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Honesta launches with an irreverent take on home furnishings

Design Wanted

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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Biryani instead of meatballs: Here’s Ikea’s recipe for success in India

Inside Retail

We’re still in the nascent stages in terms of home furnishing category,” Kavitha Rao, India’s chief commercial officer told Inside Retail. There’s space for a lot more players,” she added. Ikea’s online platform offers shopping in seven cities. As a Scandinavian retailer, we had a large open storage concept.

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IKEA trials “Home Experience of Tomorrow” concept store

Retail Focus

IKEA Xuhui will be testing an innovative retail concept centred around enabling people to live a better and healthier life within the limits of the planet. Instead, the new layout will expand into a mix of open squares and calm spaces, inviting visitors to interact, connect and recharge. The essence of retail is to serve people.

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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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Why Ikea, Nike, Li Ning and Atelier100 are going hyper-local

Inside Retail

During the course of the past two years, the Covid pandemic has altered our shopping behaviours in small yet discernable ways as our mobility had been limited. That prompted a surge in cross-border shopping but has also increased loyalty to and patronage of local retailers.

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

Retail Focus

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. ft pop-up space at 239 King’s Road acting as the first tangible store for the online retailer. . We are so pleased to bring Sleep.8 The post Sleep.8