365 Retail

JULY 22, 2024

Data and promotions are central to the success of retail operations, as highlighted in the “Retail Resilience” report. By effectively utilising data and strategic promotions, retailers can significantly improve their decision-making processes and drive consumer engagement. However, 34.6% About 87.4%

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2023

While autonomous stores and technological innovation are high on the retail agenda, the infrastructure and operational efforts that enable them aren’t often given the same broad attention. Grocery retail is rooted in a traditional brick-and-mortar business model, with many longstanding and comprehensive internal processes.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond Canada (BBB Canada) will wind down its operations, according to a filing with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. The decision was made because “BBB Canada does not have capacity or ability to independently effect a recapitalization or restructuring of the Canadian operations,” according to the filing.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In the wake of the pandemic's deluge of disruption, retailers, brand manufacturers, and ecosystem players such as mall operators are entirely rethinking their businesses, heralding much change ahead. Read what we predict for retail in 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BJ’s Wholesale Club is replacing its legacy order management system with Nextuple OMS Studio, which includes three “Tuples” — each an ordered set of microservices that the retailer can mix and match to create solutions for flexible fulfillment.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the Inter IKEA Group and Ingka Group , the holding company that controls the home goods retailer’s stores, shared that IKEA operations in Russia and Belarus will continue to scale down after an initial pause in March.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Experiential retailer b8ta officially shut down its U.S. brick-and-mortar operations on Feb. The brand’s international businesses, b8ta Japan and b8ta MENA in the UAE, remain operational, and the Japanese business has acquired the brand’s licenses in Japan, according to TechCrunch. “It Experiential Retail Will Never be the Same.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Inkga Group, owner and operator of 482 Ikea stores and ecommerce in 31 countries, will adopt a solution from Made4net to power fulfillment centers and store operations worldwide. The deployment follows the purchase of Made4net by Ingka Investments , the group’s investment arm.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Retailers across segments have been expanding their smart store ambitions for decades. Starting in the late 1980s with the introduction of self-checkout kiosks and progressing to today’s smart RFID tags and even fully automated storefronts, retail leaders have slowly but surely embraced digital in-store enhancements.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2024

By addressing common challenges such as inventory visibility, outdated processes, obsolete stock, mislabeling and shifting customer demands, your business can ensure smoother operations and higher customer satisfaction.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. For their part, more mall operators are looking to diversify their tenant mix and incorporate additional brands that resonate with younger audiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Nordstrom has received a bid from members of the Nordstrom family, along with Mexican department store retailer El Puerto de Liverpool , to take the company private in a deal valued at $3.76 The retailer operates a total of 370 locations, including 93 Nordstrom stores and 269 Nordstrom Rack stores. billion in net sales, a 3.4%

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

“During his career, Nick’s been the Chief Merchant for one of the UK’s biggest retailers, led multiple categories for department store Marks & Spencer , and was a key leader in the category and international expansion of the multi-billion-dollar George brand.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 5, 2024

Additionally, The Body Shop US Limited has “ceased operations” as of March 1, 2024, according to a press release. However, at press time, the retailer’s U.S. The Body Shop Canada has ceased online sales, and while its stores remain open, the company plans to close 33 of its 105 locations across the country in the near term.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 2, 2023

Tuesday Morning has received permission from a bankruptcy judge to wind down its operations after nearly 50 years in business despite an objection from one of its investors. Tuesday Morning operated fewer than 500 stores when it made its latest bankruptcy filing in February, which was the second since 2020. compared to Q1 2022.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 11, 2023

Toronto-based Sleep Country operates 290 corporate-owned stores and 20 warehouses across Canada as well as ecommerce operations. “We With their omnichannel business, and their mission to deliver a frictionless and elevated sleep retail experience, they align perfectly with our strategic omnichannel journey that began four years ago.”

