Retail TouchPoints
JULY 22, 2022
The ecommerce boom of 2020 brought millions of new shoppers to digital platforms, and that growth trajectory continued into 2021. At the end of 2021, the editors of Retail TouchPoints took a stab at predicting what would happen in ecommerce in 2022. Now, at the halfway point of the year, we thought we’d check in on how well our predictions have held up.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
7-Eleven is letting 880 corporate workers go following its acquisition of Speedway, announced in 2020. “We are just over a year into our integration process following the $21 billion Speedway acquisition and have made significant progress. As with any integration, our approach includes assessing our combined organization structure,” said a company spokesperson.
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Retail TouchPoints
JULY 22, 2022
ShopStyle launched in 2007 with an innovative idea: creating a search engine focused solely on fashion. Fifteen years and two acquisitions later, the landscape of shopping-focused search engines has gotten crowded, with a host of new start-ups and major tech players like Google and Pinterest all looking to get in on the action. As ecommerce has expanded, so has the need for centralized platforms that collate and curate the ever-growing slate of products available for purchase online.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
Uber has updated its delivery service offering to allow customers to place orders from grocery stores after hours, schedule deliveries and track their orders from the store to their door. Oskar Hjertonsson, head of Uber’s global grocery and new verticals business, said the company is “is betting in a huge way on grocery” and is in “a great position to build a great grocery business.”.
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.
Retail TouchPoints
JULY 22, 2022
Uber is expanding Uber Eats’ services with new features such as the ability to place orders when grocery stores aren’t open for later delivery, live tracking of orders from store to door and easier product replacements. The improvements will start in select cities before rolling out across the country throughout the summer. The upgrades are aimed at benefiting retailers as well as customers.
Inside Retail
JULY 22, 2022
Kathmandu CEO Reuben Casey resigns, ‘heads for the hills’. The chief executive of Kathmandu, Reuben Casey, has resigned after 12 years working with the New Zealand outdoor wear brand. KMD Brands Group CEO Michael Daly described Casey as an integral part of Kathmandu during his time with the brand where he served as CFO and COO prior to taking the CEO role.
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Cisco Retail
JULY 22, 2022
Join Flo on August 18 for Conquering the Edge , the first of three in a webinar series leading up to our Develop with Cisco event in October. When you are reading about “the Edge,” do you always know what is meant by that term? The edge is a very abstract term. For example, to a service provider, the edge could mean computing devices close to a cell tower.
Retail TouchPoints
JULY 22, 2022
Online retailers About You , YOOX Net-a-Porter and Zalando have teamed up to reduce carbon emissions in their value chain by creating an online platform designed to help their brand partners set climate targets and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Each of the three retailers have already set their own emissions reduction targets, but between 70% to 90% of fashion’s carbon footprint comes from upstream supply chain activities such as material production, preparation and processing. “ Our commitme
Cisco Retail
JULY 22, 2022
Few security career paths are linear. For Stephanie Frankel the journey to Cisco Secure was circuitous. The Ann Arbor, Michigan native studied journalism at the University of Michigan before managing communications for the Washington Capitals and NBC Sports. But after several stints at communications agencies, she charted a new path for herself in cybersecurity.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
Mattel generated $1.2 billion in sales from April through June, up from $1 billion for the same period in 2021. “We really shifted from being a manufacturing company that was making items to an I.P.-driven company that is managing franchises,” said Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz. “Our company is now in growth mode.”.
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Mulesoft
JULY 22, 2022
How effective is your trade promotion strategy and execution? Is your promotional spend – the second largest expense at your company – giving you the expected returns? Is your trade promotion management (TPM) solution powered with all the required data to provide the highest value with the right insights? What is Trade Promotion Management (TPM)? […].
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
Associated British Foods, the parent company of Primark, has said that Eoin Tonge will become its new finance director, Mr. Tonge, chief financial and strategy officer at Marks & Spencer, will join ABF by next February at the latest.
