Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD will open the next 40 Village Medical at Walgreens full-service primary care clinics by the end of summer 2021. The first markets slated for expansion include Houston, El Paso and Austin, Texas; Phoenix; and Orlando, Fla. The expansion is part of the large-scale rollout that will open 500 to 700 Village Medical at Walgreens clinics in more than 30 U.S. markets in the next five years.

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Retail Geek

DECEMBER 7, 2020

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 249 an interview with Casey Armstrong, CMO at ShipBob. ShipBob is a third party logistics provider that offers e-commerce fulfillment for thousands of brands. They are able to see the carrier shipping performance for all those clients and provide aggregate data that gives us insight into holiday shipping performance, also known as #shipageddon.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

At a time when many brands are reassessing their brick-and-mortar footprints and closing locations, it’s evident that Men’s Wearhouse is prioritizing in-store innovation. Its parent company Tailored Brands, Inc. , has seen great success after unveiling a “next-gen” store concept this past September in Shenandoah, Texas. As a result, Men’s Wearhouse already has plans to expand the tech-driven concept to more locations through 2021.

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Nahanco

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Children’s Wooden Hangers, Painted Faces – 1927. The History of the Clothes Hanger and a Collection by NAHANCO. Have you ever given that much thought to when and how the clothes hanger was invented? I mean if you really think about it, it is one of those things that you use almost daily. And even if you don’t use one daily, you at least own some, right?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Luxury holding company LVMH plans to reconfigure its digital approach. The brand has appointed Michael David, who ran online retail for the company’s Louis Vuitton division, to the new group-wide role of Chief Omnichannel Officer, according to an internal memo reported by Reuters. The move follows the departure of LVMH’s Chief Digital Officer (and former Apple exec) Ian Rogers, who is leaving to assume the role of Chief Experience Officer at French startup Ledger — a company seeking to protect d

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Nelson Blackley

DECEMBER 7, 2020

It’s hard to remember when so much happened in UK retail in just a single week. Over the past seven days there have been several significant announcements, including the 12,000 jobs at risk as JD Sports pulled out of possible Debenhams takeover talks and the administrators then announcing last Monday evening that stores would close once stock had been sold through.

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Retail Technology Review

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses to re-think their digital strategies, leading to a sheer increase in the demand for digital talent, this is according to ecommerce & digital talent acquisition agency Beringer Tame, which has seen a 100% increase in organisations looking to fill roles in comparison to this time last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This year, design:retail ’s readers can vote for their favorite holiday windows via the Winning Windows competition. Readers can choose from our North American entries as part of a fundraising effort in partnership with PAVE. Spread some holiday spirit by casting your vote for the Winning Windows of North America PAVE People’s Choice Award, with voting open through Dec. 11, 2020.

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Retail Technology Review

DECEMBER 7, 2020

By Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com. The combination of globalisation, e-commerce and the Internet has blown apart the post-war ‘standard business model’, which saw large companies enjoying ever-greater economies of scale through mass production and mass marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Francesca’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the ailing retailer seeks a sale of both its brick-and-mortar locations and its ecommerce holdings. The company will continue operating during the process by utilizing a $25 million debtor-in-possession loan from Tiger Finance. The company will go forward with previously announced plans to close 140 stores and renegotiate a number of leases at other locations, which may result in further closings.

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Retail Technology Review

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Despite High Street stores re-opening, online Christmas orders are still booming. Many stores are now pulling back final order dates to ensure delivery, while others have axed services, warns home delivery expert ParcelHero.

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