Tue.Jun 29, 2021

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QR check in to become mandatory across every NSW business in July

Inside Retail

Use of the Service NSW QR Code check in service will be mandatory at all businesses from Monday 12 July, the Government announced today. The decision was made as Sydney’s Covid-19 cluster continues to grow unabated to give NSW Health contact tracers real-time access to useful data from a greater number of locations. “This is about keeping customers and staff safe and getting all businesses open again as soon as possible,” said minister for digital and customer service Victor Dominello.

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Innovative new LEGO® Store launches on Fifth Avenue in New York with Broadway Musical spectacle

Retail Focus

An entirely new retail experience, the Fifth Avenue store features the most famous landmarks and icons of NYC built larger-than-life in LEGO bricks, alongside brand-new, one-of-a-kind immersions and interactive experiences with play at the heart. The LEGO Store on Fifth is the flagship location in a new retail format expanding globally. The opening is commemorated by the first new Broadway-style performance in over a year, assembled by an iconic team of award-winning choreographers, lyricists, p

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Playboy owner to 100% acquire racy lingerie brand Honey Birdette

Inside Retail

PLBY Group has just announced its acquisition of provocative Australian luxury lingerie brand Honey Birdette for approximately US $333 million, according to a statement from the company. The Group will be acquiring 100 per cent of the equity of Honey Birdette. PLBY Group CEO Ben Kohn said he is “thrilled by the brand’s potential to become a multi-million-dollar luxury lifestyle franchise”.

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Bottega Veneta Opens Pop-Up Shop in Brooklyn

Retail Focus

Bottega Veneta has opened a new pop-up shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which will operate throughout the summer. Situated in one of New York City‘s most hip neighbourhoods, Daniel Lee‘s first concept store adds to the community’s love for trends and fashion. The summer pop-up will be hosted in a former bank and will be dedicated to small leather goods and a selection of ready-to-wear without special editions or huge media strategies.

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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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How to reach customers at the time of purchase

Inside Retail

Retail marketing has evolved over the last few years. While advances in technology have allowed for more personalisation and better shopping experiences, the way consumers shop – both online and in-store – has changed significantly and the lines between the digital and physical world continue to blur further. Retailers today, not only have to adapt to this new reality but also need to understand that the new consumer journey is always connected across a multitude of devices, regardless if they’r

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Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in July

Design Week

Panel: Happy Hour: Design Edition. Just in time for graduate season, the Happy Hour panel hopes to offer valuable insight for design students and recent graduates. It’s hosted by a Superunion panel – led by creative director Louise Hunter – and will discuss the importance of team work, different studio roles, vital skills and a more elusive topic: the mindset of a creative.

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One Stop launches new recruitment scheme

Talking Retail

One Stop is giving people who shop in its stores or live in the local area exclusive access to its customer service assistant job vacancies. Posters will be displayed in One Stop stores where vacancies are being offered, before the role is advertised to a wider audience, and interested applicants simply scan the QR code. This story continues at One Stop launches new recruitment scheme.

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Calls to define ‘essential retail’ reignite

Inside Retail

Retail associations have asked for clarity around what counts as ‘essential service’ after two major retailers became listed as casual contact locations for an active Covid-19 case. The JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores in Westfield Bondi Junction were visited on Friday 25 by a person who later tested positive, which has reignited the debate around what constitutes an essential service.

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Ribena adds cherry flavour to portfolio

Talking Retail

Ribena has added a cherry flavour to its line-up, following research which found that cherry-flavoured drinks are growing 20% year on year. Ribena Cherry Twist is available in 500ml price-marked bottles for a £1.09 or for a 2-for-£2 offer. The launch is supported by a £3.7m advertising campaign running throughout the year across TV, social. This story continues at Ribena adds cherry flavour to portfolio.

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Panic buying is back. Are supermarkets better prepared?

Inside Retail

With four major Australian cities plunged into lockdown this week, essential retail businesses are under pressure on almost all sides of the country. Videos and images of bare toilet paper shelves have once again surfaced online as consumers fall into old habits, forcing supermarkets to bring back purchase limits on high demand items. But have grocery retailers learned from the lockdowns of the last year and are they better prepared to deal with panic buying this time around?

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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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Ocado Retail expands partnership with CitrusAd to power retail media rollout

Retail Times

CitrusAd is today announcing expansion of its partnership with Ocado Retail that will deliver a retail media proposition to help all their suppliers grow their business on the Ocado website. Combining the very best in grocery delivery and retail media technology, the two companies will be working closely to develop new technology features that will make it easier for brands of all sizes, and media agencies, to plan, buy and optimise their media campaigns.

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Q&A with Tumi: The future is now

Inside Retail

As travel took a downturn last year, innovative luggage retailers like Tumi took the opportunity to get creative and find new ways of connecting with customers. Here, vice president of Tumi Asia Pacific and Middle East Adam Hershman discusses how the luxury brand navigated Covid and its plans for the future. Inside Retail: Can you give me an overview of Tumi?

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Celebrating World Industrial Design Day with Srini Srinivasan, president of the World Design Organisation

Design Wanted

On this occasion we talk to the president of the WDO, Srini Srinivasan, to celebrate the work of industrial designers and its impact on the world. World Design Organization is promoting the profession of industrial design and its impact on our quality of life. The international non-governmental organization with over 185 members in more than 40 different countries, provides the creative industry with a platform to share their initiatives and projects, and to participate in a global dialogue.

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7-Eleven will invest $15m+ in Far North Queensland

Inside Retail

7-Eleven is investing in Far North Queensland for the first time, with about 15 stores expected to open in the region over the next two years. General manager – channel, Braeden Lord, said exact locations have not yet been chosen. “We are continuing to work with landlords and developers to identify opportunities to secure the right sites to meet the needs of the community.

