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Games Workshop hands £12m to staff after bumper year

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Around 2,500 staff at retailer Games Workshop have landed share bonuses worth £12 million thanks to soaring profits as demand surged among locked-down hobbyists. Games Workshop staff have landed share bonuses worth £12 million thanks to soaring profits (PA). It revealed in January that pre-tax profits jumped by 56.3%

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Build-A-Bear Expands Metaverse Pawprint with Tycoon Game Launch

Retail TouchPoints

Build-A-Bear’s strategic decision to launch a new tycoon experience aligns with the retailer’s digital transformation strategy, which includes bringing the brand to life in the metaverse via UGC gaming.

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Timberland Treks into the Metaverse Via Fortnite

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The experience was made possible through a partnership with Epic Games ’ Unreal Engine and the CONCEPTKICKS Innovation platform. Visitors could see physical prototypes, observe live game play and engage in the real-time creation of a fifth Metaboot within Fortnite. These designs are also available in AR.

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Super Bowl LV: Lackluster Football Game Interrupts Memorable Ads

Retail TouchPoints

7 and 8 to non-profit Sesame Workshop was exactly the kind of substantive action today’s consumers are looking for. Lemons demolishing cardboard cutouts in the stands at a baseball game. With local businesses hit so hard by the pandemic, the choice to frame DoorDash as a facilitator of the Shop Local movement was clever and effective.

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Lowe’s Launches In-Person and Livestream DIY Education Resource

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The DIY-U by Lowe’s programming features content for all skill levels, including both livestream and in-store workshops for children and adults. Registration for the March schedule began Feb.

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Travel CAMP: Marriott Bonvoy to Launch New Kids Club Experience

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Each CAMP Club will be themed to fit the location, featuring sensory, visual and experiential play within the following pillars: Creative Corner, which will provide guided arts and crafts workshops, slime-making lessons at CAMP’s Signature Schmutz Bar and other hands-on experiences; Learning Through Play , which will provide children with interactive (..)

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How Retail Employees can Feel Safe to Learn Without Risk to Personal Brand

Retail TouchPoints

Most programs are comprised of traditional learning methods — things like static courses, paper manuals, the occasional PDF, videos and one-to-one training or workshops. Where Traditional Learning Falls Down To create a safe space to learn, you must examine current training methodology.

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