Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2023

Fashion brand Farage has launched a five-story concept store in Sydney, as it marks its 25th year in the industry. The concept store is about showcasing our tailoring, creating unique experiences for customers and encouraging collaborations with other creatives – it’s a mature version of who we are as a brand.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The retail industry might just owe a debt of gratitude to Australia Post’s new Community Hub concept – and not just because it has installed change rooms. The team behind this concept — led by Landini Associates — was given the opportunity to throw out the rules of retail and take a clean-sheet look at how to use floorspace.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2023

Leading outdoor sportswear brand Helly Hansen has unveiled its new concept store at Chadstone Shopping Centre. An elevated display featuring sharp angles, contrast materials, and impactful lighting. Located centrally within the store, it draws the customers attention into the key products on display at that time,” he said.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Barker and Stonehouse have teamed up with Fenwick to open its first in-store concept spaces in the Fenwick’s Newcastle and Bentalls Kingston department stores. The Newcastle concept store will span 10,000 square feet while the Bentalls space will be slightly smaller. The spaces are set to launch ahead of Christmas.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This neo-surrealist concept, as surprising as it is inspiring, perfectly embodies the fair’s mission: to push the boundaries of commerce, encourage the discovery of unexpected products, and delight visitors at every moment. The open, modular space allowed visitors to explore at their own pace. The takeaway for retailers?

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Following on from the successful House of Colour Play store concept launch in 2017, ETUDE wanted to revisit the sweet and playful aesthetic of the brands roots with a renewed retail identity. The aim was to achieve a best-in-class global store concept that presents shopping as a fun, engaging, and completely omnichannel experience.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2025

The concept was originally coined by American sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, The Great Good Place , and refers to places beyond work and home where people gather and connect. If 2024 was all about pop-ups , in 2025, it would appear that retailers are leaning into third spaces.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 31, 2022

River Island, one of the high-street’s most iconic names, has launched an exciting new retail concept: River Studios. Customers can expect the concept to deliver a fresh take on the iconic River Island identity, presenting a new River Studios brandmark combined with an elevated visual approach. Will Kernan, CEO of River Island.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The Creative Retail Awards have recognised the very best in retail, leisure, and hospitality design & display since 2018. WINNERS BROCHURE: The 2022 winners can be viewed below: Sustainable Display: Sponsored by Antalis. POP/POS Concept. Seasonal or Temporary Display: Sponsored by British Display Society.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Investors are returning to the market with growing volumes, particularly in Southeast Europe and the UK, adopting an opportunistic strategy centred around winning concepts. The retail market of 2025 will become a complex ecosystem where attracting top brands, creating the right concepts, and improving customer experiences are essential.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

French luxury company Longchamp has launched its new boutique concept in Australia, trying to recreate the atmosphere of a Parisian apartment. The new store, located in Brisbane, is the first in Australia to display the new concept design, which embodies the brand’s legacy, savoir-faire, and creative spirit.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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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Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

Materials such as concrete and natural marble are used to create a modern contrast and a feel of timelessness used together with digital accents including colourful ticker-tapes, and digital displays and screens. The post Frasers Group unveils new Frasers multibrand store concept in Wolverhampton appeared first on Retail Focus.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Maserati is pleased to unveil its new global retail store concept, debuting with the opening of a new space in the heart of Milan’s historic and elegant Magenta district. The pioneering new architectural concept was co-created together with the New York-based experience design firm Eight Inc.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 15, 2023

KI operators to the eight sets of swing doors that deliver seamless access into the new Zara concept store situated within the world-renowned, Battersea Power Station development. The post Concealed Automation Opens Doors to Zara Concept Store, London appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design. KI is positioned within the lintel.”

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JANUARY 29, 2025

In this project, the creative team worked around a provocative and nuanced concept: a contemporary reinterpretation of the Garden of Eden, conceived as an immersive space that invites reflection on the relationship between human, divine and digital realms.

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Retail Focus

MAY 27, 2021

Vashi’s new vision is further realised in the store’s visual merchandising, with custom displays positioned on the main floor showcasing the brand’s ready-to-personalise pieces floating in a glass case. The post VASHI opens its new concept flagship store in Covent Garden appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Retail Focus

JULY 30, 2021

Boasting a columned façade and windows framed by antique trim, the boutique sees the latest installation of the global Bally Haus concept, driving synergy among the company’s retail outposts. Light and dark marble flooring meets earthy, red stones, terracotta shelving displays and natural millwork.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Singaporean label Charles & Keith is ramping up its global expansion, opening three flagship stores in Tokyo, Singapore, and China, following its concept debut in Seoul last year. For the latter two, securing impressive multi-storey street-facing units in these prime areas made them a natural choice for a more ambitious boutique concept.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2023

The VM and Display Show has announced the dates for their eagerly anticipated 2024 event. The VM and Display Show is not merely an event; it’s an experience that offers a fusion of learning, inspiration, and networking. The event is a showcase of creativity, innovation, and excellence in visual merchandising and display.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2023

“The fit-out will display our latest store design concept and will offer our full lifestyle range across all departments, including an in-store embroidery station for product personalisation, along with a host of convenient and elevated services.”

