Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the advent of readily available glass plates, the retail landscape underwent a transformative shift, paving the way for elaborate store window displays that served as captivating showcases for a myriad of products. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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VMS

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Ralph Pucci showroom, curated with exquisite luxury furniture, fine art and cutting-edge designs, was the venue for the event. It was somehow appropriate that the celebration at the Pucci showroom that night was in the shadows of the early department stores that dramatically altered the course of retail.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Inside Store pop-up by Thankyou is a truly immersive design and retail experience. From its ephemeral presence in the Melbourne CBD to its captivating interior, every aspect of the store is carefully curated, with limited signage enticing curious seekers to discover the elusive spot.

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VMS

JUNE 16, 2021

Department store Neiman Marcus (Dallas) has acquired machine learning technology company Stylyze Inc. Stylyze is a woman-founded and -led startup that combines product attribution data and curated content to enhance shopping experiences across the customer journey.

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VMS

AUGUST 18, 2021

M ARKET BY MACY’S, a concept created by Macy’s (New York), is a more curated and exploratory version of the storied company’s typical effort. The store also features a concierge service and café.). Some of the furniture items and fixtures throughout the space were also found objects repurposed for use in the store. Jungle Bells.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Workshops, tours, and experiences guided by cultural peers and curated by industry experts and educators covered key pillars of the fashion business including brand development, merchandising and marketing. The result of this intensive incubator program is a collection stocked on The Iconic as part of the retailer’s First Nations edit.

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VMS

AUGUST 20, 2021

along with controlling stakeholders WHP Global (New York), is planning to open more than 400 shop-in-shops throughout Macy’s (New York) department stores nationwide by 2022, according to a press release. The post Toys ‘R’ Us Announces Shop-in-Shops appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

The company did its best by improving product sourcing and curation to meet the needs of the day, such as higher demand for cleaning and hygiene products, home furnishings, appliances and computers. The company also operates convenience stores, and in fact opened 155 of them in 2021 to bring the total in Thailand to 1353.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Upmarket department store Nordstrom has introduced a two-storey ‘Home’ space at its Manhattan flagship location as part of the launch of the Nordstrom Home collection nationwide. Luxury nesting with Nordstrom. Maserati takes shopping mall car shopping a step further.

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VMS

JANUARY 27, 2023

. “Our men’s business has experienced significant growth over the past several years, and Saks continues to be the destination that shoppers look to for the latest in men’s luxury fashion,” Tracy Margolies, Chief Merchandising Officer at Saks said in a news release.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Using Capture Services On-Demand, Matterport Pro2 cameras, or the Matterport Smartphone app, retail customers are creating virtual showrooms, curating shoppable digital experiences with e-commerce integration, and making store operations more efficient. Harrods Uses Matterport Capture Services to Create Virtual Showroom for Consumers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2022

That first retailer was the upmarket Auckland department store, Smith & Caughey’s. The company does not have its own physical store in any market and has no plans for one at present. At the time, she recalls, local retailers were really open to New Zealand entrepreneurs and products. But never say never.”. “I

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Leveraging our key CRM programs allowed us to tier our reward systems and curate customised experiences to incentivise our customers,” she said. When guests reserve the merchandise online, they are treated with a personalised pre-delivery consultation before the purchased products are delivered to their homes,” Chan explained.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For aspiring sportspeople, Wilson products existed on a par with everything else in department stores and retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods. Alongside a curated collection of signature products, shoppers are able to customize rackets and gloves in-store. But no longer.

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Greater Group

AUGUST 28, 2023

Coop’s Shot Tower, Melbourne Central, Source: Wikimedia Commons The ever popular pedestrian-only shopping strip, Bourke Street Mall, is another quintessentially Melburnian retail hub with its department stores and designer boutiques. Related activities include curating the city’s events calendar to maximise visitation and spend.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith. The founder of the eponymous brand highlighted another similarity between his business and the department store chain. “I

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Retail Times

MARCH 8, 2021

They meet with professional Fit Stylists who handpick products for each client, so they get a curated assortment with superior customer service to boot. Zoe currently has been around retail since she was 20, kicking off her career at a large department store. Gina Freize, co-founder at Venissimo Cheese. Why we love her business.

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Greater Group

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Agent Training, civilians enter the experience store where a range of limited edition uniforms and other merchandise items are on sale to prepare them for returning to the ‘real world’. This entertainment concept store has proven incredibly successful and plans are underway to establish a more permanent location for it in Las Vegas.

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VMS

APRIL 7, 2021

Nominated by their peers, these multidisciplinary designers, architects and visual merchandisers have demonstrated a dedication to design excellence as well as a commitment to advance the customer experience at retail in ways we are only beginning to imagine. How do you see the role of physical stores changing in the future?

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