Retail Focus

MAY 21, 2021

The Village is a collection of five neighbouring Anya Hindmarch stores located near Sloane Street. Inspired by the British cafe of old but reimagined with the finest ingredients, and some trademark Anya humour, the Cafe offers a selection of specially created AH cakes and biscuits, designed to eat in or be taken away as gifts.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Toys ‘R’ Us Asia is shifting away from traditional retail formats, introducing a series of innovative concept stores across Asia, as it seeks to tap into the lucrative ‘kidult’ segment. In Singapore and Malaysia, the company introduced the ‘Toy + Play’ concept. Kidults are adults who purchase toys and collectibles. “We

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Today, the company has announced they are taking this concept one step further by opening the doors this fall to a radically different 16,000 ft 2 shopping experience. This new urban concept store at The Well in the King West neighbourhood of Toronto marks an evolution for the brand.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Located at 10 Glasshouse Street, the new site marks a significant milestone as carpo celebrates its 10th anniversary in the capital. The post carpo unveils new concept store in heart of London’s Piccadilly appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 17, 2024

Canada’s leading book retailer approached Dalziel & Pow to create a concept for a key new opening in Toronto. This 16,000 sqft experience honours its Canadian roots and the community that makes each Indigo location a self-declared “happy place” for customers. Customers can also take photos in front of the Selfie Wall.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 12, 2025

Over the years, we have also consistently observed a strong appreciation for Bacha Coffee from Japanese customers across our global locations and online boutique. IR : What will be the key criteria in selecting new locations? MB: Bacha Coffee prioritises proximity to iconic landmarks in major cities.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2023

This unique concept will feature endless culinary treats, bright visuals, the newest Angry Birds Games and interactive technology, and the coolest-ever themed shopping experience. In 2012, Rovio Entertainment opened an Angry Birds brand store in Shanghai, the first one outside its home base in Finland.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

some has stayed away from Thailand where the appeal of the concept would be formidable. Moshi Moshi is currently the category growth retailer in Thailand and is edging closer to saturating the high-quality mall locations.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced Townhouse , the UK’s leading nail care brand, has opened within The Yards, Covent Garden, marking the salon’s eighth location. Their menu ranges from quick express treatments for clients on the go, to more indulgent, luxury experiences.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The company is opening two new locations in Singapore soon. The first location will be an indoor playground at Orchard’s Cineleisure, which will offer sporty concepts like rock-climbing, which are designed for children, teens and adults alike.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Caledonia Park location will form a vital part of the independent bakery’s store expansion, with eight new locations set to open over the UK in the next twelve months. For outlet schemes to work successfully, the retail element must be matched with great F&B concepts that suit everyone’s needs.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Armed with fresh knowledge of the beauty industry, he quit the role in 2014 and created his first business, a tiny design agency that created floral designs for corporate clients, specialising in events and gifts. So, in late 2020, the Documents concept was born, and eight months later, the first store opened in Shanghai. “We

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

When the high-end retailer charged TPG Architecture (New York) with a collaborative effort with their in-house design team to redesign its existing store in the Perisur Mall, located in the southern suburbs of Mexico City, the mandate presented was clear and consistent. The community surrounding the mall is defined by several factors.

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

A new concept store opens at Doncaster Westfield shopping centre today, the first of two to open in Victoria this month, with more than 50 additional sites selected as part of a national roll-out. We have [selected] around 35 new locations and quite a lot of those will open in the second half of this year as well.”.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The space also doubles as an interior store, selling beautiful curated, individual, and unique decorative objet d’art, antiques and gifts including soft furnishings, paintings, lamps, books, ceramics, and glass. Founder and Owner, Libby Blakey added: “This location feels like our second home and essentially our London flagship.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Part of Geezy Global, a technology start-up with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK, US, India, Singapore and UAE, Geezy Go has the advantage of being able to lean into an established ecosystem of suppliers, customers and technological capabilities in these locations. We already have a team there. “It’s

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Part of Geezy Global, a technology start-up with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, UK, US, India, Singapore and UAE, Geezy Go has the advantage of being able to lean into an established ecosystem of suppliers, customers and technological capabilities in these locations. We already have a team there. “It’s

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

During the pandemic, the Australian womenswear brand Witchery turned 50, but rather than kicking back to party, the retailer revved its omnichannel strategy and worked on a new physical store concept. We will also be looking to support emerging local brands through curated gifting edits, available exclusively in Witchery channels.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 12, 2024

“You could say we’re like a florist, but you get to eat our bouquets when they arrive, so it’s a product that combines the best of gift-giving and floral giving in one delivery,” Edible Blooms co-founder and managing director, Kelly Jamieson, said. Strawberries are dipped in chocolate and presented in a gift box. “We

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

By positioning its retail stores in locations with a lot of gyms and fitness studios, the brand can maximise the number of athletes and community members whose needs it can meet. LSKD recently took this concept on the road with its BAF (Big As F*ck) Bus, a pop-up on wheels.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2021

New Zealand retail business The Warehouse Group has opened two new stores in the Ormiston Town Centre, Queenstown, including a 6200-square-metre The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery store-within-a-store concept, and a 1000-square-metre Noel Leeming store.

