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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Themed ‘CIRCULATION,’ various installations and artwork fill the 2nd floor, and the exhibitions at the ends of the floor provide both visual and auditory stimulation, demonstrating the brand’s experimental spirit by infusing strange tension and rhythm into the space.

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The new Vegas Sports showroom creates a quirky, exploratory shopping experience for sports lovers

Retail Focus

The design scheme employs subtle, subliminal hints that encourage people to explore the space: ample circulation space, and nooks that unfold within a meandering layout. . Crafted by The Picturesque Studio using a product-first design language, the store is spaciously laid out to create seamless visual connections.

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Aldi launches Corner Store in convenience push

Inside Retail

The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council.

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Here’s what retailers need to know about central bank digital currencies

Inside Retail

Sweden, The Bahamas, France, The Philippines, Japan, Turkey and Switzerland are also testing CBDCs that could be used in public circulation, according to Coin Insider. In contrast, Bitcoin’s supply is limited, which means inflation is essentially impossible.

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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

Dezeen

Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails. Contrasting green tiles were used to frame the generous window openings revealed during the building's renovation, and to form integrated window seats. Books are displayed on the building's first floor and clothing on the second.

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Natural materials create "a sense of refuge" in Kyiv boutique Friends of Fashion

Dezeen

Arched doorways connect the spaces within the store The textiles and white plastered surfaces are contrasted with dark wooden panelling and stainless-steel hanging rails in some of the rooms.

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Reflecting pool centres XC273 fashion boutique in former Shanghai towel factory

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Dongqi Design strived to preserve and emphasise these different layers of history, which are contrasted against shiny new finishes to create a kind of "nostalgic futurism". The building is organised around three voids, which now form the basis of the store's circulation routes. Dongqi Design gave the second floor a bright white finish.