Retail TouchPoints
MAY 7, 2025
After May 2, ultra-fast fashion will be slightly more expensive. The human cost, however, remains astronomical. For years, ultra-cheap, ultra-fast fashion has rewired where and how Americans shop. Led by Chinese-founded online retailers Shein and Temu, ultra-fast fashion has succeeded in part by driving prices for trendy clothes as low as possible. Now that model is starting to fray.
Retail Wire
MAY 6, 2025
Rite Aid promises to stay open regardless.
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Retail Gazette
MAY 6, 2025
Co-op has warned customers of ongoing product shortages across its store network as the retailer continues to battle a sustained cyber attack that has forced it to shut down some of its delivery systems. The retailer said the attack on its systems, which began last week, has caused serious disruption to store availability, particularly in fresh categories such as fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy.
Retail Dive
MAY 5, 2025
Around 96% of American toy companies are small- and medium-sized businesses. Nearly half of them could shutter due to U.S. tariff policies.
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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.
Wiser
MAY 5, 2025
In todays fast-moving ecommerce landscape, marketplace growth has unlocked new revenue opportunities for retailers and brands alike. But it has also introduced new challenges for the teams tasked with protecting brand value and pricing consistency. With more sellers and platforms entering the picture every day, enforcing a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) policy has become not only more difficult, but more important than ever.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 7, 2025
Online resale platform ThredUp has made a bold move in its effort to promote the development of circular retail more broadly. The company is making its resale-as-a-service (RaaS) technology free and open source, meaning that the underlying code powering its branded resale shops is now available for any company to access and use at no cost. The company also announced a host of other big plans for the rest of 2025, including the debut of a new peer-to-peer marketplace scheduled to launch by the en
Retail Focus
MAY 6, 2025
Nestl is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Coles as the new Managing Director for Nestl Confectionery UK & Ireland, effective 1 May 2025. Scott takes over from Mark Davies, who is retiring after an impressive 34-year tenure with the company. In his new role, Scott will join the Nestl UK & Ireland leadership team, where he will spearhead Nestls efforts to expand market share and enhance value for both consumers and customers within the confectionery sector.
Retail Wire
MAY 5, 2025
Skechers is set to be acquired by 3G Capital for $9.4 billion.
Inside Retail
MAY 5, 2025
David Jones has named Erica Berchtold as chief commercial officer, a new role created for the former CEO of collapsed multibrand retail group Mosaic Brands. According to a statement from David Jones, Berchtold will begin the job early next month and will be responsible for bringing the merchandise and supply chain teams together to make significant strides under the Vision 2025+ strategy.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 6, 2025
Google has made headlines once again by announcing a significant shift to its approach to digital privacy. Rather than eliminating online cookies or offering users an opt-out option in Chrome, the tech giant has committed to maintaining cookies as a core part of its browser functionality. Since Google introduced the Privacy Sandbox initiative in 2019, the digital marketing landscape has undergone a significant transformation.
Retail Dive
MAY 6, 2025
As small businesses brace for tariff impacts, Walmart is pairing them with mentors and showcasing their products as part of its new initiative.
Retail Wire
MAY 9, 2025
Mother's Day deals abound in 2025.
Inside Retail
MAY 8, 2025
Jeanswest entered voluntary administration in March; now its administrators are offering the brand’s IP for sale. The company hopes to conclude the sale of $20 million worth of jeans and fashion items by May 20, both in-store and online, before the physical stores close. Potential buyers will have until May 29 to lodge interest for Jeanswests IP, including registered trademarks, apparel design, garment patterns, domain names, social media assets with customer data, and supplier relationshi
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 9, 2025
Theres no shortage of talk about technology thats going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then theres the occasional exception a technology that genuinely does redefine and transform a way of doing business.
Retail Focus
MAY 6, 2025
Bluewater has announced that leading retailer NEXT will significantly grow its presence at the Kent-based shopping centre by tripling its footprint. NEXTs Bluewater store will become one of its largest stores in the UK once the doors open in 2026. The state-of-the-art store will offer an enhanced product selection, including men’s, womens and childrenswear, alongside homeware and a caf.
