Tokinomo
AUGUST 30, 2023
The first leaf of fall hasn’t even touched the ground and we are discussing winter holiday trends? Of course! We believe that it is crucial to prepare for the holiday season ahead of time if you wish to attract customers and increase sales.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
American apparel brands Ann Taylor, Loft, and Talbots have merged into a new group, Knitwell. Combined, these companies generate more than US$3 billion in annual sales. Steering this new venture, Lizanne Kindler, Talbots’s current CEO has been appointed executive chair and CEO of KnitWell Group. She will be supported by a team of executives within the office of the executive chair.
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Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2023
In a first-ever partnership between two retail icons, Macy’s will carry an exclusive collection of sleepwear, underwear and intimates for men and women from Gap. The assortment, which will feature exclusive designs and colorways priced from $12.50 to $79.95 online, will be available online, on the Macy’s mobile app and at select stores nationwide. “This launch is an opportunity to amplify the Gap brand and deliver must-have essentials in comfortable, breathable fabrics to men and women across th
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
Electronics and furniture retailer Harvey Norman Holdings says its profits declined in FY23 due to increasing cost pressures and softening demand. The company, which owns and operates the Harvey Norman, Domayne and Joyce Mayne brands, reported total system sales revenue of $9.193 billion with EBITDA of $1.13 billion and tax-paid profit of $539.52 million, down 33.5 per cent for the year to June 30.
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
AUGUST 30, 2023
Nearly two-thirds of consumers ( 65% ) say they “love” fewer than three brands, according to a U.S.-based survey conducted by Dynata. Moreover, nine in 10 proclaim they do not love nor are loyal to a single brand. With customer behaviors and expectations changing so rapidly, it’s difficult to pinpoint what truly drives this lack of brand love and loyalty.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
The fashion industry has long found itself in a race to be the fastest. But increasingly, next-day and same-day delivery are being pushed to move at a rapid pace. The latest brand to capitalise on this trend is luxury fashion house Incu, which, in a partnership with Uber Direct, can now deliver its products to customers in under two hours. The offer is, so far, restricted to delivery within select areas of Sydney and Melbourne: being sourced from the business’ Sydney Galeries and Melbourne CBD a
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Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2023
Amazon is testing a new minimum order requirement for free shipping, asking some non-Prime customers to spend at least $35 instead of the previous $25. The change is seen as a move to encourage users to consider subscribing to Amazon Prime, especially with the upcoming holiday shopping season and Amazon’s second Prime Day of the.
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2023
High-end furniture retailer Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has abruptly shut down and laid off more than 500 employees in North Carolina, multiple sources report. In a notice to employees, interim CEO Chris Moye cited weak sales and unexpected trouble securing financing as the reason for the closure. “Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams has recently and unexpectedly learned that we are unable to continue business operations,” read a letter from Moye taped to the door of the company’s factory in Taylorsvi
Wiser
AUGUST 30, 2023
Understanding and managing your brand equity is a powerful strategy for businesses in today’s competitive market landscape. Brand equity refers to the value of your brand in the minds of your consumers, and it’s a key asset that can drive your business’s growth and profitability. Building strong brand equity requires thoughtful planning and strategic execution.
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2023
In today’s challenging business landscape, where profit margins are shrinking, supply chains are slow and uncertain, labor shortages are prevalent and inflation is a concern, it is crucial for retailers and brands to differentiate between understanding customer habits and fostering customer loyalty in order to succeed. Many retailers struggle to cultivate genuine engagement that builds lasting relationships and delivers frictionless customer experiences.
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Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
The governance group that oversees the Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice, which sets the rules and expectations for ‘pop-up’ shops in shopping centres, has released fact sheets related to the code written in Arabic, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, and Vietnamese, as part of its efforts to make the code more accessible to non-English retailers. The Code was originally promulgated to ensure that the interests of existing tenants are protected while stimulating innovation and providing short-term b
Retail TouchPoints
AUGUST 30, 2023
The average TikTok user spends 95 minutes per day on the app and opens it 19 times per day — just a few of the reasons that brands like Henry Rose are capitalizing on this engagement opportunity by using TikTok as a primary top-of-funnel marketing channel. “We have a broad customer base, so we look at TikTok to fill the top of the funnel – it’s about building brand awareness,” said Debi Theis, President of fragrance brand Henry Rose in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
Continuing its rapid expansion across the country, street food chain Fishbowl has innovated its product offering as part of a new push to bring value-conscious customers in during a cost of living crisis. The brand – which has positioned itself as a healthy, QSR option – has opened seven new locations across just Queensland over the last 12 months, with its newest, Surfers Paradise store opening this month.
