Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Window shopping is a time-honored New York tradition, especially around the holidays when retailers pull out all the stops. And while window shoppers typically have to enter the store to make actual purchases, this year livestreaming network TalkShopLive is making it possible for shoppers to buy what they see right there on the street. In partnership with FrontRunner Technologies, TalkShopLive is bringing a “live commerce window shopping experience” to NYC.

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Shopping Promotions Consumer ATS 328

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Healthy supermarket retailer Planet Organic plans to launch its new south-west London store in Teddington at the end of February 2023. The re-fit and construction works will be commencing in December. Planet Organic is the UK’s largest fully certified organic supermarket, and the largest chain of Soil Association accredited stores. The brand is well known for its high quality, organic and planet-friendly ingredients.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A federal judge has reportedly ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, according to the Associated Press. The ruling is part of a court case the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) brought against Amazon in March 2022 seeking the reinstatement of an employee who was involved in organizing a warehouse on Staten Island , N.Y.

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Employee Engagement ATS 312

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Victorinox unveils its London flagship store featuring the new design concept. As the Swiss brand celebrates the 125 th anniversary of the iconic Swiss Army Knife, it returns to London with a brand-new flagship store opening on 388 Oxford Street, featuring products across the full offering. The move to Oxford Street reflects the brand’s growing influence in the UK retail space, whilst the new store with the revamped design concept brings together the Victorinox values of quality, functionality,

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Returns Outdoor Shopping ATS 305

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

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Mention the words retail and video in the same sentence to any merchant and right away they think security cams, grainy low-res images and theft prevention. Ensuring safety and security is still one of the main reasons companies deploy cameras. But digital video offers many more capabilities and far more value today, thanks to artificial intelligence and pioneering advancements made to camera and data storage technologies.

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Merchant Services Shrinkage Store Layout Customer Experience 290

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Shaftesbury has announced the opening of four new flagship stores on Neal Street, Seven Dials. Minimalistic clothing brand, Absence of Colour, lifestyle brand, Rockett St George, independent watch retailer, Mr Jones Watches, and a creative activation run by community organisation, My Runway Group, have joined Seven Dials’ diverse array of creative and aspirational brands, located in the heart of London’s West End. .

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Fashion Location ATS 296

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman have been named Designers of the Year for their Camilla and Marc label in this year’s IMG Australian Fashion Laureate awards event in Sydney. The awards are considered to be Australian fashion’s “highest accolades” with finalists chosen by a panel of industry leaders including Australian Fashion Laureate alumni, creatives, top fashion journalists and retail executives.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The holiday season is just as important for cannabis as it is for other areas of retail, with Green Wednesday (the day before Thanksgiving), Black Friday and the leadup to Christmas all driving sales spikes in 2021, according to Surfside’s The Season of Green report. While cannabis may not jump out as a key holiday category as much as toys or electronics, the surge in sales still makes it an important time of the year.

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Marketing Promotions Retail Marketing Returns 279

Tokinomo

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Retail is a challenging industry, considering how much it changed in the last few years. That’s why it is important to keep up with the latest trends. In this article, we are going to present the best 7 retail marketing books.

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Retail Marketing Marketing 246

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The last few months have seen some significant changes in Australia’s pharmacy retail sector, with Wesfarmers’ acquisition of Priceline finalised in March, and Chemist Warehouse’s launch of an online marketplace earlier this month. Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. .

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Beauty and Health Advertising Marketing Location 246

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Design4Retail has been commissioned by film and event production service company, Beautiful Productions, to deliver an awe-inspiring, stand-alone Christmas window display for Victoria Leeds Shopping Centre. Located in the beautiful Victoria Quarter – a historically-rich shopping district adorned with high-end boutiques – the big reveal of this magical Christmas activation on the 19 th of November marked the first of a new tradition for the shopping centre of a Christmas window unveiling ceremony

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As travel demand resurges, online travel retailer Luxury Escapes has opened a pop-up brick-and-mortar store at Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. Luxury Escapes’ travel consultants will provide in-person advice at the store, create personalised itineraries and promote offers exclusive to the pop-up. Co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, Adam Schwab, said the launch is just the “beginning” of what the retailer plans to offer customers next year.

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Promotions Planning Consumer Shopping 246

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Sovereign Centros has announced a series of openings at Merry Hill. Four brands have launched a total of 8,740 sq ft of retail space, further diversifying the large array of shopping options available to Merry Hill visitors. Located on Merry Hill’s upper level, Ted Baker ’s newly opened 2,500 sq ft store stocks its signature collections of womenswear and menswear, including a unique range of iconic prints and styles.

