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life-size spiral stairs warp above a new retail store at the universal beijing resort

Design Boom

set in a 30 sqm space, the 'beijing youli' store evokes a sort of warm-toned metaverse bending time and space. The post life-size spiral stairs warp above a new retail store at the universal beijing resort appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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How Target Australia is changing up traditional Mother’s Day marketing

Inside Retail

Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty knows better than anyone how difficult Mother’s Day can be. In 2014, her son, Luke, was murdered by his father, a shocking tragedy that upended her life and drove her to start campaigning against family violence. But she also experienced a much earlier loss that has shaped her feelings about Mother’s Day from a young age.

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IP in the Metaverse: An Overview for Retailers in a New Landscape

Hunton Andrews Kurth

The metaverse is a new way to engage with computers through artificial intelligence (AI), widespread connectivity, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). Instead of interacting with a two-dimensional application or website via screen and keyboard, the metaverse adds a figurative “third dimension” for users to explore in an intuitive, realistic manner.

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Global milk tea chain Gong Cha will add 17 stores in Australia

Inside Retail

Global milk tea chain Gong Cha is planning to expand in Australia with a further 17 stores this year. That’s adding to the 118 stores already operating. The plan for growth is part of a bigger international expansion goal, which sees the business focus on development in countries such as Japan, Mexico, New York and the Philippines. The Korea Times reported that around the world Gong Cha had 1661 stores at the end of 2021, including 90 new outlets opened in Japan.

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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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Guacamholy – A Taste of Mexico in Palermo

Home World Design

Guacamholy Mexi.co comprises a new Mexican cuisine takeaway located in the heart of the Sicilian capital of Palermo, where elegant windows of the most renowned fashion boutiques sit alongside the most glamorous venues of Palermo nightlife. Continue reading.

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TerryWhite Chemmart celebrated for its customer wellbeing program

Inside Retail

Pharmacy TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has won the 2022 Customer Experience of the Year at the Retailer Awards presented by Commonwealth Bank. Retailers in 2021 took on the challenges of the year – uncertainty from lockdowns and operational restrictions – by finding new ways to engage and delight customers instore. . TerryWhite Chemmart was faced with the challenge of continuing to provide essential services for the health and wellbeing of the people they serve, as well as participating in the natio

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‘Ugly is always the thing I want’: How style icon Jenna Lyons spots trends

Inside Retail

Once known as ‘the woman who dresses America’, former J Crew creative director Jenna Lyons has entered the world of beauty with the launch of her own lash brand, LoveSeen, which came to Australia last year. Here, she chats with close friend and Mecca founder Jo Horgan about her leap into the beauty industry and her process behind forecasting future trends.

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Mount Street Printers, London

Retail Store Windows

How lovely is this scheme, eh.! There is something really romantic and nostalgic about movable type and a great reference to halcyon days (although of course they never really existed did they?). In such a large format as these they make quite the statement and what a pleasure to see what we think is just one store make such a great effort with their visual merchandising.

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Consumer groups call for regulation in “unfettered” BNPL industry

Inside Retail

Choice and Which? are among a consortium of consumer groups from nine countries calling for more regulation of the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry. The group of 11 consumer groups also includes Financial Counselling Australia and the Consumers Federation of Australia, along with organisations from New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark and Korea. They have co-signed a statement calling on governments — including the Australian government — to more effectively regulate the growing BNPL sector, in order

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Outdoor Advertising Terms Explained

Contra

What Is Outdoor Advertising? Outdoor advertising, also known as outdoor media, means any ad campaign that publicises your business’s products and services and is done outdoors. Now that we have cleared the main term, several other specific outdoor advertising terms can seem confusing or complicated. That’s why we’ve compiled this list to assist you.

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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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Starbucks CEO retires, Schultz returns to the helm

Inside Retail

Starbucks says its president and CEO Kevin Johnson will retire after 13 years with the company and founder Howard Schultz will step in as interim CEO from April 4 while the company seeks a permanent replacement. Johnson, who was named president in 2017, will act as a special consultant to the company until September and return to the company’s board.

