Mon.Apr 26, 2021

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Shopify brings social commerce to Pinterest Australia

Inside Retail

Pinterest and Shopify will extend their partnership to a further 27 countries, including Australia, in a move expected to making social commerce easier on the platform. The partnership will enable Australian businesses to easily bring products to Pinterest and make them shoppable, and allows market-specific feeds, meaning the discovery platform can be used as an online catalogue for brands to show off different products in different markets.

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Leeds United dial up the drama in football club store

Retail Focus

Whilst LUFC have been hoping for a winning streak that would shoot them to the top of the table before the end of the season, Design4Retail (D4R) have been busy elevating the Elland Rd club store in collaboration with LUFC’s kit provider, adidas, in time for the reopening of retail on 12 th April. The main task was to e nhance the customer journey via the implementation of several touchpoints that would dial up the drama for brand-led fan engagement.

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Lendlease takes in-mall digital advertising in house

Inside Retail

Property group Lendlease has taken the management of small-format digital advertising displayed in its shopping malls and urban retail precincts in house, rather than contracting the task out to advertising agencies. The move comes as Lendlease installs 107 small-format screens with technology partner SureVision in six properties by the middle of this year, with a further 270 panels scheduled by 2023.

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Environment and ethics focus as Wrights Food Group continues expansion of senior team

Retail Times

Wrights Food Group has appointed two new senior members of the team with a combined 40 years of specialist industry expertise as it continues its growth trajectory into 2021.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and guest speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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MyDeal sails into third quarter growth

Inside Retail

Following a half which saw record revenue and profit hit by IPO costs , online marketplace MyDeal has seen its strong growth continue into the third quarter. Revenue increased 175.8 per cent to $8.3 million during the three months to March 31, with over half of transactions coming from returning customers. “It has been another period of significant growth for MyDeal, ending the quarter with 883,000 active customers, 1033 active sellers, and over 6 million products listed on the marketplace,” sai

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M.Video-Eldorado Group enters 43 new cities with new small-format Eldorado 250 stores

Retail Times

PJSC M.video (M.Video-Eldorado Group, the Company, or the Group; MOEX: MVID), Russia’s leading e-commerce and consumer electronics retailer and part of the SAFMAR Group owned by Mikhail Gutseriev, is building up its local presence with Eldorado 250, a new format of 250–500sq m stores. The Group has already opened 50 new-format stores in 50 cities and towns, marking the Group’s entry into 43 of these locations.

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Weetabix unveils epic on-pack competition

Retail Times

Weetabix has continued its investment in the cereal category with a new on-pack promotion, offering a host of football prizes and epic money-can’t-buy experiences with national team players. The promotion is part its long-term partnership with the home nations’ respective football associations and support of grassroots football.

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A small step for China, a giant leap for cruelty-free

Inside Retail

A recent decision by Chinese authorities to end mandatory animal testing on imported cosmetics signals a new era for the cruelty-free movement. According to Cruelty Free International, China, Japan and the US are the biggest culprits when it comes to animal testing. But from May 1, ‘general’ cosmetics imported into China such as shampoo, body wash and make-up, will not need to be tested on animals.

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Top 6 Attributes of Store-Within-a-Store Retail Displays

Instore Design

You enter a bookstore and find a coffee shop conveniently tucked inside. While visiting a local electronics retailer, you find a display dedicated to your cell phone brand. You even find a full display of your favorite designer clothing in the local department store. The store-within-a-store model is alive and well in retail. And it’s up-leveling brands in a crowded market.

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Afterpay Australian Fashion Week reveals the brands you’ll see on the stage

Inside Retail

This year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week will focus on sustainability, as well as highlighting Australia’s First Nation designers, and will run between 31 May and 4 June at Carriageworks, Sydney. According to the event’s schedule, announced today, the event will also be held virtually and will honor a number of the biggest names in Australian fashion, such as Daphne Nguyen, Emma Jarman, and Gadir Rajab – as well as rising star Jordan Dalah, who will open the first day.

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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Papa John’s and Google Cloud strengthen partnership to accelerate digital transformation

Retail Times

Google Cloud and Papa John’s International, one of the world’s largest pizza chains, today announced a new, multi-year commitment to accelerate Papa John’s digital leadership and data cloud strategy. The company will expand its work with Google to migrate its data centres to Google Cloud, which will help meet a surge in demand for online ordering and delivery, and provide a foundation for ongoing innovations and improvements to the customer experience.

