Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Boxed has partnered with TerraCycle to enable customers to recycle packaging for any brand of home essentials and personal care products. The effort, which is sponsored by Procter & Gamble, lets users mail in waste using a prepaid shipping label available online. Once collected, the packaging is cleaned, separated by material composition and reduced to pellets that can be remolded to make new recycled products.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Joyce Corporation, the listed franchisor and owner of retail bedding store chain Bedshed, and Wallspan and Kitchen Connection, says revenue increased 16 per cent to $129 million in the year to June 30, despite challenging operating conditions. Earnings before income and taxes rose 33 per cent to $32.2 million, while tax-paid profit from continuing operations increased 36 per cent to $17.6 million.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Consumer electronics is a rather crowded space with a swarm of brands trying to make their presence felt in every category — from wearables to televisions and headphones to laptops. Unless a shopper knows exactly what they’re looking to buy, consumers in this space often fall victim to ‘overchoice,’ a term coined by Alvin Toffler in his 1970 book Future Shock.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Electronics and furniture retailer Harvey Norman Holdings says prolonged government-mandated lockdowns and store closures impacted profits in the year to June 30. The company owns and operates Harvey Norman, Domayne and Joyce Mayne brands. Total system sales revenue for the year was $9.558 billion while company revenue reached $2.087 billion. EBITDA fell 1.4 per cent to $1.43 billion while tax-paid profit dropped 3.6 per cent to $811.53 million compared to $841.41 in the previous year.

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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 TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Delivery management platform Bringg and National Retail Services (NRS) , a POS platform designed for independent retailers such as convenience stores and bodegas, have partnered to provide home delivery services to smaller businesses. Through Bringg’s Delivery Hub, the partnership will support the sourcing and management of external home delivery services offered by hundreds of carriers for the more than 19,000 NRS retailers across the U.S. “[We’re excited to join NRS] on their mission to

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Coles has extended its paid parental leave benefits program so that both primary and secondary carer team members can access paid parental leave benefits without having to wait the usual 12-month service eligibility period. The new extension applies to all current team members across its stores, distribution centres and support office. For primary carers on government-paid parental leave, superannuation payments will also be introduced so that team members can receive leave based on their minimu

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

It’s Pumpkin Spice season once again as Starbucks and other companies bring back their fall flavors. Starbucks has expanded its selection of pumpkin-flavored items with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin and Pumpkin Scone seasonal items. The chain’s Pumpkin Loaf is available year-round.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Among the challenges faced by eco-friendly haircare brand Davines during the COVID-19 pandemic was a loss of word-of-mouth promotion from its salon partners to their clients as these businesses shut down. In response, Davines partnered with AI-powered commerce discovery platform Coveo to develop an ecommerce strategy that compensated for the loss of its salon presence, using an AI-powered approach that personalized the customer journey and also generated “buzz” — and demand for products — via so

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) is a scalable application for managing Fibre Channel SAN. However, in some cases a single NDFC server may not be efficient. For example, it may be a better solution for large global environments to utilize a dedicated NDFC server for each region or department. But how do you get a centralized view of the global SAN infrastructure when using multiple instances of NDFC managing separate regions or departments?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2022

Fontainebleau Las Vegas rendering by David Collins Studio for Fontainebleau Development. Fontainebleau Miami by Peter Arnell for Fontainebleau Development. Fontainebleau Miami by Peter Arnell for Fontainebleau Development. Fontainebleau Las Vegas exterior rendering by Michael McNulty for Fontainebleau Development. Luxury destination developer Fontainebleau Development has revealed plans for a shopping district within the Fontainebleau Las Vegas that will include 35 high-end retailers across two

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AUGUST 30, 2022

The higher education sector has a major role to play in the journey to Net Zero – both in terms of reducing its own environmental footprint and by helping to develop new climate technologies through applied research and co-innovation with industry. The convergence of digital and Net Zero is a new frontier for innovation and is another major driver for Universities digital transformation.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 30, 2022

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the return of ChallengeHer to help women-owned small businesses gain access to federal contracts. SBA Opens Program to Get Women Owned Businesses Federal Contracts. ChallengeHer is a government contracting education initiative that hosts events to provide networking opportunities between women-owned businesses and government contractors.

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

There’s a myth about clouds that they are an easy button that magically makes complexity disappear. Sure, business runs better on the cloud and there are huge business and technical benefits to moving workloads and applications to the cloud. But the multi-cloud world is no panacea. In fact, managing the multi-cloud world is tough. The elasticity and flexibility that the cloud makes possible increases the complexities of operating and supporting clouds.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 30, 2022

Humans are the weakest link in building a robust defense against cyber threats. According to the latest report , 82% of data breach incidents are caused due to the human element. A strict cybersecurity policy can help you protect confidential data and technology infrastructure from cyber threats. What Is a Cybersecurity Policy? A cybersecurity policy offers guidelines for employees to access company data and use organizational IT assets in a way to minimize security risks.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Trans-Tasman apparel retailer Mosaic Brands says this year has been the “most difficult period” to date for the group. It has reported a net loss of $11.154 million. Mosaic Group’s brands include Katies, Millers, Noni B, Rivers, Rockmans, Crossroads, Autograph, W.Lane, EziBuy and Beme. For the year to July 3, the business delivered an EBITDA loss of $16 million while comp sales were down 1.7 per cent year on year.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 30, 2022

