Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

Proceedings have commenced in the Federal Court against Mastercard’s Asia/Pacific and Australian businesses over alleged breaches of competition law in deals signed with more than 20 large retail groups. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the financial services giant has been engaging in anticompetitive conduct since 2017 in the supply of debit card acceptance services, with the purpose of substantially lessening competition.

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Retail Focus

MAY 30, 2022

Grosvenor today announces new retail activity at Liverpool ONE, where luxury footwear brand Kick Game has signed for a 3,500 sq ft unit on South John Street. Kick Game will join Kenji, the Japanese-inspired homeware and stationary retailer, which is upsizing its store by 40%. Kick Game Liverpool ONE is set to open in July and will mark the brand’s city debut, joining stores in London, Manchester, Birmingham and Leeds.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

My family was recently faced with the challenge of packing 7-plus years of stuff to move into our new house (I know, great timing with interest rates). Like many others who have faced this challenge, we started by dividing things into two piles: keep and pack, or donate. We didn’t quite get to the level of Marie Kondo’s ‘Sparks Joy’ method, but we did end up with a substantial number of donations.

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Design Week

MAY 30, 2022

The annual Birmingham Design Festival will take over the city centre for three days this month, with the theme of freedom at its heart. There will be 60 free talks to attend, followed by three evening events, plus a wide selection of workshops. The line-up, which includes 80 speakers from the graphic, digital, product, and illustration sectors, is all part of the festival team’s pledge to “connect.

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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

MAY 30, 2022

When it comes to making bold moves and challenging the status quo, purpose-driven brands Modibodi and Outland Denim are ahead of the curve. Modibodi is a leakproof underwear brand working to normalise the conversation around menstruation and incontinence and reduce the environmental impact of period products, and Outland Denim is an ethically made fashion brand on a mission to stamp out modern slavery.

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Design Wanted

MAY 30, 2022

At this year’s Salone del Mobile, the Host & Home showcase will present some of Thailand’s most talented entrepreneurs and designers whilst offering a wide range […]. The post Host & Home designers make the most out of materials made in Thailand appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Bay Cities

MAY 30, 2022

“Sustainability” is one of the biggest priorities of our times. It’s also become one of the biggest trends (and buzzwords!) in the packaging industry.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

Craveable Brands, the company behind Red Rooster, Oporto and Chicken Treat, has become one of just 250 organisations in Australia, and the only one in the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry, to formally commit to the goal of reconciliation through a reconciliation action plan (RAP). A RAP is a publicly accessible document detailing how a workplace plans to advance reconciliation by building stronger relationships between non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people based

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, is updating the recipe for Jacob’s Twiglets. As well as showcasing its established high in fibre claim, the updated Jacob’s Twiglets recipe will contain 60% less salt, meaning it will sit outside restrictions on HFSS products.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

Alibaba Group said it would not give a forecast for the current fiscal year due to Covid-19 risks as it reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2014. The e-commerce giant said coronavirus resurgence in China, and lockdowns imposed to curb its spread in Shanghai and other cities weighed on its business by hindering merchants from shipping goods and making consumers focus on buying necessities. “Online physical goods GMV (gross merchandise value) of our China reta

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Retail Store Windows

MAY 30, 2022

It's not often that we capture brands such as this although we do have to mention how wonderfully creative this one is in particular. What you cant see in a still image is that the central radiating form with the word Vertuo actually revolves but what you can see is that this fabulous structure is repeated across their window space. Such an interesting and creative solution for a product which must be incredibly difficult to work with.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

All eyes are on Canadian athletic apparel brand Lululemon, after it was fined for selling poor quality down-feather vests in China. The high-end yoga wear maker was fined more than 81,000 RMB ($16,700) and had US$3,500 of illegal income confiscated by the Beijing Xicheng District Market Supervision Bureau for its subpar products. Lululemon is the latest name in a long list of Western brands Beijing’s market regulator has cracked down on for selling poor-quality products.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

Tesco and WWF have today announced the five start-ups that have won funding and the chance to test and scale their innovation in Tesco’s supply chain to help cut the environmental impact of the average shopping basket and support a resilient and sustainable UK food system.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2022

French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton recently opened a temporary pop-up experience in Brooklyn, New York, titled Dream Now , showcasing 47 pairs of Nike Airforce 1’s designed by Virgil Abloh. It was a chance to get up close and appreciate the details of fashion irony for which Abloh was known. Many of these unique sneakers were featured in Abloh’s Spring/Summer 2022 men’s collection for Louis Vuitton, which sadly was his last, as he died of cancer in November 2021.

