Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Grove Collaborative , which offers a range of sustainable household and personal care items, faces delisting on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) if its share price doesn’t rise within six months. The NYSE, which alerted Grove about the problem in a Dec. 14, 2022 Securities and Exchange Commission filing , requires companies to maintain a share price of at least $1 over a consecutive 30-day period to remove the delisting threat.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The company says the decision is important for the quality of life it provides its employees.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Celebrus has released Celebrus CX Vault, a platform designed to deliver relevant messages to shoppers while keeping their information private. Celebrus CX Vault utilizes no-party data, an information technique that does not use tracking, sharing or cookies of any kind. The solution was created to work by recognizing the context of a browsing session in real time and then applying machine learning to further determine and interpret user interest.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2022

If a judge approves, the beauty company will conclude its Chapter 11 process with its lenders as its new owners, but what happens next remains uncertain.

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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

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Under Armour has appointed Marriott International President Stephanie Linnartz as its President, CEO and member of its board of directors following a search that began in May 2022. Linnartz will officially join the athletic performance brand on Feb. 27, 2023, succeeding Patrik Frisk, the former President, CEO and member of the board of directors who stepped away from the role in June 2022.

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Consumers have become critical of their discretionary spending and may be returning to repurchase at steeper holiday discounts, Salesforce said.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Residents in areas of the country affected by the massive winter storm driven by a strong arctic high-pressure system are wondering if their holiday packages will arrive on time. “This is a reminder of what happened the final Christmas week of 2013,” said Satish Jindel, founder and president of ShipMatrix, referring to storms that forced late deliveries that year.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

OSHA has cited Amazon during inspections at six warehouse facilities in five states for failing to properly record work-related injuries and illnesses, according to the Department of Labor. The findings are part of an ongoing investigation that mark the ecommerce giant’s latest brush with labor challenges. The OSHA citations are based on 14 recordkeeping violations, including failing to record injuries and illnesses, misclassifying injuries and illnesses, not recording injuries and illnesses wit

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index hit 108.3 for December, an abrupt upturn from the November pulse on the U.S. economy of 101.4. “Inflation expectations retreated in December to their lowest level since September 2021, with recent declines in gas prices a major impetus,” commented Lynn Franco, senior director of economic indicators at the Conference Board.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The holiday season has always been a core period for retailers to level up their in-store experiences. Design and visual merchandising teams in particular rise to the occasion, finding creative themes, materials, lighting and more to evoke delight and holiday spirit among consumers of all ages. This year their efforts aligned with consumers who not only felt more comfortable but were actually eager to bring their holiday shopping back to physical stores.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The new “State of the Chains” report from the Center for an Urban Future shows a slight uptick in store numbers for chains such as Dunkin’ and Starbucks, now with 620 and 316 locations in the five boroughs of New York City, but store counts for each have yet to return to 2019 highs, when Dunkin’ had 636 locations and Starbucks 351.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Dollar Shave Club is migrating its homegrown subscription technology to the Ordergroove platform, in partnership with Shopify Plus. The “subscription-first” DTC brand is seeking to move away from building and maintaining out-of-the-box capabilities to creating differentiated subscription experiences for its members. The brand selected Ordergroove because its capacity supported Dollar Shave Club’s large subscriber base, order volume and operational scale.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Optimistic quarterly reports from two of Wall Street’s bellwethers, Nike and Fedex, sent the Dow up over 500 points yesterday. Nike indicated that the brand had made progress in moving out overabundant inventory and handily beat analysts’ forecasts with earnings of 85 cents per share (vs. 64 cents expected) and revenue of $13.32 billion (vs. $12.57 billion expected).

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Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Despite her lack of retail experience, the executive’s knowledge of strategy, finance, sales, marketing and technology could benefit the brand.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 22, 2022

With millions of eCommerce users in the UK online menswear brand Spoke investigated men’s online shopping and return habits. They surveyed 2,000 UK men with different socio-economic backgrounds who regularly shop online to find their most common habits. 20% of Men Admitted to Never Returning Ill-Fitting Items of Clothing. The survey discovered that 20% of men never return ill-fitting items of clothing, and a further 49% of men had a laissez-faire approach to returning ill-fitting clothes, regard

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Returns Shopping Fashion ATS 122

Retail Dive

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The fast-fashion retailer will feature Good American on its Swedish and German websites starting this month.

