Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 29, 2023

In Amazon ’s latest moves to bolster its logistics and fulfillment network, the company has partnered with Staples to accept customer returns and is looking for 2,500 local business to join its new Hub Delivery network. Staples Joins Amazon’s Network of Returns Partners By July 31, 2023, all Staples U.S. Retail in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

Target is rolling out its Drive Up Returns service nationwide following a successful pilot test. The retailer expects to upgrade all of its nearly 2,000 locations by the end of the summer in a bid to improve omnichannel convenience for its customers. That’s why we’re launching Drive Up Returns.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

This fleet of electric bikes that travel around the country gives everyone the chance to experience riding them on location for free,” Andrew Garnsworthy, CEO of 99 Bikes’ parent company Pedal Group, said. This year, the group has closed three stores in New Zealand and in the highly competitive UK market, two closures are planned.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The new “Triple Shot” plan builds on the original reinvention strategy introduced by former CEO Howard Schultz at the company’s Investor Day in September 2022. Here are some of the details on how Starbucks plans to continue this momentum in the coming years: Shot #1: Elevating the Starbucks Brand… …through 4% net-new store growth in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2022

Famed off-price luxury retailer Century 21 will return to its original flagship location in downtown NYC in spring 2023, after filing for bankruptcy in 2020 and shuttering all 13 of its stores.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The move could mean H&M returning to areas where it closed in recent years. Since the start of the Covid pandemic, the retailer has shut over 56 shops in locations including Hartlepool, Burton and Maidenhead in efforts to reduce costs. Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette‘s free daily email newsletter

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Through this partnership, Ulta and Happy Returns will increase the total number of Return Bar locations to more than 5,000 by the end of 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 16, 2021

Returns provide brands and retailers the opportunity to delight their customers. market saw over $400B in returns in 2020. If this dollar value were a proxy for revenues, the returns channel would be the second largest global retailer behind Walmart. That is a significant amount of capital tied up in the returns channel!

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Toys ‘R’ Us marked its initial return to U.S. The new stores will open in prime locations that complement the existing Macy’s retail footprint, according to the company. The new stores will open in prime locations that complement the existing Macy’s retail footprint, according to the company. Retail Group in a statement.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Recycle Mate’s flagship app allows users to search location-specific disposal advice for a specific product. The post Officeworks, Recycle Mate team up in tech and accessories recovery plan appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2024

In the realm of online shopping, retailers often perceive returns as an unavoidable inconvenience that presents them with logistical hurdles, financial burdens, and the threat of customer dissatisfaction. For over a decade, Smartech has proudly served as the trusted supplier of parcel locker solutions for Australia Post (Auspost).

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

PayPal has acquired ecommerce returns solution Happy Returns as it continues to expand beyond payments, with the aim of becoming a “digital commerce enablement engine.” The Happy Returns purchase follows PayPal’s acquisition of coupon plug-in Honey in January 2021. PayPal has been an investor in Happy Returns since 2019.

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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. Australia Post is government-owned but self-funded and required to deliver a financial return. Australia Post will also have an extra day to deliver regular mail. from early near year.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2023

The plans were revealed along with the group’s annual result which saw a $33.5 The business realised that achieving a return to the pre-Covid era trading and profitability “required taking a leap forward rather than taking a step back”. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Customer experience LSKD has ‘audacious’ growth plans for the next few years and Shaughnessy is expected to play a key role in helping the brand create a unique in-store experience and ensuring the right products are stocked in each store. “A LSKD was recently named ‘Business of the Year’ in the 2024 Telstra Best of Business Awards.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 5, 2021

The retailer is seeking to drive foot traffic as shoppers return to stores following the pandemic and the launch coincides with a plan to hire 20,000 new associates. Circle K has been upping its fresh options over the past year, including the launch of new products in 1,500 locations during 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

For the coming fiscal year, the retailer is planning $800 million in CapEx expenditures to fund a major brick-and-mortar expansion that will enlarge its total store square footage by 2% — its largest physical expansion since 2017. Dick’s Sporting Goods posted strong results in fiscal 2023, which ended Feb. increase in comp store sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores. For retailers struggling to avoid bankruptcy or emerge from it, a growing returns quagmire could be deadly.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Thousands of beauty-lovers descended on New York City recently to enjoy the return of Sephoria, a consumer beauty event that Sephora first launched in 2018. This year marked the return of the in-person festival, held at Skylight at Essex Crossing in Lower Manhattan, alongside the virtual version.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

big-box baby chain, BuyBuy Baby , shutters its doors , a familiar name has returned to the retail landscape — Babies ‘R’ Us has opened its first store in the U.S. The rebirth of Babies ‘R’ Us marks not just the brand’s timely return but also a significant reimagining of what baby retail should look like (hint, the big box is no longer).

