Design Wanted
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
The 8th edition of Digital Design Days returns to Milan from October 6th to 8th, 2024, at Superstudio Più, offering […] The post Exploring the boundaries of the world’s most disruptive innovations appeared first on DesignWanted.
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
If you’re launching a retail business, finding and renting an accessible base to sell to your target demographic is a huge step. Learning the nuts and bolts of leasing commercial property and lease terms, in general, can help you make informed decisions to impact your start-up’s chances of success. How retail leasing works When you lease retail space, you’re effectively renting commercial space where your business can welcome customers to market and sell your goods or services.
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All Work
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Traditional offices were designed as a compromise for broad needs, but are now evolving into specialized spaces catering to either hyper-focus or hyper-collaboration, driven by societal shifts and technological advances. The pandemic underscored the need for distraction-free, personalized workspaces like focus pods and smart environments, exemplified by Deloitte’s “The Edge,” which uses IoT to optimize conditions for deep work.
Design Wanted
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
My conversation with Inma Bermúdez began on a casual note, lounging on a couch with loud music playing in the […] The post From faucets to feminism: an interview with Inma Bermúdez appeared first on DesignWanted.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Design Wanted
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
In this interview, Alberto Antolini, CEO of Antolini, offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of natural stone—a craft that […] The post Antolini’s commitment to craftsmanship and eco-responsibility appeared first on DesignWanted.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Miniso has opened a 300sqm store on Sydney’s George St dedicated to Sanrio-themed products – the first of its kind in Australia, with more than 2500 SKUs. To celebrate the opening, Miniso gifted customers who reached a certain purchase amount with a ‘kroo bag’, inspired by the Australian kangaroo. Internationally, the new store is Miniso’s second Sanrio-themed location following the opening of the Margo City shop in Indonesia last October.
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Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Gunwharf Quays opened its brand-new Crocs store on Saturday, 7 th September. The store at the Portsmouth-based outlet will be the first Crocs store in the region and the third Crocs outlet store in the country. The 140 sq ft unit will be located between Adidas and Samsonite. The new store features an elevated design with eye-catching displays and fixtures that highlight Crocs’ wide array of colourful and stylish footwear.
Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Ecover, a pioneer of laundry and cleaning products, has today announced a strategic partnership with the UK’s first-ever multi-charity shop, Charity Super.Mkt, to help tackle fashion waste by encouraging people to donate and buy pre-loved clothing, and to inspire consumers to wash new life into old clothes.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
Premier Retail, a division of Premier Investments, expects to report global retail sales of $1.6 billion in the last fiscal year ended July 27. The forecasted retail sales represent a slight decline from $1.64 billion in FY23. The company estimated earnings before interest and taxes of $341 million, down from $356.5 million in the prior fiscal year.
Design Middleeast
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Crate and Barrel, operated by Majid Al Futtaim Lifestyle, has unveiled its latest outdoor collection for 2024, ‘Live Well Outdoors’, just in time to embrace the cooler months. This year’s collection is a harmonious blend of modern elegance and sustainable innovation, designed to transform your outdoor spaces into havens of style and comfort, perfectly suited to the Middle Eastern climate.
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AI agents already analyze trends, draft content, and trigger actions across leading commerce platforms. Yet most organizations still rely on workflows built for human‑only teams, losing speed, margin, and customer loyalty. Humans + Agents: Rethinking Enterprise Commerce in the Age of AI Collaboration shows how to close that gap. In one concise read you’ll see where agent gains surface first, how early adopters prove ROI, and which lean controls keep innovation moving without risking data or bran
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Retail is big business, but even companies that sell physical objects cannot resist the pull of modernisation and digitisation. This is particularly true since most sales today don’t occur in store. Instead, it’s all happening online. You may be selling a physical product, but that doesn’t mean that your retail business isn’t digital at its core, and like any digital business needs to have the best and latest tools at its disposal to help boost ROI.
Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Tea wizard, Bird & Blend Tea Co., unveils its first tea-tastic cookbook, featuring cake bakes, savoury dishes, cocktails, milkshakes and more! Showcasing all that tea can offer, and how the diverse flavours can be used as infusions to create wonderful drinks, eats and treats.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Australian minimalist fashion brand Status Anxiety has launched its first physical location in New York City’s Nolita. The store, located at 248 Elizabeth Street, offers ethically sourced leather goods with a focus on biodegradable materials and environmental impact reduction. It has been designed in a minimalist style, with white as the primary colour.
Design Week
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
We are excited to introduce the new Design Week editorial team that will lead the relaunch of the platform later this autumn. Rob Alderson joins as Editor, and Clare Dowdy will be our new Senior Writer. Rob was previously Editor-in-Chief of It’s Nice That, where he led content across digital, print, events and commercial partnerships.
Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon
This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Navigating the grocery aisles as a college student can be tricky, especially when you’re trying to eat healthily on a budget. The variety of choices and price tags might seem daunting, yet simple meal planning can yield both healthy and wallet-friendly results. This article provides a practical grocery shopping list tailored specifically for college students.
Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) has announced a series of new signings across its London centres, showcasing significant growth in the food and beverage (F&B) sector alongside expansions in fashion, footwear, accessories, health, beauty, and home and interiors.
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Decathlon has launched free exercise classes and picnic kit rentals exclusively from its new flagship store at 570 George Street in Sydney CBD. The company’s in-house fitness experts will lead the high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and pilates classes in the park and guided run club sessions. Decathlon also offers 10 free picnic kit rentals from 10 am to 6 pm daily.
Retail Design Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Allen Architecture Interiors Design designed the Landmark Group offices in Dubai to accommodate multiple retail brands with individualized floors, embodying.
Speaker: David Nisbet, 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.
Design Middleeast
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Water is an indispensable resource and plays a central role in our well-being. At the Luisenhöhe – Gesundheitsresort Schwarzwald, set in the stunning landscape of the UNESCO Black Forest Biosphere Reserve, the importance of water is celebrated in harmony with nature and health. This extraordinary resort is more than just a retreat; it is a “health sanctuary” dedicated to the holistic nurturing of body, mind and soul.
Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! GoWit, a leading AdTech company, has joined forces with CarrefourSA, the leading brand in Turkey’s food retail sector, for a revolutionary Retail Media Advertising partnership. This collaboration was established within the framework of the GoWit Retail Media Advertising platform (GoWit RMA), powering the transformation in Retail Media Ads integrati
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Metcash has booked a sales increase of 6.1 per cent in the early part of the new fiscal year – with food leading the growth. The group’s food sales, excluding tobacco, surged 17.9 per cent, reflecting volume growth and inflation moderation, the company said in an investor update covering the period to September 8. Supermarket and convenience store sales grew 3.5 per cent, while its Superior Foods division jumped 8.7 per cent.
Retail Design Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Perkins&Will designed an office for Galapagos Capital in São Paulo, featuring a circular layout with a central atrium and natural.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
Design Middleeast
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
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Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Sexual Health Week: Leading high street healthcare retailer Superdrug has removed the VAT from its Own Brand sexual health product portfolio, in a move to help support the sexual health of the nation. The reduction in price, which is the equivalent of VAT, sees a selection of Superdrug’s Own Brand condoms and lubes being reduced, […] If you want mo
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Dolce & Gabanna will open its first beauty counter in David Jones at the Elizabeth Street flagship in Sydney next month. The counter opening builds on the fashion retailer’s expansion of offerings, with the launching of Dolce & Gabanna Beauty and Dolce & Gabanna Casa homewares. “Since David Jones opened its doors in 1838, it has been our mission to sell the best and most exclusive goods,” said Scott Fyfe, David Jones CEO. “We are fortunate to have been trusted
Retail Design Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
“Alkonost” is a design concept of craft mead made according to traditional Slavic recipes. The design of the jar is.
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Late deliveries. Split shipments. Spiraling freight costs. For home, furniture, and DIY brands, fulfillment has never been more complex—or more critical. This report outlines how a smarter, AI-ready order management system (OMS) helps you reduce shipping costs, streamline project-based fulfillment, and ensure accurate inventory across every channel.
Parcel Pending
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Fall is finally in the air! Students have settled in for the semester, and student housing operators and parents alike are wondering how to deliver them a dose of cheer. The answer? Welcome gifts that are both useful and thoughtful! This blog explores how multifamily off-campus operators and on-campus resident administrators can provide inspiration for gifts and care packages that make a lasting impression on student residents.
Retail Times
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! TikTok Shop is launching the UK’s first ever Super Brand Day in partnership with international beauty powerhouse, L’Oreal Paris (@lorealparisuk). Running from 16th to 21st September, the event will offer a series of LIVE marathon shopping events with exclusive discounts and product launches, along with a TikTok Shop and L’Oreal Paris ta
Inside Retail
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
After failing to find a buyer, Dion Lee is set to leave the Australian fashion scene. In its prime, the 15-year-old brand was considered one of the country’s most promising, alongside the likes of Zimmermann and Camilla. Since the administration began in May, Dion Lee’s stock has been cleared in a warehouse sale with prices as low as 80 per cent off original retail.
Retailing Insight
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A Primary Product for Today’s Mind-Body-Spirit Market D ivination cards are one of the most well-selling products in Mind Body Spirit. In the past 20 years, divination card decks and systems have exploded in new market entries, sometimes leaving retailers confused about which decks and how many decks to offer in their stores. Divination decks have grown in popularity in a way that should have been difficult to imagine 20 or even 10 years ago and adapted in use nearly everywhere on the planet.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an
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