Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Ghalia BOUSTANI. Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Defining the brand story. Defining a brand story involves understanding the core elements that make your brand unique and compelling. A brand story is an ongoing narrative that evolves with your business and resonates with your audience. The more compelling and authentic the story is, the more it will connect with customers on a deeper level.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 29, 2023

With sales down in part due to lower demand for COVID-19 vaccines and tests, the retailer is also closing 300 stores in the U.K.

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365 Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Lidl GB has announced that it will be incorporating Prevented Ocean Plastic into its water bottles – becoming the first UK supermarket to make this change. Appearing in store throughout July, Lidl’s 1 litre San Celestino Italian Sparkling Mineral Water bottles will contain a minimum of 30% Prevented Ocean Plastic – plastic which would have otherwise ended up in the ocean.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 1, 2023

The brand recently stopped selling via the department store and its off-price stores and discovered the alleged fakes this year, per court documents.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2023

In Shein ’s ongoing efforts to stave off the threat of rival discount shopping app Temu (which overtook Shein as the No. 1 shopping app in America in April 2023), the company is expanding its product assortment beyond fashion and has signed agreements to sell products from brands including Skechers and Lansinoh. The product expansions will be enabled by Shein’s newly launched integrated marketplace , which opens the platform to third-party sellers.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2023

Pangaia is expanding its footprint in Australia through an exclusive agreement with David Jones. The brand has launched in David Jones’ stores and online, with a colourway, Wollemi Pine Green, inspired by one of Australia’s rarest and oldest trees. The collection is exclusive to David Jones and includes the brand’s signature hoodie, sweatshirt, track pants and an organic cotton t-shirt.

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Wiser

JUNE 13, 2023

For businesses of all sizes, the ability to accurately track and manage pricing is essential for success. Excel spreadsheets have long been the go-to tool for this task, but as companies grow and their pricing needs become more complex, it can be difficult to keep up with changes in pricing using Excel alone. The fact is that this method can be time-consuming, and manual data entry creates more opportunities for errors.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 26, 2023

// Primark owner ABF upgrades profit forecast thanks to solid sales from the value fashion giant // Total group sales came in 16% higher year-on-year at £4.7bn in the third quarter Primark owner Associated British Foods has upgraded its profit forecast for the full year after the fashion retailer posted surging sales. Primark total sales jumped 13% to £1.99bn as like-for-like sales grew 7%, which it credited to “higher average selling prices” and soaring inflation.

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365 Retail

JUNE 29, 2023

LOOKFANTASTIC, part of THG Beauty, is launching a new Dermatological Skincare hub , home to all brands and products that are medical-grade and dermatologically tested and approved. The hub, which goes live on 1 st July, has been created to provide customers with comprehensive education, guidance and understanding for their skincare journey. Located on the LOOKFANTASTIC website, the Dermatological Skincare hub is designed so customers can explore products tailored to their specific needs, so whet

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

French fashion brand Lacoste is expanding the utility of its UNDW3 NFT collection, first released in June 2022, to include a Web3-based loyalty program that will allow members to earn rewards and co-create, multiple sources report. Owners of one of the company’s 11,212 “Genesis Pass” UNDW3 (pronounced “underwater”) NFTs can now convert those digital tokens into an UNDW3 Card, and connect their wallets to a new dedicated site where they will gain access to “creative sessions, contests, vid

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton and Kailey Holmes

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Inside Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

In a significant move towards improved animal welfare, more than 200 brands have pledged their support to Humane Society International (HSI) Australia’s campaign to eliminate mulesing in the wool industry. The growing list of brands can be found in HSI’s Better Wool Guide for 2023. Mulesing is the controversial practice of removing strips of the skin of a lamb’s rear and is often done without pain relief.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

Research has identified that girls are dropping out of playing sports at “alarming rates” with many doing so when they reach the age of puberty. Nike has decided to launch a coach new girl program to promote more careers in this category.

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LS Retail

JUNE 16, 2023

©iStock/CherriesJD Just by clicking buttons, thousands of small businesses are daring to go global with their wares through e-commerce and this has all been brought on by the pandemic. According to the ‘Amazon Seller Report 2022’ by Payoneer a FinTech company and SellerApp, the year 2022, approximately 63% of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are present on global marketplaces, contributing to nearly 60% of their overall retail sales.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 25, 2023

Supermarket bosses, including Morrisons CEO David Potts, will be questioned by MPs on Tuesday over profiteering concerns amid rising food and prices. The business committee is set to scrutinise the gross profits of the big supermarket chains, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, and delve into how they break out UK business performance from their groups, and how they separate fuel margins compared to that in groceries, according to The Sunday Times.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 29, 2023

Dressing for the office can become a complex task when the weather warms up. The juggling act between staying cool and maintaining professionalism can be tricky. That’s why we’ve put together this comprehensive guide on summer business casual for women. You’ll be looking great and staying comfortable with the right summer work outfits.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

