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Ikea bets on remote interior design as AI changes sales strategy

Inside Retail

Ikea is training call centre workers to become interior design advisers as the Swedish furniture giant aims to offer more home improvement services and hand run-of-the-mill customer queries to an artificial intelligence bot called Billie. In the UK, customers pay $31.44 billion of revenue in Ingka’s 2022 financial year – 3.3

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A Disruptive Design For A New-Age Tea Drinkers’ Haunt

Retail Focus

To achieve this, the designers at The Melange Studio embraced the clients’ brief, which asked for a global, yet local experience that draws from the disruptive success of Starbucks in India. Arches, curves and a play of colours best representative of a ‘millennial mindset’ dominate the interior design scheme for Teavaro.

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Developing retail experiences through immersive retail design

Retail Focus

This can include the creation of a distinctive store design, the use of unique materials and textures, and the integration of story-telling elements throughout the store. Retail design, physically, can directly impact customer emotions and behaviors. How physical retail environments are changing.

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Al-Jawad Pike creates marble "immersive experience" for APL's Soho flagship in NYC

Dezeen

The 3,900 square-foot space has been laid out in a curving amphitheatre design, with the interior designed to be "simple yet severe" while creating a "completely immersive experience," Al-Jawad Pike studio co-founder Jessam Al-Jawad told Dezeen. The photography is by Ståle Eriksen.

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Shaping Tomorrow: Top 4 Retail Design Trends to Watch for in 2024

Show Best

As we step into the future of retail, the landscape is ever-evolving, driven by innovations in design, technology, and consumer preferences. Let’s dive into the top four trends poised to redefine retail design in 2024: 1. Sustainable practices won’t just be a trend; they’ll be a fundamental aspect of retail design.

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Hollister Co. Announces New London Soho Store

Retail Focus

This new location welcomes local London customers and tourists alike with a brightly coloured storefront and an inviting interior that brings the product assortment to life against a backdrop of cool blue and white tones with warm wood fixtures and textured walls. Details on a second new Hollister Co. The post Hollister Co.

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Nakkash Design Studio creates a tropical modernist paradise in Dubai’s Meadows

Design Middleeast

Nakkash Design Studio’s latest interior design project is a refreshing revamp for a lavish 6,600 sq. House with a View During the site visit, the villa’s prime location and access to extraordinary views of the lake became apparent to the design team. two-storey residence.

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