Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Up until now, our [direct-to-consumer] DTC [offering] has been exclusively digital, so it felt like the right moment to meet customers in person and engage with them directly. Pop-ups also create buzz and a sense of urgency, which can be powerful for consumer engagement.

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APRIL 19, 2022

Curated Makers hosted their first Curated Makers Market on the 19th and 20th of March, showcasing eleven independent local businesses and their handmade products to the shoppers of Trinity Leeds. Curated Makers are now determined to expand their market portfolio and be able to provide cities with more destinations for shopping small.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 5, 2025

A year after the French luxury department store originally announced it would be launching its first US location, Printemps is officially opening a brick-and-mortar store in the heart of New York Citys financial district on March 21. Unlike its other locations, the Printemps New York store will not have shop-in-shops.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

EuroShop’s Store Design Stage, located in Hall 13, will host a series of engaging lectures on topics related to retail design and planning, offering insights and inspirations to retail professionals. The lecture programme, available online, will be interpreted into both English and German.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We are transforming our brand experience to deepen our engagement with kids and kidults in Asia,” Leo Tsoi, CEO at Toys ‘R’ Us Asia, told Inside Retail. Customers appreciate the interactive and engaging environments, enjoying hands-on experiences that go beyond traditional retail.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Located in the Campania region, it joins Hamleys’ existing stores in Rome, Milan, and Bergamo, all of which opened earlier this summer. This exciting new location, with its comprehensive lifestyle offering, perfectly reflects our commitment to creating unforgettable experiences for children and families around the world.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2024

Melbourne’s fashion capital Chadstone has been tapped as the second Australian location for New Balance’s UCC format store. Inside Retail spoke to Tim Page, New Balance’s Pacific retail manager, to discuss how the latest Chadstone concept store is creating the next generation of immersive and engaging shopping experiences.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

The brand does this in two ways: its selective curation of products and personal shopping services. If a brand is not performing, then it is replaced by a brand with which consumers are more likely to engage. The brand plans to increase the number of locations from four to 24 by the end of next year.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 29, 2025

The store offers a curated selection of over 100 plant types, from Anthurium Red to Parlor Palm, organised by size, light needs and pet-friendly options. On September 13, Heytea opened its fifth brick-and-mortar location and first concept store at 1293 Broadway, in New York Citys bustling Herald Square area.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 14, 2025

It is also useful when a customer is engaging with various points of sale, from shopping online to connecting with a customer service associate to interacting with in-store associates. Moving forward with Macys existing stores and First 50 locations, the executive explained that the team is focused on working smarter, rather than harder.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

This revitalised space offers customers an immersive beauty experience where they can explore our extensive product range, services and engage with the latest beauty tech elements. ES: Sephora’s Australian store fit-outs are carefully curated to resonate with the local market while maintaining the brand’s global identity.

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Retail Focus

MAY 31, 2022

Following over a decade of success via annual appearances on the Sloane Stanley estate, luxury retailer Seraphina has recently opened again at 340 King’s Road, offering a curated collection of conscious clothing and homeware, crafted from India’s finest natural fabrics.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Now, blockchain is building on the foundations of both by influencing everything from payments and loyalty programs to retail locations and supply chains. Building locations with blockchain You don’t need flashy graphics or expensive virtual reality headsets to enter the metaverse. Retail’s blocks used to be entirely brick and mortar.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since launching in Melbourne in 2014, Belles Hot Chicken (Belles) has grown to six existing locations, including a new opening in Bondi, Sydney, a few weeks ago, and is now looking to raise between $1 million and $2 million to fund further expansion. In the campaign’s first week, it received over 1,000 expressions of interest (EOIs).

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Known for its unwavering commitment to innovation and authenticity, Cheaney’s latest boutique represents a strategic move not just in retail location, but in aligning with a broader cultural shift – a renewed appreciation amongst modern consumers for quality, heritage, and an ever-evolving “buy less, buy better” mindset.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 26, 2024

TikTok’s algorithm, for example, curates feeds based on user activity and preferences, not engagement rates. Some methods, such as micro-fulfilment, seek to cut last-mile delivery costs by placing specialised fulfilment centres in central locations. We see this play out across paid and organic social.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Australian department stores typically hold a competitive advantage in terms of their prime locations and large store footprints, yet few choose to leverage these advantages to build truly differentiated destinations that will both attract and engage shoppers. Australian department stores should feel optimistic about the future.