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Retail news around the globe

Inside Retail

LVMH partners with Prada and Cartier on luxury blockchain. Leaders in luxury retail have joined forces to create Aura Blockchain Consortium, a global luxury blockchain that enables customers to trace the entire lifecycle of a product and verify its authenticity. Developed by LVMH, Prada and Cartier, Aura matches a product ID with a client ID so that customers can access the history of a product at every step of the supply chain, from raw materials to the point of sale.

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Victoria’s Secret Seeking Sale, Higher Price

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L Brands (Columbus, Ohio) is reportedly in sales talks with more possible buyers for its Victoria’s Secret brand, CNBC reports. Now the company is asking for more than double the brand’s initial valuation, from more than a year ago, of $1.1 billion. According to a Bloomberg report released last Friday, which cited sources familiar with the negotiations, the company may now be seeking a target valuation of $2 to $3 billion.

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Billini expands footprint into Victoria, launches two new stores

Inside Retail

Women’s footwear brand Billini is expanding its reach in Victoria with the opening of two new stores. . Located in Melbourne Central Shopping Centre and Highpoint Shopping Centre, the stores expand the brand’s existing portfolio to 18 stores across New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. . “Location was key when securing these Victorian sites,” said George and Susannah Khouzame, owners of Billini.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib

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Confidence, bank balance and wine get better with age, Pernod Ricard UK reports

Retail Times

Wine gets better with age, and age gets better with wine! Jacob’s Creek unveils what Brits believe gets better with age and the nation’s wine drinking habits to celebrate the launch of its Double Barrel range. Brits claim confidence gets better with age (40%), whilst over one in three of us (33%) cite patience as the second thing […].

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Welcome to the post-Covid customer

Inside Retail

Globally, a different retail customer has emerged with new behaviours and decision-making criteria. In KPMG’s Responding to consumer trends in the new reality report, our research details findings from 75,000 consumer survey responses taken over four months, from May to September 2020, across 12 countries. The evidence arising from the research points to a rapid shift in how customers view their world: such is the level of change, it demands an equally rapid response from retailers’ approach in

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Scottish MP seeks increase in duty on alcohol bought in stores

Talking Retail

The tax on alcohol bought in off-licences and stores in Scotland should be increased to help the pandemic-hit hospitality sector and reduce harmful drinking at home, a leading politician suggests. Former Scottish justice secretary Kenny MacAskill, MP for East Lothian, has suggested that reducing alcohol duty would boost hard-pressed licensees who are not able to.

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Is your online training actually delivering results in-store?

Inside Retail

Training is an important part of onboarding new team members, and keeping existing ones engaged in their work. But not all training is created equal. Typically, training fits into one of two categories; active and passive. While both focus on knowledge acquisition, only one of these result in a change in behaviour for the individuals on a team. So let’s look at the characteristics of each: A lot of e-learning content that we see is quite passive, which means it improves knowledge, but doesn’t re

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Planning the Architecture of Your Modular DXP

Are you considering moving away from a monolith platform and over to composable architecture? Join experts from Google Cloud, GroupBy, and Orium as they discuss the benefits of moving to a modular digital experience platform. In this masterclass, uncover key indicators that show your brand is ready for a modular DXP, and learn how to lay the foundation for composable commerce.

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The Fragrance Shop raises vital funds for Rays Of Sunshine Children’s Charity

Retail Times

The UK's biggest independent fragrance retailer, The Fragrance Shop, announced last week it would be raising funds over 36 hours from Sunday 18 April for the Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity. The Rays Of Sunshine raised a whopping £1.3m within the 36 hours, with later donations across 50 hours taking it to a total of £1.4m. Playing a vital role in donations, The Fragrance Shop contributed an amazing £25,664.40, going towards helping more seriously ill children's wishes come true.

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Nisa’s £5 deal returns for bank holiday

Talking Retail

Nisa partners are reintroducing the symbol group’s £5 freezer-filling deal ahead of the bank holiday weekend. The latest deal, which runs in-store until 11 May, comprises five branded lines ideal for sharing. This includes Goodfella’s Thin Crust Takeaway Big Cheese Pizza, Co-op Garlic Baguette, McCain French Fries, Co-op Battered Onion Rings, and a Cadbury Dairy.

