Remove tag art-design
article thumbnail

How retailers can combat shrink and create an enjoyable shopping experience

Inside Retail

Methods of theft are savvier with vast amounts of online information on how to defeat security tags. Ready access to tools such as illicit pocket-sized tag detachers are plaguing the industry, and old- style tags can be opened in seconds without a sound or disturbance to alert staff.

Shopping 243
article thumbnail

How Nike’s AR hoodie brings the metaverse closer to the street

Inside Retail

The brand recently launched a hoodie designed to be worn with augmented reality (AR) components in real life, and on avatars in virtual environments. Embedded within the RTFKT x Nike AR Hoodie is a near-field communication (NFC) tag. We’re starting to see NFC tags emerge more in apparel. The tech connecting worlds.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Watches of Switzerland group opens five showrooms at the new iconic Battersea Power Station

Retail Focus

The Watches of Switzerland showroom is situated on the ground floor directly off Malaysian Square – entering through the magnificent Turbine Hall A which was built in the 1930s and evokes the lavish Art Deco glamour of its era. Rob Diver, Managing Director of TAG Heuer UK and Ireland. “We Gavin Murphy, Breitling UK Managing Director.

Boutique 162
article thumbnail

Stratford-upon-Avon uses street art installation to mark William Shakespeare’s birthday and regenerate local high street

Retail Focus

A first of its kind urban art installation will be displayed in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, which will see established urban artists revamp now-disused retail spaces on the high street to create an immersive exhibition influenced by some of William Shakespeare ’ s best-known sonnets.

Art 130
article thumbnail

Melbourne Fashion Festival recap: High-low looks and next-gen talent

Inside Retail

From romantic and intricate handmade gowns from South Australian label Paolo Sebastian, to ’70s-inspired silk and velvet suits from emerging designer and former musician Anna Cordell, to fun and affordable styles from family-favourite retailer Kmart, this year’s PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival had it all.

Fashion 225
article thumbnail

‘A good thing for inclusion’: Adairs launches Indigenous collaboration

Inside Retail

Australian homewares retailer Adairs has launched a 36-piece collection of bedding, art, homewares and nursery items designed by Indigenous artist Brad Turner online and in stores. Turner’s first experience making art was as a young child, painting with his grandfather. From his dining room table to a national retail chain.

Artistic 130
article thumbnail

Fashion and retail are ripe for disruption: The promise of generative AI 

Inside Retail

In the world of fashion, it has been speculated that it could be possible that future designs on the runways of London, Milan, New York and Paris, could come from generative artificial intelligence programs. An article from McKinsey & Co explores this idea in some depth. What’s next?

Fashion 245