Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

McDonald's customers have been begging for the return of this item, and they just might get it.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Tuckernuck , an omnichannel lifestyle retail brand that sells classic yet unique apparel and gifts, needed a scalable advertising channel that it could rely on to drive significant performance during the peak holiday season. In partnership with digital marketing agency El Toro Interactive , the brand turned to MNTN Performance TV to take its advertising efforts to the next level.

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Taco Bell revealed a new collaboration with Mtn Dew that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Mtn Dew Baja Blast with a season-long promotion featuring various events and new products.

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Promotions 147

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Today’s store design teams are facing mounting pressures. More than three-quarters ( 76% ) of respondents to Retail TouchPoints’ latest Store Design & Experience Survey expected their store design budgets to rise in some way over the next 24 months, but that doesn’t mean they can make careless investments. Store design teams are simultaneously navigating: The rising cost of materials ( 57% ); Adapting store experiences to new shopper expectations ( 57% ); and Having to integrate new digita

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Inside Retail

JULY 26, 2024

Supermarket chain Aldi has dropped its plan to expand into online shopping believing it might affect its ability to continue providing low-cost products for customers. The company dismantled its online team late last year following serious consideration, according to Jordan Lack, Aldi MD of buying. “The greater concern is the impact on cost structure as fundamentally keeping our costs low has a direct impact on the prices we can offer our customers,” he told the Australian Financial Review.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

A Denver District Court judge has stopped the Kroger-Albertsons merger in its tracks, cancelling a planned Aug. 12 hearing and setting a trial date of Sept. 30, 2024. The proposed $24.6 billion merger, first announced in October 2022 , has been challenged by Colorado’s and eight other state Attorneys General, the United Food and Commercial Workers union as well as the Federal Trade Commission, which voted to block the merger in February 2024.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Starbucks has committed to long-term purchases of renewable energy generated by community solar provider Nexamp , anchoring the deployment of more than 40 Megawatts of solar energy in Illinois communities. Construction already has begun on the six new community solar projects, which are expected to come online in 2025. In addition to clean energy and savings, these solar farms also represent employment opportunities that will help Nexamp accelerate its workforce development initiatives in the st

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Per a ruling by the California Supreme Court, drivers for Uber and Lyft will remain independent contractors, not employees. As a result, gig companies are not required to offer worker benefits to drivers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 26, 2024

Nordstrom is expanding its shop-in-shop partnership with custom apparel brand Indochino by adding five new locations, bringing the total number of Indochino shops in Nordstrom stores to 32. The partners opened their first shop-in-shops in 2021. Indochino specializes in made-to-measure suits, shirts, chinos and outerwear for men and women. Customers visiting Indochino shops at Nordstrom will receive a personalized shopping experience guided by the brand’s Style Guides, who help customers pi

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Currently in testing, OpenAI’s new search engine, simply called SearchGPT, uses a conversation-style interface to help users quickly find relevant information.

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JULY 26, 2024

©iStock/AndreyPopov The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed its SME Export task force – a transformative blueprint designed to remove the obstacles that prevent small firms from seizing global opportunities. Despite their agility, only 10 percent of small firms trade internationally. Imagine economic growth if we could double that figure.

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Del Taco recently surpassed Chick-fil-A as the best fast-food restaurant amongst consumers and is offering freebies to celebrate.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 26, 2024

Carpetright suppliers, customers and landlords have been left £80m out of pocket following the chain’s collapse at the start of the week. According to documents seen by The Times , the flooring specialist’s trade creditors including Condor and AW Weavers were owed around £24m at the time of its collapse. Carpetright also owes £30.9m to “other creditors”, including customers, as well as £15.6m to “other accruals”.

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Payment Services ATS 75

Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

As Red Lobster continues to shutter stores amid bankruptcy proceedings, help may be on the way.

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Retail Dive

JULY 26, 2024

The department store promoted Sabina Israelian-Garcia to the role with the goal of diversifying the retailer’s product assortment.

