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Teamwork is Key in Retail Innovation

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Case Study. A fascinating example of this is Dick’s Sporting Goods, which has been working on a series of ambitious prototype stores and fixtures. The sports and fitness giant wanted to design an experimental, interactive sporting goods store that Dick’s itself would have trouble competing with.

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Centenarian Celebration

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After Baum departed the publication in the early 1900s, the magazine would go on to become the main competitor of Display World, another VM-focused trade pub, which it later merged with in 1938. Also, be sure to meet our staff and regular contributors on pg.

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Welcome to the future: Bricks-and-mortar retail undergoes a revolution

Inside Retail

For those who think the bricks-and-mortar concept in retail is dead, think again. For example, customers at a sporting goods retailer could shop for ski equipment in a virtual version of the alps and even try skis in virtual reality.

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Welcome to the future: Bricks-and-mortar retail undergoes a revolution

Inside Retail

For those who think the bricks-and-mortar concept in retail is dead, think again. For example, customers at a sporting goods retailer could shop for ski equipment in a virtual version of the alps and even try skis in virtual reality.

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IRDC 2022 Delivers a Hands-On Experience for Retail Design Pros

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Next Top Retail Concept,” facilitated by Jay Highland, EVP Creative, and Jody Wasbro, SVP Strategy & Experience Design, WD Partners, challenged attendees with recreating a modern-day vision for the now-defunct department store Lazarus in a timed creative sprint. Advertisement. NO CRYING IN VISUAL MERCHANDISING.

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Couldn’t Attend IRDC 2021? Here’s What You Missed

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LEFT) Brian Solis opens IRDC with a compelling keynote; (ABOVE) VMSD’s Jennifer Acevedo sits down for a fireside chat with Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Toni Roeller; (BOTTOM) Bevan Bloemendaal led a panel discussion on designing healthy spaces. With every tech revolution, society changes, business changes, life changes.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Knocks It Out of the Park with “House of Sport” Experiential Concept

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J UST AS AMERICANS, bored and anxious during pandemic lockdown, collectively revisited their love affair with outdoor activities and sports, Dick’s Sporting Goods (Coraopolis, Pa.) introduced its new House of Sport concept, focused on multi-sport experiences, better shopper engagement and elevated customer service.