Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

Spanish fashion retailer Desigual recently opened a new store in Singapore and unveiled an aspirational expansion strategy in Asia that will see it open 60 bricks-and-mortar stores in China and tap into key opinion leaders in the region to reach new customers. Balazs Krizsanyik, general manager of Desigual in Asia.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

EuroShop 2023 will also be focusing on key topics such as Connected Retail, Smart Store, Energy Management, Third Places, Customer Centricity, Experience and Lively City Centres. The focus will be on sustainable energy solutions and intelligent lighting management. Expo & Event Marketing will be held in Halls 10-14.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From Pop-Up Stores to Seamless Experiences The economic recession of 2008 shifted attention towards alternative retailing formats like pop-up stores. Pop-up stores can be a valuable tool but must align with a brand’s overall strategy and relevance to the local market.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I remember telling my store manager I was going to head into the buying office and he said to me, ‘John I’ve known you for a few years now, and this’ll be the biggest mistake you ever make — you’re a store guy.’ Then one day in 2008, I got a phone call from Kmart to see if I was interested in coming to look after their homewares business.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2023

The company began offering general merchandise in 2008, transforming JD from an electronics retailer to a full-fledged e-commerce platform, and launched an online marketplace platform in 2010. A nuanced perspective Xiaofeng Wang, a principal analyst at Forrester, described the roadmap as “courageous”, given how forward-looking it is.

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Design Week

AUGUST 2, 2021

However, ‘creative play’ – a phrase coined by Paula Scher in a 2008 TED talk – is a different matter entirely. While the account itself was actually pretty interesting, I nonetheless needed a means of self-expression outside of promoting the merits of one asset management strategy versus another.

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