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Ikea to launch small-format Planning Studio concept in Australia

Inside Retail

Ikea is to launch its small-format planning studio concept in two locations in Australia this year. Unlike its traditional warehouse-like stores, the Planning Studio is sized between 300-500sqm and designed for customers to plan and order complex home furnishings and services such as dining, kitchens, and bed spaces.

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Honesta launches with an irreverent take on home furnishings

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Based in New York City and Milan, Sagaria ’s studio has worked on award-winning hospitality projects for brands including Mandarin Oriental, Park Hyatt, Rosewood and Freehand Hotels as well as flagship retail spaces , restaurants and high-end residential developments across America, Europe and Asia.

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Analysis: A Japanese retailer with Lofty overseas prospects

Inside Retail

Japanese retail is not only good on its own patch – you will find some of the most attractive stores in the world here – but when Japanese concepts have travelled to other countries, they have generally gone over well. Loft, a dubiously classified ‘home furnishingsconcept is an idea that should have travelled but hasn’t.

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Daiso, Muji, Moshi Moshi? Why this Japanese-inspired chain is taking off

Inside Retail

Following in the tradition of Japanese retailers like Loft, Daiso and Muji that bring chic to everyday items and are consummate visual merchandisers, Thailand’s Moshi Moshi has gone into full expansion mode with a concept that uses the same template. Some stores also sell pet accessories.

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Marimekko Returns to New York

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Finnish design house Marimekko (Helsinki) has opened a new experiential retail space in SoHo. Located at 97 Wooster St., it replaces a New York flagship that closed at the end of last year. Continuing this tradition, our new store aims to create a dialogue with New York, its inhabitants and creative culture.

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Why international stores are key to Costco’s future growth

Inside Retail

Store growth for Costco going forward will be focused more away from the US than domestically because of decreasing opportunities for expansion at home. Newer stores are not as productive as older ones, indicating that the concept is approaching saturation or already there in the US and Canada, where Costco has most of its locations.

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Sleep.8 ‘Awakens’ the Kings Road with debut central London store launch

Retail Focus

8 at 366-368 King’s Road, marking the brand’s debut central London location. . ft space shared with White Coco clothing retailers. Meanwhile, Mews Furnishings will bring a handpicked collection of fabrics and homewares to Chelsea, with the 1717 sq. The store launch of sleep technology and home furnishings brand Sleep.8,