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ECCO Global Flagship Store

Retail Design Blog

Ecco flagship store locates on Huaihai Rd —— the interaction of eastern and western culture by many international brands.

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of nature inspired spaces

Design Week

Jenki Matcha Bar, by Ruby Kean. New York native Ruby Kean has designed a space for Jenki, one of London’s first-ever dedicated matcha bars. The café, situated in the capital’s Spitalfields market, was an exercise in blending “ancient and modern sensibilities” she says, achieved through different layering techniques. Seating from Japan sits alongside bespoke geometric shelving; meanwhile a bold centrepiece bar designed by wood surface designers Alpi Wood is combined w

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Foxtrot Market in Chicago’s Bucktown Neighborhood | Fixtures & Furniture by Morgan Li

Retail Design Blog

Rapidly expanding Foxtrot Markets looks to provide its customers with a new kind of corner store experience. After opening a.

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Amazon to test department stores in offline expansion

Inside Retail

Amazon.com is to open several department stores in its home US market to test the concept as it continues to build out its multichannel business model. According to multiple reports, the new stores will stock clothing, household items and electronics, along with other items, creating a new touchpoint for previously online-only customers. . Department stores’ share of the overall US market has fallen from 14.5 per cent in 1985 to about 2.9 per cent today, according to GlobalData, which might on t

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Retailers get new online tool to help them go green

Talking Retail

Independent retailers are being encouraged to cut their carbon footprint and become more environmentally friendly through using a new online resource. The Retail Sector Council (RSC) has launched the initiative, which has received ministerial support, and is described an “an informative and accessible hub built by retailers for retailers to encourage planet friendly shopping”.

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Esther & Co GM Travis Wright exits, former Mosaic Brands exec steps in

Inside Retail

Womenswear online retailer Esther & Co has announced that GM Travis Wright has recently exited the company, with former Mosaic Brands executive John Hardy stepping into her role. Travis Wright. Wright has been at Esther & Co for almost seven years and according to founder and CEO Talita Estelle, she has been “a driving force” at the business, where she helped the brand experience more than five times growth. .

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New retail rules announced for high-risk NSW areas

Inside Retail

New rules take effect from midnight Sunday in NSW covering the types of retailer allowed to let customers shop in-store in areas of high risk for coronavirus transmission. In response to ballooning infections of the highly contagious Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, the state has extended its lockdown until the end of September and introduced a raft of new measures to restrict person-to-person contact in the hope of slowing the spread of the disease.

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Nestlé unveils cocktail-inspired After Eight flavour

Talking Retail

Nestlé Confectionery is set to launch a Mojito & Mint flavour for its After Eight brand. The flavour will be available from September in 200g cartons, retailing at £3, and will feature Mojito and mint-flavoured fondant enrobed in dark chocolate. Debbie Bowen, senior brand manager for After Eight said: “Last year’s limited edition Gin & Tonic After.

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VIDEO: Welcome to The Edit

Inside Retail

Introducing our new monthly video series, The Edit , where the Inside Retail team takes you behind the scenes and discusses what’s hot and what’s not in retail. Featuring managing editor Jo-Anne Hui-Miller and features & premium editors Heather McIlvaine and Ruth Hogan, we’ll chat about the stories that we’re chasing, the great retail leaders we’ve interviewed lately and the trends that we’ve got our eyes on.

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Shinola Partners with Crate & Barrel, Debuts ‘Home’ Concept

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Shinola (Detroit) has partnered with Crate & Barrel (Northbrook, Ill.) on a collection of utility chairs, beds, desks, bookcases and other home goods, according to WXYZ Detroit. The line includes 115 items varying in price from $24 to $4299. Additionally, on Wednesday, Shinola opened its Shinola Home retail store next to its flagship location in Detroit and another at the Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Mich., reports The Detroit News.

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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How Heydoor is making shopping more accessible to people with restrictions

Inside Retail

With the growth of online shopping and heightened safety concerns due to the Covid pandemic, click-and-collect has become a prerequisite for shoppers, allowing them access to goods without entering a store. And while the big guys are well equipped to cater to this demand, some smaller independent retailers that don’t have a click-and-collect service in place could be missing out on sales. .

