Rangeme
MAY 28, 2025
As brands grow, demand planning evolves from a monthly or batch-based spreadsheet chore into a reality that can make or break a fiscal quarter. With sales channels multiplying, supply chains still shaky, and consumer behavior moving fast, your ops need to be nimble even when you don’t have perfect data. Following are 7 steps you can take to secure your supply chain.
Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
Strong growth potential of athleisure brands is expected to drive up demand for prime retail tenancies, according to a report by CBRE. CBREs Fitness Becomes Fashion report shows that demand for athleisure clothing in Australia has been booming thanks to the rise of remote work, active lifestyles, social media and a generational shift. As a result, many brands have been looking to expand their online success into physical retail stores.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 28, 2025
Instacart has appointedcurrent Chief Business Officer Chris Rogersas its next CEO, following the news earlier this month that current CEO, Fidji Simo, will be leaving the company to take on a leadership role at OpenAI. I want to apologize for how unexpected this may feel, said Simo in a letter to employees on May 7 when news broke of her departure. This is not how I planned for you all to hear this news, but a media leak unfortunately expedited the timeline by several weeks.
Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
In Australias current retail terrain, an abundance of businesses may assume they are protected from copycatting and opportunistic competitors, simply because they have registered their business name with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. According to franchising expert, Tereza Murray, this common misconception may result in an arduous and complex legal process, particularly for new business owners.
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.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 28, 2025
Salesforce will beef up its cloud data management capabilities with the purchase of Informatica for $8 billion in equity value, net of Salesforces current investment in the company. Holders of Informaticas Class A and Class B-1 common stock will receive $25 in cash per share when the acquisition closes early in Salesforces 2027 fiscal year, which begins in January 2027.
Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
Myer will perform a complete overhaul of its apparel and beauty sections to tap into a younger demographic of consumers. In a presentation to investors on Wednesday, a strategic review by the brand found Myers exclusive brands and its apparel brands were being underutilised. The preliminary phase of our strategic review also identified a potential combination with Premier Investments Apparel Brands business to accelerate our strategic priorities, saidexecutive chair Olivia Wirth.
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Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
Coles Group has announced two senior executive appointments: Claire Lauber takes over as CEO of liquor and Michael Courtney becomes chief customer and digital officer. Both will report directly to CEO Leah Weckert and join the executive leadership team. Courtney previously served as CEO of liquor, leading the consolidation of the liquor business from a three-banner strategy to a single Liquorland brand, now operating across nearly 1000 stores.
Retail Focus
MAY 28, 2025
Global design and strategy studio Dalziel & Pow recently unveiled the eighth generation image space design for Balabala , a leading Chinese childrenswear brand. The first store in the series is located in Suzhou – which opened on 8th May 2025 – and the design concept will be gradually promoted to thousands of stores in the brand’s global regions such as China, the Middle East and South East Asia.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 28, 2025
Williams-Sonoma will acquire the intellectual property (IP) of Dormify , a content resource for students and young adults seeking curated, space-saving home solutions. Following the acquisition, Williams-Sonoma plans to relaunch Dormify in 2026. No financial details of the acquisition were available. A note on the Dormify home page reads: We appreciate your patience while we work on a new assortment and site experience designed to inspire your next dorm room.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Embattled video game and collectibles retailer GameStop has made a bold move into its previously announced bitcoin play, according to CNBC. Following the board’s unanimous approval of adding bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset to the company balance sheet back in March alongside a stated plan to raise $1.3 billion via convertible senior notes to purchase the cryptocurrency, as Yahoo!
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AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 28, 2025
The Retail TouchPoints podcast, Retail Remix , returns for its fifth season with a doozy of an episode, but then again, its been a doozy of a year. Retail TouchPoints Editor in Chief Nicole Silberstein sat down with CI&T retail strategist Melissa Minkow to discuss all of it. Take a minute (well, more like 30) to step out of the day-to-day chaos and assess the big picture with us.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Four ex- Volkswagen executives were found guilty of fraud in a German court in connection with a diesel emissions scandal that cost the car manufacturer over $30 billion. According to The New York Post , in Braunschweig, close to Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters, a panel of judges convicted the four former executives of serious fraud charges.
Retail Focus
MAY 28, 2025
Savills France has recruited Marina Lavrov and Antoine Vandamme as co-heads of high street leasing. The move marks a major milestone in the expansion of the companys retail department. Marina and Antoine will join Savills France in September. Based in the Paris headquarters they will be responsible for developing the company’s city centre business in France.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Hardee’s executives are asking a New York franchisee that owns 76 locations to either shape up or close down. According to The New York Post , the franchisee has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of the fast-food chain, claiming that the latter’s insistence that its eateries remain open past 2 p.m. could force them to close. Paradigm Investment Group is accusing Hardee’s of using “heavy-handed” techniques to violate franchise agreements and take over lucrat
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Category Management is a cornerstone of a successful retail strategy. While it promotes collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to optimize category performance, challenges persist in its effective implementation due to hurdles in communication and collaboration across teams and partners, and more. In this guide, we outline five essential strategies for success in 2025 that will touch on all the essential pieces of a successful strategy and implementation.
