Mon.Oct 07, 2024

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Immersive Retailing. The Luxury Brand Gateway to Success

Retail Focus

By Ghalia BOUSTANI. Retail Consultant | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Immersive luxury retailing, which utilises cutting-edge technology and innovative design to create engaging, multisensory environments for customers, is a transformative approach to high-end shopping experiences. This retail strategy aims to elevate the traditional luxury retail experience by offering more than just products.

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Richemont sells YNAP to MyTheresa parent, takes stake in new venture

Inside Retail

Richemont has agreed to sell its Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) business to MYT Netherlands Parent BV, parent of luxury e-commerce platform MyTheresa , in exchange for a stake in the new entity. As part of the deal, Richemont will sell YNAP with a cash position of €555 million (US$609 million) and no financial debt. In return, MyTheresa will issue shares to Richemont, representing 33 per cent of its fully diluted share capital.

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YouTube sensations, The Sidemen, select Hammerson’s Bullring for second-ever SDMN Clothing store

Retail Focus

Hammerson is pleased to announce that YouTube sensation, The Sidemen, have selected Bullring & Grand Central for their first ever SDMN Clothing store in the Midlands and second-ever physical store. The new store underpins a wider strategy by Hammerson to diversify its occupier mix by introducing young and exciting concepts which complement the strength of the international brands on offer.

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Cosette cleared after Fair Trading probe into fake designer goods

Inside Retail

Cosette has been cleared from allegations it was selling fake luxury goods following a year-long investigation by NSW Fair Trading. The luxury bags and accessories retailer said the allegations stemmed from third-party authenticators who provided customers with misleading services. Cosette said it successfully defended the cases at the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT), which claimed the authenticators have “no evidence of specific qualifications, skills, or knowledge” The

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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Coworking Offices – The Workshop YCK

Retail Design Blog

The Workshop is dedicated to creating versatile co-working spaces that invite professionals into a dynamic environment that offers private workpods.

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‘Our brand is like a living organism that changes every day’: Axel Arigato CEO

Inside Retail

Swedish footwear brand Axel Arigato is one of the hottest players in the global sneaker game right now. Founded by Albin Johansson and Max Svardh in 2014, the brand is known for its refined aesthetic and well-crafted products. Over the past 10 years, Axel Arigato has expanded beyond footwear to become a lifestyle brand, offering streetwear and accessories, and it is on track to reach €100 million ($131 million) in sales by the end of 2024, up from €19 million ($24.9 million) in 2019.

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How Domino’s mastered customised messaging at scale

Inside Retail

When Domino Pizza Enterprises identified the need for a high-performance, automated digital marketing system that could deliver highly sophisticated customer relationship management, it had the challenge of finding a smart, agile solution that could amplify results at the national and local levels with minimal effort. Adrian Westwood, Domino’s global head of CRM, pinpoints the key concerns: “One of the biggest challenges in CRM is the ability to understand our customer enough, to be able to comm

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Store Aisle Signs Over the Years

Creative Displays Now

Store aisle signs are an unsung hero in supermarkets and retail stores. They simplify navigation and improve the customer experience. Store aisle signs have changed significantly over the years. Each decade brings a new era of retail store layouts and design trends that call for improving upon the simple concept of signage. Today, store aisle signage is aesthetically appealing and focuses on creating an immersive shopping experience for customers, making them more engaged and excited about shopp

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Can Nike’s new CEO help the company regain its momentum?

Inside Retail

Former Nike executive Elliott Hill, who retired in 2020, will return to the company as its new CEO and president next week as John Donahoe is set to step down. The leadership change comes amid a period of financial challenges for the company. Nike experienced a significant stock decline of 20 per cent in June, following the release of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report and lower-than-anticipated revenue projections for the upcoming year.

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Is five days a week in the studio the future?

