Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Albertsons has completed its rollout of an inventory management platform specifically designed for the rapidly changing nature of fresh products, deploying the solution across its more than 2,000 supermarkets in just seven months’ time. The Afresh Technologies predictive ordering platform will power forecasting, inventory and store operations, providing department managers with easy-to-use ordering tools that leverage real-time insights.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2023

ISE 2023 show is set to welcome more than 900 exhibitors, including around 120 first-time exhibitors who will take up 3,630sqm of floorspace at the Fira. Those making their debuts in Barcelona will bring innovative products and solutions from across the pro AV and systems integration landscape, from smart home automation and communication and collaboration tools to transparent displays, e-paper signage and audio innovations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

The 2022 holiday season showed slow, but steady, improvement for the retail industry. As economic headwinds curbed spending capacity, online retail grew in the U.S. but at its lowest rate in years: up 3.5% to $211.7 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. Global digital sales topped $1.1 trillion for the season, while sales in the U.S. hit $270 billion , according to Salesforce.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2023

Coles has opened its new-look, next-generation Southland store, which boasts a range of high-tech and environmental features designed to make food shopping more convenient. As part of Coles’ commitment to sustainability, consumers in Southland will be able to bring their own containers to scoop and weigh at the deli, frozen fruit, fruit and veg bar, and pet treat bar.

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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.

Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Beauty brand Morphe ’s parent company FORMA Brands has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in order to facilitate the sale of its assets for $33 million. The sale is part of an agreement that FORMA’s parent company, FB Debt Financing Guarantor, reached with an entity controlled by the agent under FORMA Brands’ existing secured debt. These lenders include Jefferies Finance and funds managed by Cerberus Capital Management and FB Intermediate Holdings.

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

Co-CEOs Marc Maurer and Martin Hoffmann talk through the brand’s approach to scale, new store openings and why wholesale works.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2023

At EuroShop 2023 from 26 February to 2 March in Düsseldorf, the Dimension Retail Technology will see leading international retail IT providers present their latest, tailor-made products and solutions while the Retail Technology Stage as well as the Connected Retail Stage will feature extensive lecture series on all five days. In brief talks, current practical examples will be presented as well as projects and trends revolving around IT.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

Lululemon is in the process of rolling out a cloud-based RFID inventory management solution to its 600+ stores globally that will help the retailer optimize its in-store product assortments. The Nedap iD Cloud already has been deployed in lululemon’s nearly 400 North American stores, with plans to expand it to stores in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific in early 2023.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Rent the Runway plans to offer hundreds of its “pre-loved” clothing for sale on Amazon.com. Jennifer Hyman, CEO of Rent the Runway, said that the company’s relationship with Amazon could be a “key engine” for sales and profit growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

As it completes its restructuring and moves forward on the path to profitability, rental subscription service Rent the Runway has opened a storefront on Amazon where it will sell both pre-worn and new apparel. Rent the Runway’s new branded Amazon Fashion storefront features hundreds of pre-worn styles from 35 brands. The company also plans to roll out an exclusive selection of new merchandise from its Design Collective, which features collaborations with top designers for limited-edition collect

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

In 2019, Microsoft made a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, the company that developed ChatGPT. The technology giant has invested another $2 billion to help build the chatbot that answers questions, writes documents and offers responses on topics put to it.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2023

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Apple CEO Tim Cook recommended to the company’s board of directors that his salary be cut by $35 million to $49 million. Mr. Cook will likely earn more than $49 million this year with stock awards and bonuses.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 13, 2023

Fruittella is expanding into the jellies market with its newest innovation – Fruittella Curiosities. Available now, Curiosities have a recommended retail price of £1.50 per 110g bag. The HFSS-compliant sweets are made with 30% less sugar, real fruit juice and natural colourings and flavours. Curiosities come in two contrasting themed packs: By the Sea, which carries.

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The holidays led many consumers to buy more discretionary items, but they’re likely going to remain careful about their spending this year.

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Mulesoft

JANUARY 13, 2023

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dave’s Gourmet is producing the TikTok sauce sensation while beauty company Lancôme courts a younger generation.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dieunerst Collin was a young kid when he was recorded by a customer in a case of mistaken identity. The side-eye the young man gave the man who was recording him became a viral meme that has been tied to Popeyes ever since. Mr. Collin grew up and became an offensive lineman at Lake Erie College. He’s now signed a NIL deal with Popeyes.

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Fulfillment

Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The retailer, which once had a footprint of 230 stores, is among the latest retail brand names up for grabs following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Subway is considering a sale of the company that could result in a deal topping $10 billion. The sandwich chain said it would not comment on rumors and that it was “focused on moving the brand forward with our transformational journey to help our franchisees be successful and profitable.”.

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

Teri Bariquit spent nearly 40 years at the retailer and is credited with dragging its merchandising operations into the 21st century.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Adidas failed to convince an eight-person jury in New York that Thom Brown infringed on its trademark when the luxury designer used four stripes in its designs. Adidas, which is known for its three-stripe sneakers, said that the Thom Browne designs were similar to its own.

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Finance

Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

Dollar General also faces a lawsuit from the state’s attorney general that accuses the retailer of deceptive pricing.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Climeworks AG has developed technology that pulls carbon dioxide out of the air and stores it in the ground in a similar fashion to trees. The company said it has figured out how to scale its technology in a meaningful way. “We hope we are growing from a teenager to a grown-up in this industry,” said Christoph Gebald, co-CEO of Climeworks. The company claims Microsoft, Shopify and Stripe Inc. as customers.

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The move serves as a potentially worrying sign to agencies that have invested heavily in marketing services related to the red-hot category.

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Retail Wire

JANUARY 13, 2023

Walmart has eliminated single-use plastic bags at its stores in Connecticut, Colorado and New York. The retailer is attempting to get ahead of state laws that would require the chain to end its use of single-use plastic bags and to help achieve its goal of becoming a zero-waste company in the U.S. by 2025.

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The DTC beauty brand announced it is releasing a vegan version of its Balm Dotcom, which was met with strong customer reactions online.

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Mulesoft

JANUARY 13, 2023

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Retail Dive

JANUARY 13, 2023

The executive will broaden her scope to lead the digital side of the business as current President and CEO of The Bay, Iain Nairn, retires.

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VMS

JANUARY 13, 2023

Forma Brands, LLC (Los Angeles), a “builder of beauty brands” and parent company of Morphe, has unveiled plans to be acquired by its secured lenders and file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Those moves come a week after Morphe shuttered its stores in the U.S. The proposed deal with its lenders “is expected to significantly strengthen Forma Brands’ financial position and provide additional support for the execution of its long-term growth strategy, which will focus largely on the com

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