Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 23, 2023

Discount retailer Forman Mills , which had been warning of a potential bankruptcy, has been purchased by Shoppers World , according to reporting in The Philadelphia Inquirer. A request for comment from Shoppers World had not been received as of press time. Shoppers World operates 37 stores, primarily in the Northeast and Midwest.

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Operations Other Retail 288

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

A survey of B2C marketing decision-makers in the Forrester 2023 B2C Marketing Challenges and Priorities report indicated that these issues top the list of respondents’ challenges within the next 12 months, at 47% each.

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B2C Marketing Technology Customer Data 263

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Yan Xiaobing, formerly head of JD.com’s international business, will lead the unit, reporting directly to group CEO Sandy Xu. Earlier in June, JD.com revealed long-term plans to establish three enterprises with more than RMB 1 trillion in revenue ( $1.4 billion USD ) and RMB 70 million ( $9.8

Operations 305

Operations Other eCommerce Retail 305

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

1, 2022 launch of its Temu site, according to CNBC and other media reports. Pinduoduo has made its most aggressive move yet into non-Chinese markets with the Sept. The site offers items across categories including apparel, jewelry, pet supplies and home and garden, many at bargain prices.

Shipping Costs 311

Shipping Costs eCommerce Jewelry Shopify 311

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 24, 2023

Walmart is reportedly eliminating hundreds of jobs at five ecommerce fulfillment centers, according to Reuters and CNBC. Affected employees have been asked to find jobs at other Walmart locations within 90 days as the company makes cuts “to better prepare for the future needs of customers,” according to a company spokesperson.

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Fulfillment Operations eCommerce Other 318

Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For this research, we examined Forrester data on CISO reporting and organizational structures: CEO- and board-aligned; IT-aligned; and risk-aligned.

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Other Operations Customer 195

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Additionally, Alibaba has put the planned IPO for its Freshippo supermarket division on hold, according to multiple media reports. Zhang for his contributions to Alibaba Group over the past 16 years.”

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Operations Management Marketing 284

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 6, 2022

UK-based Frasers Group , parent company of Sports Direct , House of Fraser and Flannels , has reportedly acquired digital fashion retailer Missguided for $25.1 million , according to The Guardian. The deal includes certain intellectual property of both the Missguided and Mennace brands. Frasers Group wasn’t the only company interested in Missguided.

Fashion 311

Fashion Clothing Operations Management 311

Practical eCommerce

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The post Report: Gen AI to Transform Operations, Revenue appeared first on Practical Ecommerce. A 2023 McKinsey study analyzed generative AI's potential impact on operations, productivity, revenue, profits, and more.

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Operations eCommerce 112

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 10, 2023

In addition to the reported plans to harness LLM, Alibaba also is leveraging AI to power its content generation. Alibaba is reportedly looking for partner companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, according to Reuters.

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Social Media Technology Events Customer 297

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 10, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond has reportedly ceased its efforts to find an acceptable buyer for BuyBuy Baby ’s store footprint and will instead seek court approval for a more limited sale of the baby retailer’s IP assets, according to multiple media reports. million bid for assets including the brand name, sales data, websites and mobile apps.

Mobile 273

Mobile Operations Retail Other 273

Omnisend

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Reading Time: 10 minutes The built-in WooCommerce reporting tools provide all the insights you need to grow your store, right? While WooCommerce does provide basic reports on orders and sales, it fails to offer a deep analysis of customer behavior, marketing performance, and long-term trends. Well, not exactly.

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WooCommerce Shipping Costs Multi-channel eCommerce 78

Practical eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Yet some helpful reports are little used. The post Underused SEO Reports in Search Console appeared first on Practical Ecommerce. Search Console is the free powerhouse for organic rankings.

SEO 103

SEO eCommerce 103

Kissmetrics

AUGUST 9, 2021

Google Data Studio is an online data visualization tool that helps users convert data into informative reports and interactive dashboards. It doesn’t collect the data; rather, it combines data from different sources, analyzes it, and then lets you create interactive reports, charts, and dashboards. It is hard to beat that.)

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Download Marketing Recommendation Other 293

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

launch of the offering has spurred a flurry of conjecture since a July 2022 report from The Financial Times indicated that TikTok was abandoning its plans to expand the offering to the U.S. is underway, with Semafor reporting that testing of the feature began last week with a select set of U.S. according to Semafor , allowing U.S.

