Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Landsec , part of The St David’s Partnership, has announced that Penhaligon’s have signed for their first Welsh store at St David’s Cardiff. The luxury British perfume house have launched this week in time for Christmas on The Hayes, St David’s premium retail and leisure mall. Guest experience will be the focus of Penhaligon’s new 420 sq. ft space, with a bespoke interior that is designed to inspire and delight on every visit, a fragrance sommelier bar and an engraving station for a fully custo

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Design Week

DECEMBER 16, 2022

You might look at the title of graphic designer Michael Arndt’s most recent book and wonder how snails and monkey tails have anything to do with punctuation. The main title is “curious enough so that most people won’t get it”, says Arndt, which is why he included the subtitle, A Visual Guide to Punctuation and Symbols. If you are curious enough to read on, you would learn that snail – or.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Goldsmiths, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, has relocated its Solihull showroom to a new larger location in the Touchwood shopping centre. . Located just nine miles east of Birmingham, Solihull has established itself as an attractive metropolitan borough with its own unique character.

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All Work

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The workplace is designed like a theatre stage where we always have to be ‘On’. . It may be ideal for extroverts, but most offices are missing a place of quiet for those who experience the world in a different way. . Here are simple, cost-efficient ways to create an accessible and neurodiverse-friendly workspace. . We live in a world designed for noisy neurotypical extroverts.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Peel L&P has announced over 15,000 sq ft of new lettings at Gloucester Quays across 2022, with British bath, body & beauty retailer, Molton Brown, the latest premium brand to take space at the leading designer outlet. Molton Brown has opened within a 2,184 sq ft unit opposite Le Creuset. The store stocks the brand’s iconic selection of fragrances across bath, body, and beauty products, fitted out in its trademark luxurious style.

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Retail Works Inc

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As the year comes to a close, we look forward to the new design trends that will shape our future interiors. Trade shows have given us sneak peek into finishes and furnishings, but here is a more in depth look at what to expect according to Interior Design Magazine. 1. Designs That Prioritize the Outdoors Design is not just for the interior, but also the exterior.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Systems to erase checkout lines are on the grow, as exemplified by these three new installations: • A Pick & Go store in Munich is Germany’s first fully autonomous, cashier-less supermarket. Installed at a store operated by grocer REWE Group (Cologne, Germany) is a system by Trigo (Tel Aviv), a computer vision company that builds autonomous checkout and retail analytics systems.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mars Wrigley has unveiled a raft of new launches and returning favourites that will feature in its 2023 Easter range. New for 2023 are M&M’s Easter Shapes – hollow chocolate shapes filled with mini M&M’s and individually wrapped in colourful foil. According to Mars Wrigley, shapes are growing category, with 15% of households buying Easter. This story continues at New products unveiled for Mars Wrigley Easter portfolio.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 16, 2022

M’s unveils identity redesign for an “inclusive” future In January M&M’s revealed its global redesign, which was led by Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR). The JKR team chose the ampersand to lead the new identity and signify “togetherness” and symbolise people’s desire to belong. M&M’s new identity also featured a bespoke typeface – All Together serif – which took cues from the lentil shape of the.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Privately held Alpha Industries (Knoxville, Tenn.) is flying high with fashionistas, rappers, YouTubers and Instagrammers. It’s all thanks to Alpha’s MA-1 flight jacket first developed for military pilots. Alpha Industries began supplying those to the U.S. Department of Defense with its 1959 founding. Today, Alpha’s growing line of military-inspired apparel finds itself woven into fabric of U.S. fashion.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Global creative agency Studio Morfar has rebranded start-up advisory firm True Altitude with a “psychedelic, surrealist” identity featuring a “minimal, stamp-like logomark” and “Japanese woodblock style” illustrations. True Altitude invests in tech start-ups to help them grow and upscale their business. It describes its client approach as hands-on and “skin in the game”, which is an important part.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Restaurant operator Darden (Orlando) said it plans to open 55-60 new locales during its fiscal 2023. The company – which operates locales under nine different brands, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and Capital Grill – made that disclosure in its latest earnings release. Darden did not specify which of its brands would grow by how much. The restaurateur did say its capital spending for the year would total $525-$575 million.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nisa’s registered charity Making a Difference Locally (MADL) is fostering the Christmas spirit this week with the launch of extra donations for the 12 Days of Christmas. In an advent calendar style countdown on MADL social media, 12 charities have been selected from across the UK to receive additional funding. All the causes operate within. This story continues at Nisa charity donations take a festive format for Christmas.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) SAN FRANCISCO — Shift Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFT), a leading end-to-end auto ecommerce platform transforming the used car industry with a technology-driven, hassle-free customer experience, has closed its merger with CarLotz, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOTZ), a leading consignment-to-retail used vehicle marketplace. The combined company will continue to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker SFT.

