Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

Goodwill Keystone Area has partnered with Reworld to offer no-cost electronics recycling at its 42 stores and donation center sites located across 22 central and southeastern Pennsylvania counties. Eligible devices — including TVs, computers, mobile devices, gaming systems, toasters and vacuum cleaners — will be repaired and resold; items at the end of their life will be responsibly recycled by Reworld, which has recycled more than 135 million pounds of e-waste to date.

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Inside Retail

MAY 6, 2024

Australian retailers are set to benefit from a surge in spending on Mother’s Day despite the current cost-of-living crunch, according to research conducted by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) in collaboration with market research company Roy Morgan. The study predicts that Australians will spend $995 million on Mother’s Day this year, which is $70 million or 7.5 per cent more than last year.

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Planning Marketing ATS 317

Retail Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Sony Pictures and Apollo Global Management have sent a letter to the Paramount Global board showing their interest in buying the company for around $26 billion.

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Management 278

Retail Focus

MAY 8, 2024

Herbolario Navarro, one of Spain’s largest retail chains for organic products, has taken a significant step towards sustainability – with TRILUX as its lighting partner. The retail giant installed E-LINE NEXT LED in over 50 stores nationwide. The continuous lighting system sets energy efficiency standards and significantly reduces carbon footprint.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

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Retail Dive

MAY 6, 2024

In addition to education and funding, “The Workshop at Macy’s” provides various opportunities to sell via the department store.

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Department Stores ATS 117

Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Food and beverage company Retail Food Group (RFG) has entered into a binding deed to settle the class action filed by some of its former franchisees. The settlement, subject to court approval, involves a dismissal of the proceeding by the applicant without RFG making any admission or payment, the company said. However, as part of the agreement, RFG will release applicable members of the class action from historical debts alleged in the proceeding.

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Retail Wire

MAY 5, 2024

Apple's Vision Pro headset, a mixed-reality spatial computing device, has found its way into the arsenals of more than half of the Fortune 100 companies, with over 50% investing in at least one unit. This revelation came during Apple's first quarter 2024 earnings call, where CEO Tim Cook highlighted the enthusiastic reception of their products within the corporate sector.

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Retail Focus

MAY 8, 2024

True Fit , the AI-driven platform that decodes size and fit for shoppers and fashion retailers, has announced that, following its launch in Shopify at the end of 2023, it is now driving a 14% average GMV growth for fashion brands on the platform, giving rise to the next generation of scaling fashion retailers. Having formerly only served the largest apparel retailers and brands in the world, True Fit has democratised its Fashion Genome to bring the benefit of AI size and fit to the full market.

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Fashion Merchant Services Apparel Returns 147

Retail Gazette

MAY 1, 2024

B&Q is introducing plastic plant pot recycling stations at more than 100 of its stores across the UK this year as part of its commitment to help shoppers make more sustainable choices. Customers will be able to drop off their unwanted pots, which the DIY retailer will then recycle and turn into new planters. The 100% recycled plastic Blacksmith Planters are weather resistant and will be available to buy from B&Q stores for £4.

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ATS 120

Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2024

Dan Murphy’s parent Endeavour Group saw retail sales increase 2.4 per cent year over year to $2.41 billion during the first quarter. Despite both of its retail chains – BWS and Dan Murphy’s – falling flat on a comparable store basis, the MyDan’s membership program added more than 175,000 new members and achieved a record peak scan rate of 84 per cent from its 5.4 million active members.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2024

Following its acquisition of Zulily and the revival of Overstock.com , Beyond, Inc. is shoring up its executive team with a slate of eight high-level appointments across its business. “The most important part of building a long-term, profitable, growing business is putting the right players on the field,” said Marcus Lemonis, newly appointed Executive Chairman of Beyond, Inc. in a statement.

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Specialty Retailers Promotions Marketing Retail Marketing 298

Retail Wire

MAY 2, 2024

In acknowledgment of the tireless contributions of healthcare workers, Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced a notable gesture of appreciation: the distribution of 100,000 free burrito e-cards.

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Cisco Retail

MAY 8, 2024

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Retail Gazette

MAY 4, 2024

Louis Vuitton owner LVMH has launched a raft of legal claims against Visa and Mastercard amid a long-standing dispute over credit card fees. More than a dozen brands that form part of LVMH, including Tiffany & Co, Christian Dior and Bulgari, have issued lawsuits against the US payment giants in the High Court, according to The Telegraph. Details of the LVMH case have not been made public but are thought to be linked to the long-running battle over interchange fees, which are paid by retailer

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Woolworths Group’s third-quarter sales rose 2.8 per cent year over year to $16.8 billion, amid growth in the majority of its businesses. Australian food sales rose 1.5 per cent to $12.58 billion while Australian B2B sales grew 3.2 per cent to $1.10 billion. Moreover, New Zealand food sales increased 1.4 per cent to $1.88 billion. However, Big W sales fell 4.1 per cent to $1.0 billion. “Big W total sales for the quarter declined by 4.1 per cent reflecting increased consumer caution an

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Consumer ATS Supermarket 285

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

NBCUniversal and Instacart are expanding their existing partnership to include a new retail media workstream that will enable Instacart’s CPG advertisers to connect with consumers via NBCU’s streaming and linear television content. In late 2023, the companies teamed up to include access to NBCU’s streaming platform Peacock as part of the Instacart+ membership package.

