Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
Outdoor apparel retailer KMD Brands has reported a “record” first half driven by strong sales recovery across all three of its brands. For the six months to January 31, sales grew 34.5 per cent to NZ$547.9 million with continuous sales growth registered in all key selling regions. Statutory tax-paid profit reached $14 million with underlying EBITDA at $45.3 million.
Retail Focus
MARCH 21, 2023
H&M has announced the opening of its latest and largest store in the UK, set to open in centre:mk, Milton Keynes on April 1st. The store will feature two floors with both H&M and H&M Home and will offer a world-leading interior look and feel for the brand, including new click and collect lockers and self-service checkouts. The store has been designed to offer customers a welcoming, relaxed environment, with products displayed in a curated and inspirational way.
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Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
Rebekka Bay is creative director of Finnish fashion and homewares brand Marimekko. We spoke with her about Marimekko’s recent collaborations with the likes of Adidas and Ikea, how it puts a modern spin on unique prints from its archive and what the role of stores is in the future of the business. She also shares her highlights from her previous role as global creative director at Uniqlo, and what makes brands like Cos, Gap and Everlane so successful.
Retail Focus
MARCH 21, 2023
While investment is under strain as retailers battle with the impact of inflation on food, products and services, which is running at between 8 and 16%, IT is actually one area where increased spend can be justified. The big question is, how can retailers invest in tech to keep pace with a consumer that has never been more demanding, while at the same time using the very same tech to manage their costs even as they watch inflation bite?
Speaker: Andrew Regan, Managing Partner at BlueSeed Retail Ltd.
Did you know that 70% of new retail technology fails to deliver expected benefits and can often decrease customer value, service, and experience? With that in mind, how can we empower our store associates to leverage new technology to optimize the customer experience and boost productivity? This exclusive webinar with Andrew Regan will dive into strategies to empower retail associates for success with new technology.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
Dutch lifestyle brand Scotch & Soda has filed for bankruptcy in the Netherlands as MD Frederick Lukoff steps down. The bankruptcy does not include the company’s international operations, including those in Australia. The company says “severe cash flow issues” caused by the pandemic along with the war in Ukraine coupled with inflation have damaged its financial recovery despite achieving €342.5 million (A$552.21 million) in revenue.
Retail Focus
MARCH 21, 2023
If you’d like your business to be able to cope with whatever the future holds for it, then it’s a good idea to plan for a range of contingencies. This applies especially to the financial side of the business, where it might be difficult to react to events in an informed, sober-minded way. If you’ve already done some financial scenario planning, then you might already have considered the factors you end up faced with.
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Retail Focus
MARCH 21, 2023
Your resume is often the first impression you make on a potential employer. Usually, the potential employer judges your skills and overall fitness for the company based on what they see in the resume. Close attention to completing a winning resume can be overestimated, and here are the major ones. It showcases your qualifications. A resume is a way for you to highlight your education, work experience, and skills that make you qualified for a job.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
More retailers than ever are putting their green credentials front and centre and showcasing the work they’re doing to clean up what can be a particularly wasteful industry to attract a growing number of conscious consumers. But there’s more to sustainability than switching to solar power and cutting single-use plastics. Much of the retail industry’s environmental damage isn’t even being done by retailers themselves, but by their industry partners and peers in the manufacturing, logistics
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
The Slow Hand Design Exhibition returns to celebrate Thai designers that are supporting their country’s sustainability endeavours. Hosted as part of the prestigious Superstudio showcase, it […] The post Not a Virgin: this year’s Slow Hand Design Exhibition from Thailand highlights the future of upcycling at MDW 2023 appeared first on DesignWanted.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
We’re already two months into 2023. How is your e-commerce program faring? Perhaps you’re overly cautious considering economists say a recession this year is likely. Or maybe you already started safeguarding months ago. Regardless, it’s no time to ease up on e-commerce execution. Recession or not, ChannelAdvisor’s recent report, 3 Global E-Commerce Tactics to Address for Success in 2023 , provides insights and actions brands and retailers can take to step up their game in the midst of economic u
Speaker: Ashlee Aldridge - Reach Partners LLC | Bill Mirabito - Chameleon Collective | Ronak Shah - PSA Retail & CPG, Amazon Web Services | Wayne Teigen - Pivotree
What trends can online merchants expect after more than two years of exponential growth? Companies must expand on the trends that exploded during the pandemic if they want to see continued growth in their businesses while facing a recessionary economy. From social commerce to BOPIS, the name of the game is to meet and sell to customers wherever they are, through multiple channels.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
New research from British company Kana Earth, which has recently launched a unique UK nature carbon directory listing over 1,700 nature carbon offsetting projects, reveals that 64% of UK consumers favour brands that make a conscious effort to tackle climate change.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
A sustainable New Zealand baby wares company Nature Baby will open its first brick-and-mortar flagship location in Australia at the end of this month. After two pop-up stores in Melbourne and Sydney, Nature Baby returns to Australia with a permanent store in Paddington, Sydney. The new store pays respect to Australia while also linking with the brand’s New Zealand flagship through features including the community kitchen.
