Retail Focus

MARCH 15, 2023

Managing a project is like solving a complex puzzle; you need to keep an eye on each moving piece and ensure everything works as it should. Project managers should also manage various resources and ensure the product is of the required quality, within budget, and delivered before the deadline. When doing all this, project managers encounter several challenges , which are amplified in larger projects with much more to think about and handle.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

In a rollercoaster year for retail sales, a survey of retailers has indicated an optimistic outlook for store network growth. In what the national property agency CBRE described as a ‘flash survey’, 83 per cent of Australian respondents across a snapshot of the Asia Pacific region indicated expansion plans. CBRE didn’t provide a breakdown of the number of Australian retailers responding about their 2023 growth plans, but 61 per cent of them indicated they were planning to increase the quality of

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Retail Dive

MARCH 15, 2023

With a new owner steering the brand, Reebok has been forging partnerships with a number of retailers seeking to grow their product assortments.

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Tokinomo

MARCH 14, 2023

Campaign corner Granny’s drink. Is Iced Tea a granny drink? Well, it depends if it’s Liquid Death Iced Tea. Also, it depends if your granny listens to heavy metal. All we can say is that here you have another amazing commercial from the well-known brand, Liquid Death.

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Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.

Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.

Customer Experience

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club has entered a partnership with Simbe to roll out the solution provider’s automated business intelligence robot, Tally, to all 237 stores. The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. Tally autonomously roams club aisles multiple times per day, leveraging its computer vision capabilities to collect accurate shelf data that can help ensure products are in-stock, shelved appropr

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

Research by Reluv, an online fashion retailer, in partnership with Monash University students, has revealed that about 75 per cent of Australians purchased used clothing last year. According to their Fashion Resale Report 2022, economic considerations follow sustainability as the primary two motivators of second-hand clothing purchases. The study found that 73 per cent of Australians said they purchase pre-owned apparel, 80 per cent believe they wear less than 60 per cent of their wardrobe, and

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Wiser

MARCH 13, 2023

Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) have had a revolutionary effect on the way businesses are able to run. These are both cloud services that have significantly improved the functionality and capabilities of the modern workspace. Thanks to these services, the playing field between businesses has levelled off just a little further.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

[Editor’s note: This is the third article in our series on AI in retail. Be sure to check out our other stories on consumer attitudes toward AI and store design applications.] Since OpenAI debuted ChatGPT a little over three months ago , “generative AI” has become a hot topic and no industry has been left untouched — least of all retail. “The advancements in just three months feel like they should have taken 10 years,” said Darren Hill, Chief Digital Office at BrandX , which owns the Bon-Ton bra

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Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2023

Department store Myer will exit its Queen Street Mall flagship in Brisbane’s CBD after unsuccessful negotiations with the landlord on lease renewal terms. In a trading update, the retailer said it will continue to search for alternative locations for its CBD flagship. Myer CEO, John King, said: “Whilst we remain committed to the Brisbane market, we have been unable to negotiate a reasonable commercial outcome with the landlord and as such will continue to look for an alternative CBD locati

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Retail Focus

MARCH 17, 2023

Aiming to improve accessibility throughout, the Mill Gate shopping centre in Bury is in the process of replacing many of the automatic entrances with technologically advanced TORMAX operators, improving functionality and standardising systems. A recent installation, for example, was at the car park corridor entrance where a TORMAX Windrive 2201 sliding door drive has been retrofitted to the existing doors.

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Speaker: Robyn O’Brien - Founder of Sirona Ventures, Adjunct Professor at Rice University’s Business School, Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics Expert

Today’s supply chain leaders are required to stay strong in the face of disruption and not only accept it, but embrace it – after all, progress is made outside of your comfort zone. While it’s easier said than done, conquering the fear of instability in your supply chain is within your reach. Thanks to the advancement of technology and AI, we now have more tools and resources at our disposal than ever before to conquer, not crumble, in the face of uncertainty.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

New identity accompanied by launch of Artificial Intelligence Lab and appointment of new Chairman Martin Green Critizr, the specialist in customer satisfaction and experience management for commerce, has announced that it is changing its name to Goodays. The new identity reflects its mission to bring the employees of a company together around a common objective: to satisfy customers.

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365 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

Yodel, the UK independent parcel carrier, has announced plans to open a new depot in Longford, Coventry. The company’s sustained growth has led to the need for additional capacity, and the new facility, covering over 6.5 acres of land and at almost 135,000 sq. ft, could process and deliver up to 50,000 parcels per day at peak. This represents a 28% increase in output from the Leamington Spa depot, making it the largest within the Yodel property estate.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Inside Retail : You have a long track record of working to create equal opportunities for women in business, from co-founding networking organisation Head Over Heels to serving as chair of the Champions of Change Coalition. What have you learned about the progress that businesses have made towards reaching gender equality over the past 10-15 years, but also the challenges that remain?