In-store digital media startup Cooler Screens is suing Walgreens , previously one of the highest-profile adopters of its technology, which integrates smart screens onto cooler doors to power in-store advertising. Cooler Screens is seeking $200 million for breach of contract and is seeking to prevent the retailer from removing the screen technology from its stores.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2023

Burger brand Grill’d has opened its first drive-thru location in Brisbane’s Mt Ommaney area, marking the brand’s 165th local location. Customers can get a Simon Says, Simply Grill’d, or Big Queenslander from their cars from today onwards. Grill’d says it plans to build a drive-thru network, offering Aussies quick convenience food on the go with healthy options.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 22, 2023

The U.S. Agriculture Department has given the go-ahead to two companies – Good Meat and Upside Foods – to sell “cell-cultivated” chicken parts, which are grown inside labs, for human consumption. “I’m thrilled to share that cultivated meat will now be available for consumers in the U.S.,” said Uma Valeti, Upside Foods’s CEO.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

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Retail Dive

JUNE 29, 2023

The online-only retailer is moving quickly to remake itself with a name it says better resonates with customers and vendors.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 30, 2023

// M&S is testing Sparks Prices across 50 stores in South Wales, the North East and West Midlands // Shoppers can save up to £2 on select ‘Dine In’ meals and certain bottles of Prosecco M&S has become the latest grocer to introduce exclusive pricing for members of its loyalty scheme. The retailer is testing Sparks Prices across 50 stores in South Wales, the North East and West Midlands, IGD reported.

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365 Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

Tapi Carpets & Floors has announced their store in Speke, Liverpool, is now open, offering a wide collection of flooring options as well as expert advice from their floorologists. The store opened on 17 th June 2023, at Unit A2 New Mersey Retail Park Speke, Speke Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 8QB. Customers in the Speke area can find more about the store here, as well as book an appointment with one of Tapi ’s experts in stores: [link] tapi.co.uk/stores/speke The team at Tapi is passionate abo

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Fenty Beauty ’s new Roblox activation will feature interactive scavenger hunts, mazes and other opportunities to learn about the inspirations for, and ingredients from, some of the company’s products. The event, called The Fenty Beauty + Skin Experience , launched on June 30 and will run through July 30, 2023. The metaverse experience will reportedly teach shoppers about popular products, including Fenty Skin Melt Awf Jelly Oil Makeup-Melting Cleanser, Fenty Eau de Parfum and Fenty Beauty Gloss

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2023

Customers are becoming increasingly irritated by what they perceive to be aggressive sales approaches in digital marketing communications. According to a report from Customology, dubbed The Unspoken Customer, many consumers do not trust brands or their communications, therefore overly enthusiastic customer campaigns could be detrimental to businesses.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

Dollar General plans to expand its DG Market format, which sells fresh produce, meat and dairy products, to 5,000 stores by the end of the year. The chain asserts that many of these stores are in food deserts and need what it sells.

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Retail Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

The facility is the company’s largest to date and will move the retailer closer to its goal of offering two-day delivery to 95% of the U.S. population.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 26, 2023

// An investment firm backed by the Agnelli family of Italy and led by George Osborne has built a 5% stake in O cado // The investment by Lingotto comes a month after Osborne was named chairman An investment firm chaired by former UK chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has built up a 5% stake in Ocado, new company filings reveal. Lingotto Investment Management, run by the billionaire Italian Agnelli family, took up its holding just days after Ocado shares surged over 40% amid speculation

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365 Retail

JUNE 8, 2023

Today, at Adobe Summit – the industry’s leading Digital Experience Conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced an expanded relationship with leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. Adobe and Stellantis have a longstanding relationship: Stellantis uses Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Experience Cloud applications to design, deliver, and personalize beautiful and inspiring content for its websites, digital channels, and user interfaces of in-car displays, across their automoti

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2023

I don’t usually write stories in the first person, but I was inspired by Johnny Earle, Founder of Johnny Cupcakes — a “bakery” that doesn’t sell real food — to bend the rules of journalism just a bit. One of the big takeaways from his keynote at the 2023 Retail Innovation Conference & Expo in Chicago was about the importance of thinking outside the box as a way to stand out from the crowd: “Don’t just check boxes; create new boxes to check.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 4, 2023

Myer’s CEO and MD John King has announced he will retire in the second half of the 2024 calendar year and return to the US. In an ASX announcement, the department store’s board thanked King for his “extraordinary contribution” and added that his decision to leave is based on “being with his family as their health circumstances demand.” King has more than 30 years of experience in retail across department stores, specialty retailing and premium global brands in the US and UK.

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Retail Customer Experience

JUNE 28, 2023

A digital twin of a customer is a simple concept that evolved from the idea of both a marketing persona and a digital twin of a product that attempts to predict and understand the complex patterns that go into consumer behavior.

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