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OMA’s first quadrant of KaDeWe berlin masterplan opens, featuring wood-clad escalators

Design Boom

rather than treating the historic department store as a singular mass, the project introduces four quadrants with different qualities. The post OMA’s first quadrant of KaDeWe berlin masterplan opens, featuring wood-clad escalators appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Nespresso launches new UK boutique concept

Retail Focus

Nespresso has debuted its new experiential boutique concept in the UK at the Bluewater shopping centre in Kent. The evolved boutique concept is designed to meet shoppers’ changing needs by offering immersive, localised and personalised experiences, exploring the artistry behind some of the world’s finest coffees. The launch is part of Nespresso’s vision to elevate its retail approach and introduces several new innovations to inspire and excite customers and engage them in the Nespresso brand uni

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Kate Morris’ new private equity firm will be 50 per cent women. Here’s why

Inside Retail

Last week, Adore Beauty co-founder Kate Morris and former Quadrant Growth Fund managing partner Justin Ryan announced their new venture: Glow Capital Partners. The private equity firm is looking to invest between $20 and $50 million in later-stage, values-led growth companies. Here’s how Morris’ experience of seeking investment for Adore Beauty led her to start her own firm and what kinds of businesses she thinks have been overlooked by the male-dominated private equity sector.

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Steam-bent timber tunnels through Melbourne showroom by Woods Bagot

Dezeen

Architecture studio Woods Bagot has used sculptural timber battens to create pathways through this immersive showroom space in Melbourne , designed for local cladding manufacturer Sculptform. The mixed-use space is located at the ground level of a tower in central Melbourne, where it serves as a "billboard to the street" and shows off the brand's manufacturing capabilities.

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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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zyva studio’s ‘snow bunny’ interior hybridizes 2000’s aesthetic with alice in wonderland

Design Boom

located in paris, the snow bunny store suggests a psychedelic nature merged with 2000's pop aesthetic. The post zyva studio’s ‘snow bunny’ interior hybridizes 2000’s aesthetic with alice in wonderland appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Tower London launches new store on Camden High Street

Retail Focus

Tower London have launched their new store on the iconic Camden High Street. The first physical iteration of their recent rebrand, and the largest of 5 London-based Tower locations. Continuing the brand experience of the design team at I-AM , the store highlights Tower’s connection to London life and youth culture with a strong palette of blacks, greys, and bold yellows alongside textures of concrete and reinforced glass.

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Graphic design is helping UK basketball courts bounce back

Design Week

“A basketball court is a blank canvas,” Gareth Roberts says. “As long as the lines are on there, you can do pretty much anything.” Roberts is a basketball player turned designer – he used to play for England’s under 18 team before pursuing a career in packaging design. Four years ago, he founded Project in the Paint, with the aim of revamping local courts and engaging people with the sport. “Design impacts the way people react,” he adds. “And

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Nisa and Co-op help retailers to know their own wines

Talking Retail

A group of independent retailers were among those enjoying a virtual wine tasting with Nisa and the Co-op this week, as the group showcased its leading bottles. The tasting allowed retailers to quiz buyers and suppliers of the wines, helping them to pass on advice to customers. Jointly hosted by Co-op wine buyers and Nisa’s. This story continues at Nisa and Co-op help retailers to know their own wines.

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Selfridges launch 2021 Christmas shop

Retail Focus

With 12 weeks to go to Christmas, Selfridges London opens its Christmas Shop helping customers to plan and prepare for festive moments to dream of. The opening of the Christmas Shop on the fourth floor of the Oxford Street store follows the successful launch of festive decorations at Selfridges.com two weeks ago, with a surge in Christmas related searches online and decoration sales +225% ahead of forecast.

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Coles’ butchers on the chopping block

Inside Retail

Coles will end its in-store butcher service this weekend, will assess its meat workers for redeployment or redundancies, and will serve only pre-packaged meat moving forward in what has been labelled a ‘cost cutting exercise’ by the Australian Meat Industry Employers’ Union. The supermarket said the change comes after discussions with its meat department workers in August about the change, which were confirmed this morning by the ABC. “In June we let our meat team members know we were cons

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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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What’s next for office design?

Design Week

Can a building be immune? That’s the idea behind the Immune Building Standard , which bills itself as a “blueprint for the healthy buildings of the future” Created by a European property group with offices in mind, the certificate scores buildings by looking for the presence of 130 suggested measures which include isolation rooms, antimicrobial paint and self-cleaning lift buttons.

