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Nordstrom Promotes 3 Long-Time Executives to New Merchandising, Stores Roles

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Jamie Nordstrom previously served as the company’s Chief Stores Officer and brings more than 28 years of experience to his new position as Chief Merchandiser. Nordstrom has held leadership positions across several areas of the business, including merchandising, store operations, Nordstrom.com and NordstromRack.com.

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How Woodman’s Markets is Harnessing In-Store ‘Anti-COVID Robots’

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In-store robots aren’t just tools that can check for mislabeled products or clean messes in a timely manner. Robots can detect misplaced products used to cover shelving holes, speed up online orders and make restocking easier, by constantly mapping a store and sharing this data with key players.

Marketing

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Troubled Ted Baker Brand Begins Store Closing Sales in North America

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2024

In August 2022 Authentic Brands Group (ABG) bought Ted Baker for approximately $245 million , but the brand struggled to find its footing in the highly competitive luxury apparel market. ABG blamed AARC, the Netherlands-based licensee that managed Ted Baker’s European operations until the end of January 2024, for the failure.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

Marketing

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting

Following Tough 2023, Allbirds Plans to Close 10-15 U.S. Stores This Year

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2024

Additionally, the brand plans to continue evaluating a transition in its international go-to-market strategy — moving to a distributor model in certain markets to grow them in a “cost- and capital-efficient manner,” according to a company statement.

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Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As a result, many have had to slow down their production, marketing and distribution efforts and focus instead on safeguarding their financial stability. But now, with a more dispersed distribution, it has become increasingly tricky to allocate marketing budgets effectively.

Marketing

Marketing Consumer Fulfillment Accounting

Raley’s COO Konkel will step down

Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Starting with the Bel Air organization in 1978 as a bagger working with his father, Richard “Rich” Konkel, Kevin progressed through the ranks and joined Raley’s upon the acquisition of Bel Air Markets in 1993. The post Raley’s COO Konkel will step down appeared first on MMR: Mass Market Retailers.

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Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

The location also had boxes and merchandise stored in an unsafe manner, exposing workers to struck-by hazards. OSHA’s investigation in Columbus, Ga. found Dollar General’s Victory Drive location also exposed workers to fire and entrapment hazards by locking an emergency exit door.

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Merchandise Store Location Accounting Customer Experience

Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages.

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Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

That increases the need for [domestic] storage locations, including warehouses and retail stores that are close to where your markets are. Even then, if we’re talking about next-day or even two-day delivery, [retailers] need to make sure they’re only making promises that they can actually keep.

Returns

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Saving Shoppers from the Sea of Sameness

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2021

He is an entrepreneur and seasoned executive who entered the sleep market in an unusual way — through a team of brain scientists that developed a program to help NASA astronauts get to sleep in space using the healing benefits of sound. Colin House is CEO of Intellibed.

Customer Experience

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Retail sales show ‘off the chart’ gains vs. 2020

Mass Relators

MAY 14, 2021

Retailers will continue to follow coronavirus-related laws and regulations governing store operations in each state and we urge lawmakers and government officials to prioritize policies that both encourage work and continued safety.”. Online and other non-store sales were down 0.6% General merchandise stores were down 4.9%

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After Lackluster Q2, Francesca’s Explores Strategic Alternatives

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

“We remain encouraged by the growth we are seeing in new customers and have initiated tests in new categories, including loungewear and face masks, as we see the opportunity to benefit from the market disruption. “As The retailer reported that as of Sept. 4, 2020, it had $12.2 million in outstanding debt, and that it expected to receive $10.7

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In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 2, 2021

Retailers, even those lacking a significant brick-and-mortar presence, recognize consumers’ preference for in-store returns. Retailers could make in-person returns even more convenient, according to Steve Rop, Chief Customer Officer at reverse logistics solution goTRG.

Returns

Returns Merchant Services Drop-Shipping Consumer

Q1 Results: Walmart, Target Lean on Groceries as Discretionary Spending Declines in Early 2023

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

Efforts to lower stock levels were somewhat offset by investments made to “support rapidly-growing frequency categories, and strategic investments to support long-term market-share opportunities.” Inventory at the end of Q1 was 16% lower than in Q1 2022, reflecting a more than 25% reduction in discretionary categories.

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Troubled Ted Baker Brand Begins Store Closing Sales in North America

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Following Tough 2023, Allbirds Plans to Close 10-15 U.S. Stores This Year

Challenges Faced by Emerging Brands in the Retail Industry

Raley’s COO Konkel will step down

Dollar General Hit with $1M More in OSHA Fines, Bringing Total Since 2017 to $15M

Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Can Nearshoring Prevent the Next Supply Chain Crisis?

Saving Shoppers from the Sea of Sameness

Retail sales show ‘off the chart’ gains vs. 2020

After Lackluster Q2, Francesca’s Explores Strategic Alternatives

In the Wake of ‘Returnageddon’ Retailers Seek New Solutions to an Age-Old Problem

Q1 Results: Walmart, Target Lean on Groceries as Discretionary Spending Declines in Early 2023

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