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After the golden age: Why department stores are no longer glamorous

Inside Retail

When Laura Peden was growing up in the 1970s, department stores were a special place. Decades later, she still vividly remembers how she and her grandmother would travel into Myer’s city store at Christmas to see the “insanely fascinating” windows. The department store was no longer the star attraction.

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OMA adds wood-clad escalators to KaDeWe department store in Berlin

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Architecture studio OMA has revealed images of the first completed part of its renovation of Berlin department store KaDeWe, a retail and event space connected by wood-clad escalators. A shop window will be used for analogue and digital display. The department store is located in Berlin.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

Showfields closed its Miami and New York City locations in July and September, respectively. It has three remaining bricks-and-mortar locations, in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Brooklyn. The Brooklyn store will be expanded by 2,500 sq feet, to 14,000 sq feet, to accommodate brands relocating from the two stores that closed.

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Harris Scarfe opens its largest store yet, in Queensland

Inside Retail

Department store Harris Scarfe has opened its biggest store to date, in Queensland’s Burleigh Heads. The new store is located in Stockland Burleigh Heads shopping centre. The post Harris Scarfe opens its largest store yet, in Queensland appeared first on Inside Retail. Image Source: Supplied.

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Longchamp redefines its retail footprint with très chic Melbourne apartment

Inside Retail

The brand has grown to have a presence in 80 countries through a distribution network encompassing 1200 points of sale across stand-alone stores, franchises, department stores, multi-brand leather goods stores, travel retail and e-commerce websites.

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EL&N Café Set to Make Midlands Debut at Bullring

Retail Focus

The brand’s signature intricate floral displays and pink decor, which have captivated social media audiences worldwide, will feature prominently in the lavish Birmingham cafe. ” The cafe’s unique atmosphere is expected to appeal to the youngest city in Europe, making it a promising addition to Hammerson’s portfolio.

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What Loewe’s new Melbourne store says about evolving menswear industry

Inside Retail

Despite many consumers cutting back on discretionary goods amid financial pressures, LVMH’s oldest luxury fashion house, Loewe , has opened a new store in Melbourne’s CBD. The location – which stocks ready-to-wear apparel, bags and small leather goods among other items – is the first Loewe store to stock menswear in Australia.