Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

One example that leaps out is Lidl, which in February this year became the first supermarket to roll out its own bottle return scheme trial. Launching in 21 stores across Glasgow, the scheme offers customers unlimited cash rewards in return for empty PET plastic and aluminium drinks containers via in-store reverse vending machines.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Dick’s plans to open a total of 16 50K stores in 2024, consisting of 12 relocations or remodels and four new stores. Dick’s also will open eight new House of Sport locations in 2024, consisting of seven relocations/conversions and one new store at Boston’s Prudential Center. In terms of capital, it will take about $11.5

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Baird: A lot of store renovation efforts are being driven by the expanded role of the store. For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. Technology is going to be central [to the store experience] — it has to be.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Foot Locker has unveiled its new store format, which includes a communal sneaker try-on area to facilitate “sneaker culture” conversations and technology that provides store associates with omnichannel inventory availability data. The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

Retailers need to make sure their in-store and online spaces can meet those demands. With more people returning to in-store shopping as the pandemic has eased, brands are leaning into the phygital trend by designing physical stores that reflect popular elements of the online experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population. Brands that typically take the large-format route are adopting smaller footprints in residential neighborhoods.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Making In-Store Shopping More Convenient with Endless Aisles Consumers are already familiar with QR codes — they scan QR codes to access restaurant menus, enter contests, contact support, redeem rewards and so much more. With QR codes, the conversation becomes much more dynamic, putting the power to engage in the consumer’s hands.

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