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U.S. Apparel Resale to Double in Next Five Years, Fueled by Retailers and Brands

Retail TouchPoints

There was a time, not too long ago, when it took a lot of convincing to get consumers to consider secondhand. Now, both consumers and the retailers that serve them are quite willingly jumping on the resale bandwagon, driving an already hot sector toward even further growth. The U.S. secondhand market is projected to double in the next five years, reaching $82 billion by 2026, according to ThredUP ’s 10 th annual Resale Report , conducted in partnership with GlobalData.

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Shopper Marketing Weekly Snacks #06

Tokinomo

Campaign scoop. Change is always good. Kevin Hart, one of the funniest celebrities shoot a commercial for Beyond Meat to show us that “Change is a great thing”. While the commercial focuses on the importance of tradition, it highlights the impact that a small change can have on the future of our planet.

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RICE 2022: How Coach Uses Store Design, Pop-Ups and Digital Installations to ‘Go Local’

Retail TouchPoints

During the design:retail Conference and Expo session titled How Coach Embraces Retail Transformation: From Physical to Immersive Experiences at the Retail Innovation Conference and Expo , Giovanni Zaccariello, SVP of Global Visual Experience at Coach , revealed how the brand’s prioritization of connecting locally with consumers is successfully driving interest in the Coach brand.

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Coles to offer 10 days paid gender affirmation leave to staff

Inside Retail

Coles has introduced 10 days of paid leave for team members who undergo gender affirmation. Coles’ chief legal and safety officer, and chair of the Coles Pride Steering Committee, David Brewster said the retailer is committed to championing LGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace. “We know that we have at least 900 team members who identify as transgender or gender diverse.

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A Roadmap For Modernization: How To Break Free From Your Monolith Before July 31, 2026

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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Tom Tailor Enhances Mobile Customer Experience With New App

Retail TouchPoints

Casual lifestyle brand Tom Tailor has launched a new mobile shopping experience through the NewStore omnichannel cloud platform’s Consumer App. Currently available in Germany, where Tom Tailor is headquartered, the app will eventually be expanded into additional markets. Tom Tailor was able to integrate the app into its existing ecommerce platform Scayle, affording real-time product and inventory information.

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Mature workers ‘critical’ to resolving retail staffing shortages says ARA

Inside Retail

Traditional recruitment sources won’t fulfil long-standing labour shortages in the retail sector, says the Australian Retail Association (ARA) which is asking the government to allow employment income to be exempted from the Age Pension income test. The retail body says the absence of international students and visa holders – formerly key demographics of the retail workforce – has left retailers short of options when employing store staff. .

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Starbucks, Amazon and Gucci: Retail embraces crypto, but it’s not easy

Inside Retail

The Web3 race marches on for retailers, as major industry players start to incorporate non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency, and blockchains into their businesses. The craze surrounding NFTs last year has encouraged many brands to further explore Web3’s capabilities in retail. The industry’s latest move: accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment.

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David’s Bridal Acquires Digital Custom Wedding Dress Design Startup

Retail TouchPoints

Bridal and special occasion retailer David’s Bridal has acquired Anomalie , a digital startup that helps brides-to-be plan every detail of their wedding dresses through its Build Your Dress service. While specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, David’s Bridal will integrate the Anomalie team, assets and technology into its digital offerings. Anomalie Co-founder and CEO Leslie Voorhees Means will join David’s Bridal to lead new strategies and will report to the company’s Chief Marketing an

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Woolworths enters nine-year renewable energy deal

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group has entered into a renewable energy partnership with Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to power the retailer’s South Australian operations. The multi-million dollar nine-year partnership supports the development of the Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park which is the largest hybrid wind-solar farm in the southern hemisphere. The park will run 50 turbines and 250,000 solar panels in sequence to supply approximately 100,000 Megawatt-hours of renewable electricity per year on the retai

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Kwik Trip Debuts Bitcoin ATMs at 800 Midwest Locations

Retail TouchPoints

Convenience and gas chain Kwik Trip is bringing Coinsource bitcoin ATMs to its more than 800 locations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa. Coinsource kiosks allow consumers to buy and sell bitcoin with U.S. dollars for an 11% fee and receive their bitcoin within minutes. Additionally, Kwik Trip Rewards members will have access to lower rates.