Design Week

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy began his memo praising his colleagues’ “hard work and ingenuity.” But he wanted to make a couple of changes. One was to reorganise the company’s management structure. The other was to announce that from January 2, all employees were expected to return to the office five days a week.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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How independent supermarket LaManna is redefining Australian grocery shopping

Inside Retail

For those in Melbourne, stepping into the LaManna supermarket, in the northern suburb of Essendon Fields, is like taking the world’s shortest flight to Italy. There are no orderly lines; instead, people are gathered around a bar sipping A$2 espressos. Rows of observers are studying the pastry chefs adding the finishing touches to a cake, while a pizza al taglio vendor is trying to decide whom to serve next and a pile of trolleys awaits the return of customers carrying handfuls of pantry staples.

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Turning Points: Digital design studio Sennep

Design Week

Sennep is a London-based digital design studio whose clients include Sky, Google Hong Kong, McKinsey and Unicef. It was founded in 2003 by Matt Rice and Hege Aaby, who tell us how side projects, an unexpected client win, and Elton John shaped their studio. 1.

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Rethinking physical retail: What businesses can learn from Amazon Salon

Inside Retail

Deloitte’s recent Retail Forecast tells us what retailers have been feeling: the pressure of a retail recession we’ve been in for more than 18 months. Rising inflation and interest rates, and declining consumer confidence and spending, are increasing the costs of doing business. So in looking for opportunities above the parapet to adapt and innovate, and to prioritise resources right now, it might be useful to first look at the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which tells us

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Saicho launches one of the world’s rarest teas in Harrods

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Innovators of non-alcoholic wine alternatives, luxurious sparkling tea brand Saicho, is launching a new addition to its Rare Tea Collection, with only 1,288 bottles available worldwide. “Sixty Stone Mountain” is an extremely coveted serve.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Circonomy collapses into liquidation

Inside Retail

Circonomy has entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation due to becoming financially unviable after 11 years of operation. Initially meant to raise funds for charity while promoting environmental sustainability, the circular economy retailer found it difficult to sustain the business despite efforts to boost sales and reduce costs. Officeworks took a stake in the business in 2022.

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Drytac promotes Kieran Blacknall to the role of Operations Manager

Drytac

An experienced print industry professional, Kieran Blacknall takes on the new role just 12 months after joining Drytac as Academy Manager. Drytac , the leading international manufacturer of self-adhesive materials for the large-format print and signage markets, is delighted to announce Kieran Blacknall has been promoted to the position of Operations Manager.

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Tasmania’s Glebe Hill Village centre for sale

Inside Retail

The Glebe Hill Village, located in Tasmania’s Howrah growth corridor on Hobart’s eastern shore, is for sale. The city’s first community shopping mall in more than a decade opened in August 2022 and is anchored by the latest generation Coles supermarket, a McDonald’s pad site, Priceline Pharmacy, Liquorland and 16 supporting specialty retailers.

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Harrods launches one of the world’s rarest teas today

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Innovators of non-alcoholic wine alternatives, luxurious sparkling tea brand Saicho, is launching a new addition to its Rare Tea Collection, with only 1,288 bottles available worldwide. “Sixty Stone Mountain” is an extremely coveted serve.

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🚀Future-Proof Your Salesforce B2C Commerce: Modernization Strategies Inside!

Outdated platforms are costing you sales. Legacy platforms like Salesforce SiteGenesis and SFRA can slow innovation, increase maintenance costs, and frustrate customers. This playbook provides a strategic roadmap to modernizing your Salesforce B2C Commerce platform using a composable approach to transition to faster, scalable, and flexible e-commerce solutions —without disrupting your business.

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Welcome (back) to the new Design Week

Design Week

Launching any media platform is hard. There are so many decisions to make, scenarios to model, and trade-offs to make peace with. A relaunch brings its own specific challenges. What to keep? What to change? What to get rid of? I see us as raucous cheerleaders for design and designers. We want to celebrate the […] Source What to read next: Design Week’s most popular long reads of 2023 | From the archives: Driving back to the future | What will retail and experience design look like in

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Dreams continues to rise and shine, says GlobalData

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Following today’s release of Dreams’ figures for the 52 weeks ending 24th December 2023; Matt Walton, senior retail analyst, at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Dreams outperformed the bedroom furniture market in 2023 as its improved product quality and promotional campaign with Gillian Anderson which launched tow

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#DESIGNMEAWARDS: Al Shirawi Interiors is the Silver Sponsor!

