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How boutique retailers won by discarding the department store playbook

Inside Retail

While household-name department stores are downsizing and closing their doors, multi-brand retail boutiques are succeeding by focusing on personalised shopping experiences. Of course, e-commerce has a crucial part to any brand, but in-store retail shopping gives you a sensory experience that online can’t. “Our

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Australia’s first domestic terminal department store to open next year

Inside Retail

Sydney Airport and Heinemann will jointly introduce Australia’s first domestic terminal “department store” concept next July at T2 and T3. Spanning 1765sqm in T2 and 506sqm in T3, the new retail space’s offerings range from apparel, accessories, watches, jewellery, perfumes, and wines to spirits.

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Analysis: Why Harvey Nichols’ new NFT retail space is “a wildly clever idea”

Inside Retail

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. As our physical and digital worlds collide, the luxury retailer aims to make NFTs more accessible to a broader audience.

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David Jones launches clothing resale program

Inside Retail

Department store David Jones has launched a re-sale clothing initiative called Reloop in partnership with fashion rental company GlamCorner. Bridget Veals, David Jones GM of womenswear, footwear and accessories, said the company is committed to ethical, environmental and climate-conscious practices in the retail space.

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AMO recreates "Provence atmosphere" with clay Jacquemus shop-in-shop

Dezeen

Dutch studio AMO has created a terracruda-clad shop-in-shop with curving tiered shelving for French-fashion brand Jacquemus at luxury department store Selfridges. The boutique was installed as a permanent retail space located on the ground floor of London department store Selfridges and is host to Jacquemus bags and accessories.

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Flying into the future: Step inside Pan Am’s flagship store in South Korea

Inside Retail

“The design concept is represented in a way that the separation between the old space and the new space is vague, by installing the lights on the glass on top of the sticky residue of tapes on the floor, and these floor lights, unlike the ordinary ceiling lights, create the extraordinary mood of upside-down.”.

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The Evolution of Retail Formats: Adapting to Environmental and Social Forces

Retail Focus

Looking at retail disturbances in an oversimplified way, the first major disruption in retail was the emergence of department stores. These department stores were typically found in major cities, catering to urban consumers’ needs. This era was often described as consumer warfare.