Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At Macy’s we promote a culture of ethical conduct,” said Tony Spring, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s, Inc. At Macy’s First 50 stores — that is, the locations where the company has already made investments in staffing, assortment and merchandising as part of its Bold New Chapter turnaround strategy — comparable sales grew 1.9%.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Lore himself even added $100 million to the funding pot to support Wonder’s top three priorities: Physical expansion: The company plans to reach 35 physical locations by the end of 2024 and 90 by the end of 2025. At the top of the list are two new food hall storefronts in Teterboro and Ledgewood, N.J.,

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Among the most crucial are not location, range, sales, store layouts, delivery, competitive prices, or even engaging staff. Your promotion vehicles are next in the retail comms framework. These promotional vehicles can take different forms. Here are some great examples of promotional vehicles that ladder up to a CVP.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Krispy Kreme has announced an exciting promotion to commemorate the launch of its donuts at McDonald's locations in the Chicago area, starting October 15.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Located at 31-33 Knox Street, the new store features a curated selection of menswear and womenswear collections, including tailored jackets, modern denim, outerwear, accessories, and footwear. ” The new store offers exclusive promotions, including gifts with purchases and complimentary beverages during the opening week. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The retailer, working with Mood Media , has created an experiential retail location equipped with a large-scale LED visual wall displaying curated content, carefully chosen music and even a custom fragrance, White Pepperwood, carrying the scent of the outdoors through the air.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Coles Smart Trolley has an interactive digital screen that displays in-store specials and product aisle locations. Coles reported greater first-quarter sales revenue last month, which the supermarket company attributed to its winter and spring value campaigns, promotional activity, and strong e-commerce growth.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2025

The new company launches with more than $9 billion in revenue, 1,800 store locations and 60,000 employees. Michelle Wlazlo, formerly the Chief Merchandising and Supply Chain Officer of JCPenney, has been promoted to Brand CEO of JCPenney. Catalyst Brands also has sold the U.S. Authentic Brands Group and Shein.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Jill Martin Peacock special is part of Macy’s larger Parade of Deals campaign, which features daily exclusive offers from top brands and also is being promoted across social media with the help of the retailer’s slate of influencer partners. 29 at Noon Eastern and Nov. 30 at 7 a.m.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 28, 2025

According to the company, the key initiatives of its three-year strategy include improving the quality of earnings through promotional events, accelerated growth of owned brands, and operating cost and working capital efficiencies. The company plans to open four to six additional locations later this year.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2024

If your business has achieved this competence, youre benefitting from clear and hyper-current information on the location, quantity and availability of products across distribution centers and warehouses, as well as items in transit or sitting on store shelves.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2025

Next-level personalisation “When I joined about two and a half years ago, we had a national website, and it was very much one national website with the same range, the same content, the same promotional cadence for customers in Melbourne and customers in Perth,” Kismet explained. These are the building blocks of personalisation.”

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2024

For example, “contextual pricing” is one method that can analyze market- and store-level trends without relying on individual consumer information, offering precise, location-specific recommendations by analyzing hyperlocal datasets across various factors such as seasonality, inflation, competitor pricing and basket composition.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

That’s different store locations, layouts, mobile apps, products, promotions, delivery promises, loyalty programs, and subscriptions, just to fill the fridge and pantry,” he added. However, with just 500 physical stores in the US, Whole Foods Market isn’t ready to rival the likes of Walmart, with 4606 US locations, just yet.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

locations in August 2024. These new clients are among the 600 retail banners leveraging Instacart’s ecommerce solutions, including Aldi, which rolled out Instacart’s Connected Store platform in its Aldi South U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

How will you transport the units and control their placement in retail locations? For that matter, expanding into retail locations that are out of the way or in less desirable locations should be avoided. Remember, every new market will likely have its distinct guidelines related to PoS displays, promotions and advertising.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 15, 2025

They are designed to promote uninterrupted sleep using innovative airflow and fabric technologies. Founded in 2009, Bedgear is stocked in more than 8000 retail locations across 35+ countries. In 2023, Nautical Bowls, an acai bowl retail chain founded in the US , headed to Australia with the opening of three locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It has an ongoing roster of workshops for children, budding artists and coding enthusiasts, but also calendar events such as Black Friday, offering promotions and future discounts against purchases. Gymshark, for instance, offers gym classes, a running club and personal training at its flagship location in London.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2025

