Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Australian consumers are set to spend $8.8 billion during the coming months as mid-year seasonal sales ramp up and excess stock is sold. The Australian Retail Association (ARA) forecasts 52 per cent of consumers shopping mid-season sales will be doing so online. Around 6.2 million Australians will spend an average amount of $1420 each. NSW is expected to contribute $3.2 billion followed by Victoria at $1.9 billion and Queensland at $1.7 billion.

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Retail Focus

MAY 26, 2022

On Thursday May 26th, 2022, Rituals Cosmetics will open its doors in Solihull’s Touchwood Shopping Centre for the very first time. Joining an array of local and global brands in this exciting shopping destination, the Touchwood Shopping Centre is the perfect location for Rituals’ expansion in Solihull. “We are so excited to be expanding the Rituals interactive experience in the UK.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Australia’s thriving First Nations economy was on full display at a pop-up market in Melbourne last night, featuring artwork, apparel and homewares from several Indigenous brands and businesses. Timed to coincide with National Reconciliation Week, the pop-up was hosted by WeWork in collaboration with Ngarrimili, a local nonprofit that provides business advice and support to First Nations entrepreneurs.

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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

MAY 26, 2022

Liberty Software grew tired of their long-time exhibit. It wasn’t driving traffic to their booth like it used to. So, after an extended break from trade shows brought on by the pandemic, they finally had the perfect opportunity to revamp their trade show marketing program. Liberty Software knew they wanted to move away from their previous booth’s traditional “hub & spoke” approach, but they were unsure what the reboot should look like.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Supermarket Coles recently made the shift to offer its employees 10 days of paid gender affirmation leave. Coles had offered this leave without pay since 2020, but made the change after realising it can better support its staff members who identify as transgender. Since making the offer, the number of Coles’ workers that were comfortable identifying themselves as transgender in the workplace shortly increased from 900 to 1,100.

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Retail Works Inc

MAY 26, 2022

Hello Retailers! Are your window displays enticing and attracting shoppers? Are your interior displays effectively capturing your customer’s attention throughout their shopping journey? This blog is an introduction to Retailworks’ tried and true strategies and tips for creating meaningful displays. Whether you’re creating a window display, an end cap display, or tabletop display, consider the following elements: Theme –Start with a story.

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MAY 26, 2022

Authored by Phil Webster, Head of Industrial Sales, EMEA at Drytac. Adhesives are absolutely critical to the success of applications across a range of sectors. Simply put, if you get this choice wrong, then you put the entire project in jeopardy and run the risk of undoing your hard work earlier on in the process, thus costing you valuable time, money and, potentially, repeat business.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

To state the obvious, life for many people has been exceptionally difficult in recent years. While certainly not the only sector to be impacted, the complexities and demands on retailers since the Covid-19 pandemic began have been unrelenting. Mask mandates, vaccination certificates, QR code check-ins, frustrated customers, and staff shortages have all affected the typical day at work for anyone working in retail.

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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

In new research conducted by the Clarins Beauty Daily team, Chichester residents are most at risk of skin ageing from UV rays. Based on the number of sunshine hours per UK city – this area in West Sussex was the sunniest with a total of 1,919 hours (80 days) on average a year according to Met Office data.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

This year, we launched our first Rising Stars of Retail report in the May issue of Inside Retail Australia ’s quarterly magazine, a special feature highlighting some of the great under-the-radar talent in the industry from a wide range of departments. Each week, we will publish interviews with the inspiring people listed in the feature, where they reveal what motivates them, the work that they’re most proud of and the challenges that they’ve overcome.

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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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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

Candy Kittens is today announcing new Candy Kittens LOVES. This latest product joins their hugely popular confectionery line, to celebrate the spectrum of love in today’s society, using bright dopamine inducing colours to inject positivity and happiness into their customers' lives. Candy Kittens LOVES will launch with a limited edition packaging design, created by modern illustrator Ruby Taylor.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Alibaba Group said it would not give a forecast for the current fiscal year due to Covid-19 risks as it reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014. The e-commerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other cities weighed on its business by hindering merchants from shipping goods and making consumers focus on buying necessities. “Online physical goods GMV (gross merchandise value) of our China reta

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Design Week

MAY 26, 2022

AD has revealed the winners of its 2022 awards programme, which includes five Black Pencil winners, the highest level of achievement. The winners were announced over two ceremonies which took place on Wednesday and Thursday. A further 78 Yellow Pencils were awarded, the second tier of awards. Google was awarded a Black Pencil in the product design category for its work on Real Tone.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

From inclusive signage and all-gender bathrooms, to gender-neutral uniforms and name tags that can be edited to include a person’s pronouns, Ikea Australia is on a mission to make people of all gender identities and sexual orientations feel at home in its stores. . We recently spoke with Ikea Australia’s equality, diversity, and inclusion leader Josh Rozairo about some of the changes the company made in conjunction with International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT

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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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Retail Design Blog

MAY 26, 2022

Jo Mercer, one of Australia’s leading shoe brands, launched its new concept store at Bondi Junction.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

Sustainable women’s surfwear brand, Lore of the Sea, found its beginnings when founder, Laure Mayer, noticed a gap in the Australian surfwear market. As an avid surfer, Laure knew the importance of functionality but was determined to challenge the status quo by providing ethically-made, slow fashion surf wear. Laure moved to Bryon Bay in 2012, where she learned everything she needed to create her own surf wear and the e-commerce brand found its beginnings a couple of years later. .