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Inside Retail

MAY 15, 2022

Japanese retail is not only good on its own patch – you will find some of the most attractive stores in the world here – but when Japanese concepts have travelled to other countries, they have generally gone over well. Loft, a dubiously classified ‘home furnishings’ concept is an idea that should have travelled but hasn’t.

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Retail Focus

JULY 7, 2021

The new 1,847 sq ft concept flagship store in Seven Dials stocks COW’s one-of-a-kind vintage sourced from around the world, alongside recycled designer pieces and hand-crafted reworked garments. . The new COW boutique joins a raft of vintage and ethically driven brands to launch in Seven Dials over the last twelve months: .

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Inside Retail

JULY 31, 2022

Founded in 2015, Bloomthis is an online florist in Malaysia specialising in handcrafted designer flowers, artisanal gifts and gourmet food on-demand. Husband and wife team Giden Lim and Penny Choo have focused on creating a joyful, easy-to-use gifting experience, with their proprietary technology and same day delivery service. “At

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

HOKA® (a division of Deckers Brands) has launched its first ever retail location in Europe at Shaftesbury Capital’s Covent Garden, located at 2-3 James Street. The Covent Garden store unveils the brand’s new design concept for the first time, blending modern design with natural elements, that embody the brand’s heritage.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 6, 2024

Asteri – named after Asteria, the Greek goddess of falling stars – has taken a constellation approach to retail, with four new brand homes reflecting their locations, celebrating local heritage and beauty, while collectively shining brighter and representing the beautiful diversity of women.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 19, 2022

This new market will double in size this month and become the monthly destination, within Trinity Leeds, to find locally made gifts with real people and stories behind them. Curated Makers are currently seeking a new location for their next Curated Makers Markets in Manchester.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2023

As part of the concept, business owners can list their products for free, and retain 85 per cent of profits made from sales made through the website. The marketplace is still developing its wholesale network – which is growing at a steady pace – and is encouraging potential stockists to embrace the concept.

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Retailing Insight

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These are the times your psychic gifts are letting you know they are present, just waiting for you to use them. You will often find me interchangeably using the words psychic and intuitive, as they refer to the same basic gifts. I say this because even though we all have access to the same psychic gifts, we don’t always use them.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Dinsdale and Fletcher Anderson, the concept began as the three toy designers were looking to forge a community of like-minded artists and enthusiasts who recognised and appreciated toys as a form of artistic expression. And, when the concept began, its shows were primarily attended by enthusiasts who were already a part of the community.

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Inside Retail

MAY 30, 2024

Zulu & Zephyr Bondi, New South Wales Australian independent lifestyle brand Zulu & Zephyr opened the doors to its new flagship store in March with an intimate soiree at the coveted Gould Street shopping strip location in Bondi Beach.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hundreds of the most exciting and innovative leisure concepts shaping the industry globally will attend this year’s LeisurUp – the home of the leisure industry community – hosted by MAPIC. LeisurUp features a complete programme including an exhibition area and conference sessions. Leisure at the MAPIC Awards.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2022

Plus, while the store will feature the brand’s usual pick-and-mix offer, where customers can create their own, personalised chocolate gift boxes, the Homebush store is also the first site in Australia to offer the business’ Crema Gelata, something Lindt Australia CEO Michael Schai calls “liquid, frozen Lindt chocolate”. “[The

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 21, 2024

The American Book Association (ABA) measured 2,185 bookstore businesses, 2,599 locations, and over 300 more members in 2023 than it had in 2019, making its highest membership levels in over 20 years. The city has a rich literary history and is full of unique bookstore concepts that are hard to imagine existing anywhere else.

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Barber Design

JUNE 29, 2017

This month we’ve been inspired by the concept of retail concepts, after reading a recent article in Insider Trends, looking at 4 of the hottest retail concept store designs from across the globe. The idea of the new concept store is to merge fashion, lifestyle and food in a new project called Fresh STORY.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The decision came after the business secured a new warehouse in nearby St Leonards, approximately five times the size of its current location, which will allow it to bring all of its operations under one roof. Currently, Beer Cartel and Brewquet, an offshoot business focused on gifting, operate out of different locations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

“With this, we continue to welcome more luxury beauty brands opening their first-ever stand-alone flagship stores and debuting their new store concepts in Raffles City to bring more to our shoppers,” he added. According to Ng, the new store concept perfectly aligns with the Singaporean wellness ethos. “As

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