Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

During rumbles, teams split up and undergo a visual merchandising blitz, ensuring that the entire store is well-maintained throughout the day. M&S team members are also stationed at different parts of the store during specific busy times, ensuring they are always available for customers.

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JULY 28, 2023

In fact, 55% of first impressions are based on what we see , which means it’s crucial for retailers to add eye-catching displays and visuals that attract customers and command attention — especially to new products or brands that might otherwise get lost in the vast assortment of merchandise.

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MAY 4, 2021

The S&P Retail ETF closed Monday posting 2 percent gains thanks to the rallies of retail stocks in the apparel and department store sectors. Shares of department stores experienced strong growth, with Dillard’s closing up 9.7 percent, Macy’s closing up 8 percent and Nordstrom gaining 6 percent.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 16, 2023

The VM & Display Awards, an annual event honouring the most exceptional talents in retail visual merchandising and display, announced this year’s winners at a dazzling awards ceremony held in London last night.

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VMS

APRIL 20, 2021

Iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor, now owned by The Saadia Group (New York), will relaunch online as a “digial collective store”, according to a press release. The brand promises exclusive collaborations, new merchandise assortments and a robust private label offering in the near future.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Brampton, Canada), owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is partnering with WeWork (New York) to open co-working spaces in former Saks department stores in the New York metro area, reports Inc. The post WeWork Partners with Saks on Co-Working Spaces appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Hudson’s Bay Co.

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JULY 23, 2021

Aiming to change perceptions, this pharmacy window display showcases an elevated design by displaying minimal product, much like a department store window, explains Buranasatit. The post On Our Radar: Windsor Pharmacy Windows appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

(Newport Beach, Calif.) – made an offer to purchase the department store retailer Kohl’s (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) It reportedly told the department store retailer that it obtained a “highly confident” letter from a bank ensuring their ability to attain a debt-financing package. Acacia has a market value of $215 billion.

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MAY 18, 2021

Department store Macy’s (New York) reported unexpected first-quarter profits, raising its full-year forecast thanks to momentum building among consumers, according to CNBC. The post Macy’s Posts Surprise 1Q Profit appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Comparable sales grew an impressive 62.5

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VMS

JULY 6, 2021

Neiman Marcus Group (Dallas) explained via email that they are not intending to sell Bergdorf Goodman (New York), despite a report by the New York Post which said the company was potentially trying to sell the storied department store. The Post explained Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.,

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VMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

British department store chain House of Fraser (London) will close its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street in January 2022, reports The Guardian. The post House of Fraser to Close Oxford Street Flagship appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

Renovation: Department Store. Scope of work : Continue the location’s evolution from traditional department store to a targeted destination for luxury goods and services. What sets this project apart : In terms of store planning, the new design of the Santa Fe department store seeks to engage with shoppers at every turn.

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VMS

APRIL 15, 2021

Morgan’s 7 th annual Retail Round-Up conference that the department store company was planning more standalone Backstage stores in addition to the shop-in-shops. The post Macy’s Plans ‘Backstage’ Shop-in-Shops appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers are returning to our High Streets and the shopping malls for that interaction between the sales teams in the stores, and the need to “touch and feel” the merchandise, which is something that cannot be achieved when shopping online. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The department store retailer also plans to create an education benefit program in partnership with Guild Education, which aims to cover workers’ books and tuition costs as well as other related fees. The post Macy’s Announces Wage Increase, Education Benefit Program appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

New York-based department store Macy’s has filed a lawsuit to prevent Amazon (Seattle) from using the billboard on top of its Herald Square location, reports CNBC. The post Macy’s Goes to Court to Block Amazon Billboard appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Regular VMSD readers know that we recently launched our exclusive Brain Squad , which is made up of visual merchandising and store designers across the country (and beyond) who offer up industry insight that only they can provide. Department stores showing lux, over-the-top glitter and lit windows.

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JULY 1, 2021

Department store retailer Neiman Marcus (Dallas) will eliminate all products containing animal fur from its assortment by early 2023, according to a press release. The post Neiman Marcus Group Goes Fur Free appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. All existing fur salons will also be closed.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“One of the most important things I learned when I started working in the retail industry were the merchandising standards at The Gap in the ’80s. Our assistant manager was relentless when it came to precise folding, sizing, vertical merchandising and more. The year 2000, just after I moved to the U.S. My team won!

