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. Part of this expansion strategy is to give LSKD customers the ability to shop directly with the brand.

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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 This $33 million turnaround is not simply a result of customers returning to in-store shopping post the pandemic.” million items shipped. The new ones in planning will be located largely in regional areas.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

including Amazon , Target and Macy’s , have announced their plans for holiday hiring, but all told this season may see one of lowest levels of seasonal hiring since 2008 , according to report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas shared with Reuters. In select locations the company also is offering signing bonuses of $1,000 to $3,000.

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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. Each shop has more than 2,000 products for immediate takeaway and larger furniture items available for home delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The North Face has unveiled a five-year growth plan that will add up to 300 global retail and partner locations, with more than 70 new stores in North America. Stores also will beef up BOPIS and ship-from-store options to support omnichannel consumer journeys. “As Portland, Ore.; Portland, Ore.; Indianapolis; Wauwatosa, Wis.;

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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 Minded

MAY 8, 2024

Choosing the right location for your company is essential since it will have a direct impact on your business success. The right location will boost your visibility, improve accessibility, and connect you with your target audience. So, choosing the wrong location will restrict your options and cost you money.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

Luxury home brand Brooklinen is planning to triple its brick-and-mortar retail presence, first with the addition of four stores in new markets in 2022 and plans to reach 25 to 30 locations by the end of 2024. At that time its stated goal was reaching the 30 -store mark by 2023. ”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Located in Herald Square, the two-story, 9,000-square-foot store showcases the company’s new line of take-home COVID-19 test kits and proprietary vending machines. The TRUSTPASS rapid antigen at-home test kit provides results in just 15 minutes, with no shipping or lab work required and a 97.4%

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Independent Retailer

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With more consumers shopping online each year, brands need to be prepared for a significant increase in orders. The 2022 holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes a plethora of shipping challenges. With more consumers shopping online each year, brands need to be prepared for a significant increase in orders.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The company reports that members of the Prime Access program saved an average of $1,600 last year through shipping savings, coupons and membership discounts. It also noted that the program expanded its membership by more than 300% between 2019 and the end of 2021.

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365 Retail

JUNE 5, 2024

Situated in the heart of Dubrovnik’s bustling main yacht marina at Lapadska Obala 17, the Revo pop-up store enjoys one of the highest traffic locations for tourists, boat owners, yacht owners, and cruise ship passengers. The prime location ensures maximum visibility and accessibility for both local and international visitors.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

But it was the stress Barbora Samieian felt while shopping for furniture after the birth of her first child that made her think there was an opportunity to completely rethink furniture design and merchandising. In fact, Sundays offers free shipping for every piece of furniture delivered, as well as free white-glove service. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 15, 2022

Customers can also now shop Witchery on The Iconic, which gives us an opportunity to bring the brand to even more customers through this famous marketplace. It was a tricky year with extended delays in delivery schedules, which is no surprise, given the shift in customers shopping online more than ever.

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Mass Relators

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Loqate’s 2021 holiday survey of 1,000 American consumers found that nearly half of Americans are planning a combination of in-store and online shopping this holiday season. The challenge for retailers will be to deliver an exceptional experience regardless of where, when and how consumers choose to shop.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Amid planning for new locations in other areas of New York and Washington, D.C., Katie Twidwell: We’ve heard that while customers have become much more accustomed to shopping online, they’re craving the opportunity to see, feel, and experience our clothes in person as a part of their purchasing experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Online shopping became a refuge, not because of overwhelming convenience, but because contactless commerce was necessary. One in four consumers are shopping more with small brands. Even more astounding, one in four consumers (and 48% of Gen Z) said they are shopping online because they were bored with nothing else to do.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The 150,000 new positions will include full-time, seasonal and part-time roles across a range of jobs, including stowing, picking, packing, sorting, shipping orders and more. Amazon’s operations employees are paid, on average, approximately $19 per hour based on position and location. Jobs are available across the U.S.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

Bridal and special occasion retailer David’s Bridal has acquired Anomalie , a digital startup that helps brides-to-be plan every detail of their wedding dresses through its Build Your Dress service. that were in stock and ready to ship to customers in the U.S. As the needs of the brides evolve, so do we.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 29, 2020

The company owns and operates 34 locations, both flagships or outlets, and the remainder are owned and operated by partners such as high-end resorts. The second prong was replacing foundational systems, such as the company’s legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. “It The Burton name is on 66 stores in 10.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Consumer Study , 85% of consumers check a company’s returns policy before even making a purchase when shopping online, and 68% of U.S. Consider offering a printable, pre-paid return shipping label or even a QR code that customers can use at drop-off locations without needing to print anything.