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Accessories ATS Fashion Location 182

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Seoul celebrity chef Jong-won Paik has set a 10-store goal for his brands to expand into Australia. There are more than 2000 stores worldwide, and Paik’s Noodle and Paik’s Bibim launched here early this year. Now the business that serves up fermented Korean flavours and Chinese-style meals is ready to ramp up its presence in Australia. The first expansion of Paik’s Noodle is a further two restaurants in Melbourne in January and February 2023.

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Planning ATS Management 147

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Superdrug has announced the return of Superdrug Presents, its biggest beauty & health experience, which will span over three days in February 2023. The ‘ultimate health and beauty playground’ will take place at The Truman Brewery, London and will offer customers interactive masterclasses, the opportunity to meet their favourite celebrities and influencers, as well as getting the chance to find out more about their favourite brands and enjoy free treatments at Superdrug’s Beauty Studio.

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Beauty and Health Returns ATS 147

Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The retailer has been integrating NFTs into its holiday celebrations and will make the winning design into a real-life balloon for its 2023 parade.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Christmas is a time of joy, celebration and festivities, but it can also be one of the most stressful for retail staff. With Black Friday in full swing, we’re well into the silly season. Customers just keep flooding through the door, and it can be hard to keep up. Your team members are busier, working longer hours, and dealing with their own personal Christmas stress.

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Management Promotions Customer Experience ATS 130

Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It costs more to travel than last year. It also costs more for a Thanksgiving meal. These inflation-driven realities do not appear to be deterring Americans in any significant way from their annual traditions.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The era of conscious consumerism is settling in. Capgemini research shows consumers are willing to pay a premium for products they deem sustainable, and prefer to purchase from businesses that place sustainability at the core. Questioning where the raw materials come from and where the waste will end up is a growing trend. Customers now demand to be part of the sustainability conversation and increasingly use their wallets to make their opinions count.

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Apparel Fashion Consumer Fast Fashion 130

Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Chief financial officers in retail are forecasting lower profits as merchants squeeze margins to move excess inventory and entice consumers to increase their discretionary spending in the run-up to Christmas. The average margin on earnings before interest and taxes for retailers in the S&P 500 was 10.7 percent in the third quarter, down from 13.2 percent a year earlier, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Consumer Marketing 130

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The smart wearables sector is rapidly advancing around the world, and India is no exception. Its effects are even more pronounced in this market, as a large population of the country is transitioning into an aspirational class. A record 24 million units of wearable devices were shipped during the second quarter of this year, including consumer products like earphones, fitness bands and smartwatches.

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Consumer Marketing Shipping Management 130

Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A disgruntled Walmart worker opened fire, killing six people at a Virginia store before taking his own life. Most of the victims were found inside the store with one outside. At least four people were taken to local hospitals to treat injuries sustained during the attack.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving the Italian fashion house, the biggest brand of French luxury group Kering, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reports. “Could a major change be taking place at Gucci? Well-placed sources here say that creative director Alessandro Michele is exiting the brand,” WWD said in a report from Milan.

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Fashion Marketing ATS Management 130

Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

With comps continuing their steady rise, the retailer “remains a very bright spot in a darkening retail sky.

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Sporting Goods 126

A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Watchfinder & Co., the pre-owned luxury watch specialist will open a boutique in Bicester Village on Saturday 26 th November 2022. Watchfinder’s arrival in Bicester Village will provide watch lovers with immediate access to over 150 highly sought after and otherwise unobtainable luxury timepieces including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre to name but a few – all of which have been meticulously inspected, authenticated and prepared by Watchfinde

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Boutique Finance Location Returns 105

Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The conversions give the retailer a closer delivery presence to customers, which will be advantageous during the holiday season.

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A1 Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Queensgate has announced that Puttstars, the innovative indoor mini-golf brand operated by Hollywood Bowl Group, has opened its 20,000 sq ft space, marking the first leisure concept to open within the centre’s £60 million leisure extension. With three unique interactive nine-hole golf courses, a selection of food and drink and the latest arcade games, Puttstars delivers an immersive and comprehensive entertainment experience.

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Management ATS 105

Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The resale site’s research suggests that shoppers are turning to used items to save money amid inflation concerns.

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Shopping Center

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Lutz, Fla. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a 4,854-square-foot, single-tenant retail building in Lutz, approximately 15 miles north of Tampa. Chick-fil-A occupies the property via a ground lease and plans to open next month. Patrick… The post SRS Brokers $2.7 Million Sale of Restaurant Ground Leased to Chick-fil-A in Lutz, Florida appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Planning Shopping 102

Retail Dive

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The company has a new bench of leaders and has turned its attention to improving price gaps and its shabbier stores.

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Consumer 111

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