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Luxury Retail Phygitalisation: Blending Tradition and Technology in the Digital Age

Retail Focus

For their staff to effectively navigate this new landscape, brands must invest in training and development. It requires a delicate balance between preserving the traditional allure of luxury retail and embracing the opportunities presented by digital technology.

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Analysis: What’s changed since the Farfetch-YNAP deal was first announced

Inside Retail

per cent of Yoox Net-A-Porter, reducing Richemont’s stake to below 50 per cent and allowing it to remove the under-performing e-commerce platform from its balance sheet. “It is efficient shopping but not supportive of brand engagement, building brand equity, and enhancing the customer lifetime value of a brand.

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Proximity retailing and current retail environmental paradoxes

Retail Focus

In an urban setting, “proximity” goes back to its golden age because customers find it more practical and suitable for shopping around the corner. Clients will be more likely to shop in a more convenient way and with less hassle. There are several actions that small-town shop owners can take to revive their businesses.

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Toys “R” Us Owner Acquires 7.4% Stake in Express

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Brand management company WHP Global (New York) will spend a total of $260 million to acquire a 7.4 The brand manager will also spend $25 million to acquire 5.4 We expect to accelerate our growth by acquiring multiple brands in partnership with WHP and operating them on our platform. Columbus, Ohio).

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First Nations artists, Pride and mental health: Volley talks collabs

Inside Retail

Opening up again Volley – which was sold by Pacific Brands to private equity firm Anchorage Capital in 2014 following a collapse in sales – has managed to transform its reputation as a ‘daggy’ shoe company. In 2019, Volley’s brand manager John Szwede told News.com.au

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All-in-one fresh foods market, catering and event location BRIDGE opens in Zurich

Retail Focus

The entire 2,000 m² are distributed on two levels, representing a meeting point for food culture that invites you to shop, enjoy and linger. The BRIDGE market concept skilful balances the offering into a varied combination of fresh-food areas, catering and dry goods.

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Employee-first tech could transform the retail experience chain

Retail Focus

At the same time, we also need to be driving real-time visibility for managers, designers and store merchandisers so they can grasp more of what’s happening daily, right on the shop floor. .