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How Melbourne Fashion Week is set to generate millions in economic impact

Inside Retail

MFW has earned a reputation for showcasing emerging, independent, and established designer brands on its runways, whilst driving city visitation, retail sales and economic impact to businesses across the city. “We’re

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Behind the “massive” potential for premium outlet centres in Japan

Inside Retail

‘Local’ is certainly a theme for this project, with construction materials typical of the area, artworks from the Chokoku-no-Mori Art Foundation (famous for its exhibitions of sculpture in natural outdoor settings) and wall art by local artists, all providing a more stimulating experience for shoppers.

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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

Retail Focus

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Retail experts agree that visual merchandising is more than creating window displays to attract customers. ” We know this to be true!

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What Meta’s move away from Instagram Shopping means for retailers

Inside Retail

The Artist Formerly Known as Facebook has thrown many harpoons at its white whale: transactional commerce. You would think Meta would be pushing its shopping capabilities harder to get retailers on board and have the data to build some sort of virtual shopping mall, or another use I can’t yet imagine.

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The art of luxury retail: How Hong Kong is reclaiming its name as a VIP hotspot

Inside Retail

VICs contributed around 80 per cent of the company’s luxury retail sales in the region. In these highly customised settings, our multilingual private client managers focus on consultative selling and building longer-term relationships with each member, rather than adopting traditional sales methods.

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Why the NBA is going green and opening stores Down Under

Inside Retail

The stores also offer on-site customisation services for fans to personalise jerseys and hats – a signature feature only available at select NBA Store retail locations. Our store in Melbourne in particular features a dedicated section showcasing artwork created by a local artist.

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How Maison Francis Kurkdjian built a brand around the Picasso of fragrance

Inside Retail

This has delivered significant growth and our online sales are now in excess of 30 per cent of our total retail sales. MC: Maison Francis Kurkdjian draws its singularity from the creative power of the perfumer and artistic director whose name it bears. IR: What is MFK’s physical store strategy?

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