Retail Focus
AUGUST 30, 2023
Everyone loves a good sale. Why pay full price when you can save a few pounds? Leasing a car should be no different, and finding a good sale on your next car lease would be easy, right? Let’s delve into the world of car leasing as we look at what makes a good car leasing discount and what you need to know before you sign on the dotted line. This is how to rev up your options (pun intended) with car leasing discounts.
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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.
Inside Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
Debra Galle, GM of Coles Supermarkets’ non-food business unit, has won a scholarship to attend Harvard Business School in an initiative launched by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Chief Executive Women (CEW). The ARA Women Leaders in Retail CEW Scholarship, in its second year, supports female retail leaders looking to advance their careers.
Cisco Retail
AUGUST 30, 2023
Co-authored by Carlos Rojas and David Gutshall. Manufacturing was front and center at Cisco Live US 2023, with several of the world’s leading manufacturers coming together to share experiences and discuss technology trends, challenges, and innovations. For example, Dr. Henning Löser, Head of the Audi Production Lab at Audi AG, joined the Cisco team for an Innovation Talk and Cube interview about the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).
Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
Wilko is set to announce job losses tomorrow after an offer to buy the entire business failed to “pass basic checks”, according to the GMB union. The GMB met with PwC this morning and was told that redundancy plans could be “restarted” and the future of any jobs at the retailer could not currently be guaranteed. It said: “In the meeting they advised that the company were still actively assessing a number of bids.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The retailer’s aggressive, ahead-of-schedule inventory reductions represented significant progress toward those goals.
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Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
Tesco will slash prices on over 50 products, claiming parents are set to see “some of the biggest benefits” The supermarket is cutting the price of some Pampers nappies by 16% and slashing costs across a range of branded and own-brand baby products, including Johnson’s Baby Shampoo and Florence and Fred Cotton buds. While the retail giant is reducing the prices of almost 60 items in its larger stores, a quarter of these will affect the baby aisle.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The company, which was acquired by private equity firm The Stephens Group in 2014, is closing despite a recent $20 million investment by the firm.
Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
John Lewis has opened its online Christmas shop as searches for festive products more than doubled over the summer compared to last year. The high street retailer said customers were already seeking inspiration online with a particular focus on value, as searches for ‘Christmas offers’ increased 25-fold. It added that searches for artificial trees have doubled year-on-year, along with a 250% surge in enquiries for stockings and 133% increase for holiday jumpers.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
Sycamore Partners acquired Talbots over a decade ago and the other KnitWell brands during Ascena’s 2020 bankruptcy.
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Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
The billionaire brothers behind Asda are understood to be close to the sale of another chunk of the supermarket’s property portfolio in a bid to bring down its mounting debt pile. Mohsin and Zuber Issa, backed by TDR Capital, are said to be in talks with an Australian finance house for a deal worth about £500m. Macquarie Asset Management is close to buying the ground rent leases of about 50 Asda stores in Britain, with a provision included to allow Asda to reassume ownership for a small amount a
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
In a first for the retailers, Gap will sell a line including loungewear, pajama sets and intimate basics exclusively through the department store.
RIS News
AUGUST 30, 2023
Before every child has walked through the doors for their first day of school, the unofficial end of summer has been ushered in by all things pumpkin.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The e-commerce giant is testing the free shipping threshold with select groups of non-Prime members.
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Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
M&S will re-enter the FTSE 100 next month for the first time in four years as its shares soared to a 19-month high. The retailer’s promotion follows the latest quarterly reshuffle by FTSE Russell after it’s market capitalisation topped £4.3bn, placing it below B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher in the index. M&S shares have rocketed 80% so far this year as its turnaround programme picks up pace under chief executive Stuart Machin and co-chief executive Katie Bickerstaff.
Retail Dive
AUGUST 30, 2023
The company — which operates its namesake brand and Pura Vida — lowered the top end of its fiscal 2024 revenue expectations.
Retail Gazette
AUGUST 30, 2023
More than 400 former Debenhams employees who lost their jobs when the department store chain went into administration have won their legal battle against the retailer. The 419 claimants launched action in August 2020, shortly after the retailer collapsed and axed a third of its workforce. Simpson Millar, the law firm representing the former staff, announced on Wednesday that the employment tribunal had ruled in favour of the claimants.
Retail Wire
AUGUST 30, 2023
Mitchell & Ness, a vintage sports apparel brand known for its throwback jerseys, has appointed former Nike executive Eli Kumekpor as its new CEO. The brand, which was acquired by Fanatics in 2022, specializes in retro and nostalgic sports apparel collections. Kumekpor, who has experience with Nike’s Jordan Brand, aims to leverage both vintage aesthetics.
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