Design Boom
MAY 27, 2021
apple has opened a new store in rome created in partnership with foster+partners and making it the largest of all the 118 apple stores in europe. The post apple’s new store in rome occupies a renovated 17th century palazzo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Following a review of David Jones’ food business, which was signalled by chief executive Scott Fyfe in March , the department store’s partnership with convenience chain BP is ending. The 35 dual-branded sites built over the past year will be transitioned in the coming months as DJs continues to streamline its Food business. “Our organisations have collectively agreed to work through a managed transition that will see our relationship end in the coming months,” a BP spokesperson said.
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Retail Focus
MAY 27, 2021
Today, Vashi unveiled and opened a new home for bespoke fine jewellery in Covent Garden – the brand’s new flagship store and its seventh bricks-and-mortar location. With an immersive in-store experience, open workshop and full behind-the-scenes visibility of every stage of production, the new flagship welcomes customers into the heart of the jewellery making process like never before.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Iconic Australian footwear brand Wittner may be more than 100 years old, but they’re currently on a path of innovation and sustainability. In this chat with CEO Catherine Willamson – the first female to ever take on the role in the history of the business – we discuss Wittner’s first ever sustainable capsule collection and what it’s like driving a historic retail business into the future.
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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.
Retail Focus
MAY 27, 2021
Shaftesbury has officially announced the opening of Olive Jennings at 35-37 Monmouth Street in Seven Dials, marking the first retailer to launch as part of the ‘Start Up With Seven Dials’ pop-up incubator initiative. . Olive Jennings , a curated lifestyle brand founded by designer Amy Harrison-Mason and named after her grandmother, is one of four female-led brands to be selected from a pool of 30 entrants following a comprehensive judging process with a panel of industry experts. .
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Victoria’s minister for industry support and recovery Martin Pakula has said the state government is working on a targeted package to assist businesses following yesterday’s announcement of a snap seven-day lockdown. According to the ABC , Pakula said the package will be announced next week, with the intention for businesses impacted by the lockdown to receive support “generally within a week or two”.
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Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
E-commerce has seen exponential growth over the past year as the world went into pandemic-fuelled lockdowns, travel bans, and closures. Many retailers have been forced to find new ways to engage their customers, sustain their businesses and find new opportunities for growth leading to an accelerated shift from physical retail to e-commerce. The surge in online sales has also led to increased customer expectations and a demand for better service and personalised experiences.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Retailers have extra time to submit their entries for the Retail Industry Awards, the sector’s most prestigious accolades run by Independent Retail News and TalkingRetail.com. The entry deadline for the awards, which are now in their 26th year, has been extended to 11 June – apart from the Independent Retailer of the Year category. Kim. This story continues at Retail Industry Awards extends entry deadline.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Saint Laurent, Mulberry and Golden Goose are just a few of the international designer brands that have opened stores in 80 Collins, Dexus’ new high-end shopping and dining precinct in Melbourne. With a 38-level office tower, boutique hotel and 5,000 square metres of retail space, 80 Collins aims to give different types of customers – CBD workers, international tourists and local shoppers – multiple reasons to come back and explore the precinct at different times of day.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Funkin Cocktails is kicking off a £1m campaign ahead of summer 2021. The “Best Served Everywhere” campaign will kick-off on 7 June and run until 18 July, across billboards featuring the brand’s Piña Colada, Passion Fruit Martini and Strawberry Daiquiri Nitro Cans in major UK cities. Each billboard features bespoke messaging to each location with. This story continues at Funkin Cocktails unveils nationwide summer campaign.
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Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Former WooliesX GM takes on HealthyLife MD role. Ananth Sarathy, former general manager of digital experience at WooliesX, will lead the newly launched online HealthyLife business as managing director. Sarathy has held a number of other leadership roles in digital within the Woolworths Group over the last eight years, including as general manager of loyalty and data solutions.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Pernod Ricard is launching its Argentinian wine brand, Rutas de Cafayate, into the convenience sector with a Malbec variant. The Rutas de Cafayate Malbec is available now from major wholesalers and retails at £8.50. The launch is set to capitalise on the popularity of Argentinian wine as the “fastest growing country of origin”, which Pernod. This story continues at Pernod Ricard expands Argentinian wine range into convenience channel.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Woolworths Group is hoping that its knowledge and expertise in digital platforms can help resurrect health and wellness brand Healthy Life. After quietly acquiring the Healthy Life business in 2019, following the closure of all stores, Woolworths has focused on reviving the business with an unparalleled digital offering. The new online health and wellness destination, known as HealthyLife, will sell vitamins, sports nutrition products and a specialised range of natural and organic goods not curr
Retail Times
MAY 27, 2021
Naveo Commerce, a unique end-to-end eCommerce, OMS and fulfilment technology provider, has today announced its partnership with Salling Group, Denmark’s largest grocery retailer. By utilising Naveo Commerce’s API-first Connected Commerce platform, specifically its Headless Commerce and Distributed Order Management offerings, Salling has been able to expedite its digital transformation journey and, through its grocery supermarket brand fotex, launch its first ever grocery home delivery service.
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Understanding the intricate world of Point-of-Sale (POS) technology is a common challenge for tech buyers. When it comes to defining the functions of Point-of-Sale systems, the communications have yet to be standardized–—until now. Forrester’s new report, Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions, breaks through the noise and provides business leaders with the information and tools they need to evaluate the features of POS systems.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
After spending nearly five years as chief marketing officer at Catch, Ryan Gracie has left to join MyDeal , an up-and-coming online marketplace that listed on the ASX last October. . We recently spoke with Gracie, who ranked 47th on Inside Retail’s 2021 Top 50 People in E-Commerce , about the rise of online marketplaces, how pureplays can compete with omnichannel retailers and what he loves about marketing.
