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natural textures and earth tones wrap each surface of cavernous la nena cafe in dubai

Design Boom

organically curved surfaces, furnishings, and homewares handcrafted by artisans in spain spill across the space in fluid expressions. The post natural textures and earth tones wrap each surface of cavernous la nena cafe in dubai appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Game on: How H&M is bringing fast fashion to the metaverse

Inside Retail

Fast fashion brand H&M recently launched Loooptopia, a Roblox game focused on creating, trading and recycling digital fashion items. It’s the latest apparel company to set up a virtual environment on the platform where players can style their avatar and run or scoot around Loooptopia districts collecting tokens. . Loooptopia players can collect elements such as blank clothing items, colours and patterns to create new looks.

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Mulberry, London

Retail Store Windows

In celebration of the lunar year, this brand have launched their latest collection celebrating the Year of the Rabbit. The product it seems is made from 100% environmentally accredited carbon neutral leather (sounds like a bit of Green washing to us as it just means that the brand is committed to decarbonisation and possibly supports environmental projects) however the product is fun, the scheme is fun, so we guess the decision is yours to make.

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OTR expands into NT and WA with Puma acquisition

Inside Retail

Convenience retailer OTR is set to acquire Puma branded service stations from Chevron Australia Downstream in the NT and northern WA. Mogas Regional, which is owned and operated by the Peregrine Corporation group (OTR’s parent), will also acquire petroleum distributor Directhaul and its related commercial supply and haulage business assets. According to the agreement, the company will work closely with Chevron Australia Downstream to distribute its products to patrons in the NT.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Top 5 Apartment Rental Trends for Millennials and Gen Zers in 2023

Parcel Pending

Getting a foothold in the property market continues to be a significant challenge for Millennials and their younger Gen Z cohorts, now beginning to come of age. In 2022, rising home prices, decreasing inventory, and overall higher mortgage rate options made it even more difficult for younger buyers to join the property ladder. This trend will continue in 2023, with younger generations increasingly having to or choosing to go with rental housing rather than buy their homes.

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Italian watchdog fines online retailer YNAP more than $5 million

Inside Retail

Italy’s antitrust agency has fined online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) 5.25 million euros (US$5.69 million) over misleading pricing and its returns policy. The retailer advertised reductions on products on which the final sale price was “substantially the same” as the pre-discount price and blocked orders from customers who had previously returned more than a certain amount of purchases, the regulator said in a statement.

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Aje Athletica picks Brisbane tennis star as its first sporting ambassador

Inside Retail

Aje Athletica has collaborated with Brisbane-based tennis star Priscilla Hon to launch an on-court collection for the 2023 Australian summer of tennis. The collection, which includes a practical mini dress in both black and white, as well as a matching skirt and crop set, both with built-in shorts and ball pockets, was designed by Aje Athletica to meet Hon’s fit-for-play needs.

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Six strategies to future-proof your supply chain in 2023

Inside Retail

The requirement to make changes in retail supply chain structures is critical to customer experience and the associated success of retail organisations. Doing nothing is not an option. Whilst most retailers have taken actions to address some of the short-term challenges, only a few have truly set the foundations to future proof their supply chains this year and beyond.

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Workwear brand TradeMutt helps tradies deal with mental health

Inside Retail

Recent studies revealed that tradies are struggling with their mental health with the suicide rate among young tradies is more than double that of other men. To address this issue, Daniel Allen and Edward Ross founded TradeMutt in 2015, a social impact workwear brand designed to start conversations about mental health through colourful shirt designs.

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Experts weigh in: how economic conditions will impact retailers in 2023

Inside Retail

Coming out of (or still in) the Covid-19 pandemic, experts are forecasting turbulent times for Australia’s retail industry, as it grapples with – among other factors – the effects of rising interest and inflation rates, diminished consumer confidence and potential drop in spending throughout the year. However, as highlighted by National Retail Association interim CEO Lindsay Carroll, the retail sector is resilient, innovative and able to pivot amid challenging circumstances.

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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.