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Millennials Are Killing Your Local Bank Branches

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A record number of bank branches shuttered in 2020, the result of several factors that portend even more closures, as AARP explains. One big culprit behind the disappearing branches is technology – millennials prefer to bank online and deposit checks by phone. “It’s one of those things where if you do it once, you’ll never make a deposit at a branch or ATM again,” says, Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com.

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Sandford Orchards expands Devon Red portfolio with new pack format

Talking Retail

Cider brand Sandford Orchards has launched a four-pack of its Devon Red cider. The 4x440ml can pack is rolling out into convenience stores in the South West now, retailing at £5.99. Barny Butterfield, chief cidermaker at Sandford Orchards, said: “With BBQ season upon us and outdoor gatherings now permitted, we felt that this was the. This story continues at Sandford Orchards expands Devon Red portfolio with new pack format.

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How Personalized Customer Experiences Drive Retail Growth and Revenue

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio

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SWA local sourcing project shines a spotlight on new opportunities for producers

Retail Times

As hospitality businesses start to reopen this week the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) is focused on helping Scotland’s food and drink recovery by building local sourcing opportunities for wholesalers and local producers.

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Former Sainsbury’s boss joins Snappy Group

Talking Retail

Former Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has become a senior adviser to the Snappy Group, the technology platform that connects consumers with their local businesses, and has made a significant investment in the business. King was chief executive of Sainsbury’s between 2004 and 2014. Before joining Sainsbury’s, he was head of food at Marks & Spencer, This story continues at Former Sainsbury’s boss joins Snappy Group.

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Botanica by Air Wick and WWF join forces to #BringNatureBack

Retail Times

Botanica by Airwick has partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to help bring nature back. Over the last century, 97% of the UK’s wildflower meadows have been lost. The “Let’s Bring Nature Back” initiative aims to help counter this depletion, and Botanica by Air Wick and WWF pledge to restore 20 million sq ft of UK native wildflower habitats over the next three years.

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Jet New North Road unveils new look

Talking Retail

Jet New North Road in Ilford, East London, has re-opened following a makeover of its retail offer and forecourt. Retailer Janu Patel has owned the site for the past 20 years, but the makeover has been driven by his son Kayur, who returned to the UK 18-months ago to join his father in running the. This story continues at Jet New North Road unveils new look.

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Retails Next Frontier: Exploring and Proving the Value of AI

AI is everywhere. It’s in customer service interactions, product recommendations, marketing outreach, and yes, even commerce experiences. But not every use of AI provides the same value to your brand. In this masterclass, experts from Constructor, commercetools, Contentstack, and Orium discuss how AI can complement your composable tech stack and help bring in immediate ROI.

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Valspar becomes ‘official colour partner’ of NFL UK

Retail Times

Valspar will be bringing the colour to the NFL in the UK through a three-year partnership. The new deal sees the brand become the Official Colour Partner of the NFL in the UK & Ireland.

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Lindeman’s promotes carbon neutral status

Talking Retail

Treasury Wine Estates is launching a £1m campaign for its Australian wine brand Lindeman’s. The “Step into The Sunshine” campaign aims to drive awareness of its Carbon Neutral certification and drive relevancy and consideration of the brand. The campaign is running across the brand’s 750ml range with a Carbon Neutral sticker on the front, supported.

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St. Pancras International welcomes Italian dining concept restaurant Remoli

Retail Times

Next month world-renowned station and cultural hub St. Pancras International will be welcoming Remoli, a unique grab & go Italian dining experience, to its impressive roster of eateries and restaurants.

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Ex-Post Office boss Vennells quits roles at leading retailers

Talking Retail

Former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells has stepped down from boardroom positions at retailers Morrisons and Dunelm, as well as her role as a Church of England minister. The move comes after 39 subpostmasters had their wrongful convictions for theft, fraud and false accounting overturned on Friday (23 April) by the Court of Appeal. This story continues at Ex-Post Office boss Vennells quits roles at leading retailers.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

Significant modifications are on the horizon for digital commerce in retail and customer experience come 2024. The pace of tech shifts will intensify, businesses are set to defund legacy solutions, and attractive opportunities will surface as social and retail media players join forces. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.