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“A big vote of confidence”: Why Walmart’s store upgrades are key

Inside Retail

American big-box retail giant Walmart recently reopened 117 remodeled stores, marking the chain’s largest single day of rollouts since it first opened in 1962. And it added new “dollar shops” for consumers to pick through seasonal, more affordably priced items. However, not everything has been coming up roses for the mass retailer.

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Surfaces: analysing décor opportunities for retailers

Retail Focus

Here, we speak with two leading providers of materials in the décor sector to find out more about how easy projects like this are to undertake and how retailers should think outside of the box to make the most of their blank surfaces. Ideal for mid-term use, this product can be installed by any employee.

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The Lexicon welcomes host of new occupiers amid action-packed summer events programme

Retail Focus

Søstrene Grene’s new, unique store concept ‘Retail for the Senses’ offers a wide assortment within home interiors, furniture, hobby items, kitchen supplies, children’s toys, specialty food and candy, gift-wrapping, and party supplies. Both are occupying units on Braccan Walk with Søstrene Grene taking 6,000 sq ft of space.

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Lighting – retail’s bright idea

Retail Focus

Often underutilised, lighting is one of the most useful tools to retailers wanting to improve their store and make shopping a more memorable experience for consumers. Here, we speak with several specialist providers of lighting to the retail market and find out more about the many advantages of revamping your lighting setup.

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Costco: Retail’s least-hyped show on earth

Inside Retail

Central Retail’s Tops Club, a 15,000sqm affair unveiled at Central Rama 2 shopping mall in south Bangkok last September, is a good example. Makro accepts both business customers and individual consumers but doesn’t require membership, so it is not technically a club, even though its stores bear a strong resemblance to one.

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Storytelling in retail design

CAAD

Everyone is aware of the importance of storytelling in the retail sector, but how many good examples can we find today? . Storytelling in retail design is the commitment to capture the consumer through a visual narrative , in which history, tradition, values and the company’s business idea are the main protagonists. .

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Retail Branding: Concept, benefits and strategies to apply it in the physical store

CAAD

This concept appeals to the use of various marketing techniques applied to brand development. With retail marketing, commercial shops are designed centred on a brand, but also focusing on the customer experience. How do you make retail branding the best it can be?