Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Vuori has gone outside its own ranks to fill four C-suite positions, including the activewear brand’s first-ever Chief Information Officer, Chief People Officer and General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. The retailer also has named a new COO. Bryan Muehlberger, previously CIO of The Beachbody Company and Red Bull , will oversee all digital and information technology as Vuori’s CIO, including digital commerce and retail store technology.

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Tokinomo

APRIL 18, 2023

Campaign corner Only the best. In Farmer’s Dog’s commercial a woman shares the tale of how her family welcomed a golden retriever named Sam into their lives through adoption. She encourages fresh dog owners to cherish their time with their furry friends by engaging in playtime, offering love and care, embarking on lengthy walks, and allowing them to explore their surroundings.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Walmart has advanced its commitment to a zero-emissions transportation fleet with the debut of a 15-liter compressed natural gas engine that will be incorporated into Walmart’s vehicles. The X15N engine, supplied by Cummins and fueled by Chevron , uses compressed natural gas (CNG) linked to renewable natural gas. The first truck will make an inaugural trip from Indiana to California with pit stops along the way to refuel at Chevron stations.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Australian consumers forked out $8.1 million over the Easter trading period, according to Westpac DataX research, reported in conjunction with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA). Spending grew modestly at 4.5 per cent over last year – less than the 7.3 per cent year-on-year inflation rate. This year’s Easter sales were driven by food retailing contributing $3.6 billion – up 8.6 per cent.

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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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Shopping is everywhere. There are seemingly endless opportunities to shop — or be inspired to shop — in both the physical and digital worlds at any moment. Today’s consumers move across digital, physical and social platforms with ease, switching from browsing, researching and buying in seconds. As a result, shoppers have more touch points with a brand before making a purchase than ever before.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Boot maker Blundstone and Tasmanian winery Devil’s Corner have teamed up to create an exclusively designed limited-edition boot. The Winemaker boot, which is based on Blundstone’s Originals range, features an exclusive brown leather colourway and is part of the Devil’s Corner x Blundstone competition aimed at “driving the discovery of Tasmanian wines”.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Sportswear retailer LSKD has been expanding rapidly throughout Australia in recent years, and has now set its sights on a bigger market: the US. Here, we speak to founder and CEO Jason Daniel about the brand’s international strategy, e-commerce’s growing interest in physical retail, and doing more with less. Inside Retail : Earlier this month, LSKD opened its first store in the US, in San Diego.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Online shopping has existed for 40 years or so now, depending on what starting point you use, and while it’s undergone many changes, the basic paradigm remains. Noor Agha thinks it’s time for a change, or to use his word, an “evolution.” His platform Flip — described as a “shopping social network” — already has more than 1,000 brands participating, including E.l.f. , Essence , Honest and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop , and 2 million users are logging an average of 35 million video views each month.

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Wiser

APRIL 18, 2023

Developing a new product and introducing it to the market is a huge and often daunting task, but it’s necessary for businesses that want to stay competitive in a fast-paced industry. The Harvard Business School says that 30,000 new products are introduced to the market each year, and according to Mckinsey & Company , less than 50 percent of those launches achieve their target business goals.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Petco has launched an in-store recycling pilot in approximately 40 stores that will collect plastic waste from customers as well as its own operations. Shoppers will be able to recycle non-curbside plastic waste, such as used plastic shopping bags and other plastic film, and the retailer will recycle shrink wrap from pallets, can cases and small-bag dog food, diverting incremental plastic waste from landfills.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Melbourne-based Twoobs has turned a damaged shipment of nearly 3000 pairs of its distinctive shoes into a sales boon that has exceeded the startup’s targets, in an eco-friendly marketing masterclass for other SMEs dealing with stock bungles. Twoobs is run by sisters Stef and Jess Dadon who tell SmartCompany they experienced a surge in growth during the last eight months and placed what Jess called the “largest shoe order to date” to bolster stock.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Timed to coincide with Earth Day, Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS) is once again participating in the Smartwool Second Cut project. During the month of April, EMS will accept shoppers’ used, clean socks (of all brands) that will then be recycled into new products via a partnership with Material Return. All 20 EMS stores, located in seven Northeastern states, will participate.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Australia’s retail e-commerce generated US$45.7 billion (A$68.01 billion) last year with the average Australian spending US$1766 (A$2628), according to data from Euromonitor. The market research company’s e-commerce solution analysis covers more than 400 retailers across 12 countries and claims to account for at least 80 per cent of total online sales.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Sheetz is selling E85 for $1.85 a gallon through April 30 at its more than 375 convenience stores in Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The national average price for a gallon of E85 gas is $3.074.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

