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DECEMBER 1, 2022

What is your favorite and earliest memory related to retail, window displays or interior design? “My My earliest memory being in visual was coming up with creative ideas and concepts that would incorporate humor, storytelling, a point-of-view and create customer curiosity. Fond memories.” — Don Bona, Lead Store Designer, AT&T.

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MARCH 16, 2023

The VM & Display Awards, an annual event honouring the most exceptional talents in retail visual merchandising and display, announced this year’s winners at a dazzling awards ceremony held in London last night.

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MAY 4, 2021

The S&P Retail ETF closed Monday posting 2 percent gains thanks to the rallies of retail stocks in the apparel and department store sectors. Shares of department stores experienced strong growth, with Dillard’s closing up 9.7 percent, Macy’s closing up 8 percent and Nordstrom gaining 6 percent.

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AUGUST 31, 2021

Renovation: Department Store. Scope of work : Continue the location’s evolution from traditional department store to a targeted destination for luxury goods and services. In this final phase of the project, the design team from TPG Architecture (New York) worked on the middle three levels and the central atrium.

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JULY 23, 2021

Check out these window displays created for family owned Windsor Pharmacy (New York), designed by Polar Buranasatit of Studio Polarizer (New York). Aiming to change perceptions, this pharmacy window display showcases an elevated design by displaying minimal product, much like a department store window, explains Buranasatit.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Brampton, Canada), owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is partnering with WeWork (New York) to open co-working spaces in former Saks department stores in the New York metro area, reports Inc. The post WeWork Partners with Saks on Co-Working Spaces appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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JANUARY 25, 2022

(Newport Beach, Calif.) – made an offer to purchase the department store retailer Kohl’s (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) It reportedly told the department store retailer that it obtained a “highly confident” letter from a bank ensuring their ability to attain a debt-financing package. Acacia has a market value of $215 billion.

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APRIL 20, 2021

Iconic department store brand Lord & Taylor, now owned by The Saadia Group (New York), will relaunch online as a “digial collective store”, according to a press release. The brand promises exclusive collaborations, new merchandise assortments and a robust private label offering in the near future.

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MAY 18, 2021

Department store Macy’s (New York) reported unexpected first-quarter profits, raising its full-year forecast thanks to momentum building among consumers, according to CNBC. The post Macy’s Posts Surprise 1Q Profit appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. percent estimated growth.

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JULY 6, 2021

Neiman Marcus Group (Dallas) explained via email that they are not intending to sell Bergdorf Goodman (New York), despite a report by the New York Post which said the company was potentially trying to sell the storied department store. The Post explained Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

British department store chain House of Fraser (London) will close its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street in January 2022, reports The Guardian. The post House of Fraser to Close Oxford Street Flagship appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The department store retailer also plans to create an education benefit program in partnership with Guild Education, which aims to cover workers’ books and tuition costs as well as other related fees. The post Macy’s Announces Wage Increase, Education Benefit Program appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Morgan’s 7 th annual Retail Round-Up conference that the department store company was planning more standalone Backstage stores in addition to the shop-in-shops. The post Macy’s Plans ‘Backstage’ Shop-in-Shops appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

New York-based department store Macy’s has filed a lawsuit to prevent Amazon (Seattle) from using the billboard on top of its Herald Square location, reports CNBC. The post Macy’s Goes to Court to Block Amazon Billboard appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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JUNE 14, 2021

department store Selfridges & Co. Shoppers would come to the store and experience things for the first time. They always have something new going on, and I would say they’re one of the best department stores globally.”. The owners of iconic U.K. billion, reports Vogue Business.

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JULY 1, 2021

Department store retailer Neiman Marcus (Dallas) will eliminate all products containing animal fur from its assortment by early 2023, according to a press release. The post Neiman Marcus Group Goes Fur Free appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. All existing fur salons will also be closed.

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DECEMBER 21, 2021

Department store retailer Nordstrom (Seattle) is said to be considering the spinoff of its off-price Nordstrom Rack business, reports The Seattle Times. The post Nordstrom Considering Rack Spinoff appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Radice currently runs a division of Central Group that oversees luxury department stores in Germany, Denmark and Italy. based stores and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands, as well as Brown Thomas and Arnotts, both in Ireland. Billion Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

A group of creatives gathered to commemorate a legacy, an evolution, and a movement toward an all-inclusive world of design. The Ralph Pucci showroom, curated with exquisite luxury furniture, fine art and cutting-edge designs, was the venue for the event. Both are showing objects, and both employ the same or similar tools,” he says.