? For those that are unfamiliar and want to know what a CRM system is, the acronym stands for customer relationship management. A CRM system is software that automates and accelerates many mundane processes. If you would like to know more about it overall and the benefits it can bring before diving into today’s content, be sure to check out our article, 15 Reasons Your Small Business Needs CRM.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

When it comes to circularity in fashion, it is probably the most impactful purpose led initiative that the industry can do, by extending the life of an item through repairing, reusing and recycling. The unveiling of the digital ID last year, which is a global identification system for apparel products in the circular economy that enables resellers and recyclers to access, identify and share essential product and material information, was also a step in the right direction towards industry-wide c

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Seventy-one percent of Americans approve of labor unions, according to a Gallup poll. Approval of unions appears to coincide with a tight labor market in which workers are demanding higher wages, better benefits and improved working conditions. “Unless the labor market cools off a lot, there’s going to continue to be a lot of workers demanding collective bargaining power,” said Guy Berger, principal economist at LinkedIn.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

As a global marketplace providing access to some of the world’s most coveted items, such as sneakers, trading cards, and other collectables, we knew there was a lot of potential for StockX in Australia and New Zealand. One year on from launching the business into the local market, here are four things that have worked well and that we’d definitely do again.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Best Buy reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.54, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.27, even as same-store sales fell 12.1 percent. Wall Street was expecting Best Buy’s comp sales to decline 12.6 percent.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

This week, discount department store leader Kmart launched a campaign reaffirming its commitment to provide customers value at a time when costs are otherwise spiking. The ‘low prices for life’ campaign is running across a number of media channels, showcasing products, such as dogs toys and lipstick, which are priced at $8 and under, and aims to put Kmart’s strengths – its pricing and quality – front and centre.

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Retail Wire

AUGUST 30, 2022

Consumers are looking to get around inflation by buying more secondhand goods from one another. “While recommerce has become popular in culture with its use for clothing resale, our research found that 76 percent of items bought and sold pre-owned are not apparel and instead fall into the categories of electronics, furniture, home goods, home improvement, sporting goods, outdoor equipment and auto parts,” said OfferUp CEO Todd Dunlap.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 30, 2022

Perspex Distribution has increased its growing range of recycled substrates with the launch of the Palight® Re-NU, a 100% recycled PVC Foam in a first for the UK print market. Palight ® Re-NU is manufactured by Palram in their County Durham manufacturing plant and has been developed to utilise recycled waste from their end users and production line.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

Founded in 2018, “Apetmart”, is Singapore’s answer for pet supplies in this niche marketplace. Its e-commerce platform recently announced an expansion of its product offerings. “We founded it with the mission to make more quality food easily accessible to more pets, our wide collection of pet supplies is carefully curated from reliable sources,” Lyn Feng, its managing director, told Inside Retail.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 30, 2022

The acquisition of a unique landmark ?agship store in the iconic Liverpool ONE centre gave multi-brand retailer Tessuti an opportunity to take a fresh look at how they present themselves to the discerning customer. To create the fresh look, Tessuti appointed London-based Counterfeit Studio , the designers behind the interiors for streetwear brands such as Carhartt WIP and Footpatrol.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

CommBank’s newly released retail spending intentions index recorded strong growth in July, up 5.2 per cent from the same month last year. While the index – which provides insight into actual and intended spending patterns – shows consumer spending is generally healthy, it also reveals a deeper undercurrent. Examining specific categories shows that higher prices are translating to higher spending.

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Small Biz Trends

AUGUST 30, 2022

Family businesses have been around for thorough out history, and some of the most iconic brands have started as family-owned companies. Family businesses refer to businesses where one or more family members own and control the company and are continued down multiple generations. Family businesses are a smart way to start a new venture while retaining control over its growth.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

The Australian beauty brand known for its eyeliner products, The Quick Flick, has expanded its reach into Asia with Singapore as its first destination, tapping into the city state’s US$1.13 billion beauty market. The Quick Flick’s products are being distributed in partnership with local beauty e-commerce platform Powella. The Australian beauty retailer is also in discussions with other potential partners, the company told Inside Retail and customers there can also purchase directly from the bran

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Cisco Retail

AUGUST 30, 2022

The world of data center networks is evolving at an ever-increasing pace. Businesses are being faced with the growing complexity of scaling data center fabrics, while also ensuring the isolation and security of customer data. Fundamental to this isolation of customer traffic is network virtualization, of which Cisco has been a constant innovator. Over the recent years, VXLAN with BGP EVPN has emerged as the de-facto industry standard for network virtualization.

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Retail Dive

AUGUST 30, 2022

The retailer is trying to navigate volatility as strong demand in electronics subsides and other players clear out their excess inventory.

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