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2021

People will also be able to order products directly from Amazon by scanning QR codes displayed along shelves. Amazon said there are there are “no current plans” to expand the concept to other locations. Elena Lavagni, owner of London-based Neville Hair & Beauty, will head up the concept. “I Amazon Salon (Amazon/PA).

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Introduction Significance of Store Windows in Retail Retail displays evolved from the simplicity of handwritten signs strategically positioned both inside and outside stores during the 1800s. Ghalia BOUSTANI. Senior Retail Consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer.

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Retail Focus

JULY 31, 2023

The 2,000 sq ft space on Peter’s Lane follows the globally renowned brand’s new ‘WonderLUX’ store concept, showcasing an immersive luxury retail experience. With myriad octagons adorning the walls in a stunning display of products and patterns, the entire concept is a tribute to the wonder of crystals.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In the Shop Fitting, Store Design & Visual Merchandising Dimension, visitors will be able to discover the latest trends and innovations in retail design, from modular and temporary design concepts to sustainable store solutions.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Pets at Home New Store Concept, Stockport. Benefit Cosmetics & John Lewis – Hello Happy Foundation Window Display. Seasonal or Temporary Display. Unilever displays for Auchan – Christmas Marketplace Experience – Knorr, Hellmann’s and Glóbusz. In collaboration with Seen Displays. Sustainable Display.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Mumbai studio MuseLAB has used bulbous mint-green displays and berry-red accents across the interiors of bathware showroom Sorbet. Bulbous displays are finished in mint-green paint The duo decided to preserve the deep volume and 12-foot-high walls of the retail space, which was formerly a rug atelier. "We

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Retail Focus

MARCH 31, 2023

The 19th-century building is designed by architectural firms Malherbe Paris and Atelier Architecture and Design, with a “Rain Room” displaying Swaine’s handmade umbrella range. In celebration of the store opening, Swaine collaborated with B_RD on a window concept inspired by surrealist artist Magritte.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The store features a retail space of 154sqm and will display core styles as well as new collections. With grey as the main colour running throughout the store concept, the brand aims to highlight its “chase the vibe mission” with a black facade and walls decorations displaying the company’s core values.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

MUJI has focused on connecting with the community by introducing local initiatives which will evolve throughout the year, for example on launch, the window displays were supporting the local primary school by donating the profits from the sales of printed bags designed by students to help raise funds for various Art projects.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Litmus Retail Group has partnered with Myer on a physical showroom concept that will enable the department store to display big and bulky products, such as treadmills, e-scooters and stand-up desks, and track how consumers are engaging with them to inform future buying decisions. That’s where Litmus comes in.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

We’d just proven the bigger store concept worked beautifully in Armadale, moving from our cozy 60sqm South Yarra space to a more generous 140sqm format. IR : Could you explain the Fitzroy concept store for someone who hasnt had the privilege of visiting yet and how it differs from your other locations?

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Purposefully elevating their product presentation through order and repetition, and housing a luxurious ‘Artistry Bar’ with store-exclusive services – Checkland Kindleysides created a concept that delivers an unforgettable beauty experience to all those who visit.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Digital elements include flat screen displays communicating special brand content and providing a link to the online world of Tommy Hilfiger. Digital elements include flat screen displays communicating special brand content and providing a link to the online world of Tommy Hilfiger. The floor is a soft oak to add warmth. .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The concept of “third spaces” is defined as social venues different from home (the first space) and work (the second space), where individuals may assemble, mix and grow relationships. Retailers should consider these concepts: Design places where people might linger. Still, physical stores are poised for a makeover.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2021

The second floor displays art installations of the later stages of ‘The Revolution’ and showcases Gentle Monster’s latest collections. Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana has unveiled its first beauty boutique in Southeast Asia in Singapore, inspired by its ‘La casa’ design concept.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

The consulting company has developed a new supermarket concept, in partnership with design agency Le Projet Hope, that blends online with offline and old shopping habits with new processes. . Veilleroy says consumer education is an essential part of the concept and that customer support roles will assist with this. “By Image: Supplied.

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