Retail Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

Direct Purchase of Commercial Property The SSAS itself can directly purchase commercial properties, such as warehouses, retail outlets, or office space, and lease them back to the business. Here’s why it gets interesting: first, the rental returns received by the SSAS business are exempt from income tax.

Finance

Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The US luxury retail market was worth US$134.6 billion last year, retail analyst and GlobalData managing director Neil Saunders told Inside Retail. The brand plans to increase the number of locations from four to 24 by the end of next year.

Apparel

Inside Retail

APRIL 30, 2025

Since it is a time when Thais return home to spend time with their families outside the major cities where they have found employment, the spending tends to be fairly well distributed around the country rather than concentrated purely in the big cities. And get some retail therapy at the same time. billion Thai baht (US$4 billion).

Specialty Store

Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

“These changes will position the business for long-term success and ensure that Marks Electrical is well placed to benefit when broader market sentiment picks up, giving us even greater vertical integration, improved visibility and enhanced automation, further enabling us to deliver growth, returns and value for all our stakeholders.”

Returns

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2025

To support the new wholesale push, Nike is in the process of hiring retail marketing, visual merchandising and account management employees with the goal of having elevated presentations, better consumer connections and increased sell-throughs. Hill also changed 11 of his 15 direct reports. It’s time to turn the page.”

Wholesale

Retail Bound

JANUARY 21, 2025

These agencies bring expertise, established relationships, and credibility to help your brand penetrate retail markets. Sometimes, the very agency you trusted to drive your retail success may start holding your business back. Protect Your Retail Relationships Your retailers are integral to your business.

Wholesale

Retail Gazette

JULY 31, 2025

Pets at Home has lowered its profit guidance for the year as it anticipates softer trading amid a more “subdued” retail market. growth in its vet business offsetting a 3% drop in its retail division. The pet specialist saw group revenue slide 1.9% to £435m in the 16 weeks to 17 July, with a 6.2% of consumer revenue.

Marketing

Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2021

Identifying meaningful insights from retail partner apps – Woolworths Compass and Coles Portal and actioning in real time increases availability and prioritises key stores to target. Genuine return on investment modelling. Increasing return on investment for clients is a key focus for Strikeforce. Predictive scenarios.

Retail Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2022

Google’s management solution appears to be aimed at the small- to mid-sized retailer market, an already hotly contested territory being fought over by Shopify, with its Shopify Fulfillment Network offering two-day delivery and promising smooth returns, and Amazon with its FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) services for its marketplace sellers.

Fulfillment

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

As travel picks up in Southeast Asia, retailers, brands and marketers are revving up promotions and campaigns to encourage consumers to splurge on impulse purchases. “We In this context, the role of the travel retail exclusive is more important than ever,” she added.

Retail Marketing

Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2021

Nike will start collecting and cleaning some of the sneakers that are returned by customers and reselling them at a discount in stores as part of its Nike Refurbished program, which launched on Monday. . The brand plans to expand the Refurbished program to more US stores throughout 2021 and beyond. ” How Nike Refurbished works.

Fast Fashion

Inside Retail

JUNE 9, 2021

Fast-growing Australian online retailer Canningvale plans to relaunch the iconic Singaporean department store Robinsons as an online-only business this month after acquiring the company’s digital assets for an undisclosed sum. Returning to its roots. That is one of the reasons we see an opportunity.”. Owning the last mile.

Department Stores

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The NRF reported that 122 million people visited retail stores over Thanksgiving weekend last year, a 17% YoY increase during this five-day period. This is a promising sign, as Forbes found that not only has in-store shopping returned to pre-pandemic norms, but ecommerce also grew at the same time. billion online!

Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Most retailers have heeded their digitally savvy consumers’ demands, embedding connected technology into their storefronts to varying degrees. By 2030, the smart retail market will be worth $91.36 Pros and Cons of Smart Stores Smart retail storefronts have had varied success across segments and companies.

Payment Services

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

One silver lining though all of this has been the emergence of zero-party data in retail’s marketing arsenal. Sabina Klein is VP – Retail Marketing at Jun Group , where she leads shopper marketing sales and strategy.

Kiosk

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Brands and retailers are feeling mounting pressure — from consumers, shareholders and even their boards — to be more inclusive. More and more, that means rethinking product development and expanding their sizing and assortment planning to represent a wider range of sizes and body shapes. Challenge 2: Planning and Allocation.

Consumer

Inside Retail

APRIL 22, 2021

According to one recent survey from ShipStation, 66% of consumers prefer contactless returns. These and other trends are pushing many retailers to innovate on the fulfilment front. Answering these and other key questions can help ensure brands and retailers stay at the forefront of a constantly shifting e-commerce environment.

Fulfillment

Inside Retail

JUNE 21, 2024

From one analyst’s perspective, the Australian mergers and acquisitions landscape is considered to be relatively subdued, but there are signs that confidence in the market is returning. According to experts, the private equity investment market currently has substantial unspent cash reserves waiting to be invested locally.

