Tue.Jul 19, 2022

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Kathmandu CEO resigns, ‘heads for the hills’

Inside Retail

The chief executive of Kathmandu, Reuben Casey, has resigned after 12 years working with the New Zealand outdoor wear brand. KMD Brands Group CEO Michael Daly described Casey as an integral part of Kathmandu during his time with the brand where he served as CFO and COO prior to taking the CEO role. “He has built a strong brand leadership team, leaving Kathmandu well positioned for continuing growth.

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Shaftesbury launches ‘Soho Incubator’ pop-up shop competition to find new retail talent

Retail Focus

Shaftesbury has today launched a new ‘Soho Incubator’ initiative giving budding UK brands with sustainability credentials across fashion, beauty, lifestyle and homeware the chance to win a free three-month pop-up shop this autumn/winter. The chosen emerging brand will receive full support from Shaftesbury and This Is Soho to set up and launch for the first time in the iconic West End village, sitting alongside a host of independent and flagship brands such as RÆBURN, Oliver Spencer, Universal Wo

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How digital displays are helping physical retail bounce back

Inside Retail

While e-commerce may have been the name of the game two years ago at the peak of Covid-19 restrictions, as we’ve emerged from lockdowns, it’s clear that physical retail is not going anywhere. “Overall, the return to retail has made it clear how important the customer experience is in drawing people back. Throughout Covid lockdowns, customers missed the immersive, physical aspect of retail.

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Ted’s grooming room makes the cut for the Sloane Stanley estate

Retail Focus

Sloane Stanley has today announced the signing of London’s ‘most authentic barbers’, Ted’s Grooming Room, at 283 Fulham Road, with the brand set to open at this location by early September. The new 645 sq ft traditional barbershop, designed in-house with a 1920’s cinema theme running throughout, will feature the brand’s traditional barber chairs, eclectic décor and will provide an immersive and intimate experience for every visitor.

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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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Redbubble may appeal court order to pay Hells Angels for using logo

Inside Retail

Redbubble has been ordered to fork out $78,000 to the Hells Angels for using its logo without permission, the second copyright case brought against the online marketplace in the last three years by the motorcycle club. The site, launched in 2007 and co-founded by Australian entrepreneur Martin Hosking, operates as a DIY for merchandise — users can have images of their choice printed on t-shirts, stickers, and mugs, and in turn, sell the items to other customers.

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Frenchgate to welcome luxury fashion brand Tessuti

Retail Focus

The Frenchgate Partnership has announced the signing of premium fashion store, Tessuti as part of its regional expansion plans. Totaling 9,000 sq ft, the new Tessuti store will be launching in Doncaster’s premium shopping destination this Autumn and is taking the former Topshop space on the first floor, adjacent to H&M and River Island. Tessuti, Frenchgate, designed by an in-house team, will house a curated selection of men’s, women’s and children’s designer collections from designer brands

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Peepl invites 100 early users to reinterpret its logo

Design Week

Uncommon CX – Uncommon’s customer experience division – has collaborated with blockchain start-up Peepl on a brand launch which will feature 100 different logos. The black, white and red handwritten logo is set to change over 100 days. But instead of designers crafting the variations, it’s down to 100 early Peepl users to interpret the logo.

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Dusk plans expansion ahead of Christmas

Inside Retail

Premium home fragrance retailer Dusk Group plans to open new stores in Australia and New Zealand ahead of the Christmas trading period despite ongoing challenges. In a trading update, the business says it expects total sales to finalise at around $138.3 million. Online sales have risen 2.9 per cent however total like-for-like sales are down by 10.5 per cent.

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Playlist – July 2022

Retailing Insight

Call of the Desert. Samer Fanek, indie artist. www.samerfanek.com. This is the fourth album from multi-instrumentalist and composer, Samer Fanek. The piano-driven album came out of Samer’s sincere, heartfelt longing for Jordan, his homeland. Along with piano and string orchestration, the album incorporates some exotic Middle Eastern instrumentation such as the oud, tabla, qanun, ney, and riq.

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Netflix plans to build brands that span far beyond streaming

Inside Retail

Netflix broke Hollywood’s rules to create a US$82 billion global streaming colossus that the rest of the entertainment industry rushed to copy. But as growth slows, it is looking backwards for a way forward, borrowing a page from Walt Disney’s playbook. The company that changed the way we watch television and movies aims to emulate the success of Mickey Mouse and “Star Wars,” by trying to build brands that traverse film, television, games and consumer products, executives

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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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Hackett, London

Retail Store Windows

We're writing this as London melts on the hottest day in history but not in a good way. London was never built to withstand this extreme temperature and this is clearly yet another warning that we need to be sustainable and perhaps a good time to reflect on what we as an industry can do to play our part. In the meantime, as Sale continues out there, take a moment to think of all of the people who had to go to work today and implement the next load of schemes in impossibly hot windows.

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Revealed: Raffles’ strategy to lure back in luxury customers

Inside Retail

Raffles City Singapore has welcomed an exciting slate of international brands with new and exclusive concepts. It’s part of the mall’s rejuvenation to refresh and elevate its positioning among its clientele. The new stores at the iconic luxury mall are designed to expand its lifestyle, beauty and food and beverage offerings so shoppers can get a taste of specially curated merchandise and unique shopping experiences.

