Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The retail environment has witnessed many changes during the past couple of years. During and following the pandemic, retail formats have changed on several levels. On the one hand, operational changes and on the other hand, changes linked to the user experience. Ghalia BOUSTANI, PhD.

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Retail Focus

MAY 16, 2024

Many thriving online platforms owe their success to a good user experience (UX), and Bonus.org is no different. Although the competition is fierce, they’ve managed to stand out against the rest and provide their users with a satisfying experience on this page that keeps them coming back for more.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 24, 2024

Legacy denim brand, Levi Strauss & Co has rolled out a direct-to-consumer first strategy across its East Pacific Asia market. Inside Retail sat down with Nuholt Huisamen, managing director of Levi Strauss & Co for East Asia Pacific, to unpack what the future of the DTC-first strategy means for the Asia market.

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Retail Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Retail environments are becoming increasingly engaged as retailers recognize the importance of creating a one-of-a-kind, memorable customer experience. How physical retail environments are changing.

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Inside Retail

MAY 1, 2024

After two years of declining revenue and profit, the American footwear retailer Foot Locker appears to be progressing on its turnaround plan, dubbed Lace Up, with its launch last week of the first “store of the future” at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey. The refresh also brings Foot Locker into line with other retailers,” Saunders said.

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Retail Focus

MAY 7, 2024

Typically, these are not standard holiday packages but bespoke experiences that align with the company’s values and the recipient’s preferences. From exploring new cultures in distant lands to luxurious retreats in serene locations, the primary goal is to provide unforgettable experiences that fuel motivation and foster loyalty.

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2024

(NYSE: FL), has unveiled its new retail concept that delivers an elevated shopping experience and unrivaled customer service. The global retailer introduced the reinvented retail format at its Willowbrook Mall location in Wayne, N.J., At Foot Locker , the retail store experience is the heart of sneaker culture.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2023

Senior Retail Consultant at Univers Retail | Published Author | Visiting Lecturer. In the ever-evolving landscape of luxury retail, traditional brick-and-mortar boutiques are no longer the sole representation of opulence. In an exploration of a holistic brand experience, a remarkable potential and cautious vigilance is revealed.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 12, 2024

The Power of the One-Year Rule One of the most effective strategies for decluttering is the one-year rule. By adhering to the one-year rule, you’ll be able to pare down your possessions to the essentials, freeing up valuable space and creating a more streamlined living environment.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

As consumers return to physical stores in the post-pandemic era, delivering a great in-store experience has become more critical than ever, says a leading retail technology expert. Boring and undifferentiated retail is dead,” insists Neal French, director of Chrome Enterprise, Apac. “It’s

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Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Most importantly, it looks at all links that create a bond, grow and nurture a relationship. This involves creating a structure that takes the audience on a journey. Ghalia BOUSTANI. Defining the brand story.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you aren’t adapting to customer behaviours in 2022, then you likely aren’t creating sustainable growth for your business. Here’s what you can expect for retail this year and how you can succeed in the new environment. What to expect for retail in 2022. How to succeed in the new retail environment.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 15, 2023

Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. It’s the latest apparel company to set up a virtual environment on the platform where players can style their avatar and run or scoot around Loooptopia districts collecting tokens. .

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Inside Retail

APRIL 1, 2024

As organisations look to thrive in our ever-changing environment, the role of sales leaders becomes increasingly pivotal. In an environment where clients and team members demand more, and the workplace is evolving faster than ever, the challenge of being a successful sales leader has become increasingly daunting.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2023

Coaching is essential in the retail environment, and it’s proven to improve the performance of individual employees and organisations. However, in a retail environment, this should always include informal coaching. It means you can give quick and specific feedback on the retail floor. What are the benefits?

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

Modibodi’s efforts to reposition these issues as normal human experiences – while also offering an industry-first solution to them – were truly groundbreaking. It is aspirational, original and doesn’t take itself too seriously,” Modibodi CEO Kerry Cusack told Inside Retail. It’s not just a new advertising approach.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2023