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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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Rude Health announces B Corp certification

Retail Times

Market leading Dairy-free Drinks and cereals brand Rude Health has just achieved B Corp status. After sixteen years of doing business the bright way and three months of rigorous testing by B Corp, Rude Health is now accredited as a business that balances people, planet and profit, with a score of 84.1 out of 200. Achieving B Corp status enables Rude Health to formalise and strengthen their ‘business done bright’ approach to working, which ensures that long-lasting relationships and a no compromi

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The Trend Towards Legal Recreational Cannabis: Considerations for Employers

Hunton Andrews Kurth

In the first four months of 2021, Virginia, New Mexico, New York and New Jersey passed laws legalizing or decriminalizing, in some form, recreational marijuana. Exactly how these laws will affect employers in these states is still an open question, but for now, employers should understand the nuances of the laws so they can prepare for the emerging reality that is legal marijuana.

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Forty six per cent of retailers increasing Halloween ranges this year

Retail Times

Perfetti Van Melle, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of confectionery and chewing gum, has commissioned new research that shows retailers are increasing range sizes, space allocated and store focus for Halloween this year.

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Meet the graduates: Manchester School of Art’s Kulsum Karolia

Design Week

Kulsum Karolia is a 22-year-old graphic design graduate from Manchester School of Art. These end of year projects are called Lemon Tree Trust and Makeshift. Lemon Tree Trust stop motion video Design Week: Can you explain what these two final projects are about? Kulsum Karolia: The Lemon Tree Trust is a non-profit organisation transforming refugee camps through the power of gardening.

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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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Fresh produce grower and supplier JEPCO launches own label ‘Living Lettuce’ in Co-op stores

Retail Times

Fresh produce grower and supplier JEPCO has launched its hydroponically produced own label ‘Living Lettuce’ innovation into Co-op stores nationwide.

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Unsung Heroes competition closes tomorrow

Talking Retail

The deadline for entries to Unsung Heroes, which recognises convenience store owners and staff members who ‘go the extra mile’ to help their customers and local communities, closes at midnight tomorrow (30 June). Retailers can enter the initiative – which is organised by partners Independent Retail News and Nisa – by filling in the entry.

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Institute’s 50th International Design Competition Winners Announced

Retail Design Institute

The Retail Design Institute has named 25 winners in its 50th annual design competition. The judging panel consisted of Professional members of the Institute representing its various Chapters. These projects make up the Institute’s Class of 2020, for retail projects opened in 2020 (January 1 through December 31) and represent design achievement in categories ranging from pop-up stores to fine dining.

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Decathlon UK opens its website to selected new Partners in health and sport

Retail Times

Decathlon UK are delighted to invite new Partners to join its marketplace, bringing together a specially curated selection of brands to help make sport more accessible to the many.

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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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Swizzels offers VIP tour with on-pack competition

Talking Retail

Confectionery brand Swizzels is kicking off an on-pack competition offering shoppers the chance to win a tour of its factory. Swizzels has added five golden Love Hearts rolls in Loadsa Sweets and Lollies variety packs (£1 price-marked packs) which if found, offer one shopper and three guests the chance to visit the Swizzels factory and. This story continues at Swizzels offers VIP tour with on-pack competition.

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How retailers can use personalisation to compete with Amazon

Retail Times

E-commerce expert Alexander Graf explains why Amazon’s astonishing figures shouldn’t make retailers despair—but start getting personal.

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Casillero del Diablo supports white wine range with seasonal campaign

Talking Retail

Chilean wine brand Casillero del Diablo is launching a campaign to promote its range of white wines. The campaign focuses on the “seasonality and great quality” of its Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio, with 30 temperature-sensitive digital adverts displaying different messages according to the temperature of the day. The brand said it is the.

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Manufacturers Near Me

Global Shop

Peak in and see some exceptional manufacturers’ ERP experience. These are the best manufacturers near you – and they use the best ERP software to power their business and simplify their manufacturing. Want to talk to our customers and get a first-hand account of their experience with ERP? Schedule a demo and we can get you in front of some exceptional manufacturers.

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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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Whole Earth campaign supports Team GB

Talking Retail

Peanut butter brand Whole Earth is launching a £1.5m campaign to support Team GB ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The campaign will go live on 5 July across video-on-demand platforms including 4oD, ITV Hub and Sky and across billboards and six sheets across 129 high-traffic footfall areas, including Westfield Shopping Centre in London. This story continues at Whole Earth campaign supports Team GB.

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Tommy Hilfiger, London

Retail Store Windows

Its been a very long time since we looked at the windows here although to be honest they haven't done very much or at least nothing we really wanted to share with you anyway. So here they are. Encouraging us to find our happy place this Summer is Tommy Hilfiger. Thankfully we have already found ours, well, actually we found it a long time ago but you get the idea anyway.

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Grocery sales flat as lockdown eases

Talking Retail

Grocery sales at supermarkets remain largely unchanged at -2.4% in the four weeks ended 19 June, new data reveals. Data released by NielsenIQ show a late May bank holiday weekend, combined with a short heatwave and the beginning of Euro2020, helped to maintain grocery sales, which remained flat (-0.1%) over the past 12 weeks. Category. This story continues at Grocery sales flat as lockdown eases.

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How to apply media to bricks for wall and floor graphics

Drytac

Authored by Gareth Newman , Academy Manager, Drytac. Graphics can be incredibly impactful, changing a room – or even a whole building – with colour and design. But it’s not necessary to fight what’s already there, or to ignore the natural finish of the surface. Applying a mural or decal to bare bricks or concrete can really complement an industrial space or heritage property.

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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.