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tokujin yoshioka-designed issey miyake store in kyoto connects innovation with tradition

Design Boom

the new a-poc able issey miyake store opens today in kyoto. The post tokujin yoshioka-designed issey miyake store in kyoto connects innovation with tradition appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Value of inner city logistics hubs to soar as e-commerce grows: CBRE

Inside Retail

Sydney alone will need to increase its overall logistics footprint by at least 720,000 sqm over the next four years in order to keep up with the rising relevance of online shopping, according to a new report from property firm CBRE. The business’ Sydney Industry and Logistics Land Supply report forecasted that a lack of industrial space in the inner city, coupled with increasing e-commerce use, will drive a major change to how retailers operate logistically.

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Tommy Hilfiger upsizes at London Designer Outlet

Retail Focus

Fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger is set to significantly upsize in London Designer Outlet following the success of its pop-up store at the outlet one year after it opened its doors. Throughout the pandemic, London Designer Outlet has welcomed a number of new brands, many of which signed their deals over the past 18 months, including Radley, Lyle & Scott, NICCE and Police.

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Gamified and global: How Wish aims to compete with Amazon

Inside Retail

San Francisco-based mobile shopping app Wish has kicked off a campaign to dramatically increase the number of merchants on its platform from countries other than China. It has hired people in Australia, Brazil and Europe to make contact with local brands, slashed its commission rate to attract new sign-ups and promised significant exposure through its internal advertising machine.

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Get MACH Ready: Preparing Your Business for Digital Transformation

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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Design Council announces Design for Planet festival to coincide with COP26

Design Week

The Design Council has announced a new strategic focus to address climate change, which will see the organisation put on a two-day festival during COP26, the United Nations’ climate change conference, which will be attended by world leaders in Glasgow in November. Design for Planet is the Design Council’s initiative to “mobilise” the UK’s 1.69 million-strong design community, according to its CEO Minnie Moll, who says designers have “the power and responsibili

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VIDEO: How streetwear unicorn StockX keeps one step ahead of customers

Inside Retail

Resale streetwear and lifestyle platform StockX is one of the hottest retailers at the moment, where customers can purchase exclusive, authenticated products from sneakers to handbags from sellers or its DropX model concept. The Detroit-based platform first launched in 2016 as an online marketplace and now sells into more than 200 countries and territories.

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Vestiaire Collective raises US$210 million as orders surge

Inside Retail

Pre-loved fashion online platform Vestiaire Collective has raised US$210 million during its latest financing round, bringing its value to US$1.7 billion. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2i and Generation Investment Management, the round is joined by existing shareholders, including Bpifrance, Conde Nast and Eurazeo. Vestiaire Collective said the funds will allow it to further accelerate towards its long-term strategic objectives, which includes global expansion plan and proprietary technology enh

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Sanicat unveils new design on sustainable packaging

Talking Retail

Cat litter brand Sanicat has rolled out a new pack design to give shoppers “clearer and greener choices when shopping for petcare products”. The new design will run across the brand’s core products, including Sanicat Classic, Sanicat Clumping and Sanicat Plant-Based. The packs are made from FSC certified paper, which the brand said has already. This story continues at Sanicat unveils new design on sustainable packaging.

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Nominations for the 2022 Top 50 People in E-Commerce closing soon

Inside Retail

Inside Retail is accepting nominations for the 2022 Top 50 People in E-Commerce, an annual report recognising the best and brightest in online retail. We’re looking for talented and inspiring leaders who have driven success and innovation in their business as well as had a positive impact on the broader community. If you know someone who fits this description — or if it sounds like you — be sure to nominate them by September 30 so they can be considered for next year’s list. .

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Salesforce vs. Retail Execution Platform: Why Your Field Team Needs Both

RepslyBlog

What’s one of the most common barriers to success we hear when talking to CPG brands about their technology stack? “Our field team is using Salesforce's CRM to stay organized in the field.”.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & 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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Factory Buys: case study of the importance of online review

Inside Retail

With the rise of online shopping thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s plain to see just how important it is for consumers to trust where they are buying from. The current state of the world has placed less of a reliance on viewing and testing products in store. With this comes an inherent risk to consumers, and many questions, including: How can I trust that I am buying a good product from a reputable source?

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Fashion illustrator Gladys Perint Palmer: “How many ways can one draw a blazer?”

Design Week

Gladys Perint Palmer says her award-winning career in fashion illustration began by accident. As a student at what is now Central Saint Martins in the late 1960s, two weeks before the end of her foundation year, she opted to study illustration when classes resumed in the new academic year. Then she all but forgot about it. “It was a glorious summer – we went to the beach and none of us did a stroke of work,” she recalls.

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Japanese-Inspired Sculptural Installation Brings New Life to a Historic Seattle Building

Retail Design Blog

Lighting and sculpture studio LightArt recently completed Cherry Blossoms at 1200 Fifth Ave in Downtown Seattle — a sculptural installation.

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Inviting Nature Into The Workplace

All Work

Spending time in nature is good for us. One study tied spending at least 120 minutes per week in nature to good health and wellbeing. With restrictions easing and more workers being called back to their desks, a huge chunk of that time will once again be spent at the office – far away from the calming effects of nature. Bartlett & Associates‘ Inger Bartlett shares ideas for designing healthy and calming workplaces that take cues from the natural world.

