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Selfridges invites customers to ‘Go Long’ at The Stock Market in the Corner Shop

Retail Focus

Running until August, Worn Again explores ideas, collaborations and events to keep products in circulation for longer and dial up the pleasure and reciprocity of shopping secondhand, as Selfridges aims 45% of transactions to come from circular products and services by 2030.

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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

Reports have been circulating for more than a month now that Thailand’s Central Group is in talks with Vietnam’s Vincom Retail that could lead to the Thai company buying a majority stake. Despite the format tailoring, there is a stark performance differential.

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7 Office Design Strategies To Support Neurodiversity In A Post-Pandemic World

All Work

Office environments can be tailored to better support neurodiverse individuals by incorporating thoughtful design strategies that cater to sensory, visual, auditory, and spatial preferences, thus creating inclusive workspaces that enhance productivity and comfort for all employees.

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Harrods’ Hair & Beauty Salon relaunches after a magical makeover

Retail Focus

With soft, ambient lighting and calming music, guests are encouraged to lie back on Yume fully extending backwash beds, relax and enjoy a soothing head massage, designed to boost circulation, and promote healthy hair growth.

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How Much Should You Flex a Format?

VMS

The mild problem posed by the pandemic is that, in spite of lockdown restrictions being eased, a lot of City types are still WFH (working from home), meaning that the amount of cash circulating in the area is not quite as great as might originally have been anticipated. France, Germany or Italy, for example.

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The Sens.ai Headset promises a sharper, better brain

Design Wanted

They include gamma-grade sensors that can read the fastest brainwaves, while the Pulse Oximeter sensor monitors heart signals thousands of times per second, measuring heart rate variability and allowing the headset to tailor a training program to increase heart coherence, an indicator of a balanced nervous system.