Design Middleeast

We are thrilled to announce that Al Shirawi Interiors is the Silver Sponsor for the Design Middle East Awards and Design Forum 2024, which will be held on November 22 at Hilton Al Habtoor City Al Joud Ballroom, Dubai. Al Shirawi Interiors , part of the Al Shirawi Group of Companies, was created with the sole objective of meeting the ever-increasing requirements of high calibre fit-out jobs in the UAE.

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Weird Fish reports rising profits but dip in sales and unveils plans for new stores

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Weird Fish, the British lifestyle clothing and accessories brand, today announces its results for the year ending 31st December 2023 and provides an outlook on current trading for the new financial year. EBITDA increased 80% to £2.6 million and gross profit rose 14% to £21.3 million as the business accelerated investment across both online and […]

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever

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Evoke creates a new brand for Pan Macmillan

Design Week

Brighton-based studio Evoke has rolled out a new brand for 140-year-old publishing house, Pan Macmillan. The team wanted to better reflect the breadth and diversity of Pan Macmillan’s output, which ranges from The Gruffalo, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, to Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

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Glebe Farm Foods’ oats star in Pip & Nut’s new snack bars

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Glebe Farm Foods’ 100% pure, British-grown oats can now be found in popular peanut butter brand Pip & Nut’s new range of Peanut Butter Stuffed Oat Bars. Offering a tasty snacking experience, the bars are ideal for consumers looking for oats on-the-go, whether as part of a balanced breakfast or energising snack.

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OHMY’s dynamic new UK website for RCA records

Design Week

OHMY has created a new UK website for one of the world’s most influential record labels. Although it dates back to 1929, RCA Records is a relentlessly forward-looking label.

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A deep dive into online and offline business marketing strategies

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Owning a business requires a lot of work on many different aspects, from products and services to customer support. But today we’ll specifically be taking a look at marketing, a crucial factor that can ensure the growth of your business.

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Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud

Unlock agility, boost performance, and gain control over your Salesforce frontend with the latest masterclass from Composable.com : Modernizing the Frontend Experience on Salesforce Commerce Cloud Featuring experts from Algolia, Ember, Netlify, and Stripe, this masterclass focuses on practical strategies for optimizing your Salesforce Commerce Cloud storefronts using modern composable commerce integrations.

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Thisaway creates a new brand for The Foxes Club

Design Week

Every design project benefits from having a clear understanding of the target audience. But that’s complicated when the target audience involves very different groups of people, and has to cover both B2B and B2C use cases.

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Lavazza launches Tales of Italy: a range of modern Italian blends taking coffee drinkers on a journey across Italy

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Lavazza, the global coffee brand whose history spans almost 130 years, is dedicated to providing high-quality coffee to the most sophisticated coffee-drinkers. Today, Lavazza is launching its latest collection of coffee beans, Tales of Italy, a range of premium quality blends inspired by “Italian coffee destinations”.

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What to Look for When Hiring a Contractor for Your Restaurant Makeover

Fuhrmann Construction

Transforming your restaurant begins with the right contractor. But with so many options, how do you choose? Before diving into the specifics, consider why selecting a skilled contractor is crucial for your restaurant makeover. In the following sections, we’ll explore essential steps to ensure you find a professional who can turn your vision into reality, from verifying credentials to securing transparent estimates.

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Under Armour debuts new sportswear collection, UNSTOPPABLE, in London

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Under Armour continues to innovate with product solutions for the 24/7 athlete needs, this time with its latest sportswear collection, UNSTOPPABLE. Again demonstrating how Under Armour makes athletes better, both on and off the field.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt