Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 21, 2023

The new facility puts next-day delivery within reach of 500,000 additional customers for a total of more than 3 million in the Atlanta market. Target has opened a Target Last Mile Delivery (TLMD) extension near its store in Smyrna, Ga.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Key elements include opening 65 freestanding and shop-in-shop stores by 2026 and offering its jeans and sportswear on China’s major ecommerce marketplaces. On the brick-and-mortar front, True Religion is planning to operate a total of 108 stores by 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 5, 2023

The company’s worldwide expansion is part of the “Power of Three x2” growth plan, which has goals including tripling international revenue from 2021 levels by the end of 2026. This speaks to the strength of our omni operating model as we engage with our guests in ways most convenient to them.” Q2 sales are expected to hit between $2.14

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2023

Gonzalez was most recently VP of North America Product Merchandising for Nike and brings more than 19 years’ experience in marketing, merchandising and sales leadership positions. She will also help us build the talent and operational capabilities to rapidly scale WSS, making it our next $1 billion banner.” “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

The brand already operates nearly 40 stores and three local-language websites in France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, but Spain will be the first new European country lululemon has moved into since 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Amazon and Walmart: The Big Will Get Bigger The Forrester forecast paints a picture of an ecommerce market, and indeed a total retail market, dominated by Amazon and Walmart. Miglani sees the potential for double-digit growth in the tools, home improvement and furniture categories due to their current low online penetration rates.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The RealReal will cut operating costs through layoffs and store closures, with plans to eliminate 230 positions, or 7% of its workforce, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. secondhand market is projected to double between 2022 and 2026 , reaching $82 billion , according to research by ThredUP.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Target will expand its next-day delivery capabilities by investing $100 million in its sortation center network to open six additional facilities by 2026. The retailer is aiming to operate more than 15 sortation centers across the country to enable flexible and efficient last mile options that build on its store-as-hub strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2022

The company — which operates 650 locations under the DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse and The Shoe Company banners —announced plans to nearly double sales of its owned brands, from 19% of the business to one-third by fiscal 2026 (the fiscal year ending January 30, 2027).

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group is planning to open DFS Yalong Bay, a retail and entertainment destination, in Sanya, Hainan, China by 2026. China has plans to make Hainan a tax-free zone , and this mall will be DFS Group’s first property in mainland China (the company operates venues in Hong Kong and Macau).

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 28, 2024

Forrester anticipates the retail media market will reach $85 billion by 2026. Each campaign touches many different teams that have their own diverse platforms and ways of operating. Moreover, the speed at which retailers tackle and surmount these challenges is important as the major players continue to swallow market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

The ultimate goal is to deliver personalized, omnichannel experiences to customers in all of Pandora’s 100 markets. To do that will take a years-long effort, already underway, to break down data silos and transform the company’s global operations. “As As an organization, we’ve grown through the wholesale side,” said Van Dijk.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2022

.” The suite of enterprise-grade tools will be housed under the new Instacart Platform banner, bringing together a range of solutions to help retailers digitize their end-to-end grocery operation. Carrot Warehouses will power 15-minute ultrafast delivery for Publix customers in Atlanta and Miami over the coming months.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP also will build up the brand’s presence in Mexico with IB Group and grow its brick-and-mortar footprint in Central America via its partnership with Fastco , including four new Express stores in key locations through 2026.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While the brand relies heavily on a DTC presence, it also operates six brick-and-mortar retail stores. The brand also committed to offering these goods in inclusive sizing and operates a teen label, Kt by Knix. billion in the U.S. The retailer has also committed to featuring customers in its advertising campaigns.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 24, 2023

Walmart has opened an in-store Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) at Store 100 in its home town of Bentonville, Ark. Walmart will deploy MFCs in additional stores in the future, part of its plan to bring automation to 65% of its stores by 2026. Like the retailer’s first MFC , which opened in 2019 in Salem, N.H.,

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 21, 2023

The plan to do that — dubbed “Lace Up” — will include simplifying operations and investing in “core banners and capabilities.” As of the end of January 2023, the company operated 2,714 stores across 29 countries in addition to 159 franchise stores in the Middle East and Asia. Comparable store sales in the quarter grew by 4.2%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2024

It’s already happening, as AI-powered marketing systems digest vast amounts of data on each individual shopper, develop a unique strategy to grow value and engagement, and generate true 1:1 promotions and pricing to achieve each strategy — all in an automated process that takes minutes for millions of shoppers at scale. That sounds good.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 4, 2024