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Taco Bell Introduces 2-Story Concept with 4 Drive-Thru Lanes

VMS

Taco Bell is rolling out a new two-story concept called “Taco Bell Defy” that features four drive-thru lanes, Retail Wire writes. The kitchen will be located on the second level where orders are prepared to send below for pickup. Three of the drive-thru lanes will be dedicated to mobile or delivery-order pickups, a “skip the line” solution for customers who order from the Taco Bell app or a third-party service.

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Recycled nylon, video and dance: Camilla & Marc showcases the ‘new normal’

Inside Retail

Australian luxury fashion brand Camilla & Marc has just released a gender neutral and sustainable sportswear collection, showcased through a multidisciplinary campaign featuring 10 local creatives. Released this week, the limited edition ‘Future Now’ range consists of seven pieces – a bomber and anorak, two ultra-practical tracksuits, and a cap – all made using organic cotton, recycled PET and nylon, making it the brand’s most considered and responsible capsule collection to date

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imageHOLDERS launches hygienic gesture controlled touchless kiosk

Retail Times

imageHOLDERS, the leading company in self-service kiosk B2B IOT innovations, has just unveiled its first gesture controlled touchless kiosk in response to the global pandemic.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

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

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Retail appointments of the week

Inside Retail

Former Crumpler and Tigerlily CEO Adam Wilkinson joins PAS. Former Crumpler and Tigerlily CEO Adam Wilkinson has just taken on the newly created role of general manager of new business at the PAS Group, based in Melbourne, Australia. PAS is the parent company for brands including Review, Black Pepper, Designworks, Yarra Trail, Fiorelli and Marco Polo.

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Opinion: Why the challenge of returns during the pandemic has meant sizing is even more important to get right

E Delevry

The rise in online sales has caused even greater challenges around returns, making the issue of accurate sizing more urgent than ever, explains Ronen Luzon, CEO of MySize. . The seismic shift to online apparel and footwear sales triggered by the pandemic have had such a monumental impact on ecommerce that businesses refer to pre-March 2020 as BC – Before Coronavirus.

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“It does not exist”: Why plus-size sports bras are so hard to find

Inside Retail

When global sportswear retailer Lululemon launched the AirSupport Bra last month, it described the product as “revolutionary” and “groundbreaking”. Unlike most bras that rely heavily on straps or the underband to keep breasts from bouncing during high-impact exercise like running, the AirSupport Bra uses injected-foam technology to lift and shape the breasts, spreading the load across the entire bra to reduce pressure on the wearer’s neck and shoulders.

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Amazon Opening New Retail Experience, Similar to Department Store

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Amazon.com Inc. (Seattle) has announced its intentions to open a new retail experience, similar to a department store, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company reportedly plans to sell home goods, electronics and other items and may also offer exchange services. The first concepts are expected to open in California and Ohio and will be set around 30,000 square feet.

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Planning the Architecture of Your Modular DXP

Are you considering moving away from a monolith platform and over to composable architecture? Join experts from Google Cloud, GroupBy, and Orium as they discuss the benefits of moving to a modular digital experience platform. In this masterclass, uncover key indicators that show your brand is ready for a modular DXP, and learn how to lay the foundation for composable commerce.

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The 12 Best Standing Desks for the Hybrid Workplace

All Work

With so many standing desk options out there, it can be tough to choose the right one for you. This guide should help you find the right one based on your specific needs. The most important thing to keep in mind when shopping for a standing desk is to find one that adjusts from the correct sitting height to the correct standing height for you. The other factors you need to take into account are functionality, durability, safety, and style.

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Modern Japanese Interior with Festive Vibes

Retail Design Blog

Sushi Tei has been in business since 1994, and remains the fastest and largest Sushi Chain restaurant in 8 countries,

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Trade group meets with new crime commissioner to address crime threat

Talking Retail

Trade organisation the NFRN has met with Durham county’s new police and crime commissioner, Joy Allen, to discuss her proposals to tackle retail crime and protect people serving local communities. National deputy vice president, Jason Birks, visited her to discuss the necessary changes needed to tackle retail crime in the area. Birks explained the impact.

