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UGG Launches First Flagship Store in NYC; Plans for More Worldwide

Retail TouchPoints

Footwear brand UGG has opened its first flagship store, on Fifth Avenue in New York City, the first in a planned fleet of flagship stores that will roll out globally in 2021 and beyond. The multi-level, 12,842-square-foot store will feature exclusive items and experiences not available at the retailer’s other stores.

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Alibaba Leverages the Metaverse to Offer ‘Multi-Dimensional Interactions’ to Luxury Customers

Retail TouchPoints

As the luxury platform celebrates its fifth anniversary, Alibaba has introduced a host of new ways for customers to engage with luxury brands on Tmall, including AR and XR (extended reality) experiences, exclusive products that can only be accessed through a digital “Meta Pass” and a host of virtual avatars, mascots and events.

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Fanatics Now Valued at $12.8 Billion After Latest Round of Funding

Retail TouchPoints

The company owns, designs, produces and distributes its own exclusive licensed sports merchandise, and also operates multi-channel commerce (ecommerce as well as physical stores, often in event venues) for more than 300 sports brands and leagues, including the NFL, MLB, NASCAR, the NBA and PGA. To date, Fanatics has raised $2.4

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CCS 2021: Levi’s, 1-800-FLOWERS, Under Armour Reveal How They’re Meeting Fast-Changing Consumer Expectations

Retail TouchPoints

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. 5 Social Advertising Trends for Retailers to Know in 2021: Featuring Under Armour. Retail CX Trends 2021: New CX for a New World.

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White Stuff Expands Partnership with M&S to 10 More Stores Across the UK

365 Retail

The collaboration between White Stuff and M&S began in 2021 when White Stuff became one of the inaugural third-party brands on M&S’ ‘Brands at M&S’ online platform. This approach supports the company’s evolution into a modern, multi-channel lifestyle brand.

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How Outdoor Brands Can Sustain the Pandemic Boom

ESW

As a result, people flocked to the great outdoors like never before and outdoor brands with DTC channels saw revenues skyrocket. Outdoor enthusiasm continued to grow into 2021, when 164.2 54% of Americans ages six and up enjoyed at least one outdoor activity in 2021. Outdoor activity increased by 6.9% That’s a jump of 7.1

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My 2021 Retail Predictions: So How’d I Do?

Steve Dennis

So here’s my graded assessment of how I did with my list of 9 Provocative Retail Predictions for 2021. While sales rung up in a digital channel will continue to grow much faster than those transacted in a brick-and-mortar location, all the metrics for physical retail in 2021 were strong. US sales achieved record levels.