Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2025

From an Apple store featuring biophilic design to Puma’s casino-inspired Las Vegas shop, these hot new bricks-and-mortar stores are bringing the heat to the retail industry. Aritzia Chicago, Illinois At 555 North Michigan Avenue stands a shiny new addition to Chicagos illustrious Magnificent Mile. With 46,000 square feet spanning two floors, this flagship marks Aritzias fifth and largest Chicago-area store, and indicates the Canadian womens retailers overarching commitment to retail expans

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 27, 2025

Asda co-founder Mohsin Issa has stepped down as chief executive of petrol station chain EG Group ahead of its initial public offering. Issa, who co-founded the forecourt business with his brother Zuber, has been succeeded by the companys chief financial officer Russell Colaco. Issa’s departure from the helm of EG Group follows news that the business is considering a listing in New York worth around $13bn (10.7bn), after offloading the majority of its UK petrol station business to Asda in 2

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2025

Across factory floors in China, policy war rooms in Washington, and logistics hubs in Sydneys west, a new reality is taking hold, the global retail machine is changing. Trade routes once considered stable are being disrupted by a resurgence in tariffs and nationalistic trade policies. Inflation continues to tighten household budgets, and consumers, empowered, impatient, and increasingly value-driven, are demanding more for less.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 27, 2025

Disney Cruise Line will launch the Adventure this December.

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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 Gazette

APRIL 27, 2025

M&S has shut remote-working employees out of some of its IT systems as it struggles to recover from the fallout of a cyberattack last week. The high street giant closed some of its programmes that staff use to log into the internal IT systems when working outside of the office, The Times reported. Cybersecurity experts said the move was most likely made to stop the attack spreading throughout the retailers IT infrastructure.

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Retail Wire

APRIL 27, 2025

The Target boycott continues unabated.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2025

In my 20-ish years in the brand, marketing and advertising industry, Ive been lucky enough to work with some excellent people at some excellent places. Ive seen, learned and experienced a lot what works and what doesnt. But Ive always wrestled with one thing. Its a thing that can be leveraged for personal advantage, but also a thing that can leave a brand utterly short-changed down the track, and has the potential to have a negative impact on not just our industry, but society, too.

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Retail Times

APRIL 27, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Premium ice cream brand Nuii is thrilled to announce its ongoing partnership with Jason Momoa as brand ambassador for 2025. After a successful collaboration last year, Momoa will continue to play a pivotal role in elevating Nuiis global brand visibility to drive category growth.

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Hyken

APRIL 27, 2025

Each week, I read many customer service and customer experience articles from various resources. Here are my top five picks from last week. I have added my comments about each article and would like to hear what you think too. Valuable Experience by William Grobel (Deloitte) CX is a significant influence on revenue and 87 per cent of business leaders say its their top growth driver.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 27, 2025

As tariff walls rise, so are retail prices. From Chinese power banks to French handbags, companies large and small are quietly passing on their higher costs to consumers. The impact of President Donald Trump’s new tariffs is rippling across supply chains and shopping carts alike. Amazon sellers have begun raising prices on hundreds of top-selling items, CNBC reported, as import costs climb.

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