Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Australia’s Back to School (BTS) purchases are set to generate $2.5 billion in sales as students gear up to return to their classrooms. According to research by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) and Roy Morgan, about 5 million Australians (24 per cent) will spend an average of $512 on BTS products. Of those polled, 44 per cent of Australians purