Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

Today, the retailer operates 2,353 locations and said in its filing that “we are nearly twice the size of our next largest competitor (based on U.S. retail mattress sales) and eight times larger than the next largest multi-branded mattress specialty retailer in the United States (based on store count).”.

Specialty Retailers 278

Specialty Retailers Accounting Location Returns 278

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2022

In its 32 locations across 12 states, outdoor specialty retailer Sun & Ski Sports can easily share customer-facing content that’s specific to the season and its stores’ individual regions, via a partnership with Carousel Digital Signage. Approximately 95% of Sun & Ski Sports’ content runs on consumer-facing displays. “A

Sporting Goods 243

Sporting Goods Specialty Retailers Outdoor Location 243

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

The outdoor goods retailer also will add Dillard’s and Moosejaw to its key U.S. wholesale accounts, along with 10 independent specialty retailers in the southeastern U.S. We’re grateful to be in a position to expand our retail presence and build new wholesale relationships in order to serve more customers.”

Specialty Retailers 246

Specialty Retailers Wholesale Planning Outdoor 246

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2020

Robling is offering COVID-19 store reopening analytics for both essential and specialty retailers. The tools are designed to help retailers navigate operations during the pandemic with the environment’s special considerations in mind. Specialty retailers can use the dashboard to keep an eye on operations and inventory.

Specialty Retailers 179

Specialty Retailers Fulfillment Management Location 179

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Cole Haan operates 90+ retail stores in the U.S. and Canada and more than 300 international store locations and also sells via department store and specialty retail partners.

Point of Sale 189

Point of Sale Specialty Retailers Department Stores Accessories 189

Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

It wanted to create synergy between its bricks-and-mortar locations and digital storefront. By consolidating the systems into a central order management hub, Eileen Fisher empowered sales associates to locate any item in a specific size or colour and arrange for shipping from the nearest store or warehouse to a customer’s home.

Inventory Management 260

Inventory Management Fulfillment Store Layout Shipping 260

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Specialty retailer rue21 plans to open 15 stores in 2021, following the recent openings of three new brick-and-mortar stores. The retailer, which operates nearly 700 locations in 45 states, also has refinanced its existing term loan, increased available liquidity and lowered its cost of capital. .

Specialty Retailers 179

Specialty Retailers Finance Customer Experience Location 179

Retail Dive

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The specialty retailer is opening 10 Spirit Christmas pop-up locations in the Northeast this fall.

Specialty Retailers 116

Specialty Retailers Location 116

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

Theft is still a problem, but the rise in violent incidents has made retail environments much more dangerous. This trend isn’t uniform across the board — stores selling everyday goods in high-traffic urban locations are generally at higher risk than specialty retailers and those situated in suburban shopping centers.

Loss Prevention 278

Loss Prevention Specialty Retailers Grocer Outdoor 278

Retail Focus

JANUARY 5, 2022

A Pea in the Pod, the well-known designer and specialty retailer of luxe maternity apparel and accessories, is returning to its retail roots with the opening of two new concept stores located in Chicago and New York City.

Specialty Retailers 162

Specialty Retailers Returns Accessories Location 162

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Workwear and safety equipment retailer Work World is deploying a suite of tools from SiteSeer Technologies to select new retail sites as it doubles its footprint over the next three years through acquisition and the addition of new locations.

Specialty Retailers 147

Specialty Retailers Location Marketing Planning 147

Inside Retail

MARCH 16, 2023

Australian fashion boutique Princess Polly has teamed up with specialty retailer Pacsun to expand its offering into the US. The brand – which previously sold in pop-up locations – will now be stocked in 15 Pacsun retail stores and online.

Specialty Retailers 130

Specialty Retailers Boutique Fashion Location 130

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The Glebe Hill Village, located in Tasmania’s Howrah growth corridor on Hobart’s eastern shore, is for sale. It has a GLA of 6000sqm and 260 parking spots. The centre represents an asset of unparalleled quality, a level of craftsmanship unseen in the neighbourhood sector,” said JLL’s Stuart Taylor. “We

Specialty Retailers 130

Specialty Retailers Supermarket Shopping Location 130

VMS

JUNE 16, 2021

Last-mile logistics company DoorDash (San Francisco) and specialty retailer PetSmart (Phoenix) have announced a partnetship to facilitate on-demand delivery of pet supplies and accessories across almost 1500 PetSmart locations in the U.S., according to a press release.