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National Museum Prague by umdasch The Store Makers

Retail Design Blog

National Museum Prague (CZ) – umdasch The Store Makers goes museums. The Store Makers in the Czech Republic have completed.

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Candles to cleaning: Diptyque finds beauty “where no beauty is expected”

Inside Retail

In a crowded market like the home fragrance category, where everyone from fast fashion and beauty brands to discount department stores and pharmacists are selling candles, it’s near impossible to create and retain cut-through, much less develop an iconic brand synonymous with luxury and quality like 60-year-old Parisian brand Diptyque. While the iconic brand may be known for its candles, the business has just expanded into household cleaning products, known as the La Droguerie range.

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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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Hotel Chocolat signs lease for second UK distribution centre

E Delevry

Hotel Chocolat has signed a new ten year lease on a second UK distribution centre. The new DC is in Northampton and will be operational in time for Christmas 2023, the company said this week. The 429,107 sq ft facility is part of the Panattoni logistics park in Northampton. Hotel Chocolat’s existing distribution centre, Alpha, is based in Saint Neots, Cambridgeshire.

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Hall, Releaseit

Inside Retail

Last month, 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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Eco-friendly, playful and far from your ordinary balance bike

Design Wanted

Harmoniously blending function with style and imagination as well as focusing on fabricating objects that are anything but boring, Bored Eye crafts ‘Sweep’ as their recent […]. The post Eco-friendly, playful and far from your ordinary balance bike appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Coles Group raises $1.7 million for food-delivery charity

Inside Retail

Coles Group has raised $1.7 million to assist not-for-profit charity SecondBite to continue delivering unsold edible food to those experiencing food insecurity across Australia. Through the partnership, the retailer has donated unsold edible food to more than 1400 community groups across the country. Other contributions received will be spent on SecondBite’s ongoing operating expenses such as transport, fuel, and refrigeration to help deliver food.

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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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This one-of-a-kind product makes work from home refreshingly easy

Design Wanted

With the pandemic leading to work from home, Portugal-based Teixeira Design Studio brilliantly fabricates ‘Mate’ – an extraordinary wooden bedside table featuring a slidable table top […]. The post This one-of-a-kind product makes work from home refreshingly easy appeared first on DesignWanted.

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How to stop the great resignation with great conversations

Inside Retail

Everyone who knows me knows I reject ‘The Great Resignation’ – it’s a million-dollar catch-phrase, but it’s quite dangerously misleading. The term great resignation suggests that people have made a sudden decision to do something dramatic that we didn’t see coming. Most of the labour-market movement we have seen in the last six months was a culmination of trends that have been forming for years.

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Fine Print – July 2022

Retailing Insight

. Into the Lonely Woods Journal: A journal of blessings & solitude. by Lucy Cavendish & Dan May, published by Llewellyn Worldwide. Venture into the lonely woods and find the greatest gift of all — your true self. With premium quality, cream-colored, wood-free paper and a combination of lined and unlined pages, this tender, empathetic journal is designed to provide sacred space for all facets of your self-expression.

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Warehouse move to improve fulfilment efficiency for In The Style Group

E Delevry

In The Style Group, which reported its full-year results this week, says a move to a new warehouse by the end of September this year will improve fulfilment efficiency for the brand. The company, which recently helped to raise more than £1.25 million for Dame Deborah James’ Bowelbabe fund for Cancer Research UK, anticipates exceptional costs of £500,000 in relation to the move.

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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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Avramento delicatessen

Retail Design Blog

Avramento is a city delicatessen located in the center of a street mall, Designed by studio intu. The main values.

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DPD introduces first UK smart lockers

E Delevry

DPD is partnering with smart locker specialist Quaident to allow its customers to collect goods from parcel lockers for the first time. Quadient will initially install 500 contactless, secure locker stations with plans for 5,000 ultimately. 200 of the first lockers will be in 24/7 outdoor facilities such as housing estates, serviced car parks and higher education sites.

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Vegas Sports Showroom

Retail Design Blog

The new showroom for Vegas Sports, located in Sector 29, Gurgaon, is a play haven for kids and sports lovers.

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Supply chain costs to impact Made.com profits

E Delevry

Digital homewares brand Made has warned that profitability in 2022 will be adversely impacted by around £20 million of non-recurring costs, associated with stock and distribution. It said the costs focus on the additional promotional and clearance activity needed to clear excess inventory, as well as additional costs in the supply chain due to port disruption and extra handling at its warehouses.

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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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GN Hair

Retail Design Blog

For the new hair salon, GN Hair, the design team’s main approach was to consider it to be a pleasant.

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Denim brand Ksubi to open first standalone store in London

Inside Retail

Ksubi, the Australian denim streetwear brand, plans to open three standalone stores on two continents before the end of this year. Next month, boutiques will open in Miami and Chicago, while in October, Ksubi will open its first standalone boutique in the UK, on Carnaby St in the trendy London CBD precinct, Soho. The company currently has stores in New York and Los Angeles and also sells through partnerships with retailers including End, Matchesfashion, Browns Fashion and upscale department stor

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