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Humans + Agents = Rethinking Enterprise Commerce with AI

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

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e.GO Mobile Opens New Brand and Experience Store in Berlin

Retail Focus

Independent German electric car manufacturer, Next.e.GO Mobile SE, is setting a new benchmark in customer experience with brand stores that are more than just a point of sale. In the new Brand Store on Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm (216), visitors can experience the e.GO way of building cars, the new model e.wave X and are also able to reserve directly on site. “For us the brand store is much more than a place to display our cars or get a test drive; it is a place to connect with our custo

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GameStop Poaches Belk CEO for COO Position

Retail TouchPoints

GameStop has named Belk ’s Interim CEO Nir Patel to the role of COO, effective May 31, 2022. Patel left Belk on May 16, and Belk President and COO Don Hendricks was appointed to the Interim CEO position in his place. Patel was promoted to CEO in July 2021 as part of the retailer’s turnaround efforts following its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an expedited “ one-day reorganization.

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What You Need Out of Your Price Comparison Software

Wiser

In the world of modern retail, most shoppers prefer to compare product prices before making any final purchases. But price comparison software isn’t just for customers, as there are many benefits that brands and retailers stand to gain from pricing comparisons when building their pricing strategy. What is Price Comparison Software? Pricing comparison software are tools that can be used to keep tabs on competitor pricing for products and services.

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Learnings from Implementing Microservices Authorization

Cisco Retail

Once developers start the journey of adopting a modern microservices based architecture they also need to handle other aspects of Cloud Native architecture like Full Stack Observability, microservices authentication and authorization, CICD pipeline etc. Cisco’s DevRel engineering team has been developing all its applications as microservices, and running these on a Kubernetes based Cloud Native platform for 5+ years.

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5 Tips for a Winning Category Management Strategy in 2025

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.

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Underwear label Step One downgrades outlook

Inside Retail

Step One, the listed Australian online innerwear retailer, is revising its revenue forecasts, citing global macro-economic disruptions and difficult trading conditions. . In a trading update for the period to June 30, the business says it now expects sales growth to be between 15-20 per cent as opposed to previous guidance of 21-25 per cent. EBITDA is estimated to be $7-$8.5 million, down from $15 million. .

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How Cisco DNA Assurance Proves It’s ‘Not a Network Issue’

Cisco Retail

When something in your house breaks, it’s your problem. When something in your network breaks, it’s everyone’s problem. At least, that’s how it can feel when the sudden influx of support tickets, angry phone calls, and so on start rolling in. They quickly remind you that those numbers behind the traffic visualizations are more than numbers alone. They represent individuals.

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Priceline Pharmacy opens new concept store to test tech, products, services

Inside Retail

Priceline Pharmacy has unveiled a brand-new concept store where it can test and fine-tune new technology, products and services before rolling them out to the broader network. Located just 400 metres away from Priceline’s head office in Camberwell, Victoria, the store has a bright and clean store design, curated product range, robotic dispensary, self-serve checkouts and a dedicated area for click-and-collect orders.

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Securing Your Migration to the Cloud

Cisco Retail

Cisco Secure Access by Duo and Cisco Umbrella expands availability on AWS Marketplace. Cisco Secure powers security resilience enabling you to protect the integrity of your business amidst unpredictable threats and major change, such as migrating to the cloud. As a leader in cloud enablement, Cisco Secure is excited to announce the availability of our Security SaaS portfolio on AWS Marketplace.

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Cut Costs & Complexity: Smarter Fulfillment for Home, Furniture & DIY Brands

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.

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Walmart falls short of earnings expectations as higher costs eat into profits

Retail Wire

Walmart reported earnings per share of $1.30, below the $1.48 expected by analysts. The retailer, whose revenue exceeded the consensus, pointed to higher fuel and inventory costs as factors affecting its profitability.

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Cut through the noise: find the best fit for your industrial wireless needs

Cisco Retail

Wireless technologies have evolved significantly over the years. Wireless solutions used to be limited to sensing less-than-critical applications and connecting user devices. Nowadays, wireless technologies are able to support bandwidth-intensive worker productivity applications, reliable mobility for critical assets, increased data collection from all areas of the plant, and applications that boost operational efficiencies and production uptime.