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

[Update from 3/6/2024] Over the next decade, Target plans to build more than 300 new stores and upgrade the vast majority of its brick-and-mortar fleet, with projects ranging from full remodels to adding Ulta Beauty locations, upgrading fixtures and supporting same-day services.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2023

Returning to work after retirement can be a challenging experience, and it is imperative for workplaces to provide these employees with the necessary tools and support to facilitate a smooth transition and a feeling of belonging.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In Mumbai, Maharashtra, Starbucks debuted its first flagship Reserve location in October. Additionally, the Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons announced earlier this year its expansion to India, with plans to open more than 250 locations over the course of the following five years.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2021

Justice has returned as an online-only retailer with the launch of its new ecommerce site, ShopJustice.com. The tween retailer shuttered its remaining brick-and-mortar locations in late 2020 — which had numbered 2,800 at the brand’s peak — following the bankruptcy of parent company Ascena Retail Group.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

Bank , Moores Clothing for Men and K&G brands — have returned to operation after closing due to the pandemic. Ulta Beauty plans to bring approximately 30 new stores online, starting in August and continuing through the remainder of fiscal 2020. Although Ulta Beauty announced that it would permanently close 19 stores by Nov.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced Triple Shot Reinvention with Two Pumps – a long-term growth plan for brand elevation, global expansion, and cost efficiency. This will enable the company to reinvest in the business and deliver returns to shareholders through earnings growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The pandemic has been a challenging time for shopping centers, and even as vaccination rates climb and shoppers return to old habits, retailers are finding that many of their shopping preferences have permanently shifted. A Variety of Brands in One Location Create a Better Experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J., for additional reinvented stores it will open in 2024 , including at the brand’s NYC flagship and locations in Paris, Melbourne and Delhi.

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Retail Gazette

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Standalone Wilko stores are set to return to the high street and retail parks before the end of the year as its new owner prepares for an aggressive roll-out. It’s clear that there’s a huge love for wilko and we’ve seen an encouraging demand for the return of its own-brand products.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

Target has big plans for 2022, with the retailer announcing plans to invest up to $5 billion this year to open new stores, enhance its digital, fulfillment and supply chain capabilities, and expand its shop-in-shop concept with Ulta Beauty. and New York’s Times Square. and New York’s Times Square.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2021

Lord & Taylor will return from bankruptcy as a digital-first retailer in April under its new owner Saadia Group, according to multiple sources. Now Saadia Group is planning Lord & Taylor’s revival with a revamped website that initially will focus on women’s and men’s apparel, homewares and beauty, according to Women’s Wear Daily.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 23, 2022

Bounce co-founder and CEO Simon McNamara said the company is ramping up its local acquisition plans and expanding in particular to NSW. We have a much broader range of parties interested in how the Bounce model can contribute to their communities broadly, but also drive commercial returns by adding a destination element to their centres.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Home discount retailer Big Lots is returning to expansion mode after more than a decade of flat store growth, with plans to open as many as 500 new stores in the next six to seven years. The off-price chain plans to open approximately 50 net new stores this year, and ramp up the pace of expansion to about 80 stores per year thereafter.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2021

Dollar Tree plans to open 600 new stores and to renovate 1,250 Family Dollar stores in fiscal 2021, which runs through the end of January 2022. The new stores are expected to consist of 400 Dollar Tree stores and 200 Family Dollar stores; the latter group will be comprised of H2 and Combination Store formats, based upon market locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2023

Spirit Halloween is planning to open 1,500 temporary locations this fall across the U.S. Returning store managers are also eligible for seasonal retention bonuses. and Canada — the most ever in the company’s 40-year history — and has begun the process of hiring the thousands of employees it will need to run them. ” .

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Starbucks is preparing for the future with Starbucks Odyssey, a new experience that will be powered by Web3 technology, and the release of its Reinvention plan, a three-year financial roadmap that aims to deliver 7% to 9% comparable store sales growth and 10% to 12% revenue growth annually. Starbucks Plans Additional Workforce Investments.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 20, 2023

Before Mother’s Day, 14 May, Falcone has plans to launch her own small-scale organic beauty marketplace, titled Sans World, which will serve to fill the gap the declining Nourished Life has left behind. The post Why Irene Falcone is returning to the world of beauty appeared first on Inside Retail. And I’ll do the same at Sans World.”

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