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Isabel Marant, London

Retail Store Windows

The one thing that we love this brand for is that they really invest in their visual merchandising. And, not only that, they also include information about their schemes on their website too. We really wish more brands did this. Their current scheme 'Pump up the Volume' is a series of installations by Arnold Goron. You can find the visual of the development of their schemes here via this link [link] Check out our fantastic sponsors below for incredible Visual Merchandising solutions or click on

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How Personalized Customer Experiences Drive Retail Growth and Revenue

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton - Associate Director of Product Strategy at Orium | Sam Panzer - Director of Industry Strategy at Talon.One | Frank Passantino - Director of Product Management at Bloomreach

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

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Retailer hits out at ‘awful’ service levels from news supplier

Talking Retail

A retailer has hit out at the “awful” service provided by Smiths News after a series of costly disruptions to deliveries – in stark contrast to the way a nearby competitor has been treated – which has left her with mental health issues. Judy Evans, who runs Williams of Audlem in South Cheshire, and spends. This story continues at Retailer hits out at ‘awful’ service levels from news supplier.

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The Cherry Tree launches Spicy Tomato & Caramelised Onion Table Sauce

Retail Times

West-country artisanal fine foods company and the UK’s No.1 most awarded preserves producer, The Cherry Tree, is expanding its product line with the launch of a versatile new table sauce.

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Retailers urged to act now to cash in on sky high cardboard prices

Talking Retail

Retailers are being urged to move fast to turn their waste into cash and explore a new revenue opportunity – as the price of cardboard soars to a record high. Prices are at their highest level for some 20 years with dry bales going for up to £138 a tonne at UK mills in July. This story continues at Retailers urged to act now to cash in on sky high cardboard prices.

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Nora Lighting Launches MAY LED Track Head

VMS

(PRESS RELEASE) COMMERCE, CA — With a trim, modern appearance, Nora Lighting’s MAY LED Track Heads illuminate retail displays in small boutiques or large department stores. The luminaire features AC LEDs that do not require a driver, facilitating installation and presenting a minimal, contemporary look. The fixture has a narrow flood optic and is available in black or white finish.

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Retails Next Frontier: Exploring and Proving the Value of AI

AI is everywhere. It’s in customer service interactions, product recommendations, marketing outreach, and yes, even commerce experiences. But not every use of AI provides the same value to your brand. In this masterclass, experts from Constructor, commercetools, Contentstack, and Orium discuss how AI can complement your composable tech stack and help bring in immediate ROI.

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Fever-Tree launches new drinks book: Fever-Tree Easy Mixing

Retail Times

Get ready to delight friends and family with effortless yet impressive cocktail creations, thanks to Fever-Tree’s brand new mixed drinks and cocktails recipe book – Fever-Tree Easy Mixing.

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2021 IVC First Place: “AIS Experience Center” (In-Store Home Goods Presentation)

VMS

W HEN YOU THINK of visual merchandising, it’s doubtful thoughtful displays of residential windows and doors come to mind. In the case of AIS Experience Center, one of the goals of its new merchandising strategy was to elevate the window/door buying experience and make it a little more exciting for the average customer. “Windows and doors are a low-involvement category in the interiors of a home,” says Surender Gnanaolivu, Sr.

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Poundland doubles size of its online delivery service trial

E Delevry

Poundland is doubling the size of its trial online delivery service, extending the service to millions more customers across the Midlands as well as into Yorkshire. The pilot initially launched in February , tested by 18,000 staff and selected guests who were able to order from a range of 2,000 items, delivered from the company’s new online fulfilment centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.

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Ocean Bottle launches first D2C campaign with Econfession

Retail Times

Ocean Bottle as teamed up with award winning marketing agency Drum to launch its latest digital campaign: ‘Econfessions Of Ocean Bottle’. Econfessions will run across social channels, using humour to create relatable content to make it clear no one is perfect when it comes to doing right by the planet and the ocean, but little changes make a big impact.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

Significant modifications are on the horizon for digital commerce in retail and customer experience come 2024. The pace of tech shifts will intensify, businesses are set to defund legacy solutions, and attractive opportunities will surface as social and retail media players join forces. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.