Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

The unpredictability of the Women’s World Cup, with the US knocked out early and a first-time champion assured, is forcing major global marketers such as Adidas and Nike to move fast to adapt to shoppers’ quick shifts in preferences and demand. The tournament in Australia and New Zealand promises to be among the most popular standalone women’s sporting events ever held , with FIFA expecting viewing figures of some two billion, despite time zone differences that make it difficul

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 14, 2023

What is a VDR Certain segments of the business community occasionally underestimate the true worth of due diligence data room , opting instead for an array of cost-free alternatives that have gained traction but lack the essential security features requisite for their businesses. Furthermore, there persists a misconception among some business proprietors that VDRs are primarily confined to functioning as cloud-based file repositories, offering only limited utility.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

For a number of years JB Hi-Fi’s annual sales results have delivered an unofficial barometer of the overall health of the retail industry. It has been one of the most consistent performers in the industry, and often showcases the trends in consumer spending. And in its full year results announcement on Monday, JB seems to have delivered another accurate forecast.

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Arch Daily

AUGUST 14, 2023

Color psychology plays a vital role in retail design - it helps establish brands' identities, guide customer journeys, enhance recall, and influence behaviour.

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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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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Federal Court has ordered that Dell Australia pay $10 million for misleading consumers about the discount prices of its add-on computer monitors, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) reported. Dell Australia admitted during the enforcement proceedings with the ACCC that it had overstated the discount prices of some monitors available in bundle purchase.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Bookshop.org, the ethical book-buying alternative to Amazon, has now generated £3 million in profit since its launch for the 570 independent bookshops using the platform, and is setting the goal to increase online sales for indies by five times in the next five years.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! WorkL, the employee experience platform which measures, tracks and improves employee engagement and employee happiness at work, reveals that the average Wellbeing Risk score for employees working in Retail is now 11% points above other workplace averages which have dropped from 33% to 26%.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

Singapore co-working space provider JustCo is set to open a co-working centre in Emporium Melbourne in the first half of next year. The company says the incorporation of workspaces within retail complexes offers “the ideal fusion of work and life that resonates strongly with today’s workforce”. The new offering will be located on the fourth floor of the building and will feature private office suites, meeting rooms with video conferencing capabilities, hot desk zones and purpose-built micro-spac

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Located in Damengzhen, China, the mixed-use Pulo Market offers calming shared space to residents and the greater public alike. Key.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

Last week, the UK’s John Lewis Partnership announced that it has entered into a $195 million (£100 million) five-year contract with Google Cloud. While the move reflects the vital role of technology in today’s fast-changing and competitive retail environment, experts say it could be some time before the retailer sees a return on its investment. This heralds a new era for the John Lewis Partnership, as it embarks on a digital transformation of its cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose.

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

The buildings that were renovated as the Presidential Museum and Library are just two of the many units that formed.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

There’s no need to remind anyone of the cost-of-living crisis, inflation woes and fear of looming recession – it is all too real with more than 50 per cent of Australians struggling financially and not making enough each month to make ends meet. Price and value are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. But in a race to the bottom are we creating a battlefield that will only encourage consumers to shop around and switch?

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

Known as a leafy neighbourhood dotted with both Art Deco gems and fashionable eateries, it’s no doubt that the allure.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 14, 2023

Earlier this month, it was revealed that supermarket giant Woolworths faces criminal prosecution for allegedly failing to pay long service leave to hundreds of its staff members across Victoria. This is far from the first example of underpayment by a retailer, or even from Woolworths , but this case is quite different from previous examples. Unlike in previous cases, Woolworths is being taken to court by a newly regulated state body, in this case the Victorian Wage Inspectorate, rather than bei

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

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

The energy drink packaging concept was developed as part of a competition organized in collaboration between the HSE Art &

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips professional displays and complementary solutions, is delighted to confirm its latest solution evolution with Grassfish – Europe’s leading In-store Experience Management platform provider – delivering an exciting range of experience-enhancing features and opportunities for retailers on Philips Tableaux ePape

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Creative Displays Now

AUGUST 14, 2023

Have you ever been waiting in line at a convenience store checkout and found your eyes wandering to the displays near the register? In these moments, you likely picked up some gum, batteries, candy, hand sanitizer or even a small toy on the way out. This experience is a universal one. As a business owner, getting your product to be seen by more customers means utilizing these displays as part of your marketing strategy.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Blue Goose Coffee will take festive coffee gifting into a new eco dimension this Christmas thanks to the UK’s first ever Eco Coffee Pod Advent Calendar. Featuring eight ethically-sourced and organic coffees in certified home compostable capsules, lucky recipients will experience two of their best-selling Organic pod coffees, plus six brand new pods fi

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Retail Design Blog

AUGUST 14, 2023

SGA completed a sophisticated and bright space for the Norfolk & Dedham spec suite in Boston, Massachusetts. The new HQ.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Lush is giving away free pink drinks* for six weeks at an exclusive pop-up to celebrate their much-anticipated Barbie™ collection! Open for six weeks from Thursday 10th August, the Barbie™ X Lush pop-up will arrive at Lush Studio in Soho, London and is designed to make guests feel like they’ve stepped straight into Barbie™’s dream house.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Sainsbury’s has rolled out new cardboard hangers across its Tu Clothing Baby range, replacing five million plastic hangers and saving an impressive 103 tonnes of plastic from being used. The swap, a UK supermarket first, follows a successful trial and will be available in over 400 stores.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The fastest-growing home delivery app serving convenience stores, Snappy Shopper, and its partnership with Scotmid, Scotland’s largest independent co-operative, has delivered over 500,000 orders since partnering in 2019.

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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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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! One To Watch: Meaningful jewellery gifting brand, Joma Jewellery, has created a new TV advert to illustrate the sentiments behind the brands core values, as well as focusing on its new re-design of packaging and personalisation.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Sovereign Centros has announced that premium womenswear brands, Phase Eight and Hobbs, are upsizing within Merry Hill. Both are relocating from their existing separate units at the destination into adjacent stores on the Upper Mall, bringing the sister brands together into 6,000 sq ft of retail space.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Monsoon Children is proud to unveil its AW23 collections, showcasing a bold new direction for the British brand’s casualwear. ‘Creative. Curious. Designed by Kids’ is the mission statement for these new pieces, which introduce young fans of the brand to a host of characters and motifs inspired by children’s drawings.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! By Yuval Yifrach, is CEO of Bright Insights, recently acquired by Bright Data as the AI arm of the business Walmart. Home Depot. Louis Vuitton. Amazon. These are all vastly different retail and eCommerce sites, but they are all after the same thing, competitive data that can only be found on the web.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! New research from personal finance comparison site, finder.com has revealed that over 19 million adults in the UK (36%) have already used buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, and a further 13% intend to use them in future.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! PZ Cussons announces the strengthening of its senior leadership with the appointment of Jawaz Illavia as chief information officer. Jawaz joins the group’s executive leadership team, becoming a key part of the core team that is accelerating the Group’s business transformation strategy. • Jawaz Illavia will be responsible for developing and delivering str

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! User Interface (UI) design is one of the most important aspects of digital product development. UI design refers to the creation of visually appealing and functional interfaces through a set of principles. Currently, more than focusing on aesthetics, UI design plays a significant role in creating a seamless user experience.

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Retail Times

AUGUST 14, 2023

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Almost half of women (45 percent) in the UK are worried about showing their body when getting active during the summer, according to new data by This Girl Can. Fitness levels and self-esteem issues are other barriers for women considering whether to exercise over the summer, with nearly half (48 percent) reporting they are too […] If you want more

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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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