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

Wolt CEO Miki Kuusi will oversee the combined company’s team and operations outside of the U.S., The Wolt consumer app will continue to run separately with support from DoorDash, and Wolt will maintain operations in all of the markets where it currently operates. reporting directly to DoorDash CEO Tony Xu.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 9, 2024

Of significance to New York business owners, workers and consumers, the measure includes a new Retail Security Tax Credit , which for tax years 2024 and 2025 will provide assistance to businesses for investing in necessary equipment to protect their employees and merchandise. billion from various kinds of thefts.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This year’s surge in ecommerce has put strains on both supply chains and websites, and retailers now are guessing what challenges they will face as fall and winter bring the threat of a COVID-19 resurgence as well as the usual holiday rush. How AWS works with retailers to continuously increase the speed of innovation every year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Nordstrom will shutter its six full-line department stores and seven Nordstrom Rack stores in Canada, along with its Canadian website , in a move that is expected to save the retailer $35 million in EBIT in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. Nordstrom’s Canadian operations employ approximately 2,500 people. “We in a statement.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

Best Buy Canada has partnered with Bell Canada to operate 165 stores in malls and smaller and mid-sized communities across the country. The stores, which had been branded as The Source , a wholly owned subsidiary of Bell, will be renamed Best Buy Express and offer both Best Buy consumer electronics and telecom services from Bell.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 25, 2023

Any retailer that’s attempted to provide pickup and delivery services knows how fraught (not to mention expensive) they can be. But it’s how those stores operate that allows them to effectively serve as fulfillment hubs. Walgreens is continuing to seek ways to tighten operations and enhance the convenience of store pickup.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2023

Best Buy is planning to evolve its operating model with a greater emphasis on smaller stores as the retailer plans to close 20 to 30 large-format stores, implement eight experiential store remodels and open approximately 10 additional outlet stores over the coming year. Comparable sales fell 9.3% as overall revenue dropped to $14.7

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Trafford Centre has announced the appointment of Mark Kanaris-Sotiriou as its new Head of Operations. In this role, Mark will oversee the centre’s operations team, coordinating efforts across various functions to ensure the smooth running of the site. Mark joins Trafford Centre with extensive experience in the retail industry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 27, 2023

In its ongoing bid to appeal to small business owners, Amazon is making business accounts free for sole operators who already have a personal Prime membership. You see that in our third-party seller business, and with Amazon Business ,” said Todd Heimes, Director of Amazon Business Worldwide in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “We

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Image courtesy The Den) Yaron Cohen is a real estate investor and tech entrepreneur, but on the day we visited he was working the espresso machine behind the coffee bar of his latest undertaking — retail and event space The Den. When COVID hit, I really took a step back,” said Cohen in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. “I

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2022

Destination retailer Event Network — which operates gift shops for aquariums, zoos, museums, science centers, botanical gardens and other cultural attractions — has upgraded to a mobile point-of-service (POS) system and adopted a new cloud infrastructure as it continues its digital transformation.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

PREIT, which operates multiple malls and shopping centers in the eastern half of the U.S., Chupaila was most recently CEO of Brookfield Properties ’retail real estate vertical, where he oversaw the company’s U.S. portfolio of 150+ retail centers. Coradino will stay on in a consultant capacity to assist with the transition.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Foot Locker has made multiple changes to its executive leadership team as the athletic retailer separates its commercial functions from supply chain and IT concerns. The retailer’s executive leadership changes, which will become effective Dec. The retailer’s executive leadership changes, which will become effective Dec.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

For retailers, these physical locations are strategic assets that reduce transportation costs and enhance profit margins. Experiential Retail to Redefine Consumer Engagement The future of retail lies in transforming stores into engaging environments that captivate customers beyond traditional shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The ecommerce boom brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the retail landscape. While people have been shopping online for decades, it’s important to recognize that warehouses, as we know them, are still operating and organized to replenish the stock in brick-and-mortar stores. Technological Renovations.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Witherspoon has extensive experience in high-growth industries, most recently with Shipt parent company Target as the retailer’s SVP of Operations. Witherspoon also has held top operations posts at United Healthcare and the KFC U.S. Witherspoon also has held top operations posts at United Healthcare and the KFC U.S.

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 2, 2024

As retail media networks have grown and diversified, so have the problems in adtech. Retail owned and operated properties like displays in a Walgreens, audio broadcast in a Wal-mart store or a banner ad on […]

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