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Laings opens debut OMEGA showroom for Wales in St David’s

Retail Focus

Landsec has announced that Laings, the luxury jewellery retailer, has opened a new dedicated OMEGA showroom at St David’s Cardiff. The renowned watchmaker has taken an 838 sq ft space, which is both the first mono-brand showroom to be operated by Laings, and the first dedicated store for OMEGA in Wales. The new location on Hayes Arcade, the emerging luxury watch and jewellery quarter at St David’s, features OMEGA’s Constellation, Seamaster, Speedmaster, and De Ville collections.

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‘A huge win’: HR experts welcome progress on paid domestic violence leave

Inside Retail

CW: This story is about family and domestic violence. Help is available at 1800RESPECT. Australian HR experts have welcomed the Fair Work Commission’s recent finding that people working under modern awards should be entitled to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave, saying the benefits far outweigh any potential costs to businesses. “The introduction of a paid domestic violence leave policy is a hugely positive step, for both employees and employers, and society, full stop,” Melissa

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Marks and Spencer to open new store at Lakeside, Essex

Retail Focus

Lakeside, owned by property company SGS, is pleased to announce that M&S has signed to open a new store at the centre, due to launch in Spring 2023. Lakeside’s existing M&S store will move from its current location to the new unit, covering 98,000 sq ft of net selling space. The store will offer customers a wide range of M&S products across its new Foodhall and Clothing & Home departments.

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Woolworths to take a majority stake in MyDeal

Inside Retail

Woolworths Group is to acquire a majority 80.2 per cent stake in online marketplace, MyDeal. Sean Senvirtne, CEO and founder of MyDeal, and other key management will retain the balance of the shares and will continue to lead the business after the sale. The deal – an all-cash consideration of $1.05 per share – values MyDeal at $271.8 million and is subject to customary conditions, including ACCC and court approval.

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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with 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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Volvo zooms into Brent Cross with electric car showcase

Retail Focus

Volvo, one of Europe’s leading car makers, has opened a new studio at Brent Cross, providing unique access to its latest electric vehicles as the brand aims to ‘become all-electric’ by 2030. This is the first electric vehicle showcase within a UK retail destination for Volvo and underpins the wider strategy by Hammerson to repurpose and future-proof the destination with more experiential, entertainment and leisure brands.

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Toombul Shopping Centre to close due to extensive flood damage

Inside Retail

Australian property group Mirvac plans to close Brisbane’s Toombul Shopping Centre following extensive flood damage earlier this year. A Mirvac spokesperson said the developer had ‘undertaken extensive assessments’ of the flood damage to the precinct and said it was “impractical and undesirable” to reinstate it to its original condition.

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Toombul Shopping Centre to close due to extensive flood damage

Inside Retail

Australian property group Mirvac plans to close Brisbane’s Toombul Shopping Centre following extensive flood damage earlier this year. A Mirvac spokesperson said the developer had ‘undertaken extensive assessments’ of the flood damage to the precinct and said it was “impractical and undesirable” to reinstate it to its original condition.

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FTC Votes to Issue Revised Endorsement Guides for Public Comment

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The FTC voted today to issue revised proposed Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, aka, the “Endorsement Guides.” In a 5-0 vote, including a yes vote from the FTC’s newest Commissioner, Alvaro Bedoya, the FTC agreed to publish their proposal in the Federal Register and will take comment on the updates from the public.

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Check it out: The “gamechanging” plus-size runway at Aus Fashion Week

Inside Retail

In a move that much of the industry and consumers have been waiting on for years, Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW) finally showcased plus-size labels in a dedicated runway called The Curve Edit last week. The Curve Edit showcased six designers that catered from sizes 12 to 26 and a bevy of local curve models from talent agency Bella Management, which organised the showcase.

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Going behind the scenes of the fourth edition of NABA Design Award 2022

Design Wanted

Aiming at rewarding the best students’ projects of the last academic year carried out in NABA, Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti – NABA Design Award 2022 […]. The post Going behind the scenes of the fourth edition of NABA Design Award 2022 appeared first on DesignWanted.

