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“Not surprised”: Experts react to Amazon’s reported department store plan

Inside Retail

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported that online retail giant Amazon is looking to open large bricks-and-mortar stores in the US to sell clothing, homewares, electronics and other products, much like a department store. According to the report, the stores will be around 30,000 square feet — much smaller than a typical department store, which is around 100,000 square feet — and will feature items from leading brands as well as Amazon’s own private-label products.

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HAS uses frosted glass to "blur boundaries" in Chongqing bookshop

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Translucent glass shrouds the books within this bookshop in Chongqing , designed by architecture studio HAS Design and Research. Located in Chongqing's dense city centre, The Glade Bookstore is a bookshop, restaurant and exhibition space designed to act as a "spiritual and restful place" in the otherwise bustling Chinese city. The Glade Bookstore is a peaceful store inside the bustling city of Chongqing.

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Woolworths partners with Uber to bring groceries to your door

Inside Retail

Woolworths is finding new ways to get its groceries to customers as Covid-19 lockdowns keep many Australians indoors, and has partnered with Uber to bring same-hour-grocery-delivery to Sydney and Melbourne later this month. The offer will expand across the eastern seaboard after its initial launch on August 30, and will be available through the business’ Metro stores nationwide by early next year.

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Gina, London

Retail Store Windows

Well isn't this a vision of Pink flora along Mount street right now. With such a small product and large window spaces it really is no easy task showing this product well. However this brand always manages to find some successful way of doing it. Plinths, onto which the delicate and sparkly products have been placed draws the passerby towards the scheme to take a closer look.

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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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ShipStation report shows sustained e-commerce shopping after lockdowns

Inside Retail

A post-pandemic uptick in Australian e-commerce is here to stay, according to a new study conducted by order and delivery management software company ShipStation. The business surveyed 2000 global consumers to compile the data, releasing the report to highlight retailer opportunities that continue to arise in the sector. Country manager for the company’s Australia/New Zealand territory David Boyer said that the changing habits towards increased consumer e-commerce spending – which developed over

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Yanhai Hotel in Xiamen is at one with its inspiration—the sea

Design Wanted

Chinese interior design studio At Design generates symbiosis between space and nature in the Yanhai Hotel Homestay. There are only twelve guest rooms at this Bed and Breakfast; seven suites and five parent-child rooms. Each one is meticulously and flawlessly designed and every space is designed to remind visitors of the inspiration behind its design, the nearby sea in Tsan-tshù-uann, a fishing village in southeast Xiamen, China. .

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Why this Nigerian woman is making K-beauty accessible to people of colour

Inside Retail

The surge of consumption of Korean beauty products has made K-beauty not only popular in its most prominent market, Asia Pacific, but also the rest of the world. The K-beauty market is projected to reach $13.9 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of 9.0 per cent from 2021 to 2027, according to a study conducted by Allied Market Research.

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7-Eleven, Simply Cups rescue 20 million cups from landfill

Inside Retail

7-Eleven and Simply Cups have reached a new milestone, saving 20 million single-use cups from going into landfill. Simply Cups is the country’s first coffee-cup recycling program that collects used takeaway cups – including straws and plastic lids – and upcycles them into products like reusable cups, coffee trays, and even furniture. “We have more than 660 cup recycling units installed in our stores, and there are hundreds of other recycling stations we’ve supported being installed i

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Sex no longer sells at OnlyFans: What does it mean for retail?

Inside Retail

They say sex sells, but in the case of OnlyFans, not anymore. After five years building its name as a subscription platform for adult content, OnlyFans has announced a ban on sexually explicit content from October 1. The backflip was attributed to meeting the requests of OnlyFans’ banking partners and payment provider. “In order to ensure the long-term sustainability of the platform, and to continue to host an inclusive community of creators and fans, we must evolve our content guidelines,

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Business leaders, PM push back against lockdowns as vaccines roll out

Inside Retail

As each state edges ever closer to hitting its vaccination targets, business leaders are pushing back against the on-again-off-again use of lockdown measures to control the public’s movement and, therefore, Covid-19 transmissibility. Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott said on Monday it is important state and territory leaders don’t walk away from the Prime Minister’s 4-step plan to reopen the country and rejoin its international peers.

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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.