Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

has unveiled its Bold New Chapter strategy, signaling a major shift for the iconic department store retailer. Macy’s plans to close 150 underproductive nameplate stores — approximately 50 this year alone — and continue its expansion of smaller-format stores as it prioritizes investment in about 350 go-forward locations.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2021

Yet as pundits ponder the death of the department store, the industry is racing to reimagine where and how it sells goods. But many retailers are seeing opportunities in using those locations as micro-fulfillment centers. Some 300 of Tesco’s 7,200 stores fulfill orders in a similar fashion. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Kibo

MARCH 17, 2023

In response, leading companies are replacing their traditional fulfillment methods with flexible fulfillment strategies. This strategy typically requires a modern order management system that can manage complex inventory and omnichannel distribution models and has extensible fulfillment capabilities.

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RetailDive

AUGUST 10, 2020

The e-commerce giant is eyeing mall properties for fulfillment centers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. The secret to Target’s success is the retailer’s expertise at utilizing its stores for fulfillment, whether as a staging ground for last mile delivery or an efficient curbside pickup hub. Target’s physical comparable sales grew 8.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 26, 2022

Quiet Platforms’ “shared supply chain” solution allows companies to collaborate to solve common logistics, fulfillment and delivery challenges. (AEO) — to provide faster and more efficient last mile delivery options to its customers, including same- and next-day delivery. In the last year alone the company has: Secured $1.5

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Iconic British department store Harrods has partnered with the Global-e international ecommerce platform to improve its online operations in more than 200 markets worldwide and offer customers elevated, localized shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s been demonstrated many times, including at Siman Group , which operates 15 large department stores across Central America. Additionally, Siman can now perform weekly stock counts of more than 250,000 items per store; previously, counts had been limited to twice annually due to the pre-RFID complexity involved.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Target has been experimenting with increasingly smaller concepts since 2020, when it began exploring sites for 6,000 -square-foot stores — half its then-current minimum size — as the retailer put more emphasis on curbside pickup and store-based fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Macy’s Q4 and full-year 2020 results show signs of a turnaround for the department store, hard hit, like many of its counterparts, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Net income for the 13 weeks ended Jan. The increasing prominence of digital reflects the company’s “Polaris” omnichannel transformation strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

The department store retailer has updated its branding in stores and online in addition to offering an anniversary discount of 30% storewide and, for reward members, an additional $10 in bonus rewards for every $50 spent through April 12. JCPenney also is launching a cross-country “Shopping is Back!”

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Kibo

OCTOBER 8, 2021

As with any challenge, addressing order management’s role in delivering a leading online shopping experience presents some key opportunities for retailers who can quickly and reliably fulfill e-commerce sales. The importance of omnichannel fulfillment. Boscov’s BOPIS Program.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nordstrom’s holiday offerings span channels and stores and include: Stress-Free Services for Holiday Shoppers Nordstrom is appealing to consumers’ need for flexible fulfillment options by spotlighting its BOPIS and shipping options. Cardmembers in select markets will have access to free two-day shipping.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The marketplace, powered by Mirakl , is key piece of Macy’s turnaround strategy aimed at transforming the department store into a digitally led, omnichannel retailer. The platform, which is integrated into the existing Macy’s website and app, brings an expanded assortment of 400 new brands across 20 product categories at launch.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amazon recently announced that it is in talks with mall operators such as Simon Property Group to convert the vacant store space left by the closure of big department stores into warehouses and fulfillment centers. How does the move into the malls fit into the overall retail expansion strategy of Amazon?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Department stores saw a 2.9% decline, furniture and home furnishings stores reported a 2.6% increase in sales, while health and personal care stores saw a 0.7% The decline occurred despite muted inflation of just 0.1% , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI). increase.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 9, 2024

JCPenney has faced the same challenges that bedevil the entire department store vertical, ranging from lower foot traffic at malls to the high operating costs that come with significant brick-and-mortar investments. distribution center with a new induction, sorting and packing system.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2021

The department store retailer took a similar route by dividing Saks Fifth Avenue into distinct ecommerce and brick-and-mortar companies — a move that could become a trend among apparel and specialty retailers. This is the second such separation made by HBC in recent months.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