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Retail Store Windows

MAY 26, 2022

There's a little bit of a Memphis Group vibe happening at Mount street Printers right now with the the use of these gorgeous colours and shapes. If you are not familiar with the Memphis Group, essentially they used a lot of Geometric shapes, flat colours and stylised graphic patterns (which are obviously not included here). As always this store, and we think that they only have one, looks incredible and the investment in their visual merchandising is very much appreciated.

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Design Wanted

MAY 26, 2022

Deeply inspired by the appearance of a zipper and the beautiful analogy of opening a book where the pages diverge – Germany-based designer Deniz Aktay fabricates […]. The post ??Inspired by a zipper – this product adds an alluring pop of color to your space appeared first on DesignWanted.

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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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E Delevry

MAY 26, 2022

DPD says it is now providing an all-electric delivery service to 10 UK towns and cities and is aiming for 30 all-electric locations by the end of 2023. The company had announced in October that it wanted to create 25 all-electric towns and cities by 2025 so the new goal is five more locations than originally planned and two years earlier than expected.

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Instore Design

MAY 26, 2022

When you prepare a national campaign rollout for your retail products, there are many steps to go through to get your display in-store, especially when your products are going into multiple retailers. Each retail store has different requirements, from box labeling to pallet grade to setup instructions and floor placement. It’s very easy to make mistakes when you don’t work with a company that specializes in store-level execution.

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E Delevry

MAY 26, 2022

Yodel says it delivered nearly half a million parcels via bicycle in the last six months and aims to deliver more than 750,000 by the end of its financial year in July. The 492,000 figure surpasses the 290,000 delivered by bike by Yodel last year. As it ramps up such deliveries it has partnered with Urb-it who will use their e-cargo bike fleet to deliver to customers.

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Design Wanted

MAY 26, 2022

Born from creativity, research, planning and mind-bending techniques, Canadian designer Troy Smith brilliantly crafts ‘Star Lounger’ – a one-of-a-kind conceptual piece of furniture created from stretch […]. The post A piece of furniture embodying – inspiration, meticulous craftsmanship and outstanding beauty appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

Emmi CAFFÉ LATTE has today announced its partnership with popular reality ITV2 TV show, Love Island. The brand collaboration, officially launching on 6th June, will kick off with a new 30 second TVC and an exclusive on-pack competition, giving iced coffee fans the chance to win two pairs of tickets to the live final Love Island party; with travel to Mallorca and two nights’ accommodation fully paid for.

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Design Week

MAY 26, 2022

AD has revealed the winners of its 2022 awards programme, which includes five Black Pencil winners, the highest level of achievement. The winners were announced over two ceremonies which took place on Wednesday and Thursday. A further 78 Yellow Pencils were awarded, the second tier of awards. Google was awarded a Black Pencil in the product design category for its work on Real Tone.

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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

Tesco has today reaffirmed its commitment to UK egg farmers as challenging market conditions continue to affect the industry.

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Retail Design Blog

MAY 26, 2022

The application of curved surface elements to a certain extent neutralized the coldness brought by silver, and hug brand blue.

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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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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

Kellogg’s has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 for taking action to decrease gender inequality in the workplace.

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Retail Design Blog

MAY 26, 2022

DongAn Luxemporium has embarked on a new era in the retail market as it has commenced the renovation at the.

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Retail Times

MAY 26, 2022

Glenrinnes Distillery, the maker of internationally acclaimed Eight Lands Gin and Vodka, has released its latest creation: a limited-edition Muscat barrel-aged vodka, developed by their Head of Distilling and Operations, Meeghan Murdoch. This is the second release from their Producers’ Series which allows any of the team to put forward an idea for consideration as a limited edition product.

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Retail Focus

MAY 26, 2022

Let’s say you want to buy a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1s — undoubtedly the most recognizable Jordans of all time. What do you do first? . Chances are you answered: type “Jordan 1” in search. Correct? . By Itamar Abramovich, Director of Data Products, Bright Data . Now, depending on your location, your search will give you the most relevant shopping items related to your query with prices, vendors and shipping details attached to a thumbnail of the shoes. .

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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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