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The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail

Retail Focus

Investment in Window Conception and Development & The Impact on Retailer’s Revenues Annual Budget Allocation for Christmas Windows A substantial financial commitment lies behind the enchanting scenes. Christmas windows, with their artful displays and thematic storytelling, serve as powerful emotional touchpoints.

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What retailers can learn from Australia Post’s clever new concept store

Inside Retail

The retail industry might just owe a debt of gratitude to Australia Post’s new Community Hub concept – and not just because it has installed change rooms. The team behind this concept — led by Landini Associates — was given the opportunity to throw out the rules of retail and take a clean-sheet look at how to use floorspace.

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How Supreme balances price point and prestige to win over streetwear fans

Inside Retail

James Jebbia, the founder of Supreme, said that Seoul is as important as Tokyo or Paris, and that the target market in the city is “super cool and sophisticated, and while skateboarding culture is small and vibrant, the love for fashion, art and music is real and thriving”. Brands that are exciting do exciting things, they don’t stand still.

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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

Retail Focus

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” So, how do retailers choose the right selection of material and tools for your store’s visual merchandising concepts? Corrosion resistance .

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Seasons of the Spirit: Balancing Authenticity with Tradition

Retailing Insight

Recent years have opened up the spiritual arts allowing them to be more inclusive and to make space for new ideas. Seek Out Balance It’s easy to view the world from your vantage point, getting caught up in the season that surrounds you. Can you see an obvious balance between the two? N ew Age Culture is changing.

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A play between art, craft and design with Atelier Kaja Dahl

Design Wanted

Kaja Dahl combines craft, nature and technologies to create products that fall on the edge of art and design. Before moving to Sweden, she studied two years of fine arts in Oslo, with a focus on sculpture and installation. My goal is to contribute to this balance between craft , nature and technologies.

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Marketing, art or design? Crafting deep experiences with 1kg studio

Design Wanted

Art, architecture , fashion and design remain the key pillars of what we do on a day-to-day basis. We discuss & evaluate, dive into the client and its industry, set up a team, gather reference & inspiration material and distil all of that to a holistic concept that’s less about design and more about the full experience.

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