Visual Merchandising 128

Visual Merchandising Specialty Retailers Accessories Location 128

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2021

It has all but erased consistency from retailers’ and restaurants’ schedules. Googling for a location’s hours is no longer a tried-and-true method, as many stores’ hours are erratic and changing on a day-by-day, employee-by-employee basis.

Fulfillment 256

Fulfillment Specialty Retailers Consumer Advertising 256

Retalon

JULY 9, 2021

Business Specific Analytics and AI for Specialty Retail. The word “retail” gets used interchangeably as if all retailers are all the same. That’s why specialty retail analytics software needs to be flexible and powerful enough to work with unique business cases and considerations. Not that much.

Specialty Retailers 41

Specialty Retailers Accounting Sporting Goods Location 41

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Anchored by two supermarkets – Coles and Aldi – and discount department store Kmart, the centre also has 31 specialty retailers and other mini-major chain tenants, including Chemist Warehouse, The Reject Shop and Best & Less. Colliers, acting as agent, expects the property to fetch in excess of $70 million.

Specialty Retailers 130

Specialty Retailers Department Stores Supermarket Location 130

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

But many luxury retailers are actually considering larger spaces, and in combination with the greater frequency of luxury retail renovations, high-end brands and retailers need to take a data-driven, more agile approach to store design and experience. And when Tiffany & Co.

Specialty Retailers 278

Specialty Retailers Department Stores Consumer Advertising 278

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The apparel and accessories retailer is seeking to sell both its brick-and-mortar locations and its ecommerce holdings. The retailer previously announced plans to close 140 stores and renegotiate a number of leases at other locations. As of the filing, Francesca’s still operated 558 locations.

Boutique 200

Boutique Finance Accessories Apparel 200

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, Hudson kicked off its deployment of the Flooid platform to provide a new backbone for all transactions across its 1,010 travel convenience stores and specialty retail, which includes proprietary book and tech stores, duty-free shops and food and beverage concessions.

Payment Services 214

Payment Services Point of Sale Specialty Retailers Customer Experience 214

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Taking a ‘Neighborhood Store’ Approach to Brick-and-Mortar Expansion Inside the Boisson Upper West Side location. Now we can distribute to them.” Boisson’s curated approach to discovery is a differentiator for its blossoming wholesale business. Photo credit: Boisson Boisson’s big advantage for wholesale growth?

Wholesale 264

Wholesale Fulfillment Consumer Specialty Retailers 264

VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Our Place, which describes itself as a mission-driven kitchenware brand, has opened its first-ever retail store in the brand’s hometown of Los Angeles. The specialty retailer also said it plans to open a second locale in the city by year-end but did not disclose specifics on its timing or location.

Specialty Retailers 99

Specialty Retailers Location Planning 99

Inside Retail

JULY 9, 2024

We strategically targeted high-potential locations to establish new Venchi boutiques, in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore knowing that our excellent products would position us for success when the market conditions improved,” said Galimberti. “The This steadfast commitment to growth has positioned the company favourably. “We

Boutique 130

Boutique Specialty Retailers Consumer Marketing 130

Inside Retail

MAY 29, 2024

SM Prime is not just a developer and operator of garden-variety malls: it develops whole ‘lifestyle cities’ with residential, office, hotel, convention and entertainment uses integrated with enclosed malls, markets and retail high streets. The specialty retail group, consisting of 1660 stores, has experienced a same-store sales increase of 6.0

Department Stores 147

Department Stores Supermarket Beauty and Health Specialty Store 147

Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2022

In Western Australia, small retail shops are exempt from most retail trading restrictions over Easter, and a small retail shop is defined as being “owned by up to six people who operate no more than four retail shops, in which up to 25 people work at any one time”.