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Fast Fashion Fashion 122

Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

It’s been nine months since New York passed legislation legalizing the sale of cannabis in retail stores. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a release that the first licensed store can begin selling weed on Dec. 29th. “The industry will continue to grow from here,” said Gov. Hochul, “creating inclusive opportunity in every corner of New York State with revenues directed to our schools and revitalizing communities.” Initially, 280 retail outlets will be granted

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Before the pandemic, consumers had gotten used to instant gratification, including packages and groceries delivered to their doorstep in under an hour, and stores that stayed open around the clock. But now, many workers who provided such services throughout the pandemic are fed up and don’t want to go back to the way things were, the Associated Press reports.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Stephanie Linnartz will start work as CEO of Under Armour in late February. The sportswear brand has been without a chief exec since Partik Frisk resigned seven months ago. Ms. Linnartz comes from Marriott International where she held the president’s seat. Commenting on the strategy of bringing in an outsider, founder and ongoing executive chair and brand chief Kevin Plank said, “We’ve got enough industry experts here at Under Armour.

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Climate change disruptions are disproportionately felt by small and medium-sized businesses. The transportation of products in the supply chain is becoming increasingly difficult due to restrictions brought about by weather. To better prepare for these types of disturbances, analyze the revenue impact of losing an individual supplier. by Anand Swaroop.

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Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

According to the latest monthly report from the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales fell 7.7 percent to 4.09 million units in November (after a seasonal adjustment) under pressure from rising mortgage rates. That represents the 10th monthly decline and the lowest level — excepting the early period of the pandemic — since November 2010.

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LS Retail

DECEMBER 22, 2022

©iStock/Nestea06 AAA estimates 112.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more away from home from December 23 to January 2. That’s an increase of 3.6 million people over last year and closing in on pre-pandemic numbers. 2022 is expected to be the third busiest year for holiday travel since AAA began tracking in 2000. For purposes of a forecast, the year-end holiday travel period is defined as the 11-day period from Friday, December 23 to Monday, January 2.

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Finance

Retail Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Seeking Alpha columnist Paulo Santos speculates that Amazon’s stock, which has slipped over the past year back to 2018 levels, will be under further downward pressure due to an impending slowdown at its AWS (Amazon Web Services) business. AWS’s operating income over the past 12 months was about $23 billion, compared to roughly $13 at Amazon.com (e-commerce).

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Independent Retailer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Retailers everywhere are looking at wholesale toy trends with positivity and hope. Experts are predicting the supply chain will begin to normalize, and we remain optimistic that the other challenges businesses have faced over the past few years will also begin to dissipate. . As retailers continue to prepare for the year ahead, Wholesale Central Blog has rounded up some of the hottest toy trends that are predicted to take the industry by storm. .

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Fran Chuan, CEO and co-creator of Culture Innovation Assessment Platform, InnoQuotient is confirmed as the second keynote speaker at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) – the world-leading AV and systems integration show, Fira Barcelona Gran Via, 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2023. Taking place at 5.15pm on Thursday 2 February, in Conference Suite CC4.1, Fran’s keynote, entitled ‘How innovative is the AV industry?

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Miller Zell

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Retail innovation is a process that never stops. You identify an area needing improvement. You collaborate on a solution. You test. You collect data. You adapt and enhance. The omnichannel convergence within brick-and-mortar spaces is always about keeping up with your customers’ evolving wants, needs and habits, whichever path to purchase they choose.

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Customer Experience 98

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Rally House (Lenexa, Kan.) says it has grown by a total of 45-plus stores this year and plans to keep that momentum going, with several new locales planned for coming months. Announced openings for early 2023 include three in Oklahoma (in Moore, Broken Arrow and Edmond); Ballwin, Mo.; and Ames, Iowa. This year, the fanbase-oriented chain has entered several new markets, including Omaha, Neb.; South Bend, Ind.; Columbus, Ohio; and Louisville, Ky.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 22, 2022

One of the best ways to maintain a productive workplace is to ensure that there are various strategies in place that help to create a positive environment for your employees. After all, a happy and motivated workforce is a productive workforce. On the other hand, a toxic working environment can lead to a range of problems that can cost your business both time and money, including staff conflict, failure to meet targets, and even mental health issues. .

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2022

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Visual Merchandising Customer Experience Fashion ATS 82

Shopper Motion

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Coupons are a popular and effective way for retailers to attract and retain customers , however, the success of a coupon campaign depends on its redemption rate. In-store tracking technology can boost coupon redemption rates by providing retailers with data on customer behavior and preferences. This article will explore the various ways in which in-store tracking can be used to increase coupon redemption rates , including personalized offers, targeted marketing, and real-time analysis of custome

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