Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Chinese-headquartered luxury fashion group Lanvin and Primavera Capital Acquisitions Corporation says shareholders have approved the combination of the two businesses and Lanvin’s debut on NYSE this week. The merger is expected to close tomorrow (December 14) and Lanvin will start trading on the stock exchange on Thursday under the ticker ‘LANV’. “Going public is a natural step for Lanvin Group right now,” said Joann Cheng, chairman and CEO of Lanvin Group.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Luxury fashion retailer, FLANNELS, has opened the doors to its new store at Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination. The store is the retailer’s first in the Republic of Ireland. The retailer is home to a carefully curated edit of designer clothing, accessories and footwear for men, women and children. It stocks the biggest names in luxury fashion, as well as an evolving roster of new and emerging labels, including Burberry, Creed, Versace, Stone Island, and Tom Fo

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Will a robot ever make your blue jeans? There is a quiet effort underway to find out — involving clothing and technology companies, including Germany’s Siemens AG and Levi Strauss & Co. “Clothing is the last trillion-dollar industry that hasn’t been automated,” said Eugen Solowjow, who heads a project at a Siemens lab in San Francisco that has worked on automating apparel manufacturing since 2018.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Premium fashion retailer Tessuti has launched its first flagship store in Ireland. Tessuti is part of the JD Sports Group and has launched a 12,900 sq ft unit in the prime William Street entrance to Victoria Square. The Northan Ireland store stocks designer collections for men, women, and children, featuring brands such as POLO Ralph Lauren , Billionaire Boys Club, Parajumpers, Versace Jeans Couture, Moose Knuckles, Sandbanks , Emporio Armani , and many more.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2022

With some predicting a technical recession for Australia next year , expanding your brand’s global footprint might not seem like the best idea right now. However, the outlook isn’t quite as bleak for the retail industry in particular. According to Forrester, cross-border shopping will grow to make up 17 per cent of global e-commerce next year. And while the ongoing cost-of-living crisis isn’t good news for retailers, the Economist predicts that e-commerce will still experience strong growth in S

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All Work

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Each shared office space will need to accommodate a larger, more diverse, less predictable set of users with less advance notice, especially in offices with a hybrid workforce. Accessibility must therefore become a proactive consideration. . Organizations that differentiate themselves by providing inclusive environments will enjoy benefits across recruitment, retention, performance, and other dimensions. .

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Design Week

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Design Miami 2022 returned for its 18th edition this year to look at design through the lens of The Golden Age, an imagined future where people and the planet thrive. This year was the first time since the COVID pandemic started that the fair has run in its full capacity with 50 galleries and Curios taking part. Design Miami CEO Jen Roberts notes the increased demand for collectible design works.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Going shopping is one of a child’s primary memories. It is one of our first and most powerful experiences of encountering the wider world outside of the home. First, we accompany mum or dad on shopping trips. Later, one of our greatest rites of passage is to go up to a counter and buy something ourselves. This tests our confidence. Initially, we need a parent nearby to support us as we transact in an impersonal and more demanding world.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Supple Studio has designed the new visual identity for Bath-based plywood furniture maker Luxply, which features a shape-shifting logo to reflect its use of reclaimed materials and off-cuts for one-off design-led pieces. Luxply’s methods mean that “no piece of furniture is the same”, says Supple design director Becks Skinner, explaining that the studio aimed to celebrate the “bespoke nature of the.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Australian jewellery chain Lovisa has come under fire for allegedly withholding wages and breaks from staff , and encouraging unpaid work. The allegations have been put forward by law firm Adero Law, which is investigating the claims on behalf of casual, part-time and full-time employees of Lovisa, and if they are found to be true, may pursue a class action to retrieve compensation.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Kellogg’s has expanded its Crunchy Nut offering with the introduction of new ‘Salted Caramel Flavour Twist’. The cereal giant’s latest launch is a twist on the original Crunchy Nut flake and marks the first time the brand has adapted its classic honey-nut coated, golden flakes since it launched in 1980. The expansion of the range. This story continues at Kellogg’s expands Crunchy Nut offering with new Salted Caramel Flavour Twist.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Hemp-based brand Hey Bud Skincare has launched into Priceline stores nationwide. Since its official launch in 2020, Hey Bud has accumulated over $10 million in sales, and built a customer base exceeding 110,000 people. Founders Alex Roslaniec, Fedele D’Amico and Ollie Watts told Inside Retail that the brand was looking for a relevant distribution partner that suited its customer demographic – which tends to be people aged between 25 to 34 years old – and found that their customers were already s

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Western footwear brand Old Gringo (Houston) has opened its first-ever flagship store , in Fort Worth, Texas. Located within the historic Stockyards Station, the new retail shop features over 100 styles of Old Gringo’s trademark boots, including in-store exclusives. Inside, guests experience an ode to Fort Worth’s history, including modern Western displays and a bar, as well as a covered patio to take in the city’s twice-daily cattle drive.

