Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

US-based restaurant and entertainment business Dave & Buster’s is expanding globally, with a plan for 20 stores in India and Australia. Dave & Buster’s will roll out five stores in Australia with NightOwl Entertainment Group and open a further 15 locations in India under a partnership with the Malpani Group. The deals mark Dave & Buster’s second and third multi-store franchise agreements, “firmly cementing the brand” in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East-

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) has purchased the intellectual property of Hunter , the 160-year-old British heritage brand, famous for its iconic Original Wellington boot, that has evolved into an outdoor lifestyle brand. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. The global brand development and marketing platform has named two companies to serve as Hunter’s retailing and licensing partners in key geographies.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

Leading ANZ online fashion retailer The Iconic has appointed Jere Calmes as its new chief executive officer. He replaces outgoing CEO Erica Berchtold, who is set to become the new Best & Less Group CEO in September this year. Calmes has more than 25 years of leadership experience and rejoins Global Fashion Group (GFG) – which owns a number of e-commerce companies including The Iconic – following a three-year period as CEO of Lamoda, which GFG sold at the end of last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

As they say in fashion, everything old becomes new again. Vintage clothes are hot commodities, and legacy brands such as Gucci, Balenciaga and Levi’s and startups like ThredUp, The RealReal and Vestiaire Collective are driving recommerce to new heights. Recommerce, the online selling of previously owned items to buyers who reuse, recycle or resell them, is growing 11 times faster than traditional retail and is expected to reach $84 billion by 2030.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

US-headquartered brand Authentic Brands has acquired the intellectual property of British outdoor lifestyle brand Hunter for an undisclosed sum. The 160-year-old brand offers a diverse footwear assortment, outerwear, backpacks, and accessories built for outdoor performance in both rural and urban conditions. “At the intersection of fashion and outdoor, Hunter introduces another elevated global brand to Authentic’s diverse Lifestyle portfolio,” said Jamie Salter, founder, chairman and CEO of Auth

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2023

Walmart ’s incubation arm, Store Nº8 , and Ebay have both launched new accelerator programs aimed at supporting startups developing technologies designed to help shape the future of digital commerce. Store Nº8 Accelerator Aims to ‘Unlock’ Decentralized Commerce Store Nº8 has teamed up with Web3 investor and accelerator Outlier Ventures to launch the Store Nº8 dCommerce Base Camp accelerator program.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

UPS’s 350,000 unionized workers could strike if the parcel delivery giant cannot reach a deal on a new labor contract. The company’s unionized staff is represented by the Teamsters, which is looking to get something back after agreeing to a 2018 deal that many members saw as insufficient.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

As household budgets are squeezed tighter, Australians are changing retailers and brands for better value, convenience and availability. Shopper loyalty is being tested more than ever. Reeling from a tsunami of interest rate hikes as the cost-of-living bites hard, we’re focusing more on what we fill our trolleys with – and when. Three-quarters of Australians are worried about the cost of food and groceries and now always compare prices while four in five are stocking up on sale items.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Two of six terminals at the Port of Long Beach were closed yesterday as dockworkers represented by the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union took actions that slow operations. The union and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) have been engaged in labor negotiations since May 10, 2022.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

Following a devastating Melbourne warehouse fire that hit around 15 businesses at the beginning of this year, specialty skincare business Yours Only is finally back to its full operations, almost six months later. Security camera footage of the Future Fulfilment warehouse shows three men torching the third-party logistics hub in January 2023. At the time, Future Fulfilment co-owner Noah Hunter said the attack may have been prompted by the company’s own growth, and estimated the total damag

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Dunkin’ is big in the Northeast. Daylight Donuts, Donut Palace and Shipley Do-Nuts have territories carved out in Midwest, Rocky Mountains states and the South. Independent doughnut shops vie for sales in western states.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

Travel has been back on the cards for a while now, and consumers are cutting back on luxuries and home improvements in order to save up for a trip abroad. In turn, retailers are increasingly identifying the opportunity to capture the attention of consumers while they’re on the road, in the air, and across the sea. Data from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) showed that 235 million tourists travelled internationally in the first three months of the year – more than doubling th

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

The average price for a dozen grade A, large eggs fell 32 percent between January and April with expectations that Americans will return to paying close to historical averages in the next several months. “There are now more hens and more eggs on the market.

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Retail Times

JUNE 6, 2023

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Shoe sales for kids under 18 grew 14 percent in dollars and five percent in units for the 12 months ending March, according to Circana’s Consumer Tracking Service. Dollar sales for adult shoes were up four percent during the same period and units were down six percent.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

Through the partnership, sellers can create 3D images, 360 visualizations, virtual try-ons and augmented reality content for their product pages.

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JUNE 6, 2023

The Paris Saint-Germain soccer club has opened its third store in the U.S. in Miami Beach. The club also operates shops in Los Angeles and New York. The Miami location will feature the soccer club’s gear including team jerseys and limited collections. Customers will be able to customize products onsite.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

The retailer may not disappear if one of several bidders, including Babylist, acquires its digital brand or brick-and-mortar locations.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Go Global Retail, the private equity owner of Janie and Jack, is looking to possibly acquire Buy Buy Baby from Bed Bath & Beyond. If finalized, the deal would keep at least some of Buy Baby’s stores open.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

This blog will explore how financial institutions (FIs) can use different Cisco technologies to help meet regulatory requirements, be they FFIEC, OCC, PCI, or others.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has added its Blackened Chicken Sandwich to its menu, the first significant addition to the chain’s sandwich lineup since it helped create a crispy chicken craze four years ago. Popeyes President Sami Siddiqui said the new item is “a lighter option that is perfect for every day.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

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Retail Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

The retailer opened its Amazon storefront last year with 120 beauty products in an effort to stoke sales within the category.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

From campus headquarters to remote offices, the enterprise network is an essential technology nearly invisible to the hybrid workforce.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 6, 2023

Lord Jones — which is owned by cannabis company Cronos Group — will launch as an adult-use brand in Canada during the fourth quarter.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

There is a critical shortage of clinical and non-clinical medical staff globally. A particular danger to healthcare stability is the shortage of nurses, which continues to intensify.

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365 Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

International athletic apparel brand, PUMA, has recently signed a deal with premier South West outlet and dining destination, Gloucester Quays, according to Peel L&P, the development company behind the project. The forthcoming PUMA outlet store at Gloucester Quays will occupy a 2,184 sq ft space opposite Le Creuset and is expected to open its doors in the coming weeks.

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Cisco Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

Holding my breath, I listened to my colleagues around the water cooler discussing their upcoming weekend plans.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

TerraCycle launches UK’s first Zero Waste Bag for consumers to recycle “hard-to-recycle” rubbish The bags can recycle 14 common waste streams not collected in council kerbside recycling collections Convenient solution for the public to send waste for recycling via the InPost network of over 5,000 lockers across the UK New research released today by TerraCycle reveals 72 percent of Britons want to recycle more at home, 62 percent are frustrated at the number of items their council doesn’t accept,

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Hyken

JUNE 6, 2023

Free is often an illusion. It looks free and may be advertised as free, but it’s not free. I’m not saying a company that claims something is free is lying. As consumers, we must be careful and understand the difference between what is truly free and what is perceived as free. And as businesses, we must be cautious about what we promise. Let’s use free shipping as an example.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio

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