Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2024
Picture this: You walk into a store, drawn in by an eye-catching window display. As you enter, you’re greeted by a subtle scent that evokes memories of home and music that get you feeling adventurous. A friendly staff member offers you advice on new products to explore. You try on a jacket using an augmented-reality mirror that shows how it looks in different settings.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Subway's latest deal has franchisees worried about their bottom lines.
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Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2024
Businesses across multiple industries have felt the intense supply chain pressures brought on by COVID for nearly five years now. As a result, 86.2% of businesses have spent the last few years working to “de-risk” their supply chains, according to the National Association of Manufacturers. Blue Diamond Growers , the world’s largest almond cooperative, has been investing in reducing this risk and creating a more resilient supply chain.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Amazon is releasing a new version of Alexa in October, which will possibly use Anthropic's Claude.
Speaker: Matt Sunshine, CEO at The Center for Sales Strategy
AI isn’t replacing salespeople—it’s empowering them. The most forward-thinking sales organizations are using AI to enhance human performance rather than eliminate it. From coaching and messaging to prospecting and pipeline accountability, artificial intelligence is giving managers and SDRs the new tools they need to work smarter, sell better, and close more.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2024
A few weeks before Accent Group approached Munro Footwear Group (MFG) about acquiring its kids’ shoe business The Trybe, the privately held company’s co-CEOs Marcus Bartlett and Jay Munro discussed the same idea. “[We] had been walking some shopping centres, and we did make reference to, ‘It’d be great to get our hands on something like The Trybe,’ because it does fit a couple of gaps for us,” Bartlett told Inside Retail.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Four more Amazon Fresh stores have opened, all in one day.
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Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
There's are many reasons why essentials have gone up in price.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2024
Too Good To Go , an app-based surplus food marketplace, has launched in Australia, starting in Melbourne, intending to help lower the country’s food waste by half by 2030. More than 80 local businesses have joined the platform, including grocers, Abacus Bar and Kitchen, ST Ali, Undercover Roasters, and Wabi Sushi. FoodCo’s Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue will join the marketplace, with select sites rolling out across Victoria throughout September.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Goldman Sachs will be holding its Goldman Sachs 31st Annual Global Retailing Conference in early September with a variety of participants across different days and times depending on the retailer or business.
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2024
Loyalty programs have long been a staple of the business world, offering incentives and rewards to engage and retain customers. However, as consumer expectations evolve and technology advances, these programs are undergoing a significant transformation, with brands on the hunt for seamless backend solutions to help them foster lasting connections that transcend the transaction.
Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA
The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
On its official website, IKEA has recently set a new Guinness World Record for the biggest gathering of people wearing two-piece pajamas in a single venue, with 2,052 employees participating in the event in Älmhult, Sweden.
Retail Customer Experience
AUGUST 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence technology is on the cusp of huge adoption and the prime reason are all the benefits AI brings to retail.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Dutch Bros Coffee and Owala have teamed up to launch a special edition water bottle named the Always Stoked FreeSip Twist, set to debut on October 4, 2024. This collaboration merges Dutch Bros' vibrant coffee culture with Owala’s popular water bottle design, known for its versatility and style.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The electronics retailer is updating in-store merchandising across multiple categories as it increasingly competes with big-box rivals for market share.
Speaker: Beth Sunshine, SVP, Up Your Culture
When culture isn’t consistently lived out across the organization, engagement suffers—and it often starts with a disconnect at the top. In this session, Beth Sunshine, SVP of Up Your Culture at The Center for Sales Strategy, will reveal how HR and executive leaders can close the gap between vision and execution by equipping frontline and mid-level managers to become culture carriers.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Krispy Kreme has a great Labor Day promo for patrons.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
While CEO Calvin McDonald said the Breezethrough leggings debacle had a “negligible impact” on its sales, the brand continues to suffer from other merchandise misses.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Bruno Marc has shared information about its Flex Oxford Collection, a new line of men's footwear that combines the classic sophistication of Oxford shoes with the modern tech of sneakers.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The retailer gained share in Q2, with Old Navy and namesake Gap making strides. Can the momentum continue?
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 Wire
AUGUST 30, 2024
Revenue for Dell's server unit was up 80% in Q2 FY2025 as businesses increase spending on AI technology.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The teen retailer hired BowFlex, Inc. veteran Aina Konold, while the apparel company saw sales increase 21% year over year to $1.1 billion.
Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2024
The riots at the start of the month failed to impact retail footfall as the warmer weather and start of summer sales prompted consumers to hit the shops. Total UK shopper visitors dropped 0.4% last month, down from a decline of 3.3% in July, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported. Retail parks were the hardest hit destinations, falling 2.6% in August, down from -0.8% the month before.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The company said its core base of lower-income shoppers had less to spend, as it reported top-line results that were below expectations for Q2.
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LS Retail
AUGUST 30, 2024
©iStock/NicoEINino Businesses that are growing internationally face a constant struggle: They have to establish global consistency in their marketing message, but they must also localize it for various regions. Although many businesses opt to manage their marketing and creative internally, it can be a challenging and resource-intensive task. Navigating the complexities of different markets, particularly when expanding overseas requires many considerations.
Shopping Center
AUGUST 30, 2024
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — CBRE has arranged the $34 million sale of Hudson Heritage, a retail center located in Poughkeepsie. ShopRite anchors the property, which totals 120,499 square feet. Other tenants at… The post CBRE Arranges $34 Million Sale of Retail Center in Poughkeepsie, New York appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
The Multichannel Solutions program deepens the retailer’s competition with Amazon, but there are some limitations to the service.
Cross Cap
AUGUST 30, 2024
This post is focused on Strategic Marketing Planning which is the first step within the planning phase of implementing an omni-channel marketing plan.
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Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2024
Usually a high performer, the beauty retailer is losing share and struggling with the impacts of Sephora’s broad expansion at Kohl’s.
Retail Adventures
AUGUST 30, 2024
Things can get pretty intense sometimes. Between clients and prospects and promises and deadlines, it’s easy to get lost in the minutia of the everyday. And that’s not good, for us or for our business. We have a chalkboard wall so we can keep track of our musings, rants, and advice to one another. In no particular order, here are our favorites: 1. Do something out of the ordinary.
Retail Times
AUGUST 30, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Primark, the international fashion retailer, has today opened the doors to its 450th store in Orlando, Florida. The milestone coincides with Primark’s 55th anniversary when founder Arthur Ryan opened the first store in the summer of 1969 in Ireland.
Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2024
Asos has announced a change to its returns policy, leading to speculation it could be axing free returns. In an email to its premier and non-premier members over the weekend, the ecommerce platform said it would be making changes to its “fair use policy in relation to returns” during the next couple of weeks, Sky News reported. The email added that the new policy would only apply to a “small group of customers” Asos email, Sky News Related Story Schuh steps up disability
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