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The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail

Retail Focus

Introduction Significance of Store Windows in Retail Retail displays evolved from the simplicity of handwritten signs strategically positioned both inside and outside stores during the 1800s. Retailers rely on the talents of designers and artists to create displays that are not ordinary. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Here’s the Scoop: Blue Bunny

Retail Works Inc

Such is the life of a visual merchandiser in the Ice Cream Capital of the World, Le Mars, Iowa. to design an updated gift boutique and to develop branded product ideas for the Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor. Additionally, we addressed two important functions —inventory control and visual merchandising.

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Barnes & Noble CEO: “The big guys should be doing better”

Inside Retail

Shoppers are greeted by 10,000 books, and multiple chandeliers, and can choose from a well-curated wine list. While these indie bookstores offer a variety of aesthetics and in-store experiences, they all share a dedication to carefully curating books and related merchandise and creating enjoyable opportunities for in-store browsing.

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Why global retail stores should lean into localism

Inside Retail

It began with deep immersion in the locality, and from that came ideas such as the four three-metre-high pavilions, inspired by the traditional Dai Pai dongs of Hong Kong food market stalls, which form the centrepiece of the store and will act as an ever-changing showcase of artists and merchandise. If you can make it there.

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Bringing the local into the global

Lumsden Design

It began with deep immersion in the locality, and from that came ideas such as the four three-metre-high pavilions, inspired by the traditional Dai Pai dongs of Hong Kong food market stalls, which form the centrepiece of the store and will act as an ever-changing showcase of artists and merchandise. If you can make it there.

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How Chinese toy giant Pop Mart thinks local, dominates global

Inside Retail

The merchandise and the market. Displayed on clear plastic shelves in her bedroom, they range from cherubic dolls to characters from Japan’s Pokemon series. When Ning Wang, 35 and now a billionaire, founded Pop Mart, the business was focused on small gifts, notebooks, candies and personal items like handheld mirrors.

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What retailers can learn from Australia Post’s clever new concept store

Inside Retail

Over the years several attempts have been made to stock these shelves with a merchandise range that will justify the floorspace. But the random mixture of gifting and gadgets, impulse buys and small electrical appliances has never found its purpose — as attested by the always-present clearance bins and yellow tickets.

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