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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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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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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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

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 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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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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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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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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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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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Australian-made and owned bed company A.H. Beard has launched its new, national Premium Sleep campaign which highlights the importance for customers in investing in the best bed within their budget, and achieving a quality night’s sleep. The leading bed making company – which turns 123 years old on Friday – specialises in premium, prestige products, and supplies commercial partners, including value and luxury accommodation sites and mining facilities.

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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

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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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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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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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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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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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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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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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.

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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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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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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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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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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

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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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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The combination of too little rain and extreme heat is decimating the cotton crop in Texas, where 40 percent of the nation’s total is grown. “It’s been one of the harshest growing years that we have ever seen historically, all the way back to the 1950s,” said Kody Bessent, CEO of Plains Cotton Growers. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest exporters of cotton.

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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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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Starbucks says it is closing a store in Seattle due to security and safety concerns. The union, which represents workers at the location, says the store is being shuttered to interfere with workers’ right to organize.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To celebrate the vibrant history of the Louis Vuitton label and the genius of its namesake founder, the purveyor of high-end leather goods, monogram handbags, and world-renowned steamer trunks, is presenting an immersive discovery of art and imagination at its “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries” exhibition. New York completes the travel itinerary of the acclaimed exhibition, wowing and inspiring visitors from Asnières, France (at the historic Louis Vuitton family house) to Singapore, Los Angeles, and

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Retailers are concerned about what a national rail strike would mean for their supply chains should it take place but are not worried about it having any effect on their Christmas season sales. One-third of all freight in the U.S. moves by rail. Brian Dodge, president of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, believes that Congress should act if unions representing railroad workers and those for freight carriers are not able to reach a deal.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s that time again… time to help VMSD deck the pages of its January/February “Look Book” issue with holiday window displays from around the world! Highlighting displays from New York and London to China and Dubai, our annual holiday windows recap features a range of windows and activations. In addition to focusing on the latest and greatest retail products from fixtures to mannequins to lighting and everything in between, our “Look Book” issue will also incl

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Retail Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Scenes depicting throngs of shoppers pushing their way into stores to get their hands on the season’s most in-demand gifts will largely be relegated to memories of Black Fridays past. Photos tell the story.

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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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