Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2025

As head of digital at Metcash’s Independent Hardware Group (IHG), the $2.1 billion business behind Mitre 10 and Home Hardware, Anna Kismet is a firm believer in using technology to solve unique business problems. One problem she has been working on since joining IHG in 2022 is how to manage the backend systems and processes for a business, Mitre 10, with over 500 stores that are all individually owned and operated. “From a technology point of view, you have multiple point-of-sale sys

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Design Boom

JANUARY 10, 2025

downlights and indirect lighting shift in color and brightness, enhancing the client journey. The post SESN curates dynamic colored lighting for sensory beauty clinic design in japan appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Design Boom

JANUARY 8, 2025

parla debuts at maison&objet 2025 with a curated selection of its top in-house creations and collaborative collections with renowned designers. The post palm collection by jean-michel wilmotte leads parla’s first maison&objet showcase appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 8, 2025

This Christmas, UK shoppers showed a clear shift towards sensible spending, prioritising useful, practical gifts over luxury and indulgence. New data from leading eCommerce provider Visualsoft saw that while overall Christmas revenue dropped by 4% compared to 2023, average order value (AOV) rose by 21%, reflecting the growing impact of thoughtful shopping and retailer incentives.

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Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 9, 2025

Its a futuristic balloon, Its a space cushion, Its a floating pouf! Thats one way of reacting to HeFlies upon […] The post HeFlies: the art of being present appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 9, 2025

Goan furniture brand Josmo has opened a flagship store in Mumbai , designed by founder Anjali Mody to reflect a contemporary approach to Indian design craft. With India's interior design market growing fast , Josmo is one of several homegrown brands on the rise. The Mumbai store is the company's first outside Goa, where it was founded by Mody in 2010.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 14, 2025

M-Cube , the in-store digital solutions provider, has today unveiled M-Lab, its music catalogue powered by AI dedicated to the retail industry. The catalogue supports retailers in creating and innovating musical journeys in-store. As stores battle to stand out and differentiate themselves from competitors, retailers are rightly focused on building an emotional connection with their customers.

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 8, 2025

Originally conceptualized as a design gallery-meets-visual retreat, when Douglas Burton and Christopher Ralston founded Apartment Zero back in 1999 in […] The post Heres to many more: Apartment Zero turns twenty-five appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 8, 2025

Fashion brand Louis Vuitton and artist Takashi Murakami have created a New York City pop-up store with multiple colour-blocked rooms and furniture with rounded edges to showcase a new phase of their collaboration. Located in New York's SoHo neighbourhood , the pop-up store celebrates the original 2003 Louis Vuitton x Murakami collaboration with updated and original versions of bags, accessories and other items displayed in small, bright, monochrome spaces.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 8, 2025

Australian retail sales saw significant year-on-year increase in November, largely attributed to the Black Friday sales. “Black Friday sales events proved once again to be a big hit, with widespread discounting and higher spending across all retail industries,” said Robert Ewing, head of business statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). “The popularity of Black Friday sales continues to grow with promotional activity now stretching across the entire month of Nov

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Design Boom

JANUARY 14, 2025

wutopia lab's 2,087 square-meter project reimagines a former factory site as a vibrant hub of contemporary ceramic culture. The post ceramic pages bookstore by wutopia lab explores the stages of pottery making in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 8, 2025

Ghalia BOUSTANI. Retail Consultant | Published author | Visiting lecturer Mass brand premiumisation has emerged as a pivotal trend in recent years, with brands striving to secure higher-value market segments while retaining their broad consumer appeal. This approach enables brands to boost profitability, elevate their image, and sustain growth in fiercely competitive markets.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Ben & Jerrys, the UKs number one ice-cream tub brand, is launching two new indulgent SKUs. Bohemian Raspberryisa Non-Dairy music-inspired raspberry SKU celebrating 50 years of one of the worlds most iconic songs.Ben & Jerrys Brookies & Cream Sundaeis an innovative new flavour, inspired by the flavour combination of brownies and cookies to cre

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Design Week

JANUARY 13, 2025

A major report has warned that graphic design is one of the jobs most threatened by AI. Every two years, the World Economic Forum (WEF) produces its Future of Jobs report. The 2025 version was just released, based on interviews with 1,000 employers, who represent more than 14 million workers in 55 countries.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

Premier Retail expects lower global sales in the fiscal first half, with Australian sales broadly flat compared to the year-ago period. The company forecasts global sales to be between $855 million and $865 million and underlying earnings before interest and taxes to be in the range of $160 million to $165 million. It estimates global sales of its apparel brands business to range from $405 million to $412 million and its underlying EBIT between $31 million and $35 million.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 12, 2025

Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey influenced the design of this coffee shop in Miami Design District , created by NBA star Jimmy Butler and design agency DE-YAN. The first physical Bigface store opened in December 2024 ahead of the annual Art Basel fair and concurrent events around the city. A pill-shaped service counter sits at the centre of the Bigface coffee shop Butler, a basketball player who's currently signed with Miami Heat, devised Bigface as a specialty coffee brand in his hotel room d

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 11, 2025

Not only is the Super Bowl an important game for American fans, its one of the most significant sporting events of all. Across the world, close to 100 million people tune in for the final game of the NFL season, and to enjoy all the drama of this showpiece occasion. Like most major events, the Super Bowl brings certain benefits to the retail sector.