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Chilli deal, warm profits

Talking Retail

Nisa is offering retailers a deal on chilli con carne this Autumn to help boost sales. The new £5 deal includes all the ingredients shoppers will need to cook the dish; Co-op minced beef, onions, kidney beans and chopped tomatoes. More deals are available on items that complement the meal, including Tilda Pure Basmati or. This story continues at Chilli deal, warm profits.

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Amazon 4-star opens in Bluewater

Retail Focus

Today, Amazon opens its doors to the first Amazon 4-star store outside of the U.S., which offers a curated range of products that are rated 4 stars and above, are top sellers, or are trending on Amazon.co.uk. The store is conveniently located in Bluewater, just southeast of central London. Amazon 4-star is a direct reflection of what customers are buying and loving on Amazon.co.uk.

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When Balenciaga met Fortnite: Why luxury and gaming are joining forces

Inside Retail

Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has partnered with Epic Games and Fortnite to release a range of digital fashion looks with interchangeable accessories. The full Fortnite release includes apparel – the Fit Set – a pickaxe-like tool with a sneaker for the axe, a parasail purse glider, look wraps for weapons, free sprays unlocked via challenges and the ‘look’ emote.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

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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Kim Kardashian launches first pop-up SKIMS store in Paris

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Art director Willo Perron has designed the first pop-up store for Kim Kardashian 's underwear brand SKIMS, which is in Paris and furnished with glossy, chunky display units and partitions. The temporary SKIMS store is located in a 2,800-square-metre ground floor space at the entrance of the Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann.

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Premier Foods supports desserts portfolio ahead of Christmas

Talking Retail

Premier Foods is revamping its Bird’s Custard and Ambrosia brands with new launches and pack designs. The company is rolling out a Bird’s Custard Pots four-pack (£1.50), which offers consumers a “convenient new way to make smooth, lump free custard”, either by adding milk or a milk alternative to each pot. Dan Jalalpour, brand director. This story continues at Premier Foods supports desserts portfolio ahead of Christmas.

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Situ Live debuts revolutionary retail experience at Westfield London

Retail Focus

Situ Live, an exciting and immersive consumer experience, which reimagines the traditional commercial retail model, is has opened the doors to the UK’s first discovery playhouse, at Westfield London. Situ Live offers a one-of-a-kind experience-led journey that combines product discovery, innovation, theatre, and demonstrations, with a smooth, hassle-free route to purchase.

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Westfield Direct turns shopping centres into distribution hubs

Inside Retail

Scentre Group has launched its network-wide marketplace offering, Westfield Direct, which will allow customers to shop online from any Westfield around the country, across multiple retailers, for home delivery or click-and-collect. The offer, which went through a successful pilot last year, currently extends to over 100 businesses in the Westfield ecosystem.

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Industry Shake-Up: 2023 Commerce Trends To Rock Your World

Speaker: Ashlee Aldridge - Reach Partners LLC | Bill Mirabito - Chameleon Collective | Ronak Shah - PSA Retail & CPG, Amazon Web Services | Wayne Teigen - Pivotree

What trends can online merchants expect after more than two years of exponential growth? Companies must expand on the trends that exploded during the pandemic if they want to see continued growth in their businesses while facing a recessionary economy. From social commerce to BOPIS, the name of the game is to meet and sell to customers wherever they are, through multiple channels.

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Moves & changes – design industry news

Design Week

Consultancies. Mediaworks’ new Dublin office Bristol-based Istoria Group – which comprises exhibition designers Ignition, retail and hospitality designers Phoenix Wharf and digital experience consultants Tiny Spark – has launched “innovation management platform” Solverboard. With a mix of industry insight and a tracking system, the in-house platform will aim to “bring innovation back into the heart of companies, ensuring it’s aligned to core strategies&#

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Cadbury goes vegan with plant-based chocolate bar

Talking Retail

Mondel?z International is set to launch a plant-based alternative to its Cadbury Dairy Milk bar. Cadbury Plant Bar will be available from November in two variants – Smooth Chocolate and Smooth Chocolate with Salted Caramel pieces – in 90g tablets retailing at £2.50. The bars are made with almond paste to provide a similar taste. This story continues at Cadbury goes vegan with plant-based chocolate bar.