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Meet the new Chinese luxury shopper: Q&A with Alibaba’s Christina Fontana

Inside Retail

We caught up with Christina Fontana, Alibaba’s director of strategic partnerships in Southern Europe at the recent World Retail Congress to discuss the opportunities for brands in China and how the Chinese consumer has evolved. Inside Retail : After years of being head of fashion and luxury at Alibaba, you’re now director of strategic partnerships for southern Europe.

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How the Digital Front Door and Artificial Intelligence Will Change the Future of Population Health

Cisco Retail

The future of healthcare is being driven by digital transformation and innovation. Healthcare is evolving into a new era where nearly everything is connected through digital technologies to improve the way that healthcare is delivered. Most things that need to happen before the patient walks into a clinic or the hospital – from appointment scheduling to check in and digital intake forms – can be done using technology. .

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What Your Financial Statements Are Telling You—And How to Listen!

Speaker: David Worrell, CFO, Author & Speaker

Your financial statements hold powerful insights—but are you truly paying attention? Many finance professionals focus on the income statement while overlooking key signals hidden in the balance sheet and cash flow statement. Understanding these numbers can unlock smarter decision-making, uncover risks, and drive long-term success. Join David Worrell, accomplished CFO, finance expert, and author, for an engaging, nontraditional take on reading financial statements.

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Onboarding: the hidden edge in the fight for talent

Inside Retail

There’s no shortage of media commentary about the staffing challenges employers are facing this year. The fight for talent is a trend backed by a recent research report released by PwC Australia, The Future of Work, What Workers Want: Winning the War for Talent , based on a survey of 1800 Australian workers last year. The report revealed that more than one in three employees surveyed are planning to leave their jobs sometime during the coming year.

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Google opens second retail store

Retail Dive

The tech company says its new Brooklyn location is the first of its "neighborhood stores," meant to be more intimate and community focused.

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First Nation designer collection in spotlight at Chatswood Chase

Inside Retail

Sydney’s Chatswood Chase will be home to a First Nation’s Fashion & Design (FNFD) pop up store for three weeks starting May 21. The pop-up boutique will feature designers and labels including Gantharri designer Bobbi Lockyer, Clothing the Gaps designer Laura Thompson, Ihraa Swim designer Nat Dann, and Cultural Craftsmanship designer, Grace Lillian Lee.

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Walmart's profits take a hit as fuel spikes and consumers react to inflation

Retail Dive

As costs continue rising, the retailer is being strategic about pricing — raising and rolling back as it seeks market share and profit.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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.

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Retail workers are struggling with high cost of living, says union

Inside Retail

Retail, fast food and warehouse workers say their financial and living standards have worsened during the past five years, according to a new survey. SDA – the union representing workers in those industries – reports that 79 per cent of respondents said the rising cost of living is putting pressure on their household budgets, while 77 per cent said a delay in the National Wage Case would ease their financial burdens.

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Concept Artist Pablo Muñoz Gómez Enlivens Fantasy Creatures ‘In the NVIDIA Studio’

Nvidia

Editor’s note: This post is part of our weekly In the NVIDIA Studio series, which celebrates featured artists, offers creative tips and tricks, and demonstrates how NVIDIA Studio technology accelerates creative workflows. . Concept artist Pablo Muñoz Gómez dives In the NVIDIA Studio this week, showcasing artwork that depicts a fantastical myth.

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Small Biz in :15 – Pamela Wilson on How to Build an Online Business

Small Biz Trends

The advent of the COVID-19 quarantine had a lot of us working at home. But after all of that shook out, many of us were told to get back to the office to work. For those professionals that grew accustomed to working remotely and liked it, you may be kicking around the idea of starting an online business. If you are, this video on how to build an online business is for you.

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Klarna debuts virtual shopping tool

Retail Dive

The platform is adding more services as the buy now, pay later industry faces more regulatory scrutiny.

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SEO vs. PPC: Which Strategy Is Best for Your Business?

When it comes to driving traffic and growing your online presence, businesses often ask: SEO or PPC—what’s the better choice? This guide breaks down the key differences between search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, highlighting their pros, cons, and best use cases. Whether you’re looking for long-term organic growth or immediate visibility through paid ads, we’ll help you determine which strategy—or combination of both—is right for your business.