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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.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Convenience store staple products are returning to pre-pandemic normality, according to new data from NielsenIQ. In a survey for The Grocer’s top products 2022, the analyst found that traditional convenience store favourites topped the list this year. They included carbonated drinks (up £264m), sport and energy drinks (up £251m) and bagged snacks (up £229m).

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The new European flagship store of XPENG Motors opened its doors in Copenhagen. The design of the unique showroom with.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mentholated lozenge brand Jakemans is to launch a sugar-free variant in January. The sugar-free lozenges will come in a 50g bag with a recommended retail price of £1.29. Elizabeth Hughes-Gapper, brand manager, said: “It is important we offer our customers a variety of flavours and we are absolutely thrilled we are absolutely thrilled to be. This story continues at Historic lozenge brand launches sugar-free version.

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Science of Him | Problems of Men, Solved with science Based in India Science of Him is an e-commerce wellness.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cadbury is to bring back its chance for customers to win football-related prizes with top Premiership clubs after Christmas. The “Win a Day in their Boots” promotion will run from January to March with prizes including: a VIP hospitality match day and a stadium tour; a training day with club coaches and full training kit. This story continues at Cadbury gets back on the pitch with Premiership football prizes.

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

At two years old, Slab Town occupies a unique spot on Shanghai’s cafe-dense Fumin Road. Always populated with loyal coffee.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging retailers to think about the practical steps that they can take to help women and others under threat to feel safe. The trade body is encouraging retailers to sign up to the Women’s Night Safety Charter. The charter started in London, but has been extended to more. This story continues at Making stores a safe haven for their communities.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Scottish government is acting too slowly to finalise arrangements for the deposit return scheme (DRS) for drinks containers, says the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF). The DRS is to begin in August but the SGF said this week there are still many questions about how it will work that remain unanswered. SGF chief executive Pete. This story continues at Scottish government dragging its heels on deposit return scheme, say critics.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Yogurt brand The Collective will start the new year with the latest phase of its marketing drive, highlighting its new dairy-free Suckies yogurt pouches for children. The New Year marketing campaign for Suckies is aiming to reach nearly 10 million UK consumers and build on growth that is already running at 18.9% year on year. This story continues at Suckies yogurt to launch New Year marketing push.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The team and Independent Retail News and TalkingRetail.com will be taking a break for the festive season and would like to wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. We will be back on Tuesday 3 January with all the latest industry news, analysis and opinions. From the team at Independent. This story continues at Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore & Son said today that its sales grew by nearly a fifth (19%) to £1.19bn in the year to 1 May and have since increased by a further 9%. The West Midlands based company, which also runs 262 company-owned Spar stores, released the trading update ahead of its official filing of. This story continues at Blakemore announces sales surge but makes a loss because of logistics costs.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Scottish government plans to cut the threshold for 100% business rates relief from a rateable value of £15,000 to £12,000 will hit small retailers badly, says the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF). Despite previously announced plans to freeze the basic rate charged for business rates, the SGF said the plan to lower the threshold was bad. This story continues at Scots cry foul over cut in business rates relief threshold.

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