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Robots in retail: Balancing automation with the human touch

Inside Retail

In contrast, when robots are used correctly to add a sense of competitive advantage to staff, workers are liberated from repetitive tasks and given the freedom to engage creatively, whether that’s designing in-store displays, creating engaging promotions, or coming up with fresh ideas to enhance the customer experience.

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El Departamento designs Fake Gods’ first flagship store

Retail Focus

Technological materials, immersive design and biblical narrative transform the space into the brand’s new meeting point for its growing community. The ceiling, treated as an infinite sky, contrasts with continuous flooring that amplifies the sense of spaciousness and anchors visitors to the ground.

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Hourglass Cosmetics opens world-exclusive beauty experience in Selfridges new Beauty Hall

Retail Focus

Having garnered a reputation for reinventing luxury cosmetics through cutting-edge product innovation and artful product design; they set out to establish a new retail standard in this highly-competitive market. Resulting a unique concession design that is as striking as it is inviting. Visually arresting, and designed to standout.

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Joseph Cheaney’s Gallery-Esque Retail Boutique on New Bond Street is a Testament to a Wider Cultural Shift in Luxury

Retail Focus

In collaboration with London-based design agency Checkland Kindleysides, Cheaney has debuted a store that blends the character and precision of their award-winning stores in Coal Drops Yard and Jermyn Street with a fresh, high-end concept. Nothing feels rushed or overly commercial.

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Behind Documents’ path to luxury fragrance leadership in China

Inside Retail

He is an accomplished designer who studied arts in France 15 years ago before taking a job with a public relations consultancy in China’s capital, Beijing, where he worked on the account of Procter & Gamble, an FMCG company with a raft of hair and skincare products. Our design ability could not transform into good performance,” he said.

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Helle Mardahl opens candy-coloured glassware store in former home of Danish royal jeweller

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Designer Helle Mardahl has combined her signature approach to colour with traditional architectural elements for the interior of her Copenhagen flagship store. Colour plays a defining role in the identity of Mardahl's brand, which is reflected in the store's palette and was central to shaping its design.

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Forte Forte's first US store features golden changing rooms and balancing stones

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Light fixtures inspired by James Turrell artworks, balancing stones, and a circular golden changing room feature in the interiors of fashion brand Forte Forte 's Los Angeles boutique. Vattilana called the design "an ineffable balance of the geometric and the organic". The store features a sage green enamelled metal facade.

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