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A taste of home: The rise of expat retailers

Inside Retail

Beyond selling goods, British Corner Shop connects a large community of expats on social media, with 130,000 followers on Facebook and 21,000 on Instagram. At the time of the 2016 Census, 74,888 Irish-born people were recorded in Australia. Each monthly box follows a different theme and products are curated around this.

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The story behind The Ripped Bodice, an indie bookstore for romance lovers

Inside Retail

In the spring of 2016, the two opened the first location of The Ripped Bodice, one of the first and only romance-focused bookstores in the US, in Culver City, California. Inside Retail : You and your sister originally launched The Ripped Bodice in 2016 in Los Angeles. LK: So many!

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Peloton disrupted fitness once. Can it leverage TikTok to do it again?

Inside Retail

Since TikTok first came onto the scene in 2016, certain retailers have excelled at harnessing the power of the social media platform to go viral and sell products ranging from makeup to perfume to home decor. But what about home workout products? The brand concluded FY23 with US$1.13 That is where TikTok comes in.

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J Crew’s catalogue proves that print is still king in the fashion industry

Inside Retail

Moreover, with the cost of advertising on social media rising – without the promise of conversion – it’s not surprising that brands are looking to reach consumers in new and old ways. J Crew is not the only brand leaning on an editorial-style catalogue to help contextualise and build hype for new campaigns and collections.

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Innovative Services You Can Offer In Your New Retail Pharmacy

RetailMinded

According to News-Medical, between 2016 and 2019, researchers analyzed data from 46 pharmacies, encompassing 175 pharmacists across diverse retail settings. A curated supplement section staffed by knowledgeable professionals ensures that patients receive tailored recommendations that consider their medications and health goals.

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From CO2 to catfishing: I’ve got questions about digital fashion

Inside Retail

Astonishingly, cloud-based solutions (think Netflix, email and social media) use 70 billion KWh per year, and that was just in the US during 2016. . They live in a world driven by vanity metrics and social comparison. Should we be free to create and curate our identity the way we want?

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Inside the deceptive design world of dark patterns

Design Week

In 2016, employment social media website LinkedIn agreed to pay $13m in a class action lawsuit because of its ‘Add Connections’ feature. Both Brignull and Sleight mention the Center for Humane Technology, which was founded in 2016 by Tristan Harris, a design ethicist at Google. Dark patterns exist.

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