Fri.Jan 12, 2024

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The Thrill of the Deal: Harnessing the Power of Promotions for Business Growth

Retail Focus

Deals are what we all look out for as consumers. As a population, we are always looking for ways to save money and get more value for the pennies we spend. Although most will view deals as a means of saving money, there is so much more to them. Businesses recognize this, as perhaps more importantly, they have understood the psychology behind the promotional offers they can make and the impact they can have on the consumer.

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Louis Vuitton pop-up store

Retail Design Blog

Yes, Pharell Williams‘ first men’s collection for Louis Vuitton has dropped in stores and depositories across the planet, but also.

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Loss Prevention Tips for Small Retail Businesses

Jahabow

Small business owners work incredibly hard to build their businesses, attract customers, and create a name for themselves. All that hard work needs to be protected. Although businesses of any size need to account for some losses, small retail businesses with low margins need robust loss-prevention strategies. Let’s examine what small business owners can do to safeguard their business.

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Herbs Harvest by thedesigntheories

Retail Design Blog

Herbs Harvest approached us for the packaging and brand language for their range of premium organic blend teas. An area.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Samsung opens Galaxy experience spaces, inviting fans into the new era of Galaxy AI

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced it is opening new Galaxy Experience Spaces around the world to showcase how Galaxy AI enables new ways to connect, create and play. The spaces — opening after Galaxy Unpacked — will immerse fans in Samsung’s latest innovations in cities including London, Bangkok, Barcelona, Berlin, Dubai, New York, Paris [

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Bakery and Café by sukchulmok

Retail Design Blog

The project space, located in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, is a common detached house in Korea in the 1980s and has a.

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Farm Science Review 2024 

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LONDON, OH – The Farm Science Review Show is coming to London, OH for their annual expo, showcasing the latest and greatest products in the agriculture industry. The show dates are September 17 th – 19 th , 2024. Located near London, Ohio, the Molly Caren Agricultural Center (MCAC) is the proud host of the Farm Science Review, a major event that attracts over 100,000 visitors from across the U.S. and Canada.

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Boots reunites with ITV2’s Love Island for new All Stars series

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Boots is recoupling with ITV2’s Love Island for the first ever All Stars series as the show’s official beauty partner. The partnership will see Boots exclusively stock the villa with over 2,000 beauty lines across 15 categories, from fragrance to makeup, skincare and grooming and suncare to haircare.

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Just for Pets secures second site for dog-focused concept store

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Award-winning national pet retailer Just for Pets has secured a second site for its new dog-focused retail brand DOG by Just for Pets (DOG). Advised by Carter Jonas’ retail team, Just for Pets launched its first DOG store in June 2023 at 3-4 Brewery Court in Cirencester.

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One Good Thing appoints ex Graze MD, Stephen Hann, as chief commercial officer

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The innovative sustainable wrapper-free snack brand, One Good Thing (OGT), which launched in August 2023, welcomes on board Stephen Hann as chief commercial officer. Hann brings to OGT a wealth of experience, having spent five years at Graze where he helped to scale retail to become the businesses largest channel ahead of its sale to […] If you wa

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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

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Popcorn Shed’s range of loveable gourmet gifts

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Popcorn Shed is setting the stage for a love-filled Valentine’s Day with their out-of-this-world handcrafted gourmet popcorn. Made for gifting, unique date nights and romantic movie nights in. Popped to perfection and coated by hand in small batches, the brand’s commitment to quality, creativity, and fun is evident in every mouthful.

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All about ‘Ginuary’ – looking at food and drink attitudes among Britain’s gin drinkers

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The quest to understand why January is dedicated by some to gin invites no single answer from the internet. While some observe ‘Ginuary’ simply to celebrate the alcoholic drink and perhaps encourage others to have it in some form or the other every day of the month (not our words), some simply see it positioned as an […] If you want more informatio

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Newmark Retail helps Blank Street Coffee expand to Manchester

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Newmark Retail UK & EMEA has secured two new locations for Brooklyn-born coffee brand Blank Street in Manchester, its first shops outside London. The first location is situated in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens, an open-space area close to the city’s busy shopping and business areas and right on the edge of the creative quarter.