Millennials and Gen Z want not only attractive stores but also a dynamic, engaging environment — creating a threshold effect, drawing people in from the storefront window with the promise of an experiential journey and memorable impact.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2020

Nordstrom, like many other department stores, had a much weaker quarter: overall sales fell 40% , with full-price locations dropping 36% and the off-price division declining 45%. The declines were attributed to store closures, though the retailer has reopened about 40%.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass will leave the department store retailer to take on the newly created position of President, LS&Co., Gass is leaving Kohl’s at a challenging time for the company and for department store retail overall. reporting to Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh. Beginning Jan.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

While suburban shopping malls and department stores have fallen victim to COVID, some smaller retail brands and local stores in walkable neighborhoods with a mix of uses, where people live, work, shop and relax, have thrived ( LA Times , 2020). By fulfilling one situational need, we removed another one — human connection.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 10, 2020

In contrast to Amazon’s regional DCs, which can span one million square feet or more, a former department store would facilitate the retail giant’s ability to make last-mile deliveries more efficiently. Mall locations appeal to Amazon because they tend to be located near highways and population centers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

In mid-2021 rumors also surfaced of plans for large-footprint department stores , although Amazon hasn’t formally announced anything along these lines. Amazon Style could be a first foray in the department store realm where the company could expand to other untouched categories at brick-and-mortar, such as homewares.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 6, 2024

Shoppers using the Kohl’s Instacart storefront can earn Kohl’s Rewards on these orders, which are priced the same for delivery and in-store purchase.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Department store retailer Belk will provide same-day delivery on select merchandise for orders placed before 2 pm, with delivery the following day for orders coming in after that time. The retailer will charge $14.95 on orders under $49 and $9.95 for orders larger than that amount.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Department stores get their name from the fact that they contained specialized stores-within-stores where experts in particular products — jewelry, clothing and cosmetics — would interact with customers to ensure that they got the correct products. Live agents also personalize without effort.

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Salsify

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Legacy brands that relied solely on department stores and other third-party retailers to reach customers have faced months of uncertainty about order fulfillment and demand. The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted more buying online.

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RetailDive

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

More robust shoppable content, and filters for fulfillment options like BOPIS, are a few of the features on the department store's new website.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2022

You’ll still shop in physical stores, but the experience will be transformed : By 2032, 50% of the retail footprint will be dark stores, kiosk, pickup and small footprint (less than 4,000 square feet) as stores are reimagined to be efficient for digital fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

While digital sales skyrocketed in 2020, the similarly large spike in store-based fulfillment showed that stores are still a vital part of the equation. They can serve as anything from staging grounds to fulfill orders from multiple retailers at a communal “curbside” to open areas where larger-scale events can take place.

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Steve Dennis

JANUARY 18, 2021

Earlier this month, as part of a previously disclosed three-year store closure plan, Macy’s announced it would shutter an additional 45 locations this year. Like most of its moderate department store brethren, Macy’s has gone from being a highly productive, traffic-driving mall anchor tenant to a long-suffering, chronic under-performer.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The laggards are those we now read about in the headlines as entering bankruptcy, with large department stores often mentioned. To survive, retail is being forced to think of itself as destinations to learn and interact, with fulfillment coming in the form of a pickup purchase or home delivery.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

However, this is contradicted by the fact that Gen Z use stores for clothes more than millennials, although those physical locations may be more about a 24-hour pop-up than a four-story, stone-clad traditional department store.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 4, 2022

Thai group Central and real estate business Signa now have a portfolio of 18 department stores, including Selfridges in London, Manchester and Birmingham, de Bijenkorf in Netherlands, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 13, 2021

From there, the firm surveyed 530 consumers and leveraged a team of five UX designers to give each retailer a score out of 100 in seven relevant categories: overall experience, search, shop, cart, buy, fulfillment and returns. Nordstrom Puts Ecommerce First Without Jettisoning Brick-and-Mortar.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The hires will be spread across its supermarkets, department stores and fulfilment centres, including delivery drivers for its online grocery division. Bosses at the employee-owned business behind John Lewis and Waitrose said this would be 2,000 more than last year, to meet expected increased demand over the festive period.

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