Retail Wire
MAY 6, 2025
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Inside Retail
MAY 5, 2025
Australian independent leather goods brand Maison de Sabre has called out fashion retailer Sportsgirl for the release of bag charms that were nearly identical to the brands signature Sabremoji Fruit Charms. The charms included shapes such as oranges, apples, and strawberries and were sold globally. For a well-resourced, national chain to shortcut that by reproducing what an independent brand has built from the ground up its not just disappointing, its damaging to the future of Australian design
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 6, 2025
Nike has made significant structural and personnel changes at the top of its organization. The footwear companys Consumer, Product and Brand leadership, formerly under the direction of President Heidi ONeill, will now be divided into three distinct areas: Consumer and Sport, Marketing, and Product Creation, inclusive of Innovation and Design. All these roles will report to Nike President and CEO Elliott Hill, who took this position in September 2024.
Retail Dive
MAY 7, 2025
OpenAI wants to make it easier for shoppers to find, compare and buy products as more customers turn to generative AI for purchases.
Retail Wire
MAY 9, 2025
KFC is coming for the competition.
Inside Retail
MAY 5, 2025
City Chic has reported sales growth in ANZ during the first 18 weeks of the second fiscal half, but its US numbers are dropping amid volatile sentiment resulting from recent tariff announcements. The companys total sales for the 18 weeks ended May 4 grew 8 per cent, with the Australia and New Zealand markets up 17 per cent and the US down 13 per cent.
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Retail TouchPoints
MAY 6, 2025
For the second time in the past 18 months, struggling pharmacy retailer Rite Aid has commenced Chapter 11 proceedings, and this time the retailer appears to be preparing for a sale. Rite Aid has secured commitments from some of its existing lenders for $1.94 billion in new financing which, along with cash from its operations, is expected to provide sufficient funding during the sale and court-supervised process, according to a company statement , and Rite Aid intends to divest or monetize any as
Retail Gazette
MAY 8, 2025
Primark will make its Middle East debut by early 2026 with four stores across the UAE and Kuwait, in partnership with franchise operator Alshaya Group. The retailer ‘s first store is set to open in October at The Avenues in Kuwait. This will be followed by three locations in DubaiDubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates, and City Centre Mirdifin early 2026.
Retail Wire
MAY 8, 2025
Walmart's Grow With US program helps small businesses succeed.
Inside Retail
MAY 8, 2025
Hong Kong-based athleisure brand Halara has garnered rapid growth and significant attention for its innovative designs and customer-centric approach. After increased success in the US and UK, the brand is now setting its sights on the Australian market. Founded in 2020 by entrepreneur Joyce Zhang, Halara is illustrious for its viral products, namely, its coveted flex denim, active dresses and subsequent belt buckle skirt famously worn by Taylor Swift at Coachella last year.
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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.
Retail TouchPoints
MAY 5, 2025
Lowes has followed its March 2025 introduction of the Mylow customer-facing AI-powered app with one for associates, built on the same foundation, which it has launched to all 1,700+ stores in the home improvement chain. This at-scale deployment of the Mylow Companion will give store associates access to generative AI to help them assist customers with more confidence.
Retail Dive
MAY 5, 2025
The Jacksonville site will serve 25 Sam’s Club locations and also store imported goods destined for other facilities.
Retail Wire
MAY 8, 2025
Are Target's self-checkout lines set to be a thing of the past? The retailer has released an update to its plans for the self-service kiosks.
Inside Retail
MAY 4, 2025
Endeavour Group reported a slight decrease in its total retail sales, dropping from $2.406 billion in the first quarter of last year to $2.331 billion during the same period this year. The combined BWS and Dan Murphys sales dropped by 3.7 per cent during this period. The group attributed this decline to subdued trading in the quarter and impacts from public holidays, including Easter and Anzac Day.
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