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Forrester Report: Demystifying The Technical Functions of POS Solutions

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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Use of cash falls again, says British Retail Consortium

Talking Retail

Card transactions now account for four in every five pounds spent, says the latest annual survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The consortium’s Payments Survey found that 81% of transactions were by card in 2020, compared to 78% in 2019. The BRC said its survey also revealed that the pandemic has “changed the way. This story continues at Use of cash falls again, says British Retail Consortium.

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W.DRESSES Customized Space – CUN FF

Retail Design Blog

CUN FF Xuewan YANG?The Most Beautiful Bride on Chinese Valentine’s Day – W.DRESSES Customized Space The designer sets the main.

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In my opinion: FMCG prices are going to keep on rising. It’s time for supply change

Retail Times

By Justin Floyd, CEO of RedCloud.

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Gant, London

Retail Store Windows

We have seen some fantastic schemes from this brand and been to some of their amazing launches although not for a long while now. When they were across the street from their current space they really did rock the high street although now they just seem to have faded slightly into the background noise of other retailers (when things get better we're sure they will be amazing again).

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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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ACS asks Sunak to step in to protect consumer access to cash

Talking Retail

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak asking the government to step in to protect the public’s access to cash. The letter, also signed by other trade bodies, asks the Chancellor to take a number of measures to ensure that cash remains widely available. These include: Act without delay to. This story continues at ACS asks Sunak to step in to protect consumer access to cash.

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Gotcha Macarthur Square

Retail Design Blog

“A kiosk designed to stand out” Gotcha kiosk at Macarthur Square shopping centre may be small but undoubtedly has an.

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Inviting Nature Into The Workplace

All Work

Spending time in nature is good for us. One study tied spending at least 120 minutes per week in nature to good health and wellbeing. With restrictions easing and more workers being called back to their desks, a huge chunk of that time will once again be spent at the office – far away from the calming effects of nature. Bartlett & Associates‘ Inger Bartlett shares ideas for designing healthy and calming workplaces that take cues from the natural world.

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Storage

Retail Design Blog

A place where the passion for food comes alive and gets shared as the time spent togheter. Storage is the.

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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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OPINION: All packed up but nowhere to go: can you rely on force majeure in the absence of an HGV Driver?

E Delevry

The lack of HGV drivers is sending shockwaves throughout the industry. In this piece Lucy Pringle and Jonny Gribben, partners at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, look at whether firms can rely on force majeure to avoid liability if orders are late. . The current shortage of HGV drivers is well documented. A combination of Covid, Brexit and other factors has meant that there are simply not enough drivers to meet UK demand.

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Chicken Salad Chick Aiming for 500 stores by End of 2025

VMS

Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-inspired fast-casual restaurant, has set a goal to operate 500 stores by the end of 2025, Chain Store Age reports. To reach that objective, the company is targeting the Midwest specifically with plans to open 50 locations in the region during the next four years, the article says. Chicken Salad Chick has 15 locations open across Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ohio.

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Seko Logistics partners with recommerce specialist Reconomx to reduce cross-border returns

E Delevry

Seko Logistics is to be the launch partner for recommerce specialist Reconomx to help retail brands reduce their carbon footprints, understand the true cost of returns, and provide new in-country resale channels to bring down the estimated $100 billion a year cost of cross-border returns. The Reconomx solution uses technology to help brands better understand the potential in-country and in-region resale channels and aims to deal with the return rates of up to 30% faced by cross-border sellers.

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Mirror CEO Resigns One Year After Lululemon Acquisition

VMS

Brynn Putnam, the founder of connected fitness company Mirror, has stepped down from her role as CEO, CNBC reports. She’ll continue to serve as an advisor until July as the company searches for her successor. The 38-year-old founded Mirror in 2016, then sold it to Lululemon in the summer of 2020 for $500 million. Mirror sells wall-mounted devices that cost $1,495 and hosts on-demand fitness classes that require users to pay a monthly fee.

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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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DFS Group aiming for The Sofa Delivery Company to deliver £3 million cost savings

E Delevry

DFS has reported continued progress with the creation of its new Group final mile logistics operation; The Sofa Delivery Company which it says aims to significantly improve the UK logistics capability for its DFS and Sofology brands. More than a thousand colleagues within DFS and Sofology have joined the new business. “Our aim is to improve efficiency, including improved customer service and a more flexible working environment for colleagues whilst also reducing the Group’s environmental impact,

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Five highlights from the 5Vie district at Milan Design Week 2021

Design Wanted

The 5VIE district offered a rich and varied program with the circular economy as its leitmotif. A mirror inspired by a black hole and a collection of marble furnishings by world-renowned designers are among our highlights from the 5Vie District during Milan Design Week earlier this month. DesignWanted was a media partner for 5Vie, one of the city’s most popular design districts in Milan’s Fuorisalone – the programme of events that accompany the Salone del Mobile furniture fair.

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Top 10 Cybersecurity Trade Shows in North America

Trade Group

Whether you want something modest and familiar or something big and thrilling, these conferences will: Bring you closer to some of the world’s most renowned professionals. Create opportunities for people to learn about the most recent research. Provide opportunities to network with other security and IT experts. You will not be disappointed regardless of which of the top cyber security conference listed below you attend. 1.

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Bish Creative – Retail Insights #19

Bish

? Please enjoy our 19th Retail Insights video with Bish Creative’s Prakhar Bindal, Manufacturing & Quality Control for India. This month’s topic is Bish Established Alternative Production – India Thanks for watching! View Presentation Retail Insights #19 Bish Established Alternative Productioin – India transcript Prakhar Bindal: Hello, everyone.

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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.