Social Media 284

Social Media eCommerce Platforms eCommerce Retail 284

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 3, 2023

Rhode Island-based jeweler Alex and Ani reportedly closed 20 stores and vacated its headquarters in East Greenwich, according to The Providence Journal and other media outlets.

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Omnichannel Operations Consumer Other 306

RetailDive

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

That includes better reporting from retailers. Two widely different sets of FBI data underscore the need for better information on theft, however, according to Council on Criminal Justice researchers.

Information 63

Information Retail 63

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Arnal’s death came two weeks after reports that Bed Bath & Beyond had secured a $375 million loan to increase liquidity, and several days after the struggling retailer announced that it would shutter 150 lower-producing stores and cut its workforce by approximately 20% across the corporate and supply chain divisions.

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Supplies Other Retail Operations 268

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2022

Ecommerce juggernaut Alibaba isn’t immune to the economic forces weighing down other retailers, particularly as new lockdowns in mainland China dampen hopes for an imminent recovery. The Chinese tech firm has reportedly shed close to 10,000 employees in anticipation of an economic downturn, according to the South China Morning Post.

Shopify 312

Shopify eCommerce Other Consumer 312

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

This increase isn’t necessarily a bad thing — 44% of retailers reported that customers who often make returns exhibit higher lifetime value, in Retail TouchPoints ’ 2022 State of Returns survey. There is no way to solve this problem,” said Spencer Kieboom, Founder and CEO of Pollen Returns in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

Supplies 264

Supplies eCommerce Management Customer 264

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 18, 2023

in a no-cash transaction, according to multiple media reports. News and World Report article that quoted in-court statements by David’s Bridal financial advisor Surbhi Gupta: “Candidly, I don’t know if there are other viable options. David’s Bridal , which declared bankruptcy in April 2023, has been sold to CION Investment Corp.

Article 246

Article Other Operations 246

Kissmetrics

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Ripoff Report is a popular website that claims to give consumers recourse if they are scammed on the internet. How Ripoff Report Listings Can Impact Your Business. The reviews on Ripoff Report are always negative, unlike Yelp , where you will find a mix of good and bad reviews. What is Ripoff Report’s Purpose?

Payment Services 268

Payment Services eCommerce Consumer Telecommunications 268

RetailWire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A new report threatens to leave a stain on McDonald's good name, as it was revealed that a franchisee engaged in human trafficking involving what the arrest report is calling "modern slavery."

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 25, 2022

The New York Post did not report on whether the proposed changes would affect Kohl’s plans to open more than 100 smaller-format stores. Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management have reportedly made an offer to acquire Kohl’s in a deal that would value the retailer at $8.6

Apparel 264

Apparel Operations Management Technology 264

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 11, 2023

Apple has launched an online storefront on WeChat in China, according to multiple media reports. The Tencent-owned media platform has 1.2 billion users in the country, which means the move could give Apple an even greater presence in one of its most important markets.

Shipping 213

Shipping Operations Marketing Retail 213

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 29, 2022

Amazon is planning to shutter its home-grown urgent and primary care offering, Amazon Care, following the July acquisition of the more advanced One Medical primary care business, multiple sources report. Amazon Care will end operations after Dec. 31, 2022, but the company isn’t abandoning its larger goal to disrupt the healthcare industry.

Operations 312

Operations Technology Customer Marketing 312

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 12, 2023

Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay New Mexico $500 million to settle a 2017 lawsuit that claimed the pharmacy chain helped fuel opioid addiction in the state by failing to stop illegal pill sales, according to numerous media reports. In May, Walgreens reached a $230 million settlement with San Francisco.

Marketing 269

Marketing 269

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Walmart will reportedly lift masking requirements for fully vaccinated associates at both Walmart and Sam’s Club stores, according to internal documents seen by The Washington Post and other media outlets. Amazon also will reportedly remove its mask mandate for vaccinated employees, according to CBS and other sources.

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Document Recommendation Other eCommerce 264

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2022

warehouses according to multiple local media reports. This scaling back follows a disappointing Q1 2022, during which the ecommerce giant reported a $3.8 Mastercard’s May 2022 SpendingPulse report found that ecommerce grew 2.2% Amazon has delayed or canceled plans for at least 16 U.S. year-over-year. in-store growth.

eCommerce 305

eCommerce Fulfillment Operations Customer Experience 305

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2022

employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, according to media reports from outlets including The Wall Street Journal , CNBC and CNN. The retailer had previously allowed baristas to report their vaccination status on a voluntary basis. Starbucks will reportedly require its U.S.

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Other Retail 317