Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

The acquisition is contingent on a separate transaction in which Mapco and its remaining locations and assets will be sold to Majors Management. All of the locations to be acquired by Alimentation are company-operated, most of the real estate is company-owned and the deal also includes surplus property and a logistics fleet.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 16, 2023

The retailer plans to utilize the AI-powered solution to provide greater visibility into club conditions and drive deeper business insights. BJ’s will use this real-time data to enable faster restocking, help associates and shoppers to quickly locate products and improve inventory tracking.

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Wholesale Location ATS Inventory Management 266

A1 Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Space NK unveils plans for a new store opening in Manchester’s Trafford Centre, further enhancing Space NK’s position in the UK. As well as having the most extensive assortment of the world’s best beauty brands in the new location, each product category has been considered, to make it easy and immersive to shop.

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Location Planning ATS Management 59

Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. In the campaign’s first week, it received over 1,000 expressions of interest (EOIs).

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ikea will open a Plan and Order Point as its third store in the Dallas-Fort Worth market on Nov. 29, 2023, offering design consultations as well as a location where customers can pick up their online orders. The 10,800-square-foot location in Southlake joins two large-format stores in Frisco and Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Planning Marketing Customer Experience Location 147

Retail Gazette

MAY 1, 2024

Aldi has launched a new nationwide initiative to pinpoint prime locations for new store openings and is calling on the public to help. The areas with the most suggestions will then be considered as prime locations as the grocer looks to build hundreds of new stores across Britain.

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Location Grocer Supermarket Planning 111

Wiser

MAY 7, 2024

However, like many in the spirits industry, they faced significant hurdles in ensuring effective in-store execution , especially for promotions in secondary locations. The post Pernod Ricard Successfully Manages Execution Compliance appeared first on Wiser Retail Strategies. Here’s a PDF version of this use case.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Vallarta Supermarkets will implement Logile IMS, an inventory management solution that will allow the Southern California regional supermarket chain to manage orders and receiving while also handling in-store production and service, via integration with the retailer’s forecasting and workforce management solutions.

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Inventory Management Management Supermarket Promotions 162

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 10, 2022

Dollar General already has self-checkout kiosks in 8,000 of its 18,000 stores and plans to increase that number to 11,000 by the end of this year. Now, Owens said the company also plans to begin testing a 100% self-checkout store format across 200 locations this year.

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Checkout Location Kiosk ATS 265

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Letters will only be delivered every second business day for 98 per cent of locations, although parcel delivery would continue daily. A trial found the proposed reforms let workers carry up to 20 per cent more parcels and deliver to 10 per cent more locations. Australia Post will also have an extra day to deliver regular mail.

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Planning Finance Location Returns 241

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

Between difficult compliance requirements and the public’s general reluctance to shop in person at the beginning of the pandemic, many business owners have had to suspend plans for expansion, limit their operations or even shut down entirely. Location Intelligence Matters.

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Location Accounting Consumer Marketing 244

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

As a result, customer flow management is more important than ever as leaders seek to empower the customer, improve the employee experience and collect actionable data to potentially scale their business. A good virtual queue system will include a centralized management dashboard, robust reporting and a customizable interface.

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Management Customer Experience Location Accounting 269

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2021

The company is planning to open 100 new stores this year while at the same time relocating or closing 25 existing stores, bringing the net total of new stores in 2021 to 75. We feel good about the merchandising and operational plans that we have developed for this smaller prototype.

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Planning Location Store Operations Accounting 238

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Walgreens has partnered with Blue Shield of California to expand in-person and virtual care options through the launch of 12 additional Walgreens Health Corner locations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. Available services range from preventative care and wellness checks to assistance with managing chronic conditions.

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Location Planning Management ATS 245

Inside Retail

JULY 13, 2023

Our Chadstone store is perfectly located – positioned amongst some of the leading brands in the market – and enabling us to highlight the story and history behind Reebok. There will also be more locations to come across other states. Then, as part of our longer-term plan, we will look to expand to other locations.

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Planning Wholesale Shipping Location 246

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Hence the undeniable need for robust warehouse management technologies that are future-focused and effortlessly scalable. Best suited for small-scale businesses, system automation is used for rapid, data-driven decision-making to manage basic processes efficiently, alongside quality inspection.

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Management Fulfillment Drop-Shipping Employee Engagement 270

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

The remaining locations will open in the Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa areas over the coming months, each adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter. The Walmart Health locations provide a range of medical services including primary care, labs, X-ray and EKG, behavioral health and counseling, dental, optical and hearing.

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Location Planning Management Marketing 262

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Founded by couple, James and Helen Mitchell, this opening marks the brand’s second permanent location, joining its sister site in Romsey. The Festival Place location also features a takeaway counter serving barista-crafted hot drinks from local coffee roasters, Moonroast Coffee.

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Location Accessories Shopping Planning 147

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

Taking a proactive approach in planning for and responding to severe weather volatility will help safeguard any business’s reputation — and long-term growth potential. In that case, proper emergency preparedness planning may be the key to successfully navigating any number of storms. Know Your Vulnerabilities.

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Planning Location Fulfillment Management 241

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

The robots will be able to capture data as they move through their respective store and deliver actionable reports to club managers. This intelligence allows us to proactively manage our clubs in an efficient manner. Shelf analytics have been a planned feature since Sam’s Club began introducing its own robots in fall 2020.

