Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 31, 2025
At their very core, brick-and-mortar stores are meant to be the physical manifestation of a brand a distillation of its promise and the experience it aims to create for shoppers and associates alike. Now, as new marketing and advertising formats venture further into the store, store teams must work more thoughtfully to ensure these touch points are intentionally integrated into their designs.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
The founding family of Japan’s Seven & I is asking Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group to invest in a management buyout of the Japanese retailing giant, national broadcaster NHK reported on Thursday. The founding family is in talks to take Seven & I private through a management buyout to fend off a US$47 billion takeover from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.
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Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 31, 2025
Costco has raised the salary for most store employees to $30 per hour, according to reporting by Bloomberg and other media outlets. The pay raises, which will take effect in March, apply to the warehouse club retailers non-union locations. The company will add $1 per hour at the top end of its pay scale to reach $30 , and $0.50 per hour at the bottom, raising these wages to $20 per hour.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 31, 2025
The Visual Merchandising and Display Show returns to London on 9th and 10th April 2025 , offering a two-day showcase of the latest innovations, trends, and solutions for retail professionals. Taking place at the Business Design Centre , just two minutes from Angel station and well-connected to major transport hubs, this highly anticipated event combines accessibility, education, and inspirationall with free entry.
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.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 31, 2025
Retailers face a growing list of competing priorities when making decisions on their packaging, and sustainability continues to climb up the ranks. Regulatory developments are nudging businesses away from plastic packaging and toward paper, but this plastic is bad, paper is good narrative does a disservice to our complex landscape of environmental issues.
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 31, 2025
Poundlands managing director Austin Cooke has left the discount chain less than two weeks after ex-boss Barry Williams returned to the helm, Retail Gazette has learnt. Cooke, who stepped down this week, took over from Williams in September 2023 when he moved across to manage the retailers parent company Pepco’s operations in Europe. Williams is currently overseeing a “comprehensive assessment” of Poundland and its sister chain Dealz in the Republic of Ireland.
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Retail Focus
JANUARY 31, 2025
Angel, a British brand, proudly introduces the Angel 20K, a market-shifting reusable and rechargeable vaping device offering up to 20,000 puffs with 2 x 12ml pre-filled pods, all at an incredible 11.99 RRP. With the Angel 20K, vapers can now save up to 70% compared to traditional 2400-puff devices, enjoying superior flavour and unmatched convenience.
Retail TouchPoints
JANUARY 31, 2025
Tractor Supply will open 90 new namesake stores and a total of 10 new Petsense by Tractor Supply Stores this year, along with the addition of the rural-oriented retailers 11 th distribution center (DC). Tractor Supply currently operates more than 2,500 stores, and in December 2024 the retailer revealed its long-term goal of eventually operating 3,200 locations.
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 31, 2025
M&S has cut the price of its childrens clothes as it looks to gain ground in the kidswear market. The high street giant has slashed its prices by up to 20% on more than 100 products from its everyday essentials range. Customers will now be able to purchase a 10 hoodie for very young children and 13 tracksuit bottoms for kids between six and 16. Related Story M&S promotes social media boss 24/01/2025 x 2:11 PM M&S kidswear director Alexandra Dimitriu said: Customers are looking for t
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Shania Twain is the company's "spokes-voice.
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AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran
A1 Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
Co-op launches its newest convenience store today (Friday 31st January) in East Benton, North Tyneside. The new East Benton store is located in Moor Drive on a new residential development, and comes afterCo-op announced plans earlier this month to accelerate convenience growth, with ambitions to open up to 75 new stores this year, consisting of both Co-op estate stores and Franchise stores.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
In a leaked memo, it was revealed that Meta Founder Mark Zuckerberg will fire staff for leaking company info.
365 Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
In todays rapidly evolving consumer landscape, sustainability is no longer a luxuryits an imperative. Fast-moving consumer Goods (FMCG) companies face growing pressure to reduce their environmental impact while maintaining profitability. One technological advancement transforming this effort is image recognition FMCG technology. By leveraging image recognition, companies can minimize waste, optimize supply chains, and ensure eco-friendly product placements, aligning their operations with sustain
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
DeepSeek AI's explosive launch in the U.S. has caught the attention of big tech firms and the government.
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Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.
Retail Times
JANUARY 31, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The Entertainer has unveiled key trends in toy shopping habits from the first month of the year, providing an insight into shoppers preferences for 2025. Sales insights from the leading toy retailer support recent trends highlighted by market research company Circana, showing that shoppers are inclined to great-value products, particularly within the sub
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Paris Baguette is also in the Valentine's mood.
365 Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
Loading bays are essential to any industrial building, vital in settings from logistic centres to warehouses. Unfortunately, not all of them are as energy-efficient as they could be. Current government initiatives require companies to examine the energy efficiency of their business practices to reduce their carbon footprint. Loading bays are a good place to contemplate making changes that could help reduce energy bills, improve energy efficiency and even reduce carbon footprint.
Star Miconics
JANUARY 31, 2025
Merchants have focused on adapting their IT environments to accommodate the growth of digital payments. However, in many enterprises, such as certain food services, big box and specialty retail, and cannabis, most transactions continue to involve cash. If your business falls into the high-cash category, its critical that you implement an effective cash management solution, including a cash drawer that meets your needs.
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Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.
Retail Times
JANUARY 31, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The retail world is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by technological advancements and shifting consumer expectations. Contactless and mobile payment systems, once a niche convenience, have become essential to delivering the fast, secure, and seamless shopping experiences that customers now demand.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
Levi Strauss & Co has posted strong revenue growth in the fourth quarter, which management attributed to the companys transformation strategy. The companys net revenues for the quarter ended December 31 were $1.8 billion, up 12 per cent on a reported basis and 8 per cent on an organic basis. It previously reported flat revenue growth in the third quarter.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Inflation continues to be a persistent issue plaguing the U.S. economy.
Retail Times
JANUARY 31, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The Midcounties Co-operative has awarded an initial three-year contract to Arcus Facilities Management to deliver a full range of integrated facilities management (FM) services across all its trading locations and offices including Co-op Food stores, Your Co-op Travel branches and Your Co-op Childcare nurseries, predominantly in the West Midlands, Oxford
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Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
While iPhone sales did increase, analysts were looking for better results from Apple.
365 Retail
JANUARY 31, 2025
If you have decided that now is the right time to consider purchasing a new garage door , then you may soon find yourself up against your first hurdle too much choice! After all, there are several different styles of garage doors out there and deciding which is the right style can be a challenge. Two of the most popular types of garage doors you will find on the market are sectional doors and roller doors.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Walmart's dame-day pharmacy delivery is now available in 49 states in the U.S.
Retail Gazette
JANUARY 31, 2025
Burberry has appointed Costa Coffee executive Charlotte Baldwin as its new chief information officer. Baldwin, who will join theluxury fashion retailer at the end of March, will be responsible for leading its global technology team while reporting to chief executive Joshua Schulman. She currently works as Costa Coffee’s global chief digital and information officer, overseeing its technology, digital and data organisation.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Costco is increasing most workers pay to $30 per hour.
Retail Dive
JANUARY 31, 2025
The reduction will occur by the second half of 2026 as part of the carrier’s push to deliver more profitable packages.
Retail Wire
JANUARY 31, 2025
Dave & Buster's has an affordable, fun date night deal for Valentine's Day.
Retail Times
JANUARY 31, 2025
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Square, the technology company that makes commerce and financial services easy and accessible, has today released early insights from its forthcoming annual Future of Commerce report, providing a unique look at the restaurant, retail and beauty industries across the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
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