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Department Stores Promotions 79

Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Rite Aid continues closing underperforming locations.

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Location 147

Retail Times

JULY 26, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, is aiming to take a bigger bite out of savoury snacking with a new range of flavour-packed snacks from Jacob’s. Created to leverage key sharing occasions, Jacob’s Bites come in fully recyclable 125g boxes and are aimed at reinvigorating the […] If you want mor

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Apple has been having a challenging time in regard to China lately.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 26, 2024

JD Sports workers at a warehouse in Derby are facing potential job losses, with the future of the distribution centre under review. The sportswear retailer has begun a consultation period with staff at the distribution centre, based on Derby Commercial Park. Derbyshire Live reported that “around 200 workers” are impacted, as one staff member said that the consultation period should be concluded by 6 September.

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Retail Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Chipotle faced backlash for its meager portion sizes.

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A1 Retail

JULY 26, 2024

North West property services company, The Momentum Group, has supported real estate company, Redevco, with the instalment of three new pop-up tenants at White Lion Walk in Guildford, following the destination’s Incubator Project in partnership with Save The High Street. The tenant support was led by Momentum Manage, following its appointment earlier this year to deliver property management services at the centre.

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Retail Dive

JULY 26, 2024

Customers value associate’s advice, particularly for luxury goods, while they feel frustrated by chatbots’ inability to resolve customer service inquiries.

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Shopping Center

JULY 26, 2024

The Woodlands, Texas — Conn’s HomePlus, a Texas-based home furnishing retailer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will close at least 70 stores nationwide, according to reports from multiple media… The post Conn’s HomePlus Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, to Close 70-Plus Stores According to Reports appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 26, 2024

UK supermarkets are not likely to be misleading shoppers over loyalty pricing, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found. The watchdog, which began a probe of supermarket pricing in January, said in an update today that while the investigation is ongoing, there is a lack of evidence to suggest that promotions are unfair. The UK’s largest supermarkets came under suspicion of profiteering when food prices surged in late 2021.

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A1 Retail

JULY 26, 2024

Castle Quarter – Norwich’s social, leisure and lifestyle destination – has secured motorsports gaming concept Drive Lounge for its first location within a city centre scheme. The virtual driving experience operator has taken unit UU08, located on the ground of Castle Quarter and totalling 1,606 sq ft, on a trial six-month licence. As well as multi-format racing simulators, Drive Lounge will also provide a drinks and snacks offering to gamers between drives.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 26, 2024

Wayfair UK saw profit slide in its full-year results, as it slashed roughly 30% of its staff members in a bid to reduce costs. Profit dropped from £2.7m to £2.6m at the homeware retailer for the year ended 31 December, despite cutting its average number of workers from 847 to 587 during the period. Sales were down 17% to £69m for the year, which it said was mainly driven by a 14% reduction in administrative expenses.

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Retail Dive

JULY 26, 2024

The athletics brand named Cheryan Jacob as chief information officer, while the footwear retailer appointed Stacy Doren as its marketing chief.

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Marketing 64

Shopping Center

JULY 26, 2024

New York City — Fast-casual pretzel brand Wetzel’s Pretzels has opened a new kiosk within Macy’s at the Queens Center Mall in New York City. Wetzel’s Pretzels occupies 480 square feet… The post Wetzel’s Pretzels Opens Kiosk in Macy’s Queens Center in New York City appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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Retail Dive

JULY 26, 2024

The Tapestry brand introduced virtual wearables and other features to Roblox and Zepeto in an effort to better reach Generation Z.

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Shopping Center

JULY 26, 2024

Austin, Texas — JLL Capital Markets has secured acquisition financing for South Bend Center, a mixed-use property located in Austin. Built in 1984, the property totals 43,811 square feet across three… The post JLL Secures Acquisition Financing for 43,811-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Property in Austin, Texas appeared first on Shopping Center Business.

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