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Department store retailer Nordstrom (Seattle) is said to be considering the spinoff of its off-price Nordstrom Rack business, reports The Seattle Times. The post Nordstrom Considering Rack Spinoff appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

JUNE 14, 2021

department store Selfridges & Co. Shoppers would come to the store and experience things for the first time. They always have something new going on, and I would say they’re one of the best department stores globally.”. The owners of iconic U.K. billion, reports Vogue Business.

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VMS

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Radice currently runs a division of Central Group that oversees luxury department stores in Germany, Denmark and Italy. based stores and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands, as well as Brown Thomas and Arnotts, both in Ireland. Billion Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The local branch will offer a number of consultancy services, ranging from retail store management to visual merchandising, digital marketing and retail technology for omnichannel solutions, in an effort to elevate Malaysia’s beauty and fashion retail industry.

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Retail Store Windows

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

We did manage to capture this gorgeous scheme last week while many of the department stores had already applied Black vinyl to their windows. In the meantime this what is behind the vinyl if this fabulous store has followed the same example.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

Other notable visual elements, like feature walls and brand story cards, help shoppers connect with local brands and merchandise through storytelling, Novak explains. Some of the furniture items and fixtures throughout the space were also found objects repurposed for use in the store. BEST IN SHOW: Something Like THAT.

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VMS

APRIL 12, 2021

Nordstrom (Seattle) has closed on $675 million of senior unsecured notes that will be used to cut the department store company’s interest expenses by $30 million, according to a press release. ” The post Nordstrom Closes on $675 Million Bond Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

APRIL 21, 2021

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (New York) has submitted nearly two dozen objections for Amazon’s (Seattle) conduct during the election it held for warehouse workers in Alabama to determine whether a union should be formed – which would have been the company’s first U.S.

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APRIL 15, 2021

The challenge to create beauty out of what’s, essentially, trash is the true test of creativity,” says Nordstrom Stylist and Visual Merchandiser Rasheed Crawford. The post On Our Radar: Nordstrom NYC, New York appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

MAY 6, 2021

Prior to that role, he was the retailer’s Executive VP of Stores and has also held senior leadership positions at Macy’s, Filene’s and The May Department Stores Co. The post Tuesday Morning Names New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail Store Windows

MAY 23, 2022

We happened to pass by a concession for this brand at Selfridges department store last week and they really do put a huge effort into their schemes as even their concession space looked amazing. The store itself, here along Regent street is not huge but we bet these windows are a nightmare to work with.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Though last year’s event was virtual due to the pandemic, department store Macy’s has announced that the public will be allowed to watch its venerable Thanksgiving Day parade work its way through Manhattan in person this year, according to NPR. All volunteers and staff are required to be vaccinated and will also wear face coverings.

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JULY 28, 2021

In the Montpellier branch, however, this is teamed up with Monop’ Daily, a French food-for-now and food-for-later retailer (and an offshoot of mid-market department store Monoprix) and a travel version of skincare and beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail Store Windows

JUNE 13, 2022

We really do love the Burberry store in Knightsbridge here in the centre of it all although it is quite a nightmare to capture the windows there. We have therefore included the same scheme below although these windows are at the fabulous Harrods department store further along the road.

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VMS

JULY 27, 2021

Following months of rumors, the official word came yesterday that British department store Selfridges (London) is exploring a sale, according to WWD. The post Selfridges Up for Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Dutch and Irish businesses.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Struggling with labor shortages, department store retailer Macy’s has asked its corporate employees to work in stores during the holiday season, reports Business Insider. Workers were asked to volunteer for three full-day shifts in stores. About 48,000 of these hires were to be seasonal workers.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Renovation: Department Store. That allowed us to trade on a larger scale and extend our homeware, food and beauty offer,” said Errol Solomon, Executive Store Design and Visual Merchandising, Woolworths. Submitted by: Woolworths, Cape Town, South Africa. gallery_holder}}.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

It was somehow appropriate that the celebration at the Pucci showroom that night was in the shadows of the early department stores that dramatically altered the course of retail. Also in attendance were fashion designer Dianne Brill, model Alva Chinn, and industry icons Carol Barnhart and George Dell.

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