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Abercrombie & Fitch opens store on London’s iconic Regent Street

Retail Focus

Abercrombie & Fitch, a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), opened a new store on the 17th September 2021, located at 150 Regent Street in the heart of London’s busiest shopping district. The new store features the brand’s updated prototype format, which provides an intimate, omni-enabled brand experience for local Abercrombie adults and Abercrombie kids customers.

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MySale taps new CEO on road to ASX listing

Inside Retail

Online marketplace operator MySale has named a new CEO as it continues to work towards a potential listing on the ASX. . Kalman Polak, pictured above, spent a decade with Catch Group, most recently as head of marketplace, and for the past 10 months has worked with MySale as chief commercial officer on a consulting basis. He will take over from Carl Jackson who joins the company’s board as executive chairman. .

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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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This collaborative design project is helping dogs to talk

Design Week

TikTok user @whataboutbunny has amassed more than seven million followers with short videos depicting her everyday life at home. Bunny routinely talks about seeing friends and living with family. But Bunny isn’t a social media influencer in the traditional sense of the word. She’s a dog – a sheepadoodle to be precise. Bunny is one of a growing number of pets learning to talk to their owners.

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Bebeto rolls out bumper packs for trick or treaters

Talking Retail

Confectionery brand Bebeto has launched a 750g pick and mix value pack in time for Halloween. Bebeto Halloween Trick & Mix pack is Halal certified and contains a mix of sweets, a scoop and 20 trick or treat paper bags and stickers The brand said the pack is ideal for families celebrating Halloween with a. This story continues at Bebeto rolls out bumper packs for trick or treaters.

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Out and About: Tower London Launch

Retail Focus

Last Thursday (30th September) saw the launch of the new Tower LDN store, the largest of 5 London-based Tower locations. Supported by Dr Martens, guests enjoyed music provided by UK based collective Melodic Distraction and drinks provided by Jack Daniel’s. On the night, Tower LDN unveiled their limited-edition capsule collection of premium Tower LDN tees and hoodies.

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Metcash CEO announces retirement, successor

Inside Retail

Metcash chief executive Jeff Adams will retire early next year, and will be replaced by Doug Jones, current CEO and senior vice president of South African-based Massmart Wholesale. Adams had indicated to the Metcash board a desire to retire, which allowed the business to complete a global search for a successor. “On behalf of the board I would like to thank Jeff for his outstanding contribution to Metcash over the past four years,” said chairman Rob Murray.

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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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Design Museum marks Terence Conran’s 90th birthday with free exhibition

Design Week

The Design Museum will celebrate what would have been Terence Conran’s 90 th birthday with a free display exploring the late designer’s life. Born in 1931, Conran was a prolific designer, retailer, businessman and restaurateur. As the Design Museum explains, he is credited with “changing the way we eat, shop, and live today” The showcase of Conran’s life and work coincides with the publishing of a new book dedicated to the designer.

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Nisa already planning for next Easter

Talking Retail

Nisa’s independent retailers are already being encouraged to plan for next Easter, with the group’s Spring range available for ordering from tomorrow (8th October). Chris Walker, offline marketing manager at Nisa, said: “After Christmas, Easter is the largest retailing opportunity and it’s not just Easter but the whole of Spring that has now become a.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Gentle Monster has launched the latest HAUS project, a new vision of “Future Retail” that defies stereotypical notions of commercial space. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience. By inciting emotional provocation in visitors, HAUS aims to deliver an unprecedented cultural experience. Following the HAUS DOSAN project, which opened in Seoul March 2021, HAUS SHANGHAI consists of 3,270 square meters spanning four stories.

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Employers warned of impending resignation wave

Inside Retail

A new report highlights the fact that many Australian workers are planning to leave their current jobs and seek new opportunities elsewhere. According to people management platform Employment Hero’s The Employee Movement and Retention Report , 48 per cent of the 1000 workers surveyed plan to look for a new role in the next year, with 40 per cent planning to look in the next six months.

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2 Retail Sectors That Are Completely Changing the Game: FMCG & Q-Commerce

Speaker: Joe Heather, Deliverect GM (UK&I) & Noah Hayes, Deliverect GM (US&CA)

Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Quick Commerce (Q-commerce) are two vibrant sectors that have undergone significant transformations with the advancements in digital technology. With growing internet penetration and the proliferation of smartphones, consumers' purchasing habits have unsurprisingly evolved. They now demand quick, convenient, and seamless shopping experiences, which both FMCG and Q-commerce sectors strive to provide.