” In the food division, sales of long-life items were supported by promotional programs, while growth in fresh item sales improved due to lower prices on chilled items and stronger growth in meats. Five new direct-to-boot locations were added in the third quarter of this year, which is now available at 745 stores.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For consumers, grocery shopping has become a multi-location event, with shoppers visiting an average of 5.2 When shoppers open their grocery loyalty apps, they should be met with a curated set of promotions that align with their budget, preferences and lifestyle. stores to cross every item off their lists.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 5, 2025

” has seemingly been promoted nearer to the top of the retailer’s list. An indoor obstacle course located in San Francisco, California, is slated for use as the primary testing grounds.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The gist of the redesign was a renewed focus on product selection and layout , essentially bringing the stores more in line with core grocery tenets: more than 2,000 national and private label products were added, prices were lowered, promotions were increased, signage was refreshed and made clearer.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

The iconic restaurant chain Hooters is facing a major shake-up after abruptly shuttering at least 30 company-owned locations across the United States. The closures affected locations across more than a dozen states, including high-traffic cities like Orlando, Nashville, Charlotte, and Detroit. However, that optimism didn’t last long.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2025

by store count, with more than 9,000 locations across the country. We are a mass retailer with 9,000 locations that are serving small communities. What we’re trying to do is not think about one monolithic format, but what is the right format with the right assortment for that location?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2025

Speaking of marketing, consider how grocers commonly go to market today CPG brands provide bill backs and off-invoice allowances to individual grocers who then pass those savings along to customers via coupons and other promotions. Unfortunately, those same retailers are struggling today. As such, traditional grocers are losing market share.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

This charitable organization uplifts youth by promoting compassion, courage, and emotional wellness. The beauty line further expanded its reach in September 2022 to all Sephora locations in North America, coinciding with the release of the Haus Labs by Lady Gaga Triclone Skin Tech Foundation.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Retailers can even provide unique promotional codes to track who redeems the offers or adds an item to their cart. By pairing the pass with location, retailers can remind the customer to use the day’s offer when they are near a store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 4, 2025

Is there a new, similar product on a nearby shelf thats priced for less, or one thats being heavily promoted by the manufacturer? When retailers discover that a particular product isnt selling as well as it normally does, there are many potential explanations. If its a new product, has it been placed in the correct aisle?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2025

K-VA-T Food Stores , the parent company of Food City , has implemented SymphonyAI s CINDE Connected Retail platform to deepen its customer insights across all key business functions, including supply chain, merchandising, shelf planning, assortment and promotion optimization.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 19, 2025

Research local and state regulations, as specific requirements vary by location. Start by checking with your local zoning office to ensure your chosen location is legally designated for retail use. Selecting a Location Selecting the right location is vital for your retail store’s success.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 16, 2025

This summer, Albertsons Media Collective will deploy in-store digital display networks in stores located in two regions that are key for the supermarket giant.

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Small Biz Trends

JUNE 10, 2025

Digital Marketing Techniques: Implementing digital marketing tactics, like optimizing your Google Business Profile and using location-based keywords, is essential for enhancing discoverability among local consumers. Use Location-Based Tags : Utilize location-based tags and geographic hashtags on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 2, 2025

Product photography has become essential in helping retail brands promote their items to prospective buyers, with images acting as a crucial reference point of comparison. Google Shopping and local search results display optimised product images, making for an easier online browsing experience before directing them to your location.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In fact, they’re so resilient that they can remain in place even during renovations or when a space changes hands, and they can often be lifted and reused at other locations.” “These glue-free tiles are not only durable and easy to maintain but also recyclable at the end of their life.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 19, 2025

Retailers must constantly update their in-store displays, promotional setups, and product showcases to capture customer interest and reflect current trends. Flexibility and Reusability Retail environments require frequent changes in layout—seasonal promotions, product launches, and holiday campaigns demand quick, adaptable solutions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2025

That promotes a sense of confidence in these team members, makes them more efficient and productive and it helps them not to be afraid of AI. Kato-Yokoyama: A lot of retailers are looking at their physical footprint in terms of things like the accessibility of transit and whether people have the ability to walk to the location.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming traditional brick-and-mortar locations into intelligent, adaptive environments that cater to customer preferences in real time. In-store robots, such as Lowes LoweBot and SoftBanks Pepper, assist customers by locating items, answering inquiries, and providing entertainment.

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