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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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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

To mark World Vape Day today, 30 May, British American Tobacco has published an ‘at a glance’ Science and Innovation e-zine. This is intended to provide a simple introduction to R&D at BAT.

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Design Wanted

MAY 30, 2022

Designtech, the Technological Innovation Hub in the design sector, opens the Offsite Design Lab Call, aiming to contribute to the offsite construction system’s transformation (hybrid construction […]. The post Designtech launches the first OI call on Offsite Construction appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

Following today’s news that Sainsbury’s will invest £500 million to tackle the cost-of-living crisis by increasing pay and price locking products until the end of the year; Nidhi Chauhan, senior food & grocery analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “UK retailers are trying to keep up with discounters when it comes to proving value for money, while also outcompeting each other.

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Design Wanted

MAY 30, 2022

Not an element of separation but of direct connection between rooms, Albed introduces ‘Entre-Deux’ – an extraordinary door system crafted by Alfonso Femia that enhances passages […]. The post ??A door system that – marks out spaces, opens passageways and creates the intradoses in materials appeared first on DesignWanted.

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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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Compliantia

MAY 30, 2022

Your pet shop’s adherence to safety and compliance standards is crucial to improving the customer experience, employee safety, and perhaps most importantly, the health and safety of the animals you sell. You’ll need to run regular partial or full audits of your store to catch issues as they arise. The best audit strategy is typically to be continually running partial audits, where you inspect a rotating part of your store on a regular basis.

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E Delevry

MAY 30, 2022

Royal Mail has expanded its Sunday parcel delivery service to more than 12,000 small and medium sized retailers. Previously it was only available to 75 large online retailers. The company began trialling Sunday parcel delivery in March 2021, working with a number of retailers to test the service. Gift and cards retailer Moonpig was one of the first retailers to use the service.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

Kantar’s latest take home grocery figures for Ireland show that sales fell by 6.5% in the 12 weeks to 15 May 2022. Irish shoppers are adjusting to increased prices as grocery inflation hits 5.5%, marking the first time it has risen above 5% since August 2013.

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E Delevry

MAY 30, 2022

New research from ZigZag Global estimates that retailers in the UK could miss out on £19 billion worth of business if their returns policy is not up to scratch. The company found that an online retail returns policy is important to 68% of UK shoppers when it comes to whether or not they make a purchase. Over three quarters (76%) of UK shoppers now check the returns policy before making a purchase.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

To mark World Vape Day today, 30 May, British American Tobacco has published an ‘at a glance’ Science and Innovation e-zine. This is intended to provide a simple introduction to R&D at BAT.

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Retail Design Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Notiz Hotel in Leeuwarden and Studio OAK started an interesting collaboration. The challenge: ‘’To blend the characteristics of Leeuwarden (Frisian).

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

Greene King, the UK’s leading pub company and brewer, launches its first-ever invisible Mac(millan) and Cheese to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Retail Design Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Passing by a small bridge and flowing water, you will enter into the restaurant, with an urban secret garden suddenly.

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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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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

John West, the UK’s leading canned fish brand, is excited to bring innovation to the pot snack category with the launch of John West On The Go Tuna Pots.

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Retail Design Blog

MAY 30, 2022

The architects were given a historic villa from 1939 to turn into a hotpot restaurant. Referencing the richness of the.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

A spike in customer demand for high volumes of sweet bakery products from the Wrights Food Group is behind a £1m investment project.

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Retail Times

MAY 30, 2022

In anticipation of Pride month 2022, leading household brands Fairy and Ariel have launched a survey in partnership with the brands’ long-term charity partner, akt. The survey polled 500 LGBTQ+ adults to understand the extent of isolation in the LGBTQ+ community and to show the importance of acceptance, love and kindness to those impacted.

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