Retail Store Windows
MARCH 21, 2023
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Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
Every retailer wants to stand out, but the familiar approaches you’ve used in the past may not always get you the attention you want. That’s where innovative and engaging shopper interactions come in. If you’re looking for a competitive edge and long-term success, you need to turn your casual shoppers into die-hard fans. To build a loyal customer base, there are some tried and tested membership engagement approaches that can keep your shoppers coming back and waiting for your next move.
Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist
The past three years have forever changed the retail landscape. Companies of all sizes were forced to welcome change with open arms and surrender to total flexibility in order to be agile in the ever-evolving economic environment. In 2023, we are navigating inflation and its impact on consumer spending, various lasting side effects from the pandemic, and a looming recession in the back half of the year.
Retail Design Blog
MARCH 21, 2023
Located at No. 33 Wusi Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, the Japanese banquet restaurant was renovated from a 200-year-old building set.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
The full program has just been revealed for this year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) – including runway shows and programming. AAFW – produced by Focus, IMG’s in-house production unit – will take place from May 15 to 19 at Carriageworks in Sydney and virtually at AAFW.com.au. The schedule is now published on the AAFW website. AAFW will showcase 46 designer runway shows and presentations from brands like as Acler, Albus Lumen, Alix Higgins, Aje, Anna Quan, Asiyam, Auteur, B
CRP
MARCH 21, 2023
Celebrity-owned Restaurants and Custom Food Packaging Trends In today’s culture, celebrities set the bar on trends. Whether it’s fashion, fragrance or custom food packaging, the concepts they champion are buzz-worthy, to say the least. They are always eager to express themselves beyond their established fields. After all, these celebrities understand the importance of establishing deeper connections with their audiences and remaining in the public memories.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
In 2017, Julia Hobbs of British Vogue declared Crocs “have an unrivalled ability to repel onlookers and induce sneers”. But over the two decades since the notoriously ugly shoes were released, the clogs seem to be going from strength to strength. No longer just the comfortable, easy-to-wear boat shoes they were designed as, now they’re being worn by celebrities like Ariana Grande , Justin Bieber , Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Barrymore, who has her own collection.
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Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.
Drytac
MARCH 21, 2023
The signs and graphics specialist used Drytac Polar Smooth 150 film to produce colourful window graphics to catch the attention of passers-by in the Ontario city of Cambridge. The Kitchener-Waterloo branch of the FastSigns franchise network recently used Drytac Polar Smooth 150 matte white polymeric film to create a series of striking window graphics to promote a major development project in the local area.
Inside Retail
MARCH 21, 2023
Inside Retail : What are your expectations for the year ahead? David Ramadge: As inflation and interest rates continue to rise, we are starting to see these macroeconomic factors affect the industry. Value will be a top priority for consumers throughout 2023 and buyers will be increasingly savvy about finding the best savings. In 2022, some retailers overstocked their products so the start of 2023 will see retailers selling through their remaining goods and offering steep discounts to move merch
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
Every day, hundreds of millions of single-use containers, trays, cutlers, and cans are thrown away. Packaging is an important part of the food industry, but the […] The post Elium studio and McDonald’s collaborate on reusable tableware appeared first on DesignWanted.
