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Seasons of the Spirit: Balancing Authenticity with Tradition

Retailing Insight

Look for patterns such as a consistent state of motivation, curiosity, joy and new ideas which can indicate your spirit is experiencing a season of spring. You can acknowledge your personal cycle while also acknowledging your environment’s season, knowing the two do not need to compete with each other.

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Using AI workforce tools can boost margins, inspire staff, satisfy shoppers

Inside Retail

Zebra Workcloud Scheduling allows companies to schedule smarter by aligning customer traffic patterns and employee availability preferences, skills and certifications, thus optimising customer service execution. AI also helps share labour resources across locations, departments and roles within the organisation. “By

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Navigating the fine line between AI, personalisation and engagement

Inside Retail

Armed with a huge depth of knowledge about an individual customer, from their browsing behaviour to their purchase patterns, both human and AI-powered agents can deliver exceptionally personalised service. Data analytics and AI can also detect wider patterns in customer data to predict how an individual customer might behave in the future.

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Heriot-Watt: Embracing Heritage in Designing Spaces

Design Middleeast

Many projects reflect a perfect balance between preserving cultural legacies and meeting the demands of today’s society, be it technological advancements, environmental concerns, or functional requirements. Additionally, clay can be recycled and reused for other purposes. They become canvases that tell stories.

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Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store

Dezeen

The interior design aims to balance volume and scale throughout the space – from blown-up elements, like the wooden details echoing the woven leather "intrecciato" reminiscent of Bottega Veneta's handbags , to the thousands of glass bricks. Wool carpets and mirrored clothes rails complete the interior scheme for the open-plan space.

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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

Dezeen

The store interior references modernist architecture Having previously completed several other stores for the brand, EBBA was tasked with transforming an empty unit in the landmark office development into an inviting space aimed at attracting visitors from the adjacent lobby.

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Business Growth through Digital Transformation: The Case of Premium and Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

For decades, these brands, whether in fashion, automotive, hospitality, or any other domain, have held a steadfast position at the pinnacle of their respective industries. The literature frequently explores how the preferences and purchasing patterns of luxury consumers evolve in response to digital technologies.