Inside Retail
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Precision Group, along with its luxury retailers, is investing $125 million in Adelaide Central Plaza over the next three years as it intends to make the shopping centre Australia’s next luxury retail hub. Adelaide Central Plaza at Rundle Mall will house Tag Heuer, Tiffany & Co, along with exclusive brands within the David Jones department store, the company said.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Dollar General has asked former CEO Todd Vasos to step back into the leadership role. Vasos is replacing Jeff Owen, a 30-year+ Dollar General veteran who was named CEO when Vasos initially retired from the job in July 2022. Vasos remained on the retailer’s board of directors after stepping down. Todd Vasos “The board has tremendous respect for Jeff and greatly appreciates his many contributions to the company, especially during his long tenure leading our retail operations,” said Michael Calbert
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Inside Retail
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The Mexican franchise La Cabra will open its seventh restaurant on Thursday; the Ballarat site is its first regional location. Founders Joshua Smith, Sherinder Kohli and Derrick Chandra started the Melbourne-based business in 2019. Sherinder Kohli told Franchise Executives the sit-down restaurant serves Mexican-influenced food with a bit of an American twist. “We pride ourselves on the quality of our food but we didn’t want to replicate traditional Mexican food.” La Cabra’
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The average American adult’s attention span is a staggering 8.25 seconds. In an era of goldfish-esque attention spans, short videos have emerged as a powerful marketing tool. These concise visual stories, typically under a minute long, have become a part of our daily lives and are now an essential means for businesses to connect with their audiences.
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Inside Retail
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Tesla Motors Australia has paid fines worth $155,460 for failing to comply with mandatory safety standards for products powered by button batteries. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) alleges Tesla failed to conduct safety tests before supplying three of its key fob models and two of its illuminated door sill models. The car manufacturer also failed to provide the mandatory safety warnings on these products.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Like many other brands in the direct-to-consumer (DTC) space, Bask was eager to test Threads when it launched in July 2023. The suncare brand is always looking for new and different ways to engage with its audience, and Threads was promoted as an extension of Instagram, its most valuable social platform. “The moment we saw that Instagram — the platform where we have our most robust following — was launching a Twitter competitor we set a notification for launch,” said Mike Huffstetler, Founder an
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Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Hy-Vee is implementing Samsung Ads to support its retail media strategy. Brand marketing teams will now be able reach customers via Samsung Connected TVs, Direct Out-of-Home (OOH) advertising and now, in-store displays. With advanced measurement, targeting and programmatic transactional technology, Samsung and Hy-Vee’s retail media network, RedMedia , will help suppliers and brands reach specific customers across channels, including the retailer’s in-store marketing, loyalty programs and events.
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Google has inaugurated its “Visitor Experience” center, allowing public access to a part of its Mountain View campus in California. While.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Footwear brand Sorel has collaborated with MG2 and The Lionesque Group on a Brooklyn-based pop-up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its. The anniversary celebration coincides with the release of a celebrity design collaboration with musician and actress Chloe Bailey. The 950-square-foot store, open through Oct. 22, 2023, is engulfed in 25 gallons of Optimized Orange paint, 650 feet of printed vinyl and custom display fixtures and lighting.
Retail Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Many in the generation expect to spend more than last year and will shop earlier if retailers introduce discounts sooner, according to a Shopify report.
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Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Pet Supplies Plus and sister retailer Wag N’ Wash have introduced in-store recycling stations for pet food packaging chainwide. Customers can drop off any brand of eligible empty plastic pet food and treat bags in designated bins, with the collected waste sent to TerraCycle to be cleaned, sorted and reduced into material that can be remolded to make new recycled products.
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
IKEA's parent company, Ingka Group, affirms China's importance as a growth market, even as it slips to 10th place in revenue rankings.
Retail TouchPoints
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Netflix is reportedly planning to open permanent brick-and-mortar stores, beginning in 2025 with two in the U.S. followed by a global rollout, according to Bloomberg. Dubbed “Netflix House,” the stores will offer dining, live experiences and retail options related to the streaming service’s shows, including a Squid Game -themed obstacle course. The stores will have rotating installations, including ticketed shows inspired by popular series, and restaurants featuring food from its unscripted show
Retail Gazette
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Next has acquired FatFace in a takeover deal for £115.2m In a release, it said the sale of the fashion retailer is expected to take place within the next few weeks. Next will hold 97% of the equity while FatFace’s management will hold 3% in the business. Will Crumbie, who joined FatFace as CFO back in 2014 before stepping into the chief executive role in 2021, will continue to lead the business.
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Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Persistent inflation has led 73% of Gen Z Americans, ages 18 to 26, to make lifestyle changes, according to a Bank of America survey.
Retail Gazette
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Tesco has kicked off its festive recruitment drive to fill 30,000 temporary roles across the UK to help meet demand ahead of the busy Christmas period. The supermarket said the jobs are mainly in its Extra and Superstores and could involve working on checkouts, picking orders for home delivery or replenishing the store across early morning, day or evening shifts.
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Savvy TikTokers are sharing ingenious methods to score discounted Starbucks beverages using the chain’s mobile app. For instance, a University of.
Retail Gazette
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Iceland Foods and The Range have extended their partnership by introducing further “shop in shop” formats. New Iceland concessions have been unveiled in four The Range stores in Bradford, Bolton, Weston-super-Mare and Weymouth. Meanwhile, two more are on the way for the home, leisure and garden retailer’s Glenrothes and Oswestry branches.
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Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Influencers have become a powerful force on Amazon Live, the platform that rewards creators with commissions for sales.
Retail Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The e-commerce giant said hundreds of millions of items sold but didn't disclose exactly how much consumers spent during the event.
365 Retail
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Shaftesbury Capital has confirmed that Arc’teryx , the outdoor apparel and accessories brand from Canada, is set to expand its retail space in Covent Garden with a new flagship store at 42 King Street. This development underscores the brand’s ongoing success and commitment to the area, further enhancing Covent Garden’s reputation as a hub for premium retailers.
Retail Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The discount retailer said it brought back former CEO Todd Vasos to replace Jeff Owen “to restore stability and confidence” in the company.
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OCTOBER 13, 2023
The FTC announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) targeting misleading and hidden fees, commonly known as “junk fees,” and how businesses may advertise and market prices to consumers. The NPRM was drafted based on over 2,000 public comments to the FTC’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published in November 2022. The proposed rule would prohibit businesses from advertising prices for goods or services that hide or omit mandatory fees (“hidden fees” imposed later but before the purcha
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Private equity firm Apollo Global is set to take over Wagamama owner The Restaurant Group (TRG) in a £506 million ($623.
Shopping Center
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Indio, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a single-tenant property located in Indio. DaVita Dialysis occupies the building. Greg Bedell of Progressive represented the… The post Progressive Brokers $4.5 Million Sale of Single-Tenant Property in Southern California appeared first on Shopping Center Business.
Retail Wire
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Dollar General has rehired former CEO Todd Vasos amid slowing sales growth and safety concerns.
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Retail Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Brad Weston will step down from the top executive role, while current Chief Commercial Officer Sean Thompson will become the company’s interim.
Kuusoft
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Using TV menus and digital displays can make a big difference in engaging customers and employees. Studies show… The post Top 5 TVs for Digital Signage appeared first on The Official Kuusoft Blog.
Retail Dive
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Next year’s conferences and expo dates and locations have already been released. The events will connect retail executives, technology, supply chain providers, investors and other industry players.
Retail Customer Experience
OCTOBER 13, 2023
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