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Retail Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

Parisian-born, female-owned hair salon Myriam K has teamed up with Formroom to create a unique and luxurious space for their new salon located in the heart of Dubai. Catering to the most discerning and fashion-forward clientele, the project aimed to adapt Myriam’s Paris salon concept to the distinct demands of the Dubai and UAE market, all while maintaining the essence of French ‘savoir-faire’ Formroom conducted comprehensive research to profile target consumers and analyse com

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2023

The first currency goes back to 3000 B.C. when the world’s earliest civilization developed in Mesopotamia. The retail store, on the other hand, appeared further down the road in ancient Greece, where merchants sold goods in the Agora city center. Thousands of years later, in 2009, the market for digital assets arose. As these digital assets became prevalent, so did fraud.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

The Toolstation Finance Team will be walking 563 miles throughout the month of March to help raise funds for its designated company charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. The 13 colleagues participating in the fundraising activity are all currently based at the Toolstation support centre in Bridgwater. Each colleague will be tracking their mileage via a mobile application before collating their total distance on March 31 st.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Australian digital payments and lending firm Latitude Group Holdings Ltd said on Thursday that a hacker had stolen personal information held by two service providers through employee login credentials. About 103,000 identification documents, more than 97 per cent of which are copies of drivers’ licences, were stolen from the first service provider, while about 225,000 customer records were stolen from the second service provider.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 15, 2023

Operating a retail business comes with its complications, and you might be so rushed off your feet that the idea of applying for a mortgage to buy your own home seems like it’s impossible at the moment. If you do decide to take this step, then there are a few unique things to consider as a business owner. Let’s go through the main aspects worth knowing about so you can move forward with confidence.

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When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

Grove Collaborative has introduced Grove Wellness, a product hub featuring a personalization engine designed to sharpen recommendations around consumers’ evolving health and wellness needs. Grove sells more than 200 products across 40 brands in this category, including multivitamins, women’s health, digestion, immunity, sleep and beauty. Grove plans to introduce more third-party brands throughout 2023, prioritizing products that offer ingredient transparency, National Science Foundation (NSF) ce

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365 Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Critizr, the specialist in customer satisfaction and experience management for commerce, has announced that it is changing its name to Goodays. The new identity reflects its mission to bring the employees of a company together around a common objective: to satisfy customers. It also affirms international expansion ambitions, to grow market share across the company’s five bases in Spain, France, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

Globite, the luggage company, has launched its first Queensland store at Brisbane Airport, marking its return to the home market. Located at the Domestic Terminal, near Gate 24, Globite offers school cases – carried by Australian children throughout most of the 20th Century – suitcases and other bags. Globite was founded in the last 1890s and is recognised as one of the leading makers of travel bags and accessories worldwide. “Globite’s heritage cases hold a great deal of nostalgia for tr

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Retail Dive

MARCH 17, 2023

The e-commerce company, which sells bulk-sized pantry items and runs a fresh grocery delivery business in the New York City area, is facing tension with lenders amid a tightening cash position.

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Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

The past three years have forever changed the retail landscape. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment. In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

Two more retailers have entered the resale space to help address shoppers’ demands for sustainability: H&M has partnered with ThredUp to launch a resale program directly on H&M’s website, while footwear and apparel brand Ariat International has launched a resale marketplace called Reboot , powered by Archive. H&M’s partnership will make it the largest retailer to work with ThredUp and mark the retailer’s first resale marketplace in the U.S.

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A1 Retail

MARCH 17, 2023

PPDS, together with local integration specialist, pilot Screentime , brings the excitement of the great outdoors to life on an array of large format displays, creating highly emotive and inspiring new shopping experiences for customers in Hamburg while improving sales conversions and reducing energy costs. PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products, is excited to announce its range of direct view LED and digi

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2023

Family-owned meat brand, Flinders + Co, will open its first retail concept store this month in Stall 13 at South Melbourne Market. The brand’s founder David Madden will be in charge of running the new retail store, which will provide a line of kid-friendly meat products that are gluten, salt, and preservative-free and contain more than 30 per cent veggies.

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Retail Times

MARCH 15, 2023

York-based chocolate brand, The Wizards Magic has launched its sustainable, functional Magic Egg into Aldi. Aldi showcases one of the brands most popular range: 0% SUGAR, but in an Easter Egg form. This incredible sugar-free chocolate is ideal for anyone who cannot consume sugar or for those who like to their figure.

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Speaker: Kelly Barner - Co-Founder & Managing Director of Buyers Meeting Point, LLC

Since 2020, procurement and supply chain professionals have faced an unprecedented set of challenges. The pandemic was just the start. It was followed by port blockages and congestion, strikes among truck drivers and railway workers, a major recall and plant closure that led to a disastrous baby formula shortage, concerns about the future of semiconductor availability, turbulence in the ESG investment market, and much more.

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The turbulence of the past few years has left the world in a state of economic and political uncertainty, and the severity and impact of these varied events continue to unfold. What we know for sure is that consumer perceptions and choices are affected by culture, which also affects spending habits. To succeed in reaching potential customers where they are, your team must employ a culturally competent localization strategy to establish a competitive advantage.

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Shopping Center

MARCH 15, 2023

White Plains, N.Y. — CBRE has brokered the $112 million sale of The Source, a mixed-use development located in White Plains. Whole Foods Market anchors the property, which comprises 262,000 square feet and was 99 percent leased at the time… The post CBRE Brokers $112 Million Sale of Mixed-Use Development in White Plains, New York appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 13, 2023

WA hospitality and brewing group Triple-1-Three is set to launch a ‘Brewlounge’ concept at Perth Airport in partnership with US-based hospitality company, Delaware North. The business’ craft beer brand Otherside Brewing Co will offer travellers local beers and experimental releases at the new ‘Otherside Brewlounge’ situated in Terminal Two (T2). Otherside’s MD, James Legge, said the brand wanted to “challenge the norm” and create something really special for Perth Airport.

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Retail Times

MARCH 16, 2023

Leading Irish chocolatier, Lir Chocolates, is expanding its Baileys Chocolate range introducing a new Easter egg alongside the return of seasonal favourites for Easter 2023 to help retailers maximise the key confectionery sales period.

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Advertiser: Experience Retail Today

With a recession predicted, retail is often the hardest hit. Marketing is crucial to remain prosperous once economic difficulties have subsided, but investing in the right places is critical. Here are 10 expert tips for retail marketing in a recession.

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