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MARCH 8, 2022

The next generation luxury retailer continues with the commitment to investing in retail and bringing world-class shopping destinations to new locations throughout the UK. Situated in Deepdale Shopping Park, the 15,000 sq ft. With this latest opening, FLANNELS have a portfolio of over 55 stores across the UK.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 10, 2024

Pre-loved consciously curated boutique fittings At the intersection of Gould and Hall Street, the Bondi Beach store is situated in a sought-after location on the suburb’s premier shopping strip. The 1,292-square-foot boutique is the brand’s seventh location and has been crowned the flagship for good reason.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

At The Club Apartment, visitors can expect a carefully curated selection of one-of-a-kind products from emerging, mindful brands in Homeware, Lifestyle, Beauty, and Fashion. With unique visual merchandising and immersive retail trends, visitors can expect an interactive and engaging experience that goes beyond just browsing products.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The new 23,000 sq ft store will feature Woman, Man and Kids collections over two floors to showcase ZARA’s very latest brand image, with flowing curved lines running through the space to enable continuous engagement with the designs on display. The store, located on Cheapside, is set to open in Autumn 2021. Paul’s Cathedral.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Crafting brand narratives through popup stores can be an effective strategy to engage customers, create buzz, and build a unique brand experience. Creating interactive experiences: Engaging customers through interactive experiences that allow them to connect emotionally with the brand is essential.

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Inside Retail

MAY 23, 2022

Consumer engagement by specific channels will ebb and flow, but retail will always be omnichannel. Here the need is ease, simplicity and the ability to locate and purchase ingredients quickly in-store. Retailers need to understand the different points at which their customers choose to engage with them and all their retail channels.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The 801 sq ft store is located opposite the recently refurbished MUJI store near the central plaza, designed by the TONIC15 in-house team, and will be in situ until the new year.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 13, 2024

In China, he said, retailers want their customers to engage with them digitally. This is a truly digital environment to drive both footfall and continued engagement with customers.” They want the data, because they can use that to improve the customer experience, and to improve the company’s operations.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

She said the design elements in the store have been carefully curated to provide a sensory journey for customers. These objects are thoughtfully curated to enhance living spaces. “Shoppers can expect an immersive experience that weaves together the essence of our brand and the cultural vibrancy of Hong Kong.”

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JUNE 28, 2021

Consumers now expect retailers to engage them whenever and wherever they want, with a shopping experience tailored to their individual needs. Many have invested time and money into curating consumer data and building systems to offer personalised experiences. Driving real-time omnichannel engagement.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 2, 2021

Westfield centres are always looking at ways to better support their local communities and bring new and engaging experiences to their visitors and art is one of the many ways this can be done. The curated selection at Westfield centres will hero a “positivity” theme with a particular focus on supporting mental health and inclusivity.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

Sports retail giant, Frasers Group, has opened a new flagship Sports Direct store in Manchester, providing sports enthusiasts with a modern and engaging retail experience. Manchester is a significant location for the Group, and we’re excited to be opening our next flagship in the city.”

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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Influential collaborations will also be a key focus for the brand, with the launch of a curated Home range with media personality Deborah Hutton and a collaboration with style aficionado and TV personality Neale Whitaker to launch in July. The brand will also have an online presence, sitting within the House website. “We

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Inside Retail

MARCH 6, 2023

She also highlighted the use of immersive technologies, such as Outernets, an Israeli retail tech company that is being used to enhance customer engagement, and capture customer data and foot traffic. Retails can [solve] challenges using data and create [experiences] with gamified elements that are engaging, experiential and fun.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The luxury retailer continues with the commitment to investing in new physical locations throughout the UK. Frasers Group plc has opened the doors to its latest FLANNELS store in Hertfordshire. Situated in Brookfield Retail Park, the 15,000 sq ft.

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Design Middleeast

MARCH 10, 2025

Each element of the design has been thoughtfully curated to reflect the companys ethos while ensuring that employees feel inspired and engaged in their work environment. The result is an inviting and stylish office that resonates with Exporteras brand identity.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

Pop-up retail has emerged as a dynamic and innovative approach to marketing and brand engagement in recent years. These spaces are meticulously crafted to transport visitors into a brand’s world, offering a multi-sensory experience that engages sight, sound, touch, and sometimes even taste and smell. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2021

When a customer purchases something in-store, they have entered a retail environment, engaged in a human interaction with staff, and because of that experience, they have decided to purchase a product. Retailers must construct their digital environment as carefully and strategically as they do their physical store locations.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This event served as a catalyst for the popularisation of pop-up retail, captivating large brands like AT&T, Levi Strauss, and Motorola, who recognised the potential of these temporary stores to engage young demographics in innovative ways.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Retailers and brands need to evolve their channel-mix for consumer engagement in an age where trust is harder to earn and keep, says Bernd Bude, CEO of ADvendio. Curated content delivered by trusted and familiar brands also topped traditional print and social media sources (26% versus 20% and 18% respectively).

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