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Curating community: Retail’s answer to the loneliness crisis

Inside Retail

The curated highlight reels on such platforms lead to feelings of inadequacy, which can drive people to distance themselves from their community. Apart from promoting outdoor goods, they inspire people to participate in local activities focused on urgent environmental problems. This is both a public and personal health-related issue.

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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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Selfridges launch Garden Centre

Retail Focus

Pictured, botanical artist Carly Rogers at Selfridges, London, UK. It also sells a curation of fashion, lifestyle and beauty products, as well as an exclusive collection from Prada and a bespoke Selfridges own label merchandise featuring puns such as Herb Your Enthusiasm and Horti-Couture, for gardening and fashion enthusiasts alike.

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What’s driving the transformation of China’s department stores?

Inside Retail

Gen Z consumers and affluent female shoppers are especially drawn to curated selections that reflect their values and aesthetics. Retailers are also doubling down on cultural integration, creating partnerships with artists, museums, and heritage institutions to inject emotional value into the in-store experience.

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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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Rizq Art Initiative opens in Abu Dhabi today

Design Middleeast

The UAE is set to welcome a major new addition to the country’s burgeoning artistic landscape. Rizq Art Initiative (RAi) an independent cultural institution will open its doors in Abu Dhabi on November 23 2023 with the goal of highlighting, nurturing and disseminating the exciting talent of artists from the Global South.

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Embroidery, upcycling and scent making: Uniqlo amps up entertainment

Inside Retail

Besides working on continually improving our LifeWear offering, we have also introduced new special collaborations with Japanese womenswear brand Mame Kurogouchi, outdoors-inspired streetwear brand White Mountaineering and international artist Jeff Koons for the first time. We believe our business can have a positive impact on society too.

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