Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

As more consumers embrace flexitarian diets, the range of meat-free options in supermarkets and restaurants has exploded. And Betty’s Burgers is just the latest burger chain to add a plant-based patty to its menu. We recently spoke with managing director Troy McDonagh about the brand’s partnership with local manufacturer Love Buds, and how a strong company culture helped it thrive during Covid.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

FoundPop will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand E9 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. FoundPop’s versatile furniture range has been delivering affordable rental services across multiple retail sectors including fashion, jewellery, beauty and lifestyle in numerous high street, discount outlet and department stores across the UK and Europe.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

South California activewear label Vuori has outlined its plan to enter Australia and six other countries, its first international venture since inception. . Online stores will be launched in each country, followed by a progressive opening of physical stores. The other overseas markets are the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, and Canada. The expansion follows years of explosive growth and a US$400 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2, which took its value to $4 billion as of l

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

Hello Flamingo will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand E4 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. Hello Flamingo are an award winning, creative design & manufacture company, Specialising in retail window displays, Design & development, pop-ups shops, events, project management & installation, all from our design studio & manufacturing workshop in East Sussex.

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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

MARCH 31, 2022

Earlier this week, discount department store Kmart finished a major refurbishment. It wasn’t a store that had been transformed, but Bowen College: a 15-student school in Sydney that focuses on young people who are experiencing extreme disadvantage, and have become disengaged from mainstream education. Bowen College’s staff take a holistic approach to teaching, and use therapeutic and restorative practices to help empower students to tackle the issues they face inside and outside of the classroom

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

Imprint Pureprint will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand F8 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. Imprint Pureprint is on a mission to deliver enhance experiences across the retail, events, construction, hotel, and leisure sectors. Whether it’s Point of Sale, a printed hoarding, site signage, office re-brand with exterior or interior signage, marketing support or outdoor media; we do BIG print right first time, deliverin

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

Mad About Design will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand C5 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. About: We are Mad About Design , a multi-award-winning retail design team based in the centre of London. We support our clients in our own unique way, by drawing stuff, doing stuff and making stuff.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

Booktopia board shuffled. Online book retailer Booktopia’s non-executive director Marina Go resigned from the company’s board as of 31 March. Go said she is exiting the board to better serve as the chairperson at Adore Beauty, and to fulfil other obligations. “Booktopia has become a leader in the Australian book industry because of their dedication to customers.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

Kesslers London & Proportion London will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand B9 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. Kesslers London and Proportion London are proud to be exhibiting at the VM Display show for the first time. Proportion London has a heritage stretching back over 70 years and is a brand synonymous with the highest quality, hand-built mannequins supplying retailers, brands and museums across the globe.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

Swiss watchmakers are gathering in Geneva this week for their first big industry event in three years, tackling the impact of sanctions on rich Russians arising from the war in Ukraine. Russia was only the 17th largest market for Swiss watch exports last year, but how to manage business and client relations during such a sensitive time was high on the priority list, Reuters’ conversations with executives at Watches & Wonders showed.

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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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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2022

Graphica Display will be exhibiting at the 2022 Visual Merchandising and Display Show. Visit them on stand G9 between the 5-6 April at the Business Design Centre in London. Our business is based around our clients’ requirements. Graphica Display constantly evolve not only in machinery but also in new staff and production methods to offer you the best value for money from your budget.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 31, 2022

Earlier this week, discount department store Kmart finished a major refurbishment. It wasn’t a store that had been transformed, but Bowen College: a 15-student school in Sydney that focuses on young people who are experiencing extreme disadvantage, and have become disengaged from mainstream education. Bowen College’s staff take a holistic approach to teaching, and use therapeutic and restorative practices to help empower students to tackle the issues they face inside and outside of the classroom

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Design Week

MARCH 31, 2022

Wrigley’s Extra chewing gum has rebranded to move away from dental hygiene cues and instead focus on its variety of flavours. Brand consultancy Elmwood has crafted the new look, which will roll out across Wrigley’s Extra products around the world. The product is known by various names overseas, including Orbit and Freedent. The ambition for the rebrand was to drop the “traditional look built.

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MARCH 31, 2022

When it comes to jeans, PAS Group CEO Eric Morris swears by one brand in particular: Italian fashion label Replay. “I’ve worn Replay jeans for many years, and I’ve worn them because they are the most comfortable jeans anyone can ever wear,” Morris recently told Inside Retail. That’s a bold statement, but the fact that he recently wore a pair of Replay jeans on a 24-hour flight from Australia to Europe backs it up.

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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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MARCH 31, 2022

DHL Parcel UK has partnered with returns platform ZigZag giving access to DHL’s Just Right Returns service for ZigZag’s network of more than 100 retailers, including Selfridges, GAP and Superdry. ZigZag retailers will be able to offer their customers the option to return their parcels at any one of DHL’s 3,500 ServicePoints nationwide for next day collection, with returns then being delivered back to the retailers the following day.

