Customer Experience at J.Jill.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Over the past two years, many Australian consumers have reset their expectations of the brand and customer experience. Having endured the pandemic and moved by escalating social and environmental causes, more consumers want to act for the greater good and expect businesses to follow. Our new Consumer Insights report shows that one in three consumers are now more conscious of shopping from purpose-led brands than they were before the pandemic.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2022

Wawa is reportedly planning to double its store count to 1,800 locations by 2030, according to Philly Voice. CEO Chris Gheysens noted that the expansion will include both “traditional” neighborhood stores and “non-traditional” rest-stop style formats in new and existing markets, as well as drive-thrus. The expansion includes plans to “fill in the market” in the states between Virginia and Florida, where Wawa already has a foothold, according to Gheysens.

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

The last few years have delivered a shock to the system for many retailers. But now, with the pandemic posing less of an economic threat than it did just two years ago, and with customers returning to a more ‘normal’ state of shopping, it’s high time for retailers to really consider what is next for the industry. Former Burberry, Harrods and Ted Baker exec Martin Newman believes that to take control of the next decade, retailers need to fundamentally shift how they view customers.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 19, 2022

Curated Makers hosted their first Curated Makers Market on the 19th and 20th of March, showcasing eleven independent local businesses and their handmade products to the shoppers of Trinity Leeds. This new market will double in size this month and become the monthly destination, within Trinity Leeds, to find locally made gifts with real people and stories behind them.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Netherlands-based digital fashion house The Fabricant recently announced its Series A funding round of US$14 million ($19 million), led by private equity firm Greenfield One, along with Sound Ventures, Red DAO, and others. The capital injection will be used to build the wardrobe of the metaverse and further develop the brand’s digital fashion platform, The Fabricant Studio.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

An average of 43 percent of workers in the top 10 business centers in the U.S. returned to their offices as of April 11. Many haven’t worked in their out-of-home offices for a couple of years, making their returns a bit awkward.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

For-purpose streetwear brand HoMie has launched its biggest campaign yet to raise awareness and funds to end youth homelessness. Today, the Melbourne-based business is encouraging 28,000 Australians to wear a hoodie and use the hashtag #Hoodies4Homelessness for Youth Homelessness Matters Day. The number of people was deliberately chosen to reflect how many 12-24 year olds are estimated to be sleeping rough on any given night in Australia, according to the latest census. .

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Recently MITRE Engenuity released the results from its fourth round of the ATT&CK Evaluations. This round focused on threat actors Wizard Spider and Sandworm. It’s no surprise that both hacking groups have made their presence felt. For example, between 2019 and 2020, Wizard Spider, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, extorted $61 million from ransomware attacks, including notable attacks that included Universal Healthcare System Hospitals, and state government administrative office

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Inside Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

European perfume- and cosmetics-makers face shortages of paper, glass, and some key oils and alcohols, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine adds further disruptions to the supply chains for beauty products, driving prices higher amid robust demand. Like the food industry, the $US500 billion global cosmetics sector is grappling with fallout from the war because producers use alcohol derived from grains and organic beets to make perfumes, and sunflower-seed oils to make cosmetics – all key

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Tokinomo

APRIL 19, 2022

Taking shopper experience to the next level.

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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

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Mulesoft

APRIL 19, 2022

It’s time for everyone’s favorite hybrid event, TrailblazerDX (TDX) 2022! We can’t wait to see you all in-person and virtually April 27–28, 2022. To help you make the most of your virtual or in-person TDX22 experience, we’ve put together a guide highlighting some awesome ways you can engage with MuleSoft and the MuleSoft Community. In-person […].

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

I have two stories to tell you. The first is about a software developer at a big financial corporation. The second is about the security team at the same company. We will go through the same cyber incident, from these two perspectives, to get a good understand of how a malicious actor might try to infiltrate a banking application through an admin user, and how the company can detect this malicious behavior – using automation as much as possible.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating claims from over 100 people that they fell ill after eating Lucky Charms. Symptoms of those who reported not feeling well include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach pain. General Mills, which manufactures the cereal, is aware of the reports but has not issued a product recall.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 19, 2022

After having a product or developing a service comes the question of where and how to sell it. Marketing refers to the collection of a series of activities companies undertake to promote their service or products. Marketing plays the biggest role in businesses and good skills in marketing can mean the difference between success and failure. Online marketing courses are one the best ways to learn/grow this skill set.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

WH Smith has suspended online orders for its Funky Pigeon greeting cards and gift business following an attempt to hack its system last week. The retailer said no customer payment data was compromised in the incident. The company is contacting customers who placed orders over the past 12 months to inform them of the attack.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

Picture caption: Staff at the new Weird Fish store at Lakeside Village. A fashion brand offering great quality lifestyle clothing for men and women has opened at Lakeside Village Outlet Shopping. Weird Fish, which has a mission “to produce well priced, well made and distinctive clothes that become instant feel-good favourites”, opened a new pop-up store at the centre last week.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

Chick-fil-A, Darden Restaurants, Denny’s, Domino’s and Starbucks are just some of the major restaurant chains that have lost their CEOs due to retirement in 2022. Many companies are filling their spots with interim leaders while they search for permanent replacements.

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Small Biz Trends

APRIL 19, 2022

Virginia is one of the most historic states in the U.S., but it is home to both established businesses and new startups. No matter what type of business you run in Virginia, there may be a small business grant to support your operations and growth goals. The Latest Virginia Small Business Grants. Here are some current Virginia small business grant opportunities.

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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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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

A federal judge has ruled that Amazon.com unlawfully fired a worker engaged in a protest at its fulfillment center in Staten Island, NY. The company has been ordered to reinstate Gerald Bryson to his job at the warehouse and pay him for wages he lost when he was terminated from his job two years ago. Mr. Bryson and a fellow employee got into an argument over whether the facility should remain open in the early months of the pandemic.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 19, 2022

While it sounds futuristic to jump into your self-driving car and take a nap, tackle some work, or simply admire the view out the window, autonomous vehicles are increasingly becoming a reality. Autonomous and electric vehicles will lead to a safer, less congested future for all. General Motors is striving to make this vision a reality, and to get there, every minute counts.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 19, 2022

Workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Bayonne, NJ, have met the 30 percent threshold necessary to hold a union election, according to the National Labor Relations Board. Local 713 International Brotherhood of Trade Unions is seeking to represent the 200 workers at the facility.

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Retail Insider

APRIL 19, 2022

Welcome to the latest column within our broader sustainability section, which focuses on what fashion retailing is doing to address the issues in its industry. This month’s column highlights just how much is going on in the resale sector right now. Brought to you by Retail Insider with Clipper and Give Back Box. Barely a week goes by without another big fashion brand announcing that it is joining the resale party.

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