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Googong Town Centre project in NSW gets boost from development site sale

Inside Retail

A new town centre and retail project planned for Googong on the outskirts of Canberra has been boosted by the sale of a development site with the potential for fuel and large-format retail, among other uses. The project has a 450-metre frontage and is expected to become a focal point and hub for the Googong community.

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FLANNELS opens the doors to its first store in Ireland at Blanchardstown Centre

Retail Focus

The centre acts as a key community focal point and attracts high visitor numbers from Dublin and surrounding counties, with an annual footfall of over 16 million. Blanchardstown Centre has benefitted from an extension and extensive refurbishment process over the last two years, with further spend planned. million sq ft.

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“It was our destiny”: Japan’s ‘most beautiful bookstore’ lands in Malaysia

Inside Retail

Other inspiring features of the store include the impressive Big Books collection of limited edition, luxury collectible coffee table books and the Art Gallery Wall, showcasing the work of different local and international artists. . Apart from Malaysia, we would like to open outlets in the APAC region in the near future.

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Design Space AlUlA: The first permanent gallery space dedicated to showcasing design initiatives

Design Middleeast

Design Space AlUla, a focal point for showcasing AlUla’s wide ranging design initiatives contributing to the vision for AlUla opens today. The space will be inclusive of all design disciplines from architecture and urban planning, to product and graphic design.

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Analysing the role of artificial intelligence in retail

Retail Focus

Take the recent meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and tech billionaire Elon Musk; AI was the focal point of the conversation, with Musk warning AI will lead to the eradication of some jobs. While we may be some way off robots manning the tills, there are certainly elements of AI beginning to creep into retail.

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The LOOKNOW Xintiandi Flagship combines artistic studio with home comforts

Retail Focus

By holistically planning the space, Sò Studio re-organized the store into three parts, the window exhibition area, major display area, and accessories area. It is a visual focal point and a connector of the whole space, to create a smooth and seamless transition going from one zone or style to the next.

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A Taste of Uniqueness: Unveiling the Distinctive Realm of Commercial Restaurant Interior Design

Greater Group

While it is obvious that restaurants engage the senses of taste and smell in a way that is distinct from other retail spaces, what may be less obvious is how the engagement of the other senses affects the gustatory experience. What they purchase is not just delivered and displayed, but prepared and served on site.