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Down inc

JANUARY 10, 2025

At Down Inc, were inspired by how our customers bring their visions to life with our decorative pillow inserts. Were looking to spotlight the incredible ways youve incorporated our inserts into your designs! The post Share Your Decorative Pillow Designs & Win a $350 Gift Card! first appeared on DOWN inc.

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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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Retail Times

JANUARY 14, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! G Spot, the irreverent plant-based functional drinks brand co-founded by acclaimed actress Gillian Anderson, has secured its first supermarket listing with Sainsburys, marking a major milestone in the brand’s journey since launching 20 months ago.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2025

Melbourne Fashion Hub will launch a pop-up event featuring 10 local fashion design students and recent graduates, from March 21 to 23. The designers are Abha Gupta, Alexandra Pennell (Atopic Designs), Annalise Joyce, Danielle Carbone, Jessie Cunningham-Reid, Marko Plavsic, Misato Yukimoto, Moira Rodriguez, Tasmin Martin, and Xiaotao Shu. The featured designers will showcase their collections, each with narratives on various topics such as chronic illness, body autonomy, cultural heritage, and he

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Mindful Design

JANUARY 8, 2025

Does your caf, dessert shop or restaurant feel like its due for a refresh? Trust your instinctsserving delicious food and drinks is only half the equation. Creating an inviting atmosphere that encourages customers to linger and return is just as essential. The look and feel of your space play a major role in customer satisfaction, […] The post 5 Creative Ways to Refresh Your Caf, Dessert Shop or Restaurant appeared first on Mindful Design Consulting.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 13, 2025

Design studio Uchronia has overhauled womenswear boutique Koibird in London 's Marylebone, introducing a gradient colour scheme and details including a giant planet sculpture and a floor made from painted lava stone. Uchronia designed the store, as well as its in-house nutrition bar Koi 11, with the aim of giving the interior an "eclectic" feel. Hand-painted lava stone tiles cover the floor at Koibird in Marylebone "The concept for the Koibird renovation was to create an immersive and dynamic sp

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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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Drytac

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Montreal-based sign and vinyl graphics business used Drytacs FloorTac Textures media to create custom floor graphics for use across the dance floor and dining area of a unique wedding. Montreal-based signage and vinyl graphics business TrimSign used Drytacs FloorTac Textures one-step polymeric floor graphic media to create a custom dance floor and dining area for a unique wedding.

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Barber Design

JANUARY 14, 2025

2025 – a whole quarter of a century since the Millennium – and a year that will see huge developments in the increase of travel and therefore travel retail, economies will grow well in Emerging Markets while slow growth in the UK and Europe is predicted, and the shift towards businesses using AI will enable tech-driven businesses to expand.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. True, some stores offered lay-by plans that would let you pay for goods in instalments. But if they didnt, and you didnt already have a credit card, youd have to go to a bank and apply for one. That would mean providing a range of supporting documents, negotiating an appropriate credit limit, and waiting for approval.

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Theatro

JANUARY 10, 2025

PRESS RELEASE Motorola Solutions to Acquire Theatro, Maker of AI and Voice-powered Communication and Digital Workflow Software for Frontline Workers CHICAGO January 10, 2025 Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Theatro Labs, Inc. (Theatro), maker of AI and voice-powered communication and digital workflow software for frontline workers, based in Richardson, Texas.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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Retail Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Silverburn, Glasgows leading retail and leisure destination, has announced a record-breaking year, surpassing its previous record year in 2023 by 42,000 visitors. In total, the centre welcomed 15.2 million visitors in 2024, marking a 2.4% increase in foot traffic in December alone.

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Design Middleeast

JANUARY 12, 2025

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Design Wanted

JANUARY 10, 2025

We all have that person in our lives who refuses to take their glasses off when indoors (possibly slightly influenced […] The post An essential part of modern-day armor gets a much-needed upgrade appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

Myer’s sales declined in the 22 weeks ended December 28 amid challenging trading conditions. The department store chain booked sales of $1.59 billion, down 0.8 per cent, impacted by the temporary closure of the Werribee store from February 14 to November 29. Its online store sales rose 2.8 per cent and accounted for 22 per cent of the group’s sales.

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