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Mountain bike apparel startup debuts sustainable clothing range

Inside Retail

Mountain bike apparel startup, Norman, has unveiled its first range of sustainable and ethically-produced clothing that combines “support and utility with a modern minimalist aesthetic”. Co-founders Jacinta and Charlie Timmins said they launched the label after identifying a gap in the market for ethically produced, durable mountain bike clothing that makes its wearers feel comfortable on and off the bike.

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Drytac refreshes Ricoh’s Customer Experience Centre with new look

Drytac

Drytac collaborated with Ricoh to overhaul the look of the facility to provide an inspirational and thought-provoking experience for customers. Drytac recently partnered with Ricoh to revamp the Ricoh Customer Experience Centre in Telford, UK. The major transformation project saw the two businesses work closely together to overhaul the look of the facility.

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Apparel retailer Tiger Mist fined for misleading consumers over returns

Inside Retail

Clothing retailer A&S Labels – trading online as Tiger Mist – has paid $26,640 in penalties for allegedly misleading consumers about their right to return faulty items. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued two infringement notices in relation to the statements made on the brand’s returns page on February 21. The ACCC said the business said consumers could only return faulty items by contacting the retailer within 30 days of receiving the order.

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The Value Shopper – How to understand shoppers in an economic downturn

Mike Anthony

Around the world, inflation is rising, putting pressure on the economy, and on consumer and shoppers. As I speak to business leaders of consumer goods companies and retailers alike, it is clear that the challenge of winning with shoppers during this economic uncertainty is now top of mind. And it is a challenge. Shoppers around the world have already become more price sensitive.

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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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Apparel retailer Tiger Mist fined for misleading consumers over returns

Inside Retail

Clothing retailer A&S Labels – trading online as Tiger Mist – has paid $26,640 in penalties for allegedly misleading consumers about their right to return faulty items. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued two infringement notices in relation to the statements made on the brand’s returns page on February 21. The ACCC said the business said consumers could only return faulty items by contacting the retailer within 30 days of receiving the order.

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Explore this extraordinary project that broadens the material perception of water

Design Wanted

An experienced designer and artist, Sander Hagelaar presents ‘Fluid Current’ – in which water droplets complete the electric circuit and trigger lights to turn on. Fascinated […]. The post Explore this extraordinary project that broadens the material perception of water appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Nika Zupanc brings "Alice in Wonderland ambience" to Morela eyewear store in Ljubljana

Dezeen

Massive lamps, rotating mirrors and a legion of drawers feature inside the Morela eyewear store , which Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has completed in Ljubljana. Morela has been offering optician services in the Slovenian capital since the early 2000s and went on to launch its own line of glasses in 2019. Locally based Zupanc was brought in to design both the brand's debut eyewear collection and now the retail space to match.

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Be Seen, be heard: Why The Body Shop has partnered with the UN

Inside Retail

The Body Shop has partnered with the United Nations to launch a new campaign, ‘Be Seen, Be Heard’, which seeks to empower young people across the world to enter politics. According to the UN secretary-general’s envoy on youth Jayathma Wickramanayake, the campaign seeks to deliver on the potential for change that young people hold. “Demographically speaking, our world right now is home to the largest generation of young people ever in the history of our planet,” Wickramanayake said.

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Plus-size fashion was in the spotlight at Fashion Week. What comes next?

Inside Retail

Sparkling silhouettes, feminine prints on masculine shapes, chic shapes with plenty of thigh – all made their way down the first ever plus size runway at Afterpay Australian Fashion Week last Thursday. Unfamiliar on the catwalk were the striking figures of women ranging from a size 12 through to a size 20, dominating a space that had only ever been a fantasy for generations of similar women, but made a reality for all by Chelsea Bonner, director of talent agency Bella Management.

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Why Italian food hall brand Mercato Centrale is expanding to Melbourne

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Premium Italian food hall Mercato Centrale is set to open its first location outside of Italy with the launch of a new, 3000sqm grocery store and restaurant in Melbourne later this year. Occupying three floors in the historic McPherson’s Building at 546 Collins Street in the CBD, Mercato Centrale will offer gourmet groceries from over 20 artisans and makers, eat-in dining and a public space for people to meet, work and attend social and cultural events.

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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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Analysis: A Japanese retailer with Lofty overseas prospects

Inside Retail

Japanese retail is not only good on its own patch – you will find some of the most attractive stores in the world here – but when Japanese concepts have travelled to other countries, they have generally gone over well. To illustrate, Muji is in 31 countries, Uniqlo is in 25, Daiso in 24, and Family Mart is in eight. (Family Mart’s fiercest competitor in Japan, 7-Eleven, is universal but it originated in the US, becoming ‘Japanese’ only in 1991.).

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Woolworths Metro launches in-store vertical farm

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Woolworth Metro is set to launch Australia’s first-ever vertical farm delivering sustainably grown fresh herbs to the Erskineville community. The venture – dubbed ‘The Urban Garden’ – is in partnership with Sydney based agri-tech company InvertiGro. . Herbs such as basil, parsley, mint and coriander are grown at an indoor farm in Rosebery, free of herbicides and pesticides.

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Always was, always will be: First Nations design celebrated at Fashion Week

Inside Retail

From the moving Welcome to Country that opened Afterpay Australian Fashion Week last Monday to the political and historic closing show, it’s clear that the future of fashion is First Nations. Darwin Aborignal Art Fair’s initiative Indigenous Fashion Projects presented a spectacular show featuring talent from its Pathways Program including Kirrikin, Maara Collective, Liandra Swim, Native Swimwear and Ngali.

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