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Retail Insider

MARCH 31, 2022

Brought to you by Retail Insider and Flooid. The Name: BEEN London. The Place: East London and proud of it. The Story: Sometimes you just need to take your hat off to someone. And today that someone is Genia Mineeva – founder of BEEN London and general all round good egg. Well, this is glowing. Tell me more. She runs a sustainably-designed bag company despite originally having no formal qualifications in sustainability or bag design either for that matter.

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Retail Times

MARCH 31, 2022

Today, recipe box Gousto has announced its furriest new venture, Floofsto by Gousto. Designed in collaboration with leading vets, the chefs at the recipe box have created a whole new range of gourmet plates for the modern-day pet.

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All Work

MARCH 31, 2022

Unlike their home office, workers have very little control over their working environment in a corporate head office. The right data and metrics can drive human-centered design decisions to create a workplace that people want to use. Cushing Terrell’s Sandi Rudy and Jennifer Moore share how data can be leveraged to develop a happier and more productive user experience at work.

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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

MARCH 31, 2022

Healthy meals challenger, The Gym Kitchen, is launching its new macro-friendly, high protein frozen ready meals and pizza range across Tesco stores this month.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 31, 2022

“In this collaboration with Intel, we created a short Art Film called “Sensations” that visually evokes different kinds of emotions and feelings through motion, sound, colour, […]. The post Anxious or relaxed? This short film gives 3D form to human emotion appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Retail Times

MARCH 31, 2022

Leading confectionery manufacturer Perfetti Van Melle has announced that its signpost mint brand Smint is the fastest growing mint brand in the UK, following a bumper year of sales for its core range.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Amazon has replaced single-use plastic delivery bags and envelopes for paper and cardboard for the packing of goods sent through its distribution network in the UK. It includes items sold by Amazon as well as third-party selling partners that use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA). Customers will now be receiving packages in flexible paper bags and cardboard envelopes instead, which are more easily recyclable in household recycling across the UK, are made with more recycled content, and reduce volume co

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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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Retail Times

MARCH 31, 2022

Award-winning peanut butter brand ManiLife has extended its range with the second instalment of its flavoured peanut butter range, Rich Cocoa Crunchy.

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MARCH 31, 2022

British shipping technology company Shipster has secured investment from Manchester-based Fearless Adventures to help grow its business. Shipster claims to make what it calls “extremely bespoke” shipping software more accessible to growing online retailers through a “no-price-per-shipment” model and a technical support team that can make same-day shipping rule changes for client warehouses.

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Design Wanted

MARCH 31, 2022

The hanger, which Shane Spence designed for Render Weekly’s Instagram Challenge focuses on simple geometries and materials that would accentuate its form. Spence wanted to create […]. The post This concept design lets users hang hangers on hangers appeared first on DesignWanted.

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E Delevry

MARCH 31, 2022

Evri, the new brand for Hermes UK following its relaunch last month, is trialling a new electronically assisted cargo bike made from natural fibre composite materials and recycled plastics and metals. The trial is being undertaken by an Evri courier in Driffield, East Yorkshire who is using it to deliver on his usual rounds to ensure a like for like comparison.

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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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Theatro

MARCH 31, 2022

The convenience store landscape is changing quickly, and those brands that cannot adapt services to meet the demand from today’s consumers will miss out on revenue opportunities and are likely to fall behind their competition. Top C-Store brands have understood the value of expanding their product offerings and the need to digitally transform service capabilities to provide faster, simpler, and more personalized shopping experiences.

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Retail Times

MARCH 31, 2022

DHL Parcel UK today announces a new partnership with ZigZag, the technology platform specialising in e-commerce returns. ZigZag’s network of over 100 retailers, including Selfridges, GAP and Superdry, will now have access to DHL’s Just Right Returns service, a fast, convenient and high-quality returns solution.

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CAAD

MARCH 31, 2022

The next decade will be decisive for the total implantation in the market of the Internet of the Senses, that is, of the technology prepared to respond to our thoughts. If we talk about the Internet of the Senses , are we analyzing the present or the future ? Without a doubt, it is today, the present that will provide tomorrow. Although for many this sounds like science fiction, the change and technological evolution experienced in the last decade is opening up fields that, precisely, we did not

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Retail Times

MARCH 31, 2022

UserTesting, a leader in video-based human insight, today released the 2022 CX Industry Report that reveals a strong global demand for actionable human insight across every industry and every size organisation as customers’ needs and expectations continue to evolve and grow. Accessing customer perspectives to stay relevant and competitive is now a requirement for business success.

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