Store Layout

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

RevTech Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in both retailers and retail technology, sees potential in numerous areas. “We Investors are looking for capital-efficient consumer businesses; there’s been a return to looking for good unit economics and business fundamentals.”

Beauty and Health

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. The ever-changing retail market has made automation a necessity. Anshuman Agarwal is a seasoned leader in the ecommerce and retail technology industry.

Management

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2021

The layout is created to be fully flexible: not only can it be changed frequently, but its elements can eventually be brought to LEGO stores of all sizes, including third-party retail partners. LEGO said it plans to open 120 more stores year, some of which will feature elements of this new store design. Building Lifelong Fans.

Location

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The convenience of in-store returns or in-store pickup of online orders provides extra opportunities for making a positive impression, brand engagement and additional in-store purchases. A worst-case scenario for retailers occurs when shoppers leave their stores disappointed or frustrated because they may not return.

Shopping

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amazon can display larger items, on which return rates are high, and which can benefit from such showrooming. Amazon also has plans for a foray into retail grocery, a model quite different from that of Whole Foods. This could lead to higher retail market concentration and lower competition.

Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2023

RevTech Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in both retailers and retail technology, sees potential in numerous areas. “We Investors are looking for capital-efficient consumer businesses; there’s been a return to looking for good unit economics and business fundamentals.”

Beauty and Health

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2021

products, combined with the sheer size of the Chinese market, make the potential hard to ignore : “It’s an opportunity for Western brands to find a faster-growing market than the one they’re currently operating in. We test and learn as much as possible leading up to the event and then lock in a plan and hang on for 11.11.”.

Merchant Services

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

In today’s competitive and connected retail market, one mistake or delay can result in losing ground to a competitor. One of the most powerful tools you should implement to ensure your long-term success is a retail Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. What is a Retail ERP System? That is not all.

Supply Chain Management

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2022

Retail marketers should create posts that look to the future, rather than the past or present, in order to make the most of this. Retailers need to consider not just the video itself but also how to precisely identify their plan for connecting with users. “We The key for making the most of marketing on these platforms?

Marketing

Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2025

A customer searching for a new pair of shoes can start by browsing personalised recommendations on the retailers website, continue their engagement through a synchronised mobile app with push notifications and inventory checks, and receive personalised assistance in store. Traditionally, supply chains would increase labour to meet volume.

Inventory Management

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 30, 2024

Eager to support their partner’s enthusiasm, the retailer awards them highly coveted shelf space. Everyone celebrates and quickly starts planning the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Finally, they press play on a reel of Getty Images cut to U2’s Beautiful Day (all apologies to U2) and they’re off and running. It just sits there.

Advertising

Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In today’s complex retail landscape, chief marketing officers (CMOs) find themselves in a perpetual balancing act. You need to drive growth, deliver compelling customer experiences, and demonstrate a tangible return on investment from your marketing initiatives.

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 31, 2020

The good news is that many digital retail marketers are successfully operating with agility. retailers, revenue across shopping and paid search campaigns grew 26% year-over-year in April, while return on ad spend (ROAS) improved 33%. What was once predictable is now actively in motion. Learn From: House & Home.

Beauty and Health

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

If they really want to be sure that they’ll receive the gift in time for Christmas, Hanukkah or whatever they’re celebrating, they need ample time for shipping,” said Rose Spicer, Global Senior Director of Oracle Retail Marketing at Oracle in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

Shipping

Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

on a like-for-like basis in its first-half results for FY25, despite operating in a “subdued” retail market. Looking ahead, Pets At Home expects the current subdued market conditions to persist throughout the second half of FY25, and has lowered its profit growth expectations as a result. to £789.1m, up 1.6%

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 14, 2021

“[Marketers that have thrived during the pandemic] know their old beliefs about customer preferences — and by extension, how they connect with their customers — are less relevant. They] are committed to making a wholesale shift to adapt everything they do — insight, data, engagement, responsiveness.”.

Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

currently Amazon captures just 1% of the worldwide retail market. Despite all the talk of the rise of ecommerce, most retail in the U.S. These new offerings join a number of services that have already been available in global markets, including Fulfillment by Amazon and product listing translation services.

Fulfillment

Inside Retail

MAY 7, 2023

The 7-Eleven Holdings board’s decision to seek a buyer for its network of about 750 retail outlets continues a seismic restructuring of the convenience retail market in Australia. The decision by the leading retail franchisor and Australia’s largest private company in fuel sales should have caught no one by surprise.

Marketing

365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Retail businesses face constant challenges, from fluctuating market conditions to changing consumer demands. Smart financial planning is essential to navigating these challenges effectively, ensuring smooth operations, and ultimately driving growth. This transparency enables quicker decision-making and better financial planning.

Payment Services