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Retail Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Snapchat has introduced a range of new augmented reality (AR) and machine learning (ML) tools created to assist brands and advertisers in engaging with users on the social platform through interactivity.

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Advertising 246

Retail Dive

MAY 1, 2024

The retailer listed products as being made in the United States when they were manufactured abroad, and will pay a "record" civil penalty.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 2, 2024

Russell & Bromley has launched the first of its new concept “neighbourhood stores in Hampstead, London, in collaboration with its design partner, Shed. The concept store is designed to “fit seamlessly into the local village aesthetic”, according to the footwear retailer. Originally comprising two separate shopfronts, the stores have been merged into one, while maintaining the historic feel of the building.

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Shopping Planning Fashion 117

Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2024

Social media is now the world’s largest channel for advertising investment, with Western platforms growing the fastest driven by Chinese brands targeting US and European audiences. WARC Media said that social media has overtaken paid search in advertising investment and is forecasted to reach $247.3 billion this year, up 14.3 per cent from a year ago.

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Advertising Accounting Returns ATS 264

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

Retail is in the midst of a significant transformation. With ecommerce reshaping the landscape, physical stores have a unique opportunity to borrow a few strategies from tourist destinations and become experiences beyond the mundanity of walking up and down aisles. Over half of U.S. brands plan to increase investments in immersive technologies — think interactive displays for increased visual impact, carefully curated playlists and thoughtfully crafted scents that tap into nostalgia.

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Consumer Store Layout Customer Experience Checkout 298

Retail Wire

MAY 4, 2024

In the realm of spirits, innovation is often the key to standing out amidst a sea of familiar flavors. Enter Shooting Star Vodka, a groundbreaking concoction that defies convention with its infusion of a truly extraterrestrial ingredient: a meteorite discovered in 1977. This celestial addition has transformed the humble vodka into a cosmic elixir, promising drinkers a taste experience unlike any other.

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Retail Dive

MAY 3, 2024

The clean skin care brand said it will shutter its website on May 31, while the beauty brand’s chairperson, Reinold Geiger, launched a buyout bid.

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Planning 119

Retail Gazette

MAY 1, 2024

JD Sports has requested all head office employees based around the world return to the office at least four days a week. The new policy, effective July 1, will impact employees at the sports giant’s UK head office in Bury, Retail Week reported. JD Sports will still allow a flexible approach, depending on individual roles and responsibilities, and said it believes the move will give works more room for personal development, collaboration and teamwork.

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Returns ATS Management 116

Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2024

In the wake of the tragic Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing attack on April 13, Australian retailers have been revisiting their emergency response plans to ensure they are fully prepared for every contingency. Whilst many businesses have had emergency response plans in place for many years, recent events have highlighted the importance of proactive and continuous training, support and effective lines of communication between frontline retail staff and corporate teams to ensure they are prepared

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Planning Shopping Location Management 263

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 3, 2024

The Save Mart Companies is building on its partnership with Instacart by implementing several in-store solutions in nearly all 200 Save Mart, FoodMaxx and Lucky locations. The California-based grocer will roll out Caper Carts, Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts, and FoodStorm, an order management system designed to power the retailer’s food service and catering experiences.

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Grocer Advertising Management Consumer 284

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Customer Experience

Retail Wire

MAY 3, 2024

Laxman Narasimhan, CEO of Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), finds himself in a tough spot with plunging shares and declining sales, just a year into his tenure.

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Cisco Retail

MAY 7, 2024

In 2007, there was a study from the University of Maryland proving that internet-connected systems were attacked every 39 seconds on average. Today, that number has grown more than 60%.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 3, 2024

Asda has pushed its debt burdens into the next decade after refinancing more than £3.2bn of debt. The supermarket said the deal has postponed the majority of its maturities past 2030 and included the biggest sterling high-yield bond this year. It noted that it was also the second-largest sterling bond in the European leveraged finance market – only behind its original £2.25bn sterling bond tranches in 2021.

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Supermarket Finance Marketing ATS 113

Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

Hair care, previously the step-sister to makeup and skincare, is starting to take centre stage as a major beauty category. This can be seen with the cult-like following that hair care brands like Bread and Ouai have earned and the introduction of celebrity hair care lines including Beyoncé’s Cécred and Jennifer Aniston’s LolaVie. One entrepreneur hoping to capture a share of this growing market is Jordan Mylius, who previously drove the global growth of self-tanning and skincare bran

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Beauty and Health Point of Sale Consumer Marketing 262

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