Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Macy’s has been stepping up to the plate with a series of new moves, from the expansion of its smaller-footprint stores, to a new digital fashion platform targeting younger shoppers. But while these initiatives sound promising, the question remains: can the department store chain truly adapt to the needs of the modern-day consumer?

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Jahabow

JULY 9, 2021

Selling great products is one way to boost your retail business’s bottom line, but even the best inventory will languish on your shelves without the right merchandising strategy in place. The best way to get shoppers inside your store is to lure them in with your window displays. Start With the Windows. Rotate Displays Regularly.

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VMS

APRIL 15, 2021

Macy’s (New York) has announced plans to open 45 Backstage shop-in-shops in select Macy’s locations in 10 different states this year, according to Retail Dive. Its final target is 270 Backstage shop-in-shops nationwide. Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette also reportedly said during J.P.

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VMS

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The retail and tech punditry were abuzz following a recent report from The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) spelling out what Amazon (Seattle) has planned for its department stores, the e-commerce giant’s latest foray into brick and mortar. The stores could open next year and are likely to debut in Ohio and California.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Earlier this month, several members of the Nordstrom family, including the company’s CEO Erik Nordstrom and president Pete Nordstrom, offered to acquire the legacy department store chain for US$3.8 The department store division has various structural challenges, while the off-price Rack division is starting to produce some good growth.

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Creative Displays Now

MARCH 8, 2022

Using these elements to bring attention to your brand is called visual merchandising. Effective visual merchandising can have a significant impact on your bottom line. This guide will explain visual merchandising and how to use it to promote your products. Visual Merchandising Explained. Who Uses Visual Merchandising?

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Rose

JULY 28, 2023

In fact, 55% of first impressions are based on what we see , which means it’s crucial for retailers to add eye-catching displays and visuals that attract customers and command attention — especially to new products or brands that might otherwise get lost in the vast assortment of merchandise.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The evidence is showing up most clearly in the reports coming out of the big department store chains, where the strength is increasingly concentrated in a few flagship stores rather than being distributed across their entire store fleets. The company’s 14 luxury department stores in Japan reported out 4.5

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VMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Department store Macy’s (New York) has entered a partnership with WHP Global to offer Toys “R” Us products to shoppers, reports Forbes. Macy’s will roll out Toys “R” Us stores inside more than 400 of its department stores next year. WHP has a controlling interest in Toys “R” Us parent company Tru Kids Inc.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Aptos develops and delivers unified commerce solutions for specialty softlines, hardlines and department store chains in North America, Europe, Asia and ANZ. Specifically, we develop point of sale, merchandising, order management, CRM, sales audit and analytics solutions.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Since the retailer’s establishment in 1858, Macy’s has become one of the most well-known department stores in the US, if not the world. Like many retailers, both in the US and internationally, Macy’s has been impacted by the decline in consumer interest in shopping in traditional department stores amidst the rise of online shopping.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The retailer used RetailNext’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform to measure consumers’ shopping journeys through the store anonymously, gathering data such as sales figures, traffic figures, customers’ gender and more. Can Showfields make a comeback?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Retail shopping centres face a major challenge rebuilding customer traffic and sales after the Covid-19 pandemic is controlled. With occupancy rates under pressure, shopping-centre landlords have already reviewed property valuations to account for tighter rent market conditions and financial concessions required to retain key retail brands.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2024

While the vast majority of the French-headquartered company’s sales are still wholesaled through department stores and travel retailers, Moet Hennessy is starting to open more of its own stores in airports, stores-in-stores and standalone boutiques, typically located in the luxury precincts of major international cities.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The Westons are said to be seeking £4 billion for their European department store assets, including Selfridges’ four stores in the UK, Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland, and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands. Central Group is one of the ‘big three’ Thai retailers and shopping centre developers/operators.

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VMS

AUGUST 20, 2021

along with controlling stakeholders WHP Global (New York), is planning to open more than 400 shop-in-shops throughout Macy’s (New York) department stores nationwide by 2022, according to a press release. Until the shop-in-shops open, Toys “R” Us will have an experience for shoppers though macys.com/toysrus.

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CAAD

AUGUST 5, 2024

New dose of reality in the digital retail and physical store binomial, that is, the phygital era. We have recently learned that sales and footfall in shopping centers have experienced an increase of 3.2% and 3.7%, respectively, in the first four months of 2024, compared to the same period of the previous year. and services with 6.7%.