A1 Retail
JULY 22, 2022
Significant investment programme will see new immersive stores rolled out across the country. Following a record winter sales period, Magnet has strengthened its commercial estate with the design and roll-out of its new store format. Starting with its Stockton store, Magnet will make a significant investment this year into a programme of new store formats and refreshments, with more investment planned for 2023.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
More companies are moving their savings coupons, some exclusively moving to digital. That means that consumers without smartphones or tech know-how — typically older and/or low-income individuals — are missing out. Thirty-nine percent of people 65 and over do not own a smartphone and one-in-four do not use the internet, according to Pew Research Center.
Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali
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Small Biz Trends
JULY 22, 2022
As a business, you can always spruce up your presentation using 4K projectors for good effect. You can use projectors for all types of presentations, training, interactive advertising, sales pitches, and meetings. Whether they be videos, images, PowerPoint, or Excel documents, 4K projectors can help you make impactful presentations with your audience.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
H-E-B has opened its fifth e-commerce fulfillment center in Leander, TX. The 50,000-square-foot warehouse will fill orders for H-E-B Curbside and Home Delivery orders in Central Texas.
Small Biz Trends
JULY 22, 2022
Small Business Trends is proud to announce that publisher Anita Campbell was recently honored with a prestigious award. Campbell was awarded an Ezoic Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s 2022 Publisher Awards Ceremony. The special award honors those winners who have not only been an Ezoic customer for several years but who have earned more than $1 billion in revenue during that time.
Retail Wire
JULY 22, 2022
Thirty-three percent of 16- to 19-year-olds are employed. That’s up from 26 percent (the last year for Millennials) in 2014.
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Small Biz Trends
JULY 22, 2022
Amazon is taking legal action against the administrators of over 10,000 Facebook groups over alleged attempts to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for free products or money. Amazon Suing Social Media Group Admins Over Alleged Fake Reviews. A statement issued by Amazon on how it is targeting review fraudsters on social media, says the groups are set up to recruit individuals willing to post misleading and incentivized reviews on Amazon stores.
Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
Bobby Aflatooni joins other members of the retailer’s C-suite from Dollar General as it navigates a business overhaul, price hikes and rodent problems.
Small Biz Trends
JULY 22, 2022
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Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
Macy’s and Target have increased in popularity, though, with Macy’s taking market share away from Sephora and Nordstrom’s online channels.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney
Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib
Retail Adventures
JULY 22, 2022
To be a successful retailer today, you must do more than just sell “stuff”; you need to create experiences that touch customers’ hearts and minds as well as their wallets. You can exist by running an occasional sale, and an event or two throughout the year, or you can thrive using Shoppertainment – in-store events and promotions – to connect with your customers.
Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
Kimberley Gardiner joins the retailer as its former CMO retires. Meanwhile, the toy company signed a multi-year agreement with Elon Musk’s space firm.
Shopping Center
JULY 22, 2022
Jonesboro, Ga. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $9.3 million sale of a multi-tenant retail portfolio located roughly 17 miles south of Atlanta in Jonesboro. The portfolio includes the 69,868-square-foot Shops of Tara and a 4,164-square-foot outparcel occupied by Starbucks… The post Stan Johnson Brokers $9.3 Million Sale of a Multi-Tenant Retail Portfolio in Metro Atlanta appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
The news comes after Kanye West's June trademark application for retail stores named YZYSPLY, and Gap’s CEO Sonia Syngal’s exit last week.
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Shopping Center
JULY 22, 2022
Bolingbrook, Ill. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged the sale of The Landings at Bolingbrook, a 112,622-square-foot retail center located in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook. PetSmart, OfficeMax, Planet Fitness and Modern Furniture anchor the 91 percent-occupied center, which… The post Mid-America Arranges Sale of The Landings at Bolingbrook Shopping Center in Suburban Chicago appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
The DTC brand has been raising capital and hiring industry executives as it grows its online and in-store footprint.
Shopping Center
JULY 22, 2022
Birmingham, Ala. — First National Realty Partners has acquired Inverness Corners, a 242,000-square-foot retail center located in Birmingham, for an undisclosed price. A 54,000-square-foot Winn Dixie and a 92,600-square-foot Kohls anchor the property. Additional tenants include Orangetheory Fitness, Mellow Mushroom,… The post First National Realty Acquires 242,000-Square-Foot Retail Center in Birmingham, Alabama appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Dive
JULY 22, 2022
Sales are up at the toy companies, but margins are still getting squeezed by supply chain costs.
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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