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Curating community: Retail’s answer to the loneliness crisis

Inside Retail

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. The curated highlight reels on such platforms lead to feelings of inadequacy, which can drive people to distance themselves from their community.

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Why third spaces are the retail trend to tap into in 2025

Inside Retail

If 2024 was all about pop-ups , in 2025, it would appear that retailers are leaning into third spaces. Whether through design, curated menus, or experiences, these spaces help communicate a brands narrative while also addressing digital fatigue and noise from the cluttered platform online.

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How G-Star is recalibrating its local strategy for a post-Covid retail landscape

Inside Retail

By 2023, G-Star had already begun re-engaging with the market, though it wasnt until this year that the communications campaign officially went live. While it continues to honour its core customer base through high-end retail partners like David Jones, it is also diving into youth-driven spaces such as Culture Kings and Glue Store.

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How retailers can build consumer trust by engaging the ‘Five Frames of Mind’

Inside Retail

Todays stores have long become places far beyond buying goods, they have become critical spaces for emotional connection, sensory engagement, and brand storytelling. Our emotional mind becomes engaged when a place sparks these emotions through a memory or mood, perhaps a sense of nostalgia from a familiar smell, sound or images.

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Myer’s strategic moves suggest the future of retail is consolidation and loyalty

Inside Retail

While the headlines have largely focused on the number of stores and sales Myer will add to its business if the acquisition is approved, the biggest opportunity could lie in the loyalty space. Where is Myer’s Wirth now Many experts recognise Wirth’s strong background in loyalty as one of the department store’s greatest assets.

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Space NK Unveils Largest Store in Portfolio with Upgraded Westfield London Location

Retail Focus

Space NK has revealed a newly expanded store, which is the largest in the company’s portfolio, and four times the size of its original location at Westfield London in White City. The Space NK Westfield London store will have two skincare treatment rooms, providing facials by expert therapists.

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Clarins ANZ MD Jerome Bellony on the beauty brand’s new concept store in Sydney

Inside Retail

He explained how the brand’s new store in Sydney’s QVB building is a space where beauty meets innovation and the values that have defined Clarins for the past seven decades — care, commitment, and community — manifest into an immersive, personalised and exceptional customer experience. IR : Who is the Clarins customer in the ANZ region?

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