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Retail is back, but have your customers changed?

Inside Retail

Retailers around Australia are looking again to a brighter future. With New South Wales-based retailers opening their doors to shoppers and Victorian businesses set to follow, the Australian economy is being prised back open just in time for a busy holiday trading period. As restrictions ease, and consumers in Australia’s most populous states regain some basic freedoms, the recovery can now get underway.

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Fashion Goes Tech: Digitalization in retail (1)

Fashion Retail

When I published Fashion Goes Tech, retail was suffering the worst crisis ever: covid-19. Empty streets, no traffic, stores closed. In other words, no footfall, no conversion, no inventory turnover, frozen cash flows, no business. In a business like fashion, it also means that you are increasing inventories and reducing the probabilities of selling it … More Fashion Goes Tech: Digitalization in retail (1).

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The winners of NSW’s reopened retail: CBA

Inside Retail

New South Wales customers came out in force to support local businesses last week, after retail and personal service businesses were finally able to open their doors to the public again. According to data from CommBank, clothing stores saw spending jump 336 per cent compared with the week prior, while jewellery sales rose 419 per cent and toys and games stores saw sales grow 235 per cent.

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Gucci, London

Retail Store Windows

Its been such a long time since we looked at this store along Sloane street and indeed this brand. We can see that they do amazing stuff although the security grille always obscures their windows so its impossible to capture anything interesting, and well. As always, superb product (if you like your clothes to match the rug, and who doesn't?) plus of course an interesting use of mirrors here creating a portal of sorts although to where is unclear.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

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.

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Crumpler co-founder returns as chief executive

Inside Retail

After months without a full-time chief executive, Crumpler co-founder David Roper has returned to the bag business in order to bring it back to its roots. In an announcement made on the business’ Facebook, Roper said he is grateful for all the business’ staff and supporters, and is bringing his daughter, Virginia Martin, into the business – her exact role isn’t yet known, but a Crumpler spokesperson told Inside Retail she will be assisting Roper. “I’m so happy to be

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The Julia collection features four floor lamps with curve appeal

Design Wanted

Inspired by the four seasons, designer Xavier Delvallee has created a series of lighting inspired by biophilic design. “The original idea of Julia was to create a hybrid product merging a lamp and a vase ,” explains California industrial designer Xavier Delvallee. Working with a group of talented craftspeople in his hometown of Los Angeles, he has developed a collection of elegant floor lamps that strike a perfect balance between industrial design and nature.

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Patina-V’s Actress

VMS

Patina-V’s Actress. With dramatic poses and gestures, this line is ready to be showcased. I’m ready for my close-up! This company’s Actress collection features a range of interesting mannequins in bold poses with unique gestures. CNL Mannequins. POST CATEGORIES. MANUFACTURER: CNL Mannequins. PRODUCT CATEGORY: Mannequins and Forms. The post Patina-V’s Actress appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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A rush to reopen: Is it doing Australian retail more harm than good?

Inside Retail

Duty free shop operators and other airport retailers will be happy with the long-awaited (limited) opening of Australia’s international borders in November. Apart from airport tenants, the retail industry in general will be more interested in three looming questions that are also important to Australia’s economic recovery: when will foreign tourists be allowed back?

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Transforming Retail Award Winners: Ribble – Best Connected category

Retail Insider

We asked all our winners in this year’s Transforming Retail Awards to tell us how they felt about winning their category. So here is our Q & A with Ribble on their plans for the future featuring David Stacey, Commercial Director and Matthew Lawson Chief Digital Operator. . How do you feel about winning this Award? Matt: Over the moon! It is one thing getting the right tech in place but getting recognition from such highly regarded industry peers for our application to drive a seamless intera

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All things bright: Behind the evolution of Mimco

Inside Retail

Earlier this year, much-loved Australian jewellery brand Mimco turned 25, and to celebrate, the retailer launched a limited-edition collection of accessories and published a coffee-table book detailing its history. Here, we chat with managing director Sarah Rovis about Mimco’s loyal community, customers’ changing shopping habits and the future of the brand’s store design.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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X11 Global Flagship Store – A New Must-Visit Destination for Generation Z

Home World Design

X11 entrusted BloomDesign to conceive its first global flagship store, which sits on Huaihai Road — known as the most beautiful, modern and stylish commercial street in Shanghai. Continue reading.

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Stylerunner plans NZ debut with its largest flagship yet

Inside Retail

Women active lifestyle brand, Stylerunner, is to land its first New Zealand brick-and-mortar store Auckland’s Westfield Newmarket next month – its largest Australasia flagship to date. Spanning 300sqm, the new flagship store is designed by Melbourne creative studio, Noise Noise Noise, with a focus on bright colours and neon elements. To elevate the customer’s experience, the store is infused with a signature store scent developed by the team.

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The Julia collection features four floor lamps with curve appeal

Design Wanted

Inspired by the four seasons, designer Xavier Delvallee has created a series of lighting inspired by biophilic design. “The original idea of Julia was to create a hybrid product merging a lamp and a vase ,” explains California industrial designer Xavier Delvallee. Working with a group of talented craftspeople in his hometown of Los Angeles, he has developed a collection of elegant floor lamps that strike a perfect balance between industrial design and nature.

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Beyond gender: How Lego’s push for ‘inclusive play’ reflects social change

Inside Retail

Last Monday, on International Day of the Girl, the Lego Group announced a commitment to removing harmful gender stereotypes from all of its products and marketing going forward. . The Danish toy-maker said it will work closely with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and UNICEF as it seeks to promote more inclusive play, starting with its latest campaign ‘Ready for Girls’, which celebrates girls who rebuild the world through creative problem solving.

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

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.