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Winning Stores of the Future

RetailNet Group’s senior analyst, Hannah Donoghue, will present her findings from several months of research into Winning Store Formats of the Future.  Webinar participants will gain a first-hand point of view on the most effective strategies at the store level. Retail is transitioning from Big Boxes to Small Boxes to Digital, yet many of the [...]

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ASDA Launches Collection Point

ASDA launched its first stand-alone collection point for online orders in the Green Park office park in Reading, United Kingdom in mid-December 2012. The collection point allows customers to place orders online and pick them up from the collection point in 4 hour time slots. Customers can order as late as midnight and pick up [...]

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Auchan’s Drive Adds “Fresh”

After launching the first drive concept in 2000, French hypermarket and supermarket chain, Auchan, announced earlier this week that they will launch a new drive concept store incorporating fresh produce. The new brand, under the code name “Multifrais,” will open this March in the Paris metro area. Auchan Attempts to Combine “Drive” and “Fresh” Auchan [...]

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Walmart Opens Kiosks Outside Mexican Supercenters

The retail industry is rapidly moving to a new normal.  There has been enough research and analysis done in the past decade describing the factors of the small footprint movement, including: market saturation, and the increasing global urbanization rates.   However, the most important need for change was driven by the consumers’ demand for convenience. Walmart [...]

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Hointer: A Robot Operated Store. Store of the Future?

Located in Seattle, Washington, the Hointer Beta Store is a revolutionary apparel store targeting men.  Founder & former Amazon executive, Nadia Shouraboura is banking on the “old” theory that “men don’t like to shop.”  The result is a store that allows men to shop quickly with the help of their smartphone. This newest men’s clothing [...]

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A Preview of RetailNet Group’s Year-End Forum

Keith Anderson’s one-hour year-end forum preview webinar outlines how the Year-End Forum Program will leave registrants with: (1) an understanding of the new business models and growth platforms worth watching, (2) great ideas from global innovators to share with your teams, (3) commercial innovation: how retailers’ and brands’ joint business plans should evolve, (4) an [...]

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Okey Dokey: X5 Retail Group’s Move into the USA

The Russian discount retailer, X5 Retail Group, opened its first US store in Miami, Florida this month.  The retailer, which now operates 10 different banners in four different countries, is going to be an interesting model for retailers & supplier looking for new growth opportunities. The US banner is branded Okey Dokey Grocery Markets.  RNG [...]

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Build A Bear Workshop – Refreshing the Experience

Build-A-Bear Workshop has updated and is rolling out its store experience platform designed for greater brand engagement and more hands on and interactive experiences. Build-A-Bear will have six of these new prototypes open by the end of 2012. The new prototype was two years in the making to merge B-A-Bear’s hands-on bear-making experience with innovative [...]

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