Design Middleeast

JANUARY 25, 2020

More and more people are just entering stores to feel the fabric, try the item and purchasing them online. So, how can a retail space be called successful in given so many factors? Hasan and Husain Roomi, founders of H2R Design, have a vast experience of delivering retail projects. Highlight the focal point.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The symbiotic retail relationship SM Retail, the retail arm of SM Investments, operates a portfolio of more than 4200 stores across a whole plethora of retail categories that includes department stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets and specialty stores.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

The brand commands premium prices for its designer eyepieces and is renowned for its stores, most of which resemble contemporary art galleries more than retail spaces. Around 2019, my design team and I started to look around to see if there were any opportunities to create our own consumer brand,” he said.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

Last month, American fashion label Kith expanded into the country, opening its largest flagship store in Seoul’s Seongsu neighbourhood with dedicated retail space, Sadelle’s restaurant and a sophisticated lounge area. Over the years, Korean consumers have become more sophisticated. million, a 12.48

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creating a Memorable Shopping Experience In an era dominated by online shopping, the physical retail space must offer an experience that transcends the transactional. Christmas windows, acting as the gateway to the store, set the stage for a memorable shopping journey.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2024

Last month, American fashion label Kith expanded into the country, opening its largest flagship store in Seoul’s Seongsu neighbourhood with dedicated retail space, Sadelle’s restaurant and a sophisticated lounge area. Over the years, Korean consumers have become more sophisticated. million, a 12.48

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The retail landscape has witnessed a remarkable evolution, driven by a complex interplay of environmental and social factors. Retailers have continually adapted to changing consumer demands, technological advancements, and shifting societal values. This era was often described as consumer warfare.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Following its 2020 marketing strategy rebrand, Parfums de Marly felt now was the right time to enter the Australian retail space with its French vision of excellence and luxury in opposition to standardisation, through in-store customer experience. By culture, we are a department store brand in the way we function.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s all about growing the brand’s direct-to-consumer and omnichannel presence in the region. A changing mindset According to Jain, the consumer mindset in India has also undergone a profound evolution. India is the world’s fifth-largest global destination in the retail space. billion direct-to-consumer shipments by 2030.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2022

The first store will open later this year at The Americana at Brand, a shopping centre in Los Angeles, and reportedly be around 30,000 square feet – much smaller than a typical department store, which is around 100,000 square feet. Amazon has not shared the names of any labels that it plans to carry in the store. “It

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 3, 2024

Retail activity has been a defining facet of cities since antiquity. Retail spaces have evolved over time. Urbanisation, mass production and the rise of conspicuous consumption led to the high street and CBD dominating the retail landscape across the Western world from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 8, 2023

“Customers do research online then go in-store to buy Or they go in-store to have a look, and come back to buy online. Our customers have that flexibility which is a point of difference for us, [while] Myer One provides a different layer of value for the consumer,” he said. ‘It It sets us apart from other retailers.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the key trends that defined retail in 2023 was pop-up shops and how these experiential shopping experiences have taken hold over millennial and Gen Z consumers. Midway into the first quarter of 2024, there are no signs of this experiential retail trend slowing down.

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Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2024

Unlike other beauty brands, Jung Saem Mool – founded in 2015 and with more than 250 point-of-sales in South Korea – takes a very different approach to connecting with its customers in this market, which can be seen at its flagship store on Scotts Road.

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Inside Retail

JULY 29, 2021

They have a retail-wholesale philosophy — they have their own stores, they’re in large department stores [through concessions] and they hold licences for a bunch of very well loved and established brands. LK: I love consumer brands. We’re a player in the retail space, and we want to continue to grow.

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Quarter 20

AUGUST 9, 2019

In particular, retailers are finding success by delivering these in-store community experiences to consumers who want to feel a part of something larger and desire a sense of belonging. Latest retail results show department stores need more than touch-ups. They need reinvention. They need reinvention.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 6, 2023

Travel has been back on the cards for a while now, and consumers are cutting back on luxuries and home improvements in order to save up for a trip abroad. In turn, retailers are increasingly identifying the opportunity to capture the attention of consumers while they’re on the road, in the air, and across the sea.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For retailers closely watching consumer confidence levels and spending trends, getting an accurate reading about what lies ahead can be challenging. Still, many consumers are undoubtedly feeling the impact of interest rates and the rising cost of living. This has become more crucial as the economic cycle continues to shift.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Before the pandemic, the Chinese special administrative region had bucked global trends of declining demand for multi-brand department stores and ultra-luxury brands largely due to its attractiveness to high-spending mainland visitors. British luxury department store Harvey Nichols is at the forefront of the changes.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