The home fitness maker has been a drag on the athletic retailer’s performance, and hardware sales disappointed in Q4.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Apple is launching a savings account through Goldman Sacks that pays a 4.15 percent interest rate with doesn’t require a minimum deposit or balance. The tech giant said users could set up an Apple Card savings account from the Wallet app on their iPhones. Daily Cash rewards earned using the ApplreCard will be automatically deposited into users’ accounts.

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Accounting 130

Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

Even if the retailer does stay in business under new ownership, it’s likely to shrink its fleet of nearly 300 stores.

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Shopping Center

APRIL 18, 2023

Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C. — Nuveen Real Estate has acquired two retail centers totaling 139,732 square feet in separate transactions. Roswell Wieuca in Atlanta was originally constructed in 1954 and comprises 73,370 square feet. The property is grocery-anchored and was… The post Nuveen Acquires Two Retail Centers Totaling 139,732 Square Feet appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

Wedding Wingman gives couples guidance with selecting their ideal wedding attire, and was developed in response to customer feedback.

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Intelligence Node

APRIL 18, 2023

Introduction The post-pandemic world relies heavily on mobile apps to do its shopping. Research suggests that smartphone users spend over 3 hours on their phones every day, and one out of. The post How Intelligence Node is Redefining Mobile App Scraping for Retail appeared first on Blog.

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

Founder Umar Kamani is leaving after twelve years, but will continue to support certain projects while the brand searches for a replacement.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

McDonald’s is adding more of its special sauce to its Big Macs. It is also toasting buns and melting cheese on its burgers while they are on the grill to improve the taste of its signature sandwich. “We saw the opportunity to make a few changes in our kitchens to make them even more delicious,” said Tariq Hassan, McDonald’s USA chief marketing and customer experience officer.

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Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

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Retail Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

Facing stiff competition, Block’s merchant services unit Square is adding tools for its merchant clients.

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Merchant Services 104

Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Companies are giving workers more personal time and a break from stresses outside the workplace. “Mental health is the workplace crisis of our time,” said Lynee Luque, NerdWallet’s chief people officer. “We don’t feel that taking care of mental health is something that should just be lumped in with PTO or sick days.” NerdWallet recently began offering employees four paid self-care days a year in addition to its normal personal or sick days off.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

Countless enterprises would like their IT operations to be more cloud-like.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Many children have migrated to the U.S. in recent years, many on their own, and found themselves in the federal government’s custody. The government finds adults to sponsor the children to educate them and allow them to grow up safely. In some cases, however, sponsors have profited by putting children to work in dangerous jobs. The federal government has had opportunities to address the situation, but a lack of clarity on agency responsibility and other communication breakdowns has meant t

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

On April 18, 2023, the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) along with the United States FBI, NSA and CISA published a joint advisory describing how state-sponsored cyber actors were able to… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

Lululemon has begun selling shirts made with nylon manufactured with raw materials from plants rather than petrochemicals. The shirts come from a partnership with Geno, which uses microorganisms to create plant-based nylon. The retailer’s new shirts are made from at least 50 percent of the plant-based nylon, 40 percent recycled polyester and three percent elastane (30 percent of which is made from plants).

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 18, 2023

In some respects, the finance industry may not seem like a prime candidate for technological innovation. After all, banks have been around for thousands of years.

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Finance 98

Retail Wire

APRIL 18, 2023

David’s Bridal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and the chain pointed to a shift in how brides dress for their weddings as a cause. “The demand for formal wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, and related accessories has decreased substantially in the current environment,” the company said in its bankruptcy filing.

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