VMS
MAY 27, 2021
Best Buy (Richfield, Minn.) saw comparable store sales grow by 37.2 percent during the first quarter of 2021 as compared to the same period last year, according to a company press release. Its top-line sales, as compared against 2019’s numbers, also saw growth around 27 percent. According to Retail Dive , most of that growth occurred at the store level, and Best Buy is in the process of testing new store concepts – sizes ranging from 15,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet – as well as some out
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Underwear subscription brand Knobby has rolled out its new brand identity, designed to “evoke a sense of nostalgia” and reflect the brand’s renewed focus on freedom, culture and creativity. . The new logo is inspired by the ’70s aesthetic, using colours from natural Australian icons such as blue from Mooloolaba and pink from Lake Hillier. .
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Nisa has been sharing the latest ice-cream insights, trends, information on new to market products, and detailed sales data with its partners to help them make the most of the sales opportunities this summer. A dedicated ice-cream brochure was launched to partners that highlighted key products to stock supported by category insights and details on. This story continues at Nisa gives partners the inside scoop on ice-cream.
Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney
Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
US fashion retailer Gap is set to enter the home furnishings category, releasing its first home essentials range in partnership with Walmart. The Gap Home collection will feature more than 400 products, ranging from home decor and tabletop items, to bedding and bathroom accessories. Gap’s seasonal and special home collections will drop throughout the year and will be developed in partnership with its licensing agency, IMG.
Retail Times
MAY 27, 2021
We all crave human interaction, especially as we navigate our way through the through the post-lockdown world. Who doesn’t miss being recognised by your favourite barista and being greeted with “the usual?”. In today’s world, this applies to online just as much as to a physical store experience. Places that know your name are the ones that you’ll more likely feel loyal towards.
Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Fast food corporation Yum! Brands, the US parent of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, has purchased Australian tech startup Dragontail for US$93.5 million. Yum! Brands’ acquisition of Dragontail will take the startup’s emerging technologies in-house in addition to its kitchen order management and delivery software. According to CFO Chris Turner, the move would allow the US company to scale Dragontail’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology globally across its operations. “W
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Jet is bringing back its Keep on Moving campaign which features a man driving through the countryside on a grand piano, to coincide with the country opening up. The campaign, which originally launched in September 2020, was shown exclusively in the North East and Midlands. The second airing will target new territories including Yorkshire, East. This story continues at Jet brings back TV campaign.
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Inside Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Pandora’s dedicated digital group and the launch of digital features on its site helped boost the jewellery chain’s financial results last year, according to Jim Cruickshank, company vice president of Digital Development and Retail Technology at Pandora. One of the digital features introduced that was a hit with the Danish brand’s customers was the augmented reality Virtual Try-On service, which has now been expanded to include the brand’s entire product catalog.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Co-op is to open its next university franchise store at Keele University, in Staffordshire, in September. Keele is the seventh Co-op franchise store to open across six universities – it already has stores at Leeds, Kent, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, and Stirling. The new store, which will be managed and run by Keele University Students’ Union, This story continues at Co-op to open new university franchise store.
Retail Times
MAY 27, 2021
Christmas is usually the perfect time for family reunions, but along with most other social occasions, COVID stole this away from most of us in 2020.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
British people have bought more meat, animal protein, and sugar alternatives this spring, new research reveals. The study by shopping list app Listonic shows meat substitutes ended up in shopping baskets 58% more often than in the same period of 2020. Among trending meat alternatives were veggie burgers (+74%), tempeh (+54%), and tofu (+47%). In. This story continues at Demand for food substitutes is rising, data reveals.
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More and more, customers are expecting a better personalized CX. But can retailers actually deliver? Data from McKinsey shows that companies that excel in personalization increase their revenue by 40%, but despite these numbers, retailers struggle to implement customer personalization strategies. So what are the potential solutions? Join us to gain a better understanding of the current retail landscape and learn what you can do to translate personalization strategies into practical implementatio
Retail Times
MAY 27, 2021
Following today’s release of Pets at Home figures for FY2020/21; Georgina Sreeves, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Pets at Home is a clear beneficiary of high consumer demand for pets and pet care amid the pandemic, with group revenue rising 7.9% to £1.14bn in FY2020/21. Its retail division achieved a new high, with revenue growing 8.7% and reaching £1.0bn, though Vet Group performance was more modest with sales up 1.6% to £123.3m.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Retailers Mariam and Samar Hayat have joined Spar Scotland and their network of more than 300 stores throughout the country. The family has a 1,200sq ft in Wellbank, Dundee, which they have been running for the past three years. They are currently refreshing the store, which will offer Paypoint and Lotto, as well as food-to-go. This story continues at Spar Scotland welcomes Dundee store to network.
Retail Times
MAY 27, 2021
Ritter Sport, the family-owned German chocolate maker, known for its chunky square chocolate bars packed with tasty ingredients, has achieved another huge, sustainability milestone and is now a climate-neutral company.
Talking Retail
MAY 27, 2021
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is partnering with Merlin Entertainments once again to launch a “Kids Go Free” promotion across its Capri-Sun portfolio. The promotion will kick-off from 29 May and run until 30 August across five million packs of Capri-Sun, offering families the chance to win a voucher for one free child entry to Legoland. This story continues at Capri-Sun supports families this summer with on-pack promotion.
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