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A Pea in the Pod Opens Stores in Chicago, New York

VMS

known for its luxe maternity wear and accessories, has opened two new concept stores in Chicago and New York, according to a company press release. The designer and specialty retailer of maternity accessories and apparel opened its Chicago location on Daman Avenue, and its New York location at 1042 Lexington Avenue.

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Lifting the logo: Inside the rebrand of Thai supermarket Lotus’s

Inside Retail

One of the indicators of a retailer’s intentions is how much it invests in its regional stores, which typically have less competition than in urban areas. Here, we found a good illustration of how spruced up and well-located Lotus’s hypermarkets are outcompeting their biggest rivals in many instances. Lotus’s at Yasothon is an example.

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Open to Buy: The Retail Business Art

Retailing Insight

The process is actively in use at every major chain store, department store and larger specialty store chain. Yet the concepts are completely applicable to independent retailers. In fact, many specialty stores and boutiques use this to ensure cash flow and profitability for their stores. It’s called Open-to-Buy.

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What is Omni-channel Retail?

Retail Bound

Although many new product companies are finding success selling on Shopify or Amazon, online sales still only represent 20% of all retail sales, whereas offline channels like brick-and-mortar locations, catalog, TV Shopping and Reward and Incentive markets represent 80%. Retail stores is by far the largest retail market segment at $6.5

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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New York quickly became the epicenter of burgeoning new retail concepts. It’s a great example of cast iron architecture, which – coupled with the availability of plate glass – was a keystone to merchandising theater. Frank Baum, who edited The Show Window in November 1897, a periodical devoted to the presentation of merchandise.

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How Much Should You Flex a Format?

VMS

There is no mistaking where you are, but this has been tailored for its location, and it goes to show that there is considerable largesse when it comes to the matter of flexing a format. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. France, Germany or Italy, for example. s first Eataly. gallery_holder}}.