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Curating community: Retail’s answer to the loneliness crisis

Inside Retail

The Covid-19 epidemic brought to light flaws in our social media networks, therefore aggravating this problem. The curated highlight reels on such platforms lead to feelings of inadequacy, which can drive people to distance themselves from their community. Create areas flexible enough to accommodate varying group sizes and activities.

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Why third spaces are the retail trend to tap into in 2025

Inside Retail

Whether through design, curated menus, or experiences, these spaces help communicate a brands narrative while also addressing digital fatigue and noise from the cluttered platform online. It is now a place that offers moments of respite and discovery that online shopping cannot replicate.

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Four new flagships for Seven Dials

Retail Focus

The retailer is working with artist Zoe Allen to feature a bespoke Absence of Colour-inspired art installation at the store, and fit out the 650 sq ft space in their signature minimalistic style. . Absence of Colour , the monochrome fashion brand, has opened its flagship location at 54 Neal Street.

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King Charles III, Peppa Pig and Wallace & Gromit help drive strong Christmas trading at Battersea Power Station as festive sales grow 13.4%

Retail Focus

Bespoke cultural collaborations with Claire Luxton and POoR Collective brought artistic flair, while more than 19 new retail and leisure openings such as El Pastor, M&Ss first stand- alone clothing store, Sticks n Sushi, and Blank Street Coffees cafe and pop-up truck, further enhanced Battersea Power Stations all-encompassing offering.

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The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail

Retail Focus

These meticulously curated displays are more than just aesthetics, they convey a diverse range of messages that encompass product offerings, discounts, overall ambiance, and brand identity. Retailers rely on the talents of designers and artists to create displays that are not ordinary.

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How retailers can build consumer trust by engaging the ‘Five Frames of Mind’

Inside Retail

For instance, when we walk into a cafe, our sensory mind reacts to things like the warmth of the lighting and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, which influences how we perceive the space we are in. How it builds trust: A focus on carefully curating a sensory experience is smart and easy.

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How Morespace tackled empty shops, vandalism and promoted local businesses

Inside Retail

The solution – developed by design agency Your Creative in collaboration with the council – was Morespace, an interactive project that activates empty shop-spaces with exhibitions that highlight products made by local businesses and artists. Crystal said that over 500 people visited the online stores, via QR codes, over lockdown.

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