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Inside Retail
DECEMBER 5, 2023
When Laura Peden was growing up in the 1970s, department stores were a special place. Decades later, she still vividly remembers how she and her grandmother would travel into Myer’s city store at Christmas to see the “insanely fascinating” windows. The department store was no longer the star attraction.
Inside Retail
JULY 26, 2022
When business was booming, Revlon’s strategy was to expand sales through mass market department stores, as well as buying expensive advertising. Like other legacy brands, they invested in magazine editorials which drove shoppers into stores, where sales would be converted through personal selling and glossy displays.
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Design Week
DECEMBER 6, 2021
With this year’s window displays, the department store’s offering is designed to “spread joy and happiness” Bright colours are the star of the show this year – a stark contrast to last year’s monochrome affair.
Inside Retail
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The themes on display are often indicative of the global trends affecting consumers and retail. In contrast, Australian responses to the KPMG seamless commerce report suggest a low adoption rate for livestreaming shopping (11 per cent) and social commerce (13 per cent).
Design Week
NOVEMBER 8, 2019
Selfridges adopted the Christmas spirit early this year – earlier, in fact, than any other department store in the world, it claims. This year’s “A Christmas for Modern Times” displays have been on display since 17 October. Selfridges. Fortnum & Mason. Liberty London.
Dezeen
JUNE 16, 2021
Design and architecture agency Studiopepe references Milan's offices and metro stations in its revamp of the fourth floor of the city's renowned luxury department store La Rinascente. The department is accessed via a bright yellow staircase. Studiopepe used contrasting textures throughout the interior.
Dezeen
AUGUST 4, 2022
Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato 's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. The concept was in contrast to other sneaker brands at the time, which typically displayed as many shoes as possible across shop walls.
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