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JULY 28, 2021

In the Montpellier branch, however, this is teamed up with Monop’ Daily, a French food-for-now and food-for-later retailer (and an offshoot of mid-market department store Monoprix) and a travel version of skincare and beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creativity and Innovation in Design The canvas of Christmas windows is a place where creativity can be unleashed. Retailers rely on the talents of designers and artists to create displays that are not ordinary. The post The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Nordstrom (Seattle) has closed on $675 million of senior unsecured notes that will be used to cut the department store company’s interest expenses by $30 million, according to a press release. ” The post Nordstrom Closes on $675 Million Bond Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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APRIL 21, 2021

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (New York) has submitted nearly two dozen objections for Amazon’s (Seattle) conduct during the election it held for warehouse workers in Alabama to determine whether a union should be formed – which would have been the company’s first U.S.

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MAY 6, 2021

Prior to that role, he was the retailer’s Executive VP of Stores and has also held senior leadership positions at Macy’s, Filene’s and The May Department Stores Co. The post Tuesday Morning Names New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Department store Macy’s (New York) has entered a partnership with WHP Global to offer Toys “R” Us products to shoppers, reports Forbes. Macy’s will roll out Toys “R” Us stores inside more than 400 of its department stores next year. WHP has a controlling interest in Toys “R” Us parent company Tru Kids Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Though last year’s event was virtual due to the pandemic, department store Macy’s has announced that the public will be allowed to watch its venerable Thanksgiving Day parade work its way through Manhattan in person this year, according to NPR. All volunteers and staff are required to be vaccinated and will also wear face coverings.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Many retailers have stepped up and are pushing the boundaries in terms of window concepts and in-store visual merchandising. It’s keeping customers aware of all that is new in merchandise while piquing their interest in stores that are creating retail theater in their windows.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 11, 2022

Suppliers and retailers gathered at the Leonardo Hotel St Pauls to honour the very best in retail visual merchandising and display. In collaboration with Harlequin Design. Shortlisted: The Design Museum – Bombay Sapphire. In collaboration with Sarah Feather Design. WINNER: The Design Museum – Bombay Sapphire.

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JULY 27, 2021

Following months of rumors, the official word came yesterday that British department store Selfridges (London) is exploring a sale, according to WWD. The post Selfridges Up for Sale appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Dutch and Irish businesses.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Struggling with labor shortages, department store retailer Macy’s has asked its corporate employees to work in stores during the holiday season, reports Business Insider. Workers were asked to volunteer for three full-day shifts in stores. About 48,000 of these hires were to be seasonal workers.

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

25 – a welcome reception hosted by IRDC Supporting Sponsor Piddi Design in the 402 Lobby Bar at the host hotel – where attendees from both conferences were able to meet and mingle. Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc.,

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AUGUST 31, 2021

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MAY 12, 2021

Before breaking ground, the proposal will undergo a ULURP (Uniform Land Use Review Procedure) through the City Planning Commission after the department store retailer completes its DEIS (draft environmental impact statement). million-square-foot Herald Square store since 1902. Macy’s has occupied the 2.2-million-square-foot

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Fendi and Chanel demonstrate how gaming aesthetics can work for non-gaming brands too : At the “Fendi Arcade Game pop-ups” at the luxury department store Harrods, Fendi combined visual merchandising, reminiscent of amusement fairs and 80s video games such as Pac-Man, with clothing packed in arcade game machines.

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MAY 5, 2021

Penney and May Department Stores. The post Tailored Brands Taps Retail Veterans appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Tighe joins the company after roles at Peerless Clothing, J.C.

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APRIL 15, 2021

The challenge to create beauty out of what’s, essentially, trash is the true test of creativity,” says Nordstrom Stylist and Visual Merchandiser Rasheed Crawford. The post On Our Radar: Nordstrom NYC, New York appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Department stores, Barron’s writes, have seen a resurgence in 2021, as indicated by the stock growth of Macy’s (176%), Kohl’s (53%) and Nordstrom (15%). Holiday department store sales are expected to grow by nearly 15 percent compared to the previous year, according to a Mastercard forecast.

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