Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Prince Harry’s “Spare” became the UK’s fastest selling non-fiction book ever, its publisher said on Tuesday, after days of TV interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release of the memoir containing intimate revelations about the British royal family. Harry’s book has garnered attention around the world with its disclosures about his personal struggles and its accusations about other royals, including his father King Charles, stepmother Camilla and elder brother Pri

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Design Week

JANUARY 10, 2023

As designers, we are being challenged to create in a world that is increasingly complex and unstable. It looks like a difficult place for design – with a contracting economy, political upheaval and the cost-of-living crisis – and design services can begin to look particularly superfluous. However, we could see these challenges as opportunities for a different type of design practice.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Retail spending increased 7.7 per cent year on year in November as consumers spent $35.9 billion in stores and online, according to data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). On a monthly basis, turnover rose 1.4 per cent boosted by Black Friday sales on clothing, footwear, furniture and electronic goods. Australian Retailers Association (ARA) CEO Paul Zahra, described the results as “phenomenal” considering the disruptions the industry has weathered.

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Creative Displays Now

JANUARY 10, 2023

When you have a display advertising campaign, it’s crucial to monitor the results. This involves evaluating the performance, impact and profit of your campaign. By assessing these factors, you can determine if you’re getting your desired return on investment (ROI). A customized retail display is always an excellent choice for promoting your service or product.

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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

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the retail labour shortage worsens, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has urged the government to increase migration and provide support services for women and pensioners to boost workforce participation. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were about 49,900 vacancies across the retail sector as of November last year – an increase of 8.2 per cent over August.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) Annual Meeting is full of opportunities for sales and business leaders seeking to showcase their latest technologies, collect feedback from the Army and nurture relationships with prospects. With the right booth design, AUSA offers a platform to engage the Defense Industry. Crafting a display that gives the right amount of technical information, captivates attention, and directs traffic, is an art and a science.

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Design Week

JANUARY 10, 2023

Special Projects has redeveloped a “digital therapeutic” mobile and web app called SlowMo intended to help treat people with distressing psychosis alongside in-person therapy. The first version of the app was developed five years ago by a team at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN) at Kings College London (KCL), alongside the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Fresh figures from beleaguered US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond show sales slumped by a third in the latest quarter driving a loss of US$451 million in three months. Analyst Neil Saunders, MD at GlobalData, said the “torrid” figures show the company has “completely lost control and is in a tailspin”. “With the ground fast approaching, survival now looks unlikely.

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VMS

JANUARY 10, 2023

Wray (New York), a sustainable luxury fashion brand, officially announced the debut of its first brick-and-mortar store. The locale, which soft opened a couple of months ago, is on the ground floor of an apartment building at 38 Orchard St. in New York’s Chinatown. “As the child of Mexican immigrants, I’ve always felt a little bit different compared to my peers,” says founder and CEO Wray Serna.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Tyrecycle and bicycle retailer Revolve Recycling have partnered to launch a tyre recycling program, aiming to reduce waste from bike shops. . The companies say bicycle tyres and tubes will be collected from bike stores and bicycle owners combined by Revolve Recycling, and shipped to Tyrecycle by Bingo Industries for conversion into new products made in Australia at Tyrecycle’s new Erskine Park facility.

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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Design Week

JANUARY 10, 2023

PriestmanGoode has partnered with French start-up Skyted to design a voice-absorbing mask, featuring a miniaturised jet engine silencer to help keep calls private in public areas. After a long period of development, the mask made its debut at CES 2023 in Las Vegas. The product exhibited at the event is a “demonstrator or proof of concept” and is still subject to further design stages.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

According to GlobalData’s e-commerce analytics, Singapore’s e-commerce market is set to reach US$17.9 billion in 2026, as consumers increasingly shift from offline to online purchases. And one of the driving factors could be the growing popularity of buy now, pay later (BNPL) apps. “BNPL services are gradually gaining prominence in Singapore, with a growing preference for flexible payment methods among consumers,” Neralla Rama Ravi Teja, a retail analyst at GlobalData, told Inside Retail.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

As anticipated, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced yesterday (9 January) that businesses will receive less support towards energy bills from April. The government will provide £5.5bn in the next financial year following the £18bn allocated to assisting businesses in the winter. Firms that pay less than £107 for gas and £302 for electricity will be excluded.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

The global pandemic forced more businesses online and accelerated the use of online marketplaces. In what was a silver lining of the pandemic, businesses small and large found newer, innovative ways to sell their goods and services. But selling your products to anyone, anywhere, comes with the requirement to calculate, collect and file tax returns. Depending on how businesses go about this, you can either support growth targets or eat away your margins by wearing the tax.

