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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

It’s a great example of cast iron architecture, which – coupled with the availability of plate glass – was a keystone to merchandising theater. These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. Nobody except a young man named L.

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From a cartoon mouse to a global giant: how Walt Disney conquered the world

Inside Retail

Just how did Disney manage to do it? A famous diagram , sketched by Walt himself in 1957, foreshadowed the direction Disney would ultimately take: a huge business empire of synergies, merchandising and cross-promotion. Buyouts and a cultural behemoth In 2006 Disney bought Pixar, in 2009 it bought Marvel and in 2012 it bought Lucasfilm.