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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. As a result, 78% of Americans will live within 10 miles of a Return Bar.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2023

The club retailer also plans to open more than 30 larger-format stores, most of which will include enhanced perimeter departments, bigger healthcare spaces and dedicated areas for curbside pickup, home delivery and ship-from-store orders. The retailer also completed a chainwide rollout of inventory-scanning robots in October 2022. “As

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 26, 2023

. — Buoyed by record membership growth, Sam’s Club on Thursday announced plans to open more than 30 new clubs across the country, starting with a unit in Florida that is slated to open next year. The new clubs will be approximately 160,000 square feet, larger than most current locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Among its multiple impacts, COVID-19 accelerated an elongation of the holiday shopping season that was already underway. Rather than being limited to a jam-packed four to five weeks from Black Friday to Christmas Eve, consumers are beginning their shopping as early as October (with a few doing so even earlier than that).

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

Our key tip for success is not location, location, location – In our experience the key driver of success (to deliver strong awareness, footfall, sales, content creation) is the power of the pop up shop creative concept and its ability to excite shoppers to seek you out and also generate column inches. . #2

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2021

Ecommerce retailers are looking for ways to minimize the bottom line impact of returns — some even forgoing recovering the product to save on shipping costs. Their most common complaint was centered around retailers not including a return label in the shipping box. Does anyone actually like returns?

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Global Shop

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Market-leading productivity can be achieved by testing and defining workflows, simplifying material ordering, ongoing training for employees, regular maintenance of machinery and equipment, and identifying bottlenecks on the shop floor. Its old legacy system had no automation, which required all shop floor data to be back flushed.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 28, 2022

For years Apple refused to sell consumers or independent repair shops the tools and parts needed to fix its devices, saying that consumers were best served by having their products fixed by authorized specialists. DIYers can now easily purchase everything they need to fix that cracked screen or replace aging batteries themselves.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 19, 2024

With one in seven Australians shopping online every day, Peter Jackson saw the need to improve its digital offering. The brand offers international shipping for online orders but does not plan to invest in brick-and-mortar retail overseas as part of the next phase of the growth strategy. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The pandemic’s impact on shopping habits isn’t abating: 66% of respondents will prefer home delivery over other fulfillment methods, according to a survey by Oracle. Adding to the overall shipping volume will be those consumers who would normally have purchased a gift in-store and brought it to the recipient themselves.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 16, 2021

Bold graphics and a checkerboard floor feature in a Superette marijuana shop in Toronto , which was created by the brand's in-house team in collaboration with Canadian designer Emily Robinson. The company now operates six brick-and-mortar shops in Canada and plans to open locations in the United States next year.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 16, 2024

million units shipped versus 50.1 million units shipped by Apple. The Chinese market In March, Apple opened its newest store in Shanghai located next to the landmark Jing’an Temple. The store offers the community a gathering place for special events, as well as a one-of-a-kind shopping destination.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 7, 2024

Growing the team for global expansion Currently, Nakedvice sells products online and in-store through its Melbourne Flagship in Abbotsford, which serves as a destination location for customers. Expansion plans will be supported by the opening of a second boutique in Victoria and a third in New South Wales by the year’s end.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2022

We’re already seeing online shopping demand level off , with consumers finding a new balance between digital and physical channels. In fact, Salesforce has already predicted that the modest growth of the 2021 holiday shopping season could foreshadow this year , with Q1 data showing a 3% YoY decrease in global digital sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2023

However, one sustainable investment management firm’s data indicates that ecommerce can generate 17% less greenhouse gas emissions than brick and mortar retail shopping, and other studies report similar ecommerce advantages. Smarter Shipping Options Transport is a large component of the ecommerce footprint.

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