These ephemeral spaces are designed to captivate consumers, offering them immersive experiences that go far beyond traditional retail encounters. At the heart of pop-up retail is the theatrical environment it cultivates. The power of word-of-mouth marketing is harnessed effectively through pop-up retail.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 9, 2023

Improved sales flowing through to rents In recent years, with retail chains aggressively pruning their real-estate portfolios, sometimes withdrawing completely from national markets, it has become increasingly important for shopping-centre operators to ensure that they are not overly dependent on revenues from one or a small number of tenants.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2022

Harvey Nichols Hong Kong launches world-first NFT retail space. Harvey Nichols has introduced the world’s first blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFT) retail concept space inside a luxury department store dubbed HN NFT Vault at the retailer’s Pacific Place store in Hong Kong.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Technology that helps retailers manage all channels in a single, connected way enables them to serve customers across all touchpoints, including mobile and e-commerce platforms, with a consistent messaging and consumer experience. “It While consumers have returned to brick-and-mortar stores, most now shop online and offline.

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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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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

“Our retail customers use Matterport technology in a variety of different ways, whether that’s creating a virtual showroom where consumers can shop for holiday gifts or using digital twins to remotely manage store design and operations,” said Conway Chen, Vice President of Business Development of Matterport.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In a special showcase, Retail Focus looks across the industry for some of the more unusual applications in recent times, paying tribute to the retailers and creatives involved in these projects. We have maximised the use of our printers, especially when it comes to improving the exterior of our stores to further push our brand. “We

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Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

As retail undergoes seismic shifts, small-town high streets are defying the odds, thriving where city centres struggle. Urban high streets, once dominated by department stores and large chains, now face widespread closures and vacant spaces. This focus on localism drives foot traffic and fosters a loyal customer base.

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Barber Design

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

As retail undergoes seismic shifts, small-town high streets are defying the odds, thriving where city centres struggle. Urban high streets, once dominated by department stores and large chains, now face widespread closures and vacant spaces. This focus on localism drives foot traffic and fosters a loyal customer base.

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Creative Displays Now

MARCH 8, 2022

From the moment consumers step foot in a store, they start making purchasing decisions based on what they see. It’s a crucial strategy to make your products stand out in a competitive retail space. It’s a crucial strategy to make your products stand out in a competitive retail space.

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JULY 18, 2019

. - A system to help shoppers locate items they see on display in the store quickly with AR or interactive maps. A next generation sensory-based, item-level tracking system that locates merchandise in a department store or warehouse within three feet, using IoT sensor technology and 2D mapping. CITY LUXED. Unhurried Ambience. –

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Nelson Blackley

JANUARY 26, 2021

In the age of Amazon, and the pandemic-driven acceleration towards online retail, providing consumers with just a wide choice of products under one roof, as Department stores have done for centuries, no longer has a unique appeal. This requires not only strong leadership, vision, and commitment, but also investment.

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Creative Displays Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Although there’s no right or wrong retail store design, the layout that a retail store follows should be focused on its target market, optimizing its space and showcasing its products. When compared to other styles of store layouts, free-flow is the most likely to produce an experiential retail space.

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Retail Bound

DECEMBER 2, 2024

With a slew of high-impact shopping events driving consumer spending, this is your prime opportunity to maximize revenue, build brand awareness, and move products off shelves quicker than at any other time of the year. Many purchases are carefully planned as consumers actively track deals several weeks in advance.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 13, 2022

FLANNELS Dublin is set to be the next flagship in the brand’s roll-out of trailblazing flagship stores. Opening in the landmark former Clerys Department store on O’Connell Street, it will be the first to open outside of the UK – demonstrating a key expansion for the next-generation luxury retailer.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 8, 2025

Retail Consultant | Published author | Visiting lecturer Mass brand premiumisation has emerged as a pivotal trend in recent years, with brands striving to secure higher-value market segments while retaining their broad consumer appeal. Above all, it serves as a means to enhance their market positioning.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2024

That happiness will be challenged on a number of fronts in the coming year, as events in politics, the macroeconomy, and a super-abundance of substandard retail property shape consumer spending and retailer operations. Much of the malaise has to do with Chinese consumers’ preferences shifting to the homegrown brands.

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