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Fornasetti brings the sun to NOMAD with 12 celestial tapestries

Design Wanted

Celestial themes featured heavily in Italian designer Piero Fornasetti’s work and the sun in particular has occupied a privileged position in his repertoire of natural forms. […]. The post Fornasetti brings the sun to NOMAD with 12 celestial tapestries appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Meet the outdoor start-up that hit its crowdfunding goal in four hours

Inside Retail

When most people think of outdoor brands, you’d forgive them for thinking of a sherpa climbing inaccessible peaks, or thrill junkies leaping out of helicopters to propel themselves down a snow-banked mountain. However, there’s a new breed of outdoor lifestyle brands seeking to bring the joy of the outdoors to the everyday person. Enter Australian start-up Zorali.

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Interabang’s rebrand of StoneCrabs Theatre plays with the idea of colourful stage lighting

Design Week

Design studio Interabang has rebranded StoneCrabs, a contemporary theatre company based between London and the Isle of Wight. Founded over two decades ago, the theatre’s output includes year-round theatre productions, community projects that celebrate cultural diversity, and development projects, such as its training programme Directors in Practice.

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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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Designerex, Australia Post create high-tech solution for rental returns

Inside Retail

Designer dress-renting platform Designerex has partnered with Australia Post to simplify the process of receiving returns. . The online marketplace provides designer clothing rentals to women across Australia, including designer clothing from brands like Louis Vuitton, Balmain, Camilla, and Zimmerman. Designerex co-founder Costa Koulis said the brand’s traditional e-commerce shipping outcomes were not equipped to service the fast-growing demand for marketplaces – and especially one where every i

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Pie Bird at Kerry Center by STUDIO DOHO

Retail Design Blog

Pie Bird continues its expertise in American style pies with a second location in Jing’an Kerry Center, Shanghai. Where the.

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Interabang’s rebrand of StoneCrabs Theatre plays with the idea of colourful stage lighting

Design Week

Design studio Interabang has rebranded StoneCrabs, a contemporary theatre company based between London and the Isle of Wight. Founded over two decades ago, the theatre’s output includes year-round theatre productions, community projects that celebrate cultural diversity, and development projects, such as its training programme Directors in Practice.

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BURANO Italian Restaurant in Mingcheng Mall – Much Collection Modest Design

Retail Design Blog

BURANO The extraordinary story of BURANO is revealed along with the whistle. The angel came before parting to awaken the.

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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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How NFTs taps into FOMO and our need to belong

Inside Retail

In a recent feature for Inside Retail , I wrote about my experience as a first-time NFT (Non-Fungible Token) buyer. Like a lot of others, I had seen the growing interest and regular breaking news about NFTs and wanted to dip my toe into the very murky waters. I discovered a lot of CX issues that made even a simple purchase very challenging. I wrote about how these challenges could limit the broader appeal of NFTs, and how new innovations are needed (and already emerging) to remove these barrier

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BSB store in Avenue Mall, by Kordas Architects

Retail Design Blog

The BSB store in Avenue Mall was designed as one of a series of BSB concept stores, conceptualized by Kordas.

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The Global Oil Market Is Based on a Fiction

Robinson Meyer

Crude oil, the world’s most important and ubiquitous commodity, is weird. It is weird both as a physical object and as a phenomenon that underpins the world economy. Every day, humanity sticks steel tubes several miles underground and sucks out magic rock juice, which is made of dead ocean bugs. After prospectors discovered petroleum in Titusville, Pennsylvania, in 1859, igniting the world’s first oil rush, northerners wondered whether petroleum was America’s divine reward for upholding “liberty

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IONE GAMES office by TAK OFFICE

Retail Design Blog

IONE is a young Ukrainian creative developer of cellular games in Rivne city.

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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.