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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. Just this week, American department store chain Nordstrom announced a unique collaboration with the British fashion brand Paul Smith.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 20, 2024

From exclusive capsule collections with designer brands like Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Loewe, and Brunello Cucinelli, to one-of-a-kind premium experiences, such as a 24-hour event in Shanghai produced alongside the Paris-based label Courrèges, Mytheresa offers a shopping experience that only a select few can indulge in, let alone afford.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

There’s the Levi’s Tailor Shop, where customers can have their denim mended or customised, Zara’s flagship store inspired by renowned architect Frank Gehry and the Le Club Lacoste store concept, featuring bespoke fixtures, the UK’s first Lacoste pod fitting rooms, and an area dedicated to the brand’s classic polo shirts.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Phnom Penh’s reputation as an up-and-coming retail hub took another stride forward on Thursday, 15 December, when Japanese retail and shopping centre giant Aeon staged a soft opening for its third mall in the Cambodian capital , in the southern district of Meanchey. The mall, on a 1.74 The edutainment mall.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 12, 2024

If one can imagine a Noah’s Ark for retail concepts, survival depends crucially on demonstrating that you really are a distinct and superior species, that consumers should come here to shop and not there. As incomes grow, consumers are gravitating to these one-stop-shop malls. million, up 1.4 per cent from US$486.3

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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 Style claims to be a “new way” to shop and discover fashion.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

With its popularity fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, online shopping has endured, albeit slowed down. 2 Retail formats are evolving Sun says the retail formats and where people shop have changed in the past five years. While consumers have returned to brick-and-mortar stores, most now shop online and offline.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Graphics, and signs in particular, have long been associated with shops. While these have moved on from the traditional signs that once adorned the front of shops, the purpose very much remains the same – getting people inside to browse and purchase products. Communicating this information to customers is crucial.”

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VMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“We are pleased to enhance our presence at South Plains Mall, further solidifying the center as one of West Texas’ premier shopping destinations,” Dillard’s CEO William T. ” (Dillard’s opened its South Plains Mall store in July 1972.).

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Inside Retail

APRIL 18, 2022

As we celebrate the emergence of more glamorous urban shopping centres with their cast of global retailers, spare a thought for the thousands of small cities across developing Asia where there isn’t quite enough spending power to support a full-sized regional shopping centre, store directory glowing with marquee names.

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VMS

JULY 28, 2021

As the physical retail climate has tightened across Europe (due in large measure to Covid, it makes online shopping seem a whole lot more attractive), moves appear to be afoot to counter reduced footfall. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. The post The Power of Two … or Perhaps Three or Four?

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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. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

The theatrical nature of pop-up stores often incorporates elements of surprise, delight, and discovery, turning the act of shopping or brand interaction into an event worth remembering and sharing. Virtual stores represent the cutting edge of pop-up retail, recreating the physical shopping journey in the digital sphere.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 2, 2024

While household-name department stores are downsizing and closing their doors, multi-brand retail boutiques are succeeding by focusing on personalised shopping experiences. Of course, e-commerce has a crucial part to any brand, but in-store retail shopping gives you a sensory experience that online can’t.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Notably, echoing the experience of the large department store companies, Aeon has also benefited from a sharp increase in duty-free sales at malls near airports and tourist attractions as inbound international tourist numbers grow. Sales from food and beverage and leisure tenancies carried the can.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Australian department store chain Myer reported its strongest second-half profit in nearly 10 years on Thursday, bringing its total profit for the year to $60.2 We are now one of the largest online general merchandise retailers in the country.”. It’s also outpacing competitors on a category level. “The

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers are returning to our High Streets and the shopping malls for that interaction between the sales teams in the stores, and the need to “touch and feel” the merchandise, which is something that cannot be achieved when shopping online. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

“This growth has been driven by the strength of our multi-channel offering, as customers have returned to stores after [the pandemic], and bolstered by our leading brand and loyalty proposition through Myer One,” King told analysts and investors on Thursday. This way, the majority of people can find something to buy.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Regular VMSD readers know that we recently launched our exclusive Brain Squad , which is made up of visual merchandising and store designers across the country (and beyond) who offer up industry insight that only they can provide. Department stores showing lux, over-the-top glitter and lit windows. It was magical!

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Inside Retail

MAY 19, 2023

The good news here is that new shoppers seem to be sticking with Walmart – at least for the time being – but the less good news is that their activity is mostly confined to staples and necessities, and few are crossing the aisle to shop general merchandise.

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