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GAIL’s Bakery launches partnership with sustainable British oats brand MOMA

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! GAIL’s Bakery has launched a partnership with sustainable British oats brand MOMA to bring the bespoke oat drink to neighbourhood bakeries. GAIL’s has chosen to collaborate with MOMA to bring a sustainable craft oat drink to specialty coffee and tea drinkers.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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eBay identifies single-season wear as the habit to ditch in 2024

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! As the nation gets ready to watch their favourite Islanders return for a second chance at love, in ITV’s first-ever Love Island All Stars series, eBay UK is encouraging the nation to give clothes a second chance, by wearing them all year round.

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Mindful Chef website crashes as thousands of new customers flock to get their healthy start to the year locked in

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! On 28th December 2023, Mindful Chef, the UK’s highest rated recipe box, experienced its first significant website crash due to customer demand as thousands of new and existing customers flocked to get their healthy start to the year locked in ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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Gymshark announces second permanent store with opening at Westfield Stratford City

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Gymshark, the fitness community and apparel brand, today announces its plans to open a permanent store in Westfield Stratford City, London. This will be Gymshark’s second permanent store and follows the success of its flagship store on Regent Street, which opened in October 2022.

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Microsoft introduces new AI capabilities that help retailers

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Microsoft is launching new capabilities that help retailers incorporate AI into the shopper journey and enhance the experience of those working in the retail sector. At National Retail Federation (NRF), Microsoft announced how Walmart is using Microsoft’s generative AI technology to build engaging new shopping experiences and provide enhanced productivit

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all retail, and say hello to experiences that keep your customers coming back for more! Customer loyalty isn’t just earned - it’s cultivated through meaningful engagement with the help of data. This webinar will take you behind the scenes of how top retailers turn customer data into personalized experiences that drive engagement and retention.

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SymphonyAI expands software to 80k+ new retail stores and shares ‘23 momentum

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! SymphonyAI, a leader in predictive and generative enterprise AI SaaS applications, delivered rapid growth in its retail CPG vertical in 2023. Annual recurring revenue in the retail CPG vertical surged more than 30% in 2023, significantly bolstered by acquiring key retail and CPG customers such as Marks and Spencer, Save Mart, Coca-Cola Europacific Partne

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John Lewis makes senior appointments

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The John Lewis Partnership has announced two senior appointments at John Lewis. Peter Ruis joins as executive director to lead John Lewis, one of the nation’s best loved brands, through the next phase of its transformation.

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Boost for black-owned businesses across the UK as Uber Eats announces £250K fund winners

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! A Black entrepreneur who started a jerk chicken business from her mum’s kitchen is among winners of the 2024 UberEats Black Business Fund, run by Enterprise Nation. Almost 1,000 restaurants applied for the fund, with winners based across the country, from towns and cities including London, Sheffield, Plymouth, and Hoddesdon.

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Good Housekeeping to launch Performance + Energy Efficiency Accreditation

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Good Housekeeping UK, Britain’s biggest circulating women’s lifestyle magazine brand, has today announced the launch of the Good Housekeeping Institute Performance + Energy Efficiency Accreditation. The new accreditation ensures that an appliance has not only passed Good Housekeeping UK’s rigorous quality assessment tests for performance, but that energy

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Mastering E-commerce Strategies to Drive Growth in B2B Distribution

B2B distributors and wholesalers: this webinar is for you! Discover the game-changing potential of composable commerce—a flexible, modern approach to e-commerce—and explore the strategies and technologies transforming the B2B landscape. Learn how to create custom digital experiences for your business from the leaders at Orium , commercetools , and Contentful as they walk through real-world examples, providing actionable insights on how to future-proof your business, integrate new opportunities s

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Inverness welcomes city’s first Krispy Kreme, bringing doughnut happiness to January in 2024

Retail Times

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Krispy Kreme is bringing sweet treats to Inverness with the city’s much-anticipated first location opening on 18th January 2024. What’s more, Krispy Kreme is celebrating opening its first dedicated shop in the Highlands by giving the lucky first customer in the queue on opening day a year’s supply of doughnuts*!