Specialty Retailers 130

Specialty Retailers Shopping Location Marketing 130

Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2022

there are some 143,853 small business retailers who sell a diverse range of products. The number of businesses in the Small Specialty Retail Stores industry in the US has grown 0.9% In fact, opening a retail store is a popular way to start a business thanks to its simple business model. Across the U.S.,

Specialty Retailers 137

Specialty Retailers Shopping Marketing Returns 137

Mass Relators

APRIL 14, 2021

On average, participating retailers have seen their return on ad spend (ROAS) surpass $25, while store sales jumped 1.6% and the number of store trips increased 1.4%. weather.com, usatoday.com, allrecipes.com, etc.).

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Specialty Retailers Grocer Returns Promotions 98

Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2023

Located in the rapidly growing Moreton Bay region, MKT Square’s stage two master-planned multi-million-dollar transformation is nearing completion, offering retail and hospitality operators far and wide the opportunity to be part of the growing market.

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Specialty Store Supermarket Specialty Retailers Shopping 100

VMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

There, specialty retailer Filson (Seattle) – a 124-year-old maker and seller of men’s and women’s outdoor clothing, accessories and luggage – opened a flagship store whose interior incorporates major structural elements of a rustic barn.

Visual Merchandising 94

Visual Merchandising Specialty Retailers Advertising Outdoor 94

Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

According to a report , small specialty retail stores have a market size of $33.4bn in the US. Want to know more about small specialty retail store businesses in the country? Online shopping can be top of mind for many consumers, but retail companies shouldn’t ignore the importance of having physical stores.

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Specialty Store Specialty Retailers Social Commerce Advertising 138

Inside Retail

MARCH 28, 2022

One of the indicators of a retailer’s intentions is how much it invests in its regional stores, which typically have less competition than in urban areas. Here, we found a good illustration of how spruced up and well-located Lotus’s hypermarkets are outcompeting their biggest rivals in many instances.

Supermarket 130

Supermarket Specialty Store Jewelry Specialty Retailers 130

VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“Prior to the pandemic all our retail locations were closed, and since then, we’ve been focusing our efforts on offering moms and expecting moms-to-be a robust digital shopping experience that’s accessible and convenient. A Pea in the Pod (Moorestown, N.J.),

Visual Merchandising 52

Visual Merchandising Specialty Retailers Accessories Apparel 52

Inside Retail

MARCH 26, 2024

Australian specialty retailer 99 Bikes has announced its B Corp certification as the business continues to backpedal from its $12.4 million loss in FY23 after a $23.7 million profit the year prior. We have our two electric bike expos each year, one for mountain bikes and the other for commuter bikes.

Returns 130

Returns Planning Specialty Retailers Customer Experience 130

I Vend

APRIL 2, 2025

Networks are pretty reliable these days, but they are not 100% guaranteed, particularly in remote locations. iVend recognises this and our retail management software uses what is called a hybrid cloud approach, which is the perfect solution for retail 1. Lose the network and you lose access to your software.

Management 52

Management Point of Sale Payment Services Inventory Management 52

Inside Retail

JUNE 17, 2021

Physical stores rise to consumer demand because of their strategic location advantage, comprehensive stock pools with rapid fulfilment capability and service capacity. Endless aisle, store as warehouse, click-and-collect, showrooming — all these cross-channel models depend on brands knowing the location and status of stock.

Payment Services 113

Payment Services Fulfillment Consumer Specialty Retailers 113

Retail Times

AUGUST 1, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Abercrombie & Fitch, a leading global specialty retailer of apparel, accessories and fragrance and a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

Marketing 40

Marketing Specialty Retailers Accessories Apparel 40

Retail Minded

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From when and where to what locations matter to them. Today, even before consumers make a decision to buy something, they want to know if there is enough stock available to fulfil their order, and they want to see when an order can be delivered to whichever location they desire. The pandemic undoubtedly changed consumer behaviour.

Fulfillment 111

Fulfillment Markdowns Consumer Specialty Retailers 111