As Australian retailers see consumers returning to in-person shopping, the drive to present eye-catching fitouts to a digital-savvy customer base has become critical in strengthening brands and creating unique and immersive shopping experiences.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. This stands to create more headwinds for China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Retailers have been using visual merchandising to appeal to and connect with shoppers for many years now. Be this simply placing items from a new range of clothes on a group of mannequins or coming up with a creative and colourful window display to draw in those passing by, visual merchandising plays a key role in many retail strategies.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Senior Retail Consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. The world of fashion retail is constantly evolving, and premium fashion retail brands find themselves at the forefront of this ever-changing landscape. Both types of brands face difficulties in the retail environment.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Now, the retail hub has been certified with a four-star green performance rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council and, in turn, become New Zealand’s most sustainable shopping centre. Centre manager Steve Ellingford told Inside Retail , “The sustainable journey is just that – a journey.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

So how can physical retail stores replicate the experience and deliver an equally personalised interface for customers? Retailers need to reflect the tailored and personalised experience of online, but in-store.”. French says the goal of digital signage is different for every brand and vertical.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The series has been informed by feedback from the lived experiences of customers representing a range of neurotypes, such as Rebecca Street, an Autistic consultant. “Ideally I want shopping to feel like an enjoyable, relaxing experience, with lots of natural light, soundproofing, places to sit and cosy cafes. .

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Retail Focus

APRIL 12, 2024

However, by embracing effective organizing strategies, you can transform your living space into a haven of tranquility and efficiency. Decluttering can be a liberating experience, freeing you from the weight of accumulated possessions and creating room for what truly matters.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2022

At the same time, several forward-thinking retailers are focusing on taking their in-store experience to a whole new level by introducing new-wave concept stores into their arsenal. It is time for retailers to reconsider their store development strategy. Now, brands need to bring it back from the extremes to the middle.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since the retailer’s establishment in 1858, Macy’s has become one of the most well-known department stores in the US, if not the world. However, the legacy retailer’s journey as an independently run company may end sooner rather than later. The acquisition offer values the retailer at $32 per share, a 32.4

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2022

The search for the optimum retail experience continues to evolve for all brands. In recent years, omnichannel and experiential retail have been two of the buzzwords circulating amongst retailers and retail designers. Today, forward-thinking retailers are aspiring to create experiences that are ‘phygital’.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 12, 2023

The country’s growing economy and expanding middle class have created a favourable environment for global brands to set up shop and tap into a new consumer base. According to statistics from the India Brand Equity Foundation, the retail sector in the country is expected to be worth US$2 trillion by 2032.

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Inside Retail

MAY 3, 2021

Online and in-person selling quickly became complementary strategies and soon that model gave way to omnichannel retailing – delivering a seamless customer experience across all platforms including physical space, e-commerce, mobile applications, and social media. It didn’t last long. Efficiency redefined.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Luxury pop-up stores become essential brand levers amid the bustling atmosphere, presenting a distinct and enchanting shopping experience for consumers. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In a rapidly evolving retail landscape, retail brand house Kanmo Group stands as a symbol of versatility and global partnerships. With a portfolio that boasts an extensive array of world-renowned brands—ranging from Mothercare and Adidas to Kate Spade—Kanmo has created a unique tapestry of retail experiences across multiple channels.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The retail headwinds just seem to keep coming. Retailers have endured narrowing margins and soaring rents and watched the cost of living eat into discretionary spending during a tumultuous 2023. For several retailers, it was too much. Unstable political environments in Europe and the Middle East can disrupt supply chains.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. The landscape of luxury retail has undergone a profound evolution in recent years, ushering in a new era where the boundaries between the physical and digital realms are blurred. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2022

Global beauty and skincare retailer Sephora has announced it will relaunch one of its largest beauty events, Sephoria, Virtual House of Beauty. The online gaming experience is set to go live in late September and will showcase more than 35 new and existing brands within a 3D environment.

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Inside Retail

MAY 5, 2021

Once synonymous with creating a magical experience for young and old all around the world, Disney has now begun closing 60 of its stores in the US and Canada as it shifts its focus to e-commerce. According to the brand, the retail business in APAC will remain unchanged. A good move for Disney?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Launched during Paris Fashion Week, it’s a reimagined loyalty and rewards program powered by Web3 technology and designed to be a seamless experience across physical and digital environments. . The program realises Balmain’s creative director Olivier Rousteing’s vision of creating one unbroken story that will continue into the future.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 5, 2024

Sitoo , a leading could-native Point of Sale (POS) and Unified Commerce Platform, has been recognised in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Unified Commerce Platforms Anchored by POS for Tier 2 Retailers. Sitoo helps global fashion and lifestyle retailers create positive shopping experiences every time and everywhere.

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