Across 16 markets, sales are predicted to grow by more than a third to reach nearly $40 billion by 2026, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis. With its years of operational experience in alcohol delivery, wine stands to be an example for other categories growing their online business.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

trillion by 2026. AI, Algorithms, and New Risks Google’s AI-based Performance Max (PMax) campaigns are capable of increasing marketing efficiency, but there are flaws with the AI that threat actors can exploit. Making the Most of Your Campaigns Fraudsters will continue to evolve their tactics to exploit growth in the digital market.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Nike is a standout performer in the apparel market with the highest brand value of any mass apparel brand, approximately $110 billion, and in 2020 the global sneaker market was valued at approximately $79 billion , which is predicted to hit $120 billion by 2026. Yet stock is nothing without the right infrastructure in place.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

The solution often starts with tech-enabled operations and automations, leveraging new tools such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine vision. The first step is to recognize and declare your returns operations are not functioning at optimal levels. The secondhand product market, particularly for fashion retail, is red hot.

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GetElastic

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The eCommerce industry is constantly evolving to meet market demands and economic conditions. Each year Gartner makes market predictions and recommendations based on research and trends. Core commerce modules can be reused across applications, which increases speed-to-market and saves time and money on development work.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 18, 2023

In grocery ecommerce alone, online revenues are expected to account for more than 13% of total category sales by 2026. Getting PPC strategy right can be a minefield, but here are five often unexplored tips that can do the trick to help build market share. The fact is, PPC works on many ad networks, not just Google Shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The ever-changing retail market has made automation a necessity. However, this doesn’t mean introducing robotics into warehouse operations and completely cutting down the labor force. The goal is to build connected, streamlined operations that allow more work to be done in a shorter amount of time. Mechanized Automation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2023

As technology innovation continues to advance, retailers are ever on the lookout for easier, faster, and more convenient ways to streamline and enhance their operations and the customer experience. The global wireless charging market is projected to grow from $9.58 billion in 2026. billion in 2026. billion in 2021 to $34.77

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TalkingRetail

JULY 26, 2021

Retailers suffered a market share decline in food-to-go compared to foodservice operators during the pandemic but should recover strongly, says the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD). The IGD expects retailers overall share of the food-to-go market to reduce to 21% in 2021 from 24% in 2019.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Keeping your warehouse operations in-house or outsourcing them to a third-party logistics (3PL) company? Many successful online retailers are choosing to outsource their operations to 3PL provider. But since the global market for 3PL companies is projected to reach $1.3 Are you ready to outsource your operations?

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

These first movers near universally are noting the gigantic opportunity to transform their business, from operations to customer relations and retention. trillion in 2026, from $3.3 SKUs are the lifeblood of any retail operation, helping keep track of the thousands — even hundreds of thousands — of items in inventory.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fanatics’ acquisition of Topps’ sports and entertainment division includes all parts of its worldwide trading cards and collectibles business — both the physical and digital divisions — which sells in more than 100 countries and has physical operations in 10 countries including the UK, Germany, Brazil, Italy and Japan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

trillion by 2026, more than doubling its current value. In fact, from 2022 to 2023 the use of social media channels for retail advertising increased by more than three percentage points, while search channels decreased by over seven percentage points, according to the Multichannel Marketing Report 2023.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This latest move outlines Lidl’s ambitious climate targets across its own operations and supply chain, reinforcing its dedication to embedding sustainable practices at an international level. The retailer has already made significant progress, with a 52% reduction in these emissions across all its markets.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Publications about marketing often invoke the comparison of a digital shelf with a physical one. trillion in sales by 2026. However, this isn’t enough even if the company is operating in a local market only. Competitive stock monitoring provides opportunities to optimize your marketing resources.

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ESW

MAY 9, 2023

As competition increases and opportunities grow, it is imperative that brands enter new markets and enter them quickly. Achieving accelerated speed-to-market is difficult and costly to do in-house. But engaging the right vendor allows brands to open up shop in new markets by the 2023 holiday shopping season. trillion by 2026.

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Digital Doughnut

JUNE 7, 2022

The popularity of social media platforms has skyrocketed, leading to the creation of lucrative opportunities in the influencer marketing market.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 9, 2024

With the help of programmatic platforms like The Trade Desk , hundreds of retailers can monetize their shopping data, or take monetization a step further by providing managed service advertising campaigns — allowing an agency to operate programmatic campaigns — targeted with their shopper data. Leaving audio out is leaving money on the table.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2022

in 2022 and 2026 respectively. shows that manually picking online orders from a store and delivering it for free has a typical operating margin of -15%. Going through this review process should be the template for uncovering further ways to improve the operational efficiency of in-store picking. of total US grocery sales.

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