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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. The department store's food laboratories will also be unveiled as a part of the new outdoor space. Lighting: Sekles Planungsbuero.

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Aje sees the light: Why the Aussie brand is ramping up its global presence

Inside Retail

This season we were drawn to the ground repetition of daybreak after darkness, especially the way the dawn’s first light illuminates the earth,” Forest told Inside Retail. The business’ first Athletica store opened in Westfield Miranda in July, located in the Sutherland Shire of southern Sydney. “As

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Playful Pangaia pop-up at Selfridges features an ever-changing spectrum of light

Retail Focus

Housed in the world’s most famous department store, the space will provide an immersive customer experience, as retailers reopen their doors following months in lockdown. Customers will enter the space and move in a circular route, becoming immersed in a beautiful ever-changing spectrum of light.

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The future of main streets: Aussies share their essential retailers

Inside Retail

So what types of stores and services do they want? Intriguingly, four types of stores/services that are disappearing from main streets around Australia – the post office, bank, department store and newsagent – are in the top ten (out of 45 choices in our survey). The top ten stores and services in an ideal main street.

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Flying into the future: Step inside Pan Am’s flagship store in South Korea

Inside Retail

Seongsu-dong is becoming the hottest location for fashion brands as a result of major labels opening flagship stores there, including Dior, Musinsa, and LCDC. The newlyopened Pan Am flagship store is among them, introducing a design concept adopting the regional characteristics of Seongsu-dong. “The

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The Evolution of Retail Formats: Adapting to Environmental and Social Forces

Retail Focus

This transformation can be dissected into several distinct stages, often referred to as disruptions, in which retailers competed on multiple fronts: for physical space, consumer attention, and innovative store layouts and designs. These department stores were typically found in major cities, catering to urban consumers’ needs.