Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the advent of readily available glass plates, the retail landscape underwent a transformative shift, paving the way for elaborate store window displays that served as captivating showcases for a myriad of products. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Westons are said to be seeking £4 billion for their European department store assets, including Selfridges’ four stores in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Central’s superregional malls and department stores are ubiquitous in Thailand. billion (AU$3.72

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Major department store, tick. Platform, Los Angeles: Where culture, community and creativity meet Located in a trendy neighbourhood of Culver City, California, Platform is a curated showcase of local indie brands, pop-ups, sleek bars and Michelin-star restaurants. Global fast-fashion retailer, tick. Supermarket giant, tick.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

The 4,000 sq ft store will launch at the outlet on March 14 th , introducing its popular ‘second-hand department store’ concept to a key entrance off High Orchard Street. Charity Super.Mkt will bring together a curated collection of pre-loved fashion and accessories, including vintage denim, sports- and streetwear.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Set to launch in July 2023 – after the opening of the new luxury precinct at terminal one (T1) – Heinemann is pioneering the department store concept inside domestic terminal two (T2) and three (T3), with the retail mix curated to reflect each terminal’s passenger base. Proof of concept.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

As high-end retailers seek to capture and hold onto the 1 per cent shopper’s attention, Saks Fifth Avenue is ramping up its personalised shopping concept, Fifth Avenue Club. In the same release, the high-end department store announced plans to end the year with 20 new standalone shops across Texas, Florida, and California.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

Selfridges, the iconic British department store, is ushering in a new era of sustainable retail with its ambitious plan to ensure 45% of transactions come from circular products and services by 2030. The pop-up in Selfridges’ Concept Store showcases the brand’s vision for the future of fashion and commitment to circularity.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2022

Luxury department store Harvey Nichols recently announced the opening of the first blue-chip non-fungible token (NFT) retail space at its Pacific Place Hong Kong store. The innovative concept named ‘HN NFT Vault’, invites customers to browse and purchase digital art NFTs from a curated selection of globally recognised projects.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2023

Spontaneous 11pm store openings for VIP customers, curating the customer journey and the growing middle-class. Luxury department store Lane Crawford was launched in 1850, and has stores across Hong Kong and mainland China. “The Our role as a curator is more important going forward. That’s the future for us.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith. The founder of the eponymous brand highlighted another similarity between his business and the department store chain. “I

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Here are a few of the latest stores to check out from around the globe. Upmarket department store Nordstrom has introduced a two-storey ‘Home’ space at its Manhattan flagship location as part of the launch of the Nordstrom Home collection nationwide. Luxury nesting with Nordstrom. Luxury apparel brands get personal.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Spearheading this move are two flagship stores nestled in prime locations: one at the prestigious Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taipei’s vibrant Xinyi Xintiandi district, and the other at the iconic Dubai Mall. Its location in Taipei was designed after careful consideration of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 shoppers.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

This unique concept involves the creation of temporary, highly experiential marketing environments that serve a multitude of objectives for brands. Stand-alone pop-ups are particularly effective for brands looking to make a bold statement or test a new market without the long-term commitment of a permanent store.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

The mall concept as we know it began in 1956 with the opening of the Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota. The multi-store shopping centre steadily grew in popularity in the US, hitting peak popularity in the 1980s. In the past, the big department stores were the main attractions. That is less so today.

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Barber Design

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Within the space, an interior designer specialising in travel retail design will design layouts, map customer touchpoints, assess finishes and always create focal points to make sure each duty free store has unique features. The store layouts are designed to flow naturally from one to the next, making for an effortless shopping journey.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

But as Thai-based hypermarket maestro Big C ably demonstrates, that doesn’t mean you can’t generate vibrant shopping experiences in a quite different mall concept of your own creation. In fact, there are hardly any fashion stores at all, and that’s partly the point. In addition, Big C provided online delivery service.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The management team ensures tenant compatibility with each mall’s identity through rigorous curation, blending both global and local brands to cater to their clientele’s varied needs. The story so far Brien added that this year, Suria KLCC added 20 new tenants, maintaining a 96 per cent occupancy rate.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

Upbeat prospects “Simpli Namdhari’s is not just a premium retail store but an experience we have carefully curated based on customers’ expectations. They have resonated with our concept of grocery and in-house café to provide an overall seed-to-plate experience,” Roopra stated.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Circular fashion introduces the concept of extending a product’s lifespan by recycling it over and over again. Aside from the French online platform, Gucci and previously-owned Stella McCartney had also worked with TheRealReal on special product edits and store credit scheme to entice resale customers.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Leveraging our key CRM programs allowed us to tier our reward systems and curate customised experiences to incentivise our customers,” she said. Dior has also revitalised its duplexes to introduce unique concepts to shoppers. Interestingly, the team noticed a significant increase in local demand for luxury items.

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VMS

APRIL 7, 2021

Having spent time in Bloomingdale’s home store, her creativity, agility and flexibility have earned her ownership of the ready-to-wear apparel, center core and menswear sections of the store where she creates holiday campaigns, pop-up concepts and oversees merchandising direction. Courtesy of Bloomingdale’s, NY.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In celebration of the beehives atop Fortnum & Mason, French architect and designer Arthur Mamou-Mani has partnered with the department store for a new installation in its famous atrium. Tactile Baltics is being put on in collaboration with Adorno, a curated online gallery for contemporary collectible design.

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VMS

AUGUST 20, 2021

along with controlling stakeholders WHP Global (New York), is planning to open more than 400 shop-in-shops throughout Macy’s (New York) department stores nationwide by 2022, according to a press release. Toys “R” Us (Wayne, N.J.)

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VMS

AUGUST 18, 2021

M ARKET BY MACY’S, a concept created by Macy’s (New York), is a more curated and exploratory version of the storied company’s typical effort.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

It was like going to see a Picasso exhibition, yet no one tells you that the painter is Picasso and only the gallery or curator name is provided. Around 2007, however, we started seeing more and more “niche” fragrance brands being launched and entering department stores. To me, the parallel to art was immediate.

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Nahanco

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Curators at major costume museums agree that clothes hangers were probably not made until after 1850. Towards the end of the 19th Century, the concept of an everyday hanger started to grow, and hundreds of designs flooded the patent office. Clothes were worn daily, even slept in. So, who really Invented the clothes hanger and when?

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2024

While household-name department stores are downsizing and closing their doors, multi-brand retail boutiques are succeeding by focusing on personalised shopping experiences. Of course, e-commerce has a crucial part to any brand, but in-store retail shopping gives you a sensory experience that online can’t.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The storytelling aspect of the shoots is important to us – the concept has a larger focus than just the clothes – it is an adventure and look into an aspirational world we want to immerse our audiences in,” said Coote.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But Sydney’s luxury retail boutique Chinatown Country Club is making a case for curation and community as a driving force for the return of offline shopping. Independent boutiques like Chinatown Country Club are not restricted by the same limitations as heritage department stores. “We

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2024

million visitors since our opening and that’s a great milestone for us, as the sheer number of shoppers indicates that the concept and the assortment mix of the store is appealing,” Pretorius told Inside Retail. Onwards and upwards “T Galleria by DFS, Macau, The Londoner has welcomed over 1.1

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Greater Group

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The purpose of this concept is thus recreational rather than commercial. Experiential retail creates a safe space for new customers to be charmed by what the store offers, and for customers already familiar with the brand to promote their idea of it and solidify their commitment to it. Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

But for Jeff Warren Macys vice president of selling and customer experience, and one of the key people involved in reinvigorating the department stores relationship with its customers sticking with the status quo is not an option. billion and stores numbering 868 globally.

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