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Treat, JKF International Airport. Design: Design Well Spent, Seattle. Photography: Ari Burling Photography, New York City. In 2020, the pandemic forced XpresSpa locations to shut down. The company quickly leveraged its airport connections to open a new concept to provide COVID testing. Launching several locations across the country brought in revenue and piqued the interest of investors.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Nectar Bath Treats (Las Vegas), which sells premium bath and body products, has opened two stores in UAE : in Dubai at Dubai City Walk and in Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi Mall. Those locations come on the heels of the company opening retail locations in Minnesota, Florida, Hawaii and Poland during the past year or so. The self-care products that Nectar makes in Las Vegas outline the UAE spaces, highlighting a demo sink and customizable fragrance bar.

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Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Treat, JKF International Airport. Design: Design Well Spent, Seattle. Photography: Ari Burling Photography, New York City. In 2020, the pandemic forced XpresSpa locations to shut down. The company quickly leveraged its airport connections to open a new concept to provide COVID testing. Launching several locations across the country brought in revenue and piqued the interest of investors.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Luxury fashion brand Self-Portrait has opened a store in London with mirrored surfaces and Cornish clay walls that combines "minimalism, materiality and colour.". Located on the corner of Kings Road and Duke of York Square in Chelsea, London, the 200-square-metre store was designed by Self-Portrait founder and creative director Han Chong in collaboration with New York-based architect Andreas Kostopoulos.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Premium sock brand FALKE has collaborated with popular confectionary brand HARIBO to launch a sustainable sock collection, in a deal facilitated by HARIBO’s global licencing partner IMG. Family is very important to both FALKE and HARIBO. This is seen in the FALKE claim “With you every step” and the HARIBO slogan “Kids and grown-ups love it […].

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) Climate change and the energy crisis are current challenges which retailers across all investment sectors must address – using the latest digital technologies and innovative products. This applies in particular to store lighting, one of the largest energy consumers in food retail – and especially in the non-food sector: accounting for a 55% of energy consumption, the latter is a key target for energy-saving measures at the POS.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers, and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, has announced the upcoming launch of the Del Monte Zero™ pineapple, its first certified carbon neutral certified pineapple, which factors in the entire supply chain from farm to table in its North American and select European markets.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

ACS has written to the new levelling up minister Dehenna Davison MP calling for an extension of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme for local shops. In the letter, ACS has highlighted the vital role that convenience stores play in communities across the UK and outlined serious concerns about the impact of energy price increases from. This story continues at ACS writes to government urging further energy support for local shops.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Christmas is a time of giving when friends and family come together to exchange gifts. It is the perfect opportunity to show your loved ones how much you care about them by giving them a thoughtful, unique gift. Store-bought presents are great, but often they are generic and lack a personal touch. That’s why personalised Christmas gifts are so special—they demonstrate thoughtfulness, uniqueness, and can even be turned into a DIY project.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Unitas Wholesale has announced that it will recognise its teams hard work and dedication with an exceptional payment in light of the current cost of living crisis with each employee receiving a £500.00 net payment. The payment comes in addition to a company-wide pay increase earlier in the year. The team was advised of the. This story continues at Unitas Wholesale rewards staff with cost of living payment.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Premium sock brand FALKE has collaborated with popular confectionary brand HARIBO to launch a sustainable sock collection, in a deal facilitated by HARIBO’s global licencing partner IMG. Family is very important to both FALKE and HARIBO. This is seen in the FALKE claim “With you every step” and the HARIBO slogan “Kids and grown-ups love it […].

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

An environmental and wellbeing initiative that will benefit almost 200 communities across Scotland has been launched by Scotmid. ‘Scotmid Community Orchard’ funding will allow fruit trees and bushes to be planted across the communities Scotmid serves. The sites, of five or more plants, will then form part of a Scotland-wide orchard of thousands of trees.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 12, 2022

With Christmas ads hitting our screens since early November, Taco Bell UK has unveiled its first ever TV advert, in mid-December.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

A campaign to raise awareness of crime in cash and carry car parks has relaunched in London with the backing of the Metropolitan Police. The Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) has published new leaflets and posters outlining simple actions retailers can take to keep their belongings safe: Always keep your vehicle locked, with nothing valuable.

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Design4Retail were introduced to EVE LOM to help deliver an exciting new counter at the Liverpool location. The client called.

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Talking Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2022

It services provider and consultant NTT Data’s retail division has responded to the announcement that grocery delivery startup Getir has acquired rival Gorillas. Highlighting what the acquisition could mean for the sector, Geoff Lloyd, director of retail at NTT Data UK&I, said: “As funding stagnates for the Q-Commerce industry, food prices continue to inflate, and.

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Retail Design Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Twin Towers on Jiaozi Avenue in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, have become one of the most popular landmarks in the.

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