Eye on ESG
MARCH 21, 2023
On February 17, 2023, the Securities Commission Malaysia (“ SC ”) published the revised Guidelines on Sustainable and Responsible Investment Funds (“ Guidelines ”) setting out the reporting and disclosure requirements for a fund to qualify as a Sustainable and Responsible Investment (“ SRI ”) Fund and, under a new chapter added to the Guidelines, an ASEAN Sustainable and Responsible Fund (“ SRF ”).
Speaker: Jenn VandeZande, Head of Digital Engagement Strategy at SAP Customer Experience | Beth Scott, VP, Business Operations - Supply Chain | Nikki Grigsby, PHR, Chief Operations Officer at Syndigo | Levana Wang, Content Creator, Gen Z Expert
Post-2020 life has changed the world in many ways — not the least of which is accelerating our reliance on digital commerce. Furthermore, there's the growth of social commerce, evolution of omnichannel commerce, in-store transformation, and online/offline hybridization, all of which are becoming e-Commerce trends that will inevitably shape the 2022 innovation landscape.
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
Dutch Design Awards 2023 registrations open today! Join the ranks of previous winners and nominees who have redefined the definitions and boundaries of design and the […] The post The wait is over, Dutch Design Awards 2023 is open – time to join the ranks appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
Silentnight, the country’s most trusted sleep brand, has delivered 26,000 beds – averaging around 1,800 beds per week – as part of its recent appointment as Premier Inn’s official bed supplier for the UK and Europe. The Barnoldswick-based business is a third of the way to fulfilling their contract with UK’s biggest hotel chain.
Retail Bound
MARCH 21, 2023
Manufacturer sales representatives play an important role in the retail industry, connecting manufacturers with retail buyers. Manufacturer sales representatives are typically responsible for boosting product awareness and generating sales at the retail level. There are several benefits to working with manufacturer sales representatives, including their ability to reach a large number of potential customers and their expertise in selling products.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
The award-winning cosmetics brand Charlotte Tilbury is taking its PillowTalk line on a road trip with a stunning pink double-decker bus experience. The bus, designed and brought to life by Manchester-based One Agency, kicked off its journey from Manchester in late February and will make stops across Europe.
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
Platek is progressively adopting the idea of designing outdoor landscapes with various languages and balances between natural and artificial lighting elements. To this clear vision, the […] The post The evocative, abstract, and dreamy power of outdoor lighting appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
Deliveroo has partnered with author Zeba Talkhani to distribute hundreds of copies of her book ‘The Most Exciting Eid’ – for free – with restaurant orders to help British families learn about Ramadan in a new ‘Deliveread’ initiative.
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
It’s about time that baby bottles got a much-needed upgrade! The game-changing product by Emulait closes the gap between breast and bottle, ensuring a positive breastfeeding […] The post Revolutionizing baby feeding: the Emulait bottle imitates a woman’s breast appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
Tapped from the tropical date and coconut palm trees of Ghana and locally produced using a time-honoured tradition, the highly popular West African drink, also known as Akpeteshie locally is now available in the UK in two flavours: The Nubi with hints of flamed pineapple, passion fruit and honey and The Moor with ginger, local spices and Hwentia pepper.
Design Wanted
MARCH 21, 2023
Liu Jo Living aims to provide an effortless way to transform your home, just as easily as changing your clothes. The collection, designed by Simone Cagnazzo, […] The post The new upholstered collection called Coquille is being presented by Liu Jo appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Times
MARCH 21, 2023
Calling all tea lovers…Hot and iced tea is about to get healthier – and tastier, thanks to the new vegan brand, RDCL Superfoods (pronounced “radical”). Radical Elements Superfood Blends is a powdered boost that is simply mixed into tea, creating a functional beverage with immunity support and other benefits. Plus, it tastes AMAZING!
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