April, 2018

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Is retail really dying? Or do retailers just need to up their game?

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This week we read an interesting article by Alex Sbardella , which proclaimed that Retail ISN’T dying – but retailers are. As ‘Retail Apocalypse’ gains its own Wikipedia entry, and high profile UK chains continue to drop like flies – is this assertion really correct? Over the last few weeks, Toys R Us and Maplin became the latest big-name brands to join the sorry throng of well-known retailers who have bitten the dust in recent years, along with BHS, Woolworths, Blockbuster….and lots of ot

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Barber News – Doug to Chair Panel at Retail Design Expo – and Apartment 51 website now live

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Next month the Barber Design team will be heading to Olympia in London for the Retail Design Expo. We are really looking forward to meeting up with lots of clients and fellow designers and checking out what is new in the world of retail design at this world-class event. We are also delighted to announce that Doug has been asked to chair a panel discussion about New Store Formats at this year’s show.