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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.

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BWX refocuses on margin, set to review Flora & Fauna, Nourished Life

Inside Retail

After a few years of high expenses acquiring brands and building its new manufacturing facility in Clayton, Victoria, beauty manufacturer BWX is refocussing on cutting costs and delivering earnings growth. At the business’ strategy day on Thursday, chairman Ian Campbell told investors the business is not where it expected it would be after half-year profits fell by more than 120 per cent , but that international and local teams had a plan to bring strong growth moving forward.

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Collaborating as One Team with a Fully Connected Frontline?

Theatro

Frontline teams can achieve more when they are enabled to collaborate as OneTeam. However, as a leading handheld device technology competitor recently admitted, “less than one-third” of frontline team members have access to a communication device. More often than not, this is due to the exorbitant costs associated with buying each team member a $600-$1,000 device that also typically requires premium collaboration applications to be effective.

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BikeExchange CEO steps down, interim named

Inside Retail

Australian bicycle marketplace BikeExchange says group CEO Mark Watkin has resigned. Sam Salter, co-founder and current board member of BikeExchange, will act as the interim CEO while the company looks for a replacement. “As an investor and shareholder in BikeExchange, I remain a strong supporter of the company, its people and strategy,” said Watkin. “I believe the future is very bright for the business, as it delivers on its mission of making it easy to buy and sell all things bike.

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Dn&co’s branding for property network ARC is inspired by graph theory

Design Week

Dn&co has branded Advanced Research Clusters (ARC), a real estate network which aims to group together companies working across the science and innovation sectors. ARC provides a variety of spaces for companies, from coworking offices to open-access R&D labs, in cities like Oxford and London. Dn&co has worked on brand strategy, naming and ARC’s visual identity.

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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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Meet the rising star of the week: Anthony Tripodo, Coles Media

Inside Retail

This year, we launched our first Rising Stars of Retail report in the May issue of Inside Retail Australia ’s quarterly magazine, a special feature highlighting some of the great under-the-radar talent in the industry from a wide range of departments. Each week, we will publish interviews with the inspiring people listed in the feature, where they reveal what motivates them, the work that they’re most proud of and the challenges that they’ve overcome. .

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How Ecological Office Design Builds A Bridge Between Our Indoor And Outdoor Lives

All Work

Being outdoors is critical for our mental and physical health, and yet we spend around 90% of our time indoors. Ecological design can help bring more balance into our everyday lives by blending the indoors with the outdoors. Dayton Rush of Cushing Terrell shares two tactics for thinking ecologically and transforming the indoor workplace environment.

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‘We need to work with nature’: A wool farmer’s take on sustainable fashion

Inside Retail

Sustainability has become a major buzzword in the fashion industry, as more brands finally start to get serious about reducing their environmental impact. But what does this mean from a supplier’s perspective? We asked Julian von Bibra, the fourth-generation owner of Beaufront Farm in Tasmania, whose premium merino wool is used by the likes of Country Road, MJ Bale and Theory, what he thinks about the rise of sustainable fashion, and how brands’ decisions impact his business.

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Dn&co’s branding for property network ARC is inspired by graph theory

Design Week

Dn&co has branded Advanced Research Clusters (ARC), a real estate network which aims to group together companies working across the science and innovation sectors. ARC provides a variety of spaces for companies, from coworking offices to open-access R&D labs, in cities like Oxford and London. Dn&co has worked on brand strategy, naming and ARC’s visual identity.

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Planning the Architecture of Your Modular DXP

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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The secret discounting method that increases revenue and improves brand

Inside Retail

What’s more effective than enticing a customer with a generic discount? The answer: a discount is almost guaranteed to result in an extra, bigger purchase. These are behavioural-based discounts. . Most online stores don’t discount this way – they spray and then pray for higher sales. Many stores discount based on stock costs or perceived customer value.

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Is It Worth Going to a Trade Show?

Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

?? Build a profitable booth in three clicks. What is a trade show? A trade show is a business event that brings companies and industry professionals together to showcase their products and services, expand their network, increase sales and grow their knowledge through educational workshops. There is a trade show for any industry you can think of. Here’s a list of some of the largest shows along with the industry they represent: World of Concrete (building & manufacturing) Consumer Electronic

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Sainsbury’s extends Deliveroo partnership

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Sainsbury’s has extended its partnership with Deliveroo, adding a further 65 stores across the UK and taking the total on the platform to 336. New locations include Winchester, Marlow, Barking, Loughborough, Watford and Lancaster. The service allows customers to have Sainsbury’s products delivered to customers by Deliveroo in as little as 20 minutes.

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Meet the device packed with extraordinary features and endless connectivity options

Design Wanted

Smallest of its kind with more than meets the eye, Sweden-based Teenage Engineering crafts an ultra-portable, battery-powered mixer and multi-channel audio interface – ‘TX–6’. Comparable to […]. The post Meet the device packed with extraordinary features and endless connectivity options appeared first on DesignWanted.

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How Personalized Customer Experiences Drive Retail Growth and Revenue

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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Repsly Moments that Matter: Ep. 3

RepslyBlog

At Repsly, we’re emphasizing customer outcomes in 2022 highlighting the many ways our customers are recognizing the value of their retail execution platform. Once a month, we’ll be putting a spotlight on a new customer, exploring a key breakthrough moment they had and how it’s impacted their retail success.

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With minimalistic design that surprises – meet the dice with lines not faces

Design Wanted

Effortlessly letting familiar, everyday objects appear in a new light, Japanese design studio Nendo by Oki Sato fabricates ‘Linear Dice’ – three types of aluminum dice […]. The post With minimalistic design that surprises – meet the dice with lines not faces appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Why Do Professional Videos Cost So Much?

Retail Bound

Video making is now more accessible to the average person than ever before. So, why are professional videos still so expensive? Ultimately, the answer is relative — one’s definition of “expensive” and the type of video desired are significant variables. Nevertheless, we want to outline a few reasons why a professional ad will likely be more than a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars (but also why it’s worth it!).

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Shoe Zone to reopen in Woolwich this May with a new, modern look

Retail Times

UK footwear retailer Shoe Zone is set to reopen its Woolwich store on 27thth May. Located on the partially pedestrianised Powis Street, it has been closed for a month while undergoing a modern refit to improve customers’ shopping experience.

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Retails Next Frontier: Exploring and Proving the Value of AI

AI is everywhere. It’s in customer service interactions, product recommendations, marketing outreach, and yes, even commerce experiences. But not every use of AI provides the same value to your brand. In this masterclass, experts from Constructor, commercetools, Contentstack, and Orium discuss how AI can complement your composable tech stack and help bring in immediate ROI.

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SCENERY ALLEY

Retail Design Blog

This project is located in the old town of Hangzhou, China. The original architecture was once one of the earliest.

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Grant’s launches Summer Orange expression across Europe

Retail Times

Grant’s announces the launch of its first ever flavoured expression - Summer Orange. Flavoured expressions are capturing the imagination of non-whisky drinkers and Grant’s Summer Orange is a perfect refreshing and delicious take on it.

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Tenzushi, a modern Japanese omakase restaurant in Hong Kong

Retail Design Blog

Nestled in the heart of Hong Kong’s Wanchai district, Tenzushi is a modern Japanese omakase restaurant. Designed by Design East.

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Star Wars, Harry Potter and MCU: the most searched themed home accessories, study shows

Retail Times

Star Wars’ merchandise is the most searched themed home accessories, a new study reveals.

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2024’s Retail Odyssey: Going Small, Artificial, and Augmented!

Speaker: Kelly Goetsch - Chief Strategy Officer at Commercetools | Jason Cottrel - CEO & Founder at Orium | and guest speaker Brendan Witcher - VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester

Significant modifications are on the horizon for digital commerce in retail and customer experience come 2024. The pace of tech shifts will intensify, businesses are set to defund legacy solutions, and attractive opportunities will surface as social and retail media players join forces. To stay ahead of the curve, digital leaders are experimenting with less risky initiatives and scaling back on outdated projects that no longer yield impactful results.