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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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JANUARY 10, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Union, N.J.) has reported a net sales loss of $1.259 billion for its quarter ended Nov. 26, the same figure the struggling retailer said it expected to post in a business update it issued last week. That update also said there is “substantial doubt” the specialty retailer can continue operating, but the latest release did not include that phrasing.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Consumers are paying more attention to sustainable fashion now than ever before. Yet is the concept being oversold by brands – and the industry at large? “The word sustainable is horribly overused,” says Christina Dean, founder of the Redress Design Awards , a global program to inspire young designers to innovate in eco-friendly fashion design. . “No one understands what it means.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Industry bodies across the retail sector in Scotland have written to the deputy first minister, urging the Scottish government to act quickly and match the chancellor’s commitment of 75% rates relief for retail businesses in 2023/24. Representatives of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF), the Scottish Retail Consortium, the British Independent Retailers Association and the Booksellers.

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VMS

JANUARY 10, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Union, N.J.) reported net sales of $1.259 billion for its third quarter ended Nov. 26, the same figure the struggling retailer said it expected to post in a business update it issued last week. That update also said there is “substantial doubt” the specialty retailer can continue operating, but the latest release did not include that phrasing.

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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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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Consumer card spending grew 4.4 per cent year-on-year in December – slightly higher than November (3.9 per cent) but well below the 9.3 per cent rise in consumer price inflation. Data from Barclays, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, reveals that spending on essential items increased 5.1 per cent. This story continues at Further card spending growth in December but food prices remain a consumer concern.

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 10, 2023

Thanks to technology, pet appliances such as self-cleaning litter boxes have come a long way. If you befriend these innovative boxes, you can forget about all […]. The post Innovative litter robots for cat owners appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has dubbed the government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme for businesses as “inadequate, poorly targeted and ultimately pointless” as local shops and many other businesses face a massive hike in energy costs from April 2023. The government is currently reducing business energy bills by effectively controlling the wholesale price that.

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VMS

JANUARY 10, 2023

(PRESS RELEASE) SOLON, OH — Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring solutions, has announced a new distribution partnership with Midwest Floor Coverings, Inc. Effective immediately, Midwest Floor Coverings will represent the company’s commercial resilient product portfolio in the Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming markets.

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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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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Popular cookie brand Oreo and international gaming giant, Xbox are looking to bring shoppers together through playful experiences. The iconic black and white Oreo cookie will be transformed to pay homage to the Xbox controller – with six embossed Oreo Xbox Special Edition cookies available to order this month. By scanning the Oreo Xbox Special. This story continues at Oreo and Xbox team-up to ‘Unlock Playfulness’ with on pack promo.

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Bish

JANUARY 10, 2023

3 Reasons Brick & Mortar Stores will thrive in 2023 Despite the pandemic seeming like a major setback for brick & mortar stores, the return to normal hasn’t made in-person shopping obsolete, it’s just changed to better suit the current environment. With 2023 looking to be the first year without pandemic restrictions, let’s see how … The post 3 Reasons Brick & Mortar Stores will Thrive in 2023 appeared first on Bish Creative.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

The Local, Parfetts off-licence fascia, has welcomed a new store in Chesterfield after retailer Sharma Kumaresan joined the group. The retailer has taken on the new 800 sq foot store on Station Lane, Old Whittington, partnering with Parfetts on the venture to bring the first dedicated off-licence to the area. Kumaresan has undertaken significant renovations.

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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

ToSummer’s new flagship store in Beijing is situated within a 500-square-meter Siheyuan complex built mid-Qing dynasty, located at 23 Guozijian.

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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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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has redesigned its Moments range with the modernised Moments Blue and Moments Original already available to retailers and new packs of Moments Panatella to follow in May. The new packaging features a bigger, more simplified logo and fresher colour scheme with the wisp of smoke extended, all intended to increase shelf. This story continues at Scandinavian Tobacco Group redesigns Moments packaging.

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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

A growing team of PUUR interior designers needed larger office space. A circular interior, excellent indoor climate, good acoustics and.

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Talking Retail

JANUARY 10, 2023

KP Snacks has invested £1m in its ‘Hula Licious, Hula Lightful’ campaign, driving awareness of Hula Hoops’ light, low-calorie and non-HFSS offering, Hula Hoops Puft. Launching from the beginning of February, the campaign will run for six months across multiple channels including radio, video-on-demand and out-of-home. The ‘Hula Licious, Hula Lightful’ strapline focuses on Hula.

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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

areazero 2.0 brought warmth, color, and comfort to the offices of AkzoNobel located in Barcelona, Spain. The requirement for the.

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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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