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Amazon unveils Alexa+ with AI upgrades – what retailers need to know

Inside Retail

The effort carries significant weight at Amazon, which has plowed billions of dollars into Alexa since its launch in 2014 in the hope of putting the service into a range of devices and ultimately driving sales on its main e-commerce website. That contrasts with the current iteration which generally handles only a single request at a time.

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Norway’s redesigned passports pay homage to the Northern Lights

Design Week

Neue won the competition to design Norway’s new passport in 2014 with a concept based around the country’s scenic scapes and how they could unify Norwegian citizens. For instance, when a UV light is applied to the mountain scene, an illustration of the Northern Lights appears.

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What’s driving the explosion of Australian retail acquisitions?

Inside Retail

In contrast, “the reacquisition was very quick, which is the case when buying businesses out of administration. This is in contrast to during the Covid-19 pandemic, when fast-growing businesses that were not necessarily profitable were being acquired at a more frequent pace. Beville was established in 1934.

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Halleroed inserts sculptural travertine display plinths in Axel Arigato's Paris store

Dezeen

The store occupies two rooms divided by a freestanding wall of light-yellow travertine, which references the columns and beams found in classical architecture. Walls and floors are finished in raw concrete while overhead, a punctured grid ceiling conceals the store's lighting system.

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Glossier Boston store features pastel green mouldings

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The store is Glossier's 10th permanent retail location Pale wood floors contribute to the soft colour palette, while bright lighting is designed to be flattering. Read: Glossier's Los Angeles store takes cues from Hollywood studios These details contrast the pale hues inside.

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Axel Arigato opens "upside-down" pop-up sneaker shop in Selfridges

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Instead, the design team conceived the store as an upside-down office featuring all of the typical, run-of-the-mill materials and fixtures that you would expect to find in an office, such as ceiling tiles, strip lighting, corrugated metal, exposed wires, pipes and steel beams but all installed to create the impression of being upside down.

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Glossier opens London flagship in Covent Garden's oldest building

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Light-hued wooden parquet flooring adds a modern touch against the building's original arches and cornices. The space also features Glossier's signature "You Look Good Mirrors" found in existing stores and a versatile "wet bar" that holds various testers of the brand's products, illuminated by overhanging bulbous pendant lights.