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Inventory Management Management Location Shopping 259

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The Greensboro store is an existing location previously operated by The Vitamin Shoppe and now converted to a franchise unit. The store will be run by a group of entrepreneurs who own and operate multiple businesses in the region, including hotels, restaurants, real estate property management and retail.

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Location Planning Management Store Operations 220

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

The plan to do that — dubbed “Lace Up” — will include simplifying operations and investing in “core banners and capabilities.” Other plans include a reset of the retailer’s loyalty program and the development of an enhanced omnichannel experience. The company posted a slight dip in sales in Q4 2022, which ended Jan.

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Planning Location Management Consumer 247

Retail Gazette

MARCH 27, 2024

The discount grocer will open shops in Preston and Derby later in March, with further sites planned across Castle Gresley, Bardon, High Wycombe, and Stoke Gifford in the coming months. ” Earlier this month, Aldi unveiled its wish list of top priority locations to open stores across London, including Notting Hill, Chelsea and Richmond.

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Location Grocer Supermarket Shopping 100

Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 CEO Scott Evans said the company’s improved performance stems from management recognising that retail has “forever changed” with customer expectations shifting dramatically. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Planning Apparel Accounting Returns 241

Retail Gazette

MARCH 21, 2024

Aldi has unveiled its wish list of top priority locations to open stores across London, including Notting Hill, Chelsea and Richmond as it looks launch more sites. of a freehold price or 10% of the first year’s rent for leasehold sites, for recommending a previously unknown site.

Location 107

Location Supermarket Grocer Planning 107

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Following its store launch in Sydney earlier this year, Hong Kong-based tech accessories brand Casetify is planning to expand across Australia, as part of a larger goal of reaching 100 stores globally by 2025. The program will include plans to upcycle donated phone cases as part of the manufacturing process in order to develop new cases.

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Planning Accessories Location Consumer 246

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2024

with additional global locations to follow. The Emojiplanet Entertainment Centers are designed to be family-friendly experiences that give visitors the chance to play emoji-themed arcade games and crane machines, win or purchase exclusive emoji-branded merchandise and engage with various social media moments.

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Planning Location Management Customer Experience 147

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 10, 2022

billion ) into opening new locations and revamping existing stores by the end of 2023. For instance, the retailer recently rebuilt a location in Kuopio, Finland to handle online orders from across the country. Additional expansion plans for Canada include opening a new distribution center in Quebec and a planning studio in Montreal.

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Planning Location Shipping Management 250

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

billion Kroger-Albertsons merger, first announced in October 2022 , had been planned with store divestitures in mind, but the specific number to be sold and their locations had not yet been determined. billion in cash. In May 2023 the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union had voted to oppose any mergers. “C&S

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Planning Grocer Wholesale Payment Services 238

Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2023

We plan on using local ingredients sourced in Australia wherever possible. Where will Wendy’s look to locate restaurants as it expands across the eastern seaboard and beyond? Wendy’s plans to enter the Australian market on the east coast, and the company is exploring major cities like Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Planning 244

Planning Finance Marketing Location 244

Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Having found out that “traditional” management tools have become less relevant, brands were forced to rethink their processes to survive, stay relevant and true to their audiences. . In addition to perfecting each brand touchpoint’s management, it is the liaisons that matter the most in an omnichannel context.

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Customer Experience Management Payment Services Clienteling 246

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

Perry Ellis is managing this challenge through the rollout of RFID technology, in partnership with Mojix , that will help the retailer manage its supply chain from the store level all the way through broader inventory planning.

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Checkout Planning Customer Experience Management 244

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 30, 2021

Amazon has now opened a dozen locations of its technology-driven grocery store concept, Amazon Fresh , with its latest store opening in Long Beach, Calif. The company now has eight Amazon Fresh stores in southern California and four in Illinois, with confirmed plans to open stores in Woodland Park and Paramus, N.J.,

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Location Checkout Shopping Planning 185

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2021

French ready-to-wear brand Zadig & Voltaire has centralized inventory planning and purchasing processes across its brick-and-mortar and digital channels with the deployment of allocation, replenishment and buying solutions from Aptos. in addition to its website.

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Planning Point of Sale Fashion Location 196

Retail Gazette

APRIL 26, 2024

The owner of Superdry’s Oxford Street flagship store is considering a challenge to the retailer’s rescue plan that is set to impose steep reductions on landlords. According to Sky News , asset manager M&G has engaged with lawyers from Hogan Lovells to review the ailing fashion retailer’s restructuring plan it launched earlier this month.

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Planning Fashion Location Management 69

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

Tailored Brands reported last month that it might be “forced to scale back or terminate operations and/or seek protection under applicable bankruptcy laws,” and has appointed Holly Etlin, a Managing Director at AlixPartners, to the newly created role of Chief Restructuring Officer. said Mary Dillon, CEO in a statement. “To

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Location Payment Services Planning Store Operations 147

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2022

The company offers 30-minute delivery and 5-minute pickup at all 16 current brick-and-mortar locations, which are located in the Chicago, Dallas and Washington, D.C. The retailer also is expanding its selection of private label goods, with 200 new SKUs set to launch over the next year.

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Planning Inventory Management Location Marketing 244