Retail Focus
MAY 28, 2025
Castle Quarter Norwichs leading social, leisure and lifestyle destination has strengthened its retail offer with the arrival of mens formalwear specialist House Of Cavani. The Italian-inspired fashion retailer has taken unit 39 at Castle Quarter on a new seven-year lease. The store will be House of Cavanis 16 th in England and its third in the East Anglia region, alongside locations in Cambridge and Kings Lynn.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
MSC Cruises has announced that it will be offering year-round Caribbean sailings. These sailings, which will begin in the Winter 2026 season, will include both seven-night and 14-night offerings. Let’s look at what we know about these new sailings. MSC Cruises Will Go to the Southern Caribbean According to a company press release , sales for the exciting new itineraries are currently being offered by MSC Cruises, which announced the addition of MSC Opera year-round in the South Caribbean f
Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
ELF Beauty has acquired Hailey Biebers skincare and makeup brand Rhode for US$800 million at closing, which will open a path for the brands expansion to international markets. The acquisition includes a possible earn-out of US$200 million, depending on Rhodes growth over the next three years. Last month, Bieber proposed to sell the brand for US$1 billion, according to Reuters.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Ford Motor Company is recalling a little under 1.1 million vehicles in the United States over an alleged software issue related to installed rearview cameras, as Reuters reported. Due to the potential for affected camera images to freeze or go missing entirely due to glitching, as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicated in its messaging surrounding the recall, collisions could occur.
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Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.
Inside Retail
MAY 28, 2025
The retail landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and a recent survey of global retail executives reveals three critical engagement trends that leaders must embrace to meet rising customer expectations and tackle new challenges head-on. 1. Using customer data more efficiently in personalisation Retailers are not just vying against each other; they are in a fierce battle for consumer attention and loyalty.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Pizza Hut has revamped its BOOK IT! summer reading program, encouraging kids to read in exchange for delicious rewards. For the first time in BOOK IT!s 40-year history, Pizza Hut now has an app dedicated to the program that encourages students to read. It is currently available in all app stores. Per a press release , what is known as “the Summer Slide” is a dip in reading skills many children experience during school breaks.Combined over the years, research shows that by the time a
Retail Gazette
MAY 28, 2025
Pets at Home recorded a 14% increase in its pre-tax profits driven by a year of “profound transformation” and strong growth in its veterinary business. The pet specialist saw its profits surge to 120.6m in the 12 months to 27 March, up from 105.7m the year before. This was driven by a strong performance in its Vets business, with pre-tax profits up 23% to 75.9m and sales up 13% to 655m.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Trader Joes is well known for offering affordable dupes of popular beauty products. The grocery chain makes it easy to enjoy a touch of luxury without breaking the bank. One of its most popular products is a summer must-have that protects skin from the sun’s damaging rays. It is also, according to shoppers, a dupe of an expensive sunscreen. At $8.99, Trader Joe’s Daily Facial Sunscreen SPF 40 reportedly is a dupe of Supergoop’s Unseen Sunscreen.
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Retail Gazette
MAY 28, 2025
Price wars between the UKs major supermarkets helped boost sales at Tesco and Sainsburys, according to the latest data from Kantar. Sales at Tesco jumped 5.9% in the 12 weeks to 18 May, increasing its market share 0.4 percentage points to 28%. This is almost double that of Sainsburys, whose market share remained flat at 15.1% as sales rose 4.7%. Competition in the grocery sector intensified earlier this year, when Asda signalled the start of a potential price war in a bid to revive its ailing fo
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
KIND Bars has introduced a curbside recyclable paper wrapper pilot program in the U.S., making it easier than ever to be “kind” to the environment. The program began on May 1, 2025, per a press release. KIND Snacks’ first curbside recyclable paper wrapper pilot in the U.S. is a major step toward Mars Incorporated’s fully recyclable packaging for the bars.
A1 Retail
MAY 28, 2025
Victoria Square in Belfast has signedBershkafor its Northern Ireland debut.The 17,500 sq ft flagship will joinPull & Bear, which is relocating to triple the size of its store, as well as new arrival,LEGO, which will open later this year. Bershka will be located adjacent to Goldsmiths on the upper ground level, and will deliver its three main lines: Bershka, BSK, and Man.
Retail Wire
MAY 28, 2025
Abercrombie & Fitch broke sales records last quarter. The clothing retailer released strong Q1 2025 earnings, exceeding analysts’ expectations. Revenue for Abercrombie reached $1.1 billion, up from Q1 2024s reported $1.02 billion. Wall Street was looking for $1.07 billion. The retailers net income topped $80 million, which was a decline from $114 million in the same period last year.
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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.
LS Retail
MAY 28, 2025
2025 Laurel J. Delaney. All rights reserved. Think you can manage your American home without Chinese products? Many essentials are imported from China and with tariffs (whether old or new), they're likely to become more expensive. The New York Times analyzed import data to show where Americans may see product shortages, fewer choices and price increases.
Cisco Retail
MAY 28, 2025
Introduction As AI adoption accelerates across industries, businesses face an undeniable truth AI is only as powerful as the data that fuels it. To truly harness AIs potential, organizations must effectively manage, store, and process high-scale data while ensuring cost efficiency, resilience, performance and operational agility.
Retail Gazette
MAY 28, 2025
B&Q owner Kingfisher posted an uptick in first quarter sales driven by seasonal demand at the British DIY chain. Sales for the group which also owns Screwfix nudged up 1.8% on a like-for-like basis to 3.3bn in the three months to 30 April 2025. This was driven by a 5.9% like-for-like increase to 1.7bn in its UK and Ireland business helping to offset a 3.2% decline in both France and Poland.
Retail Dive
MAY 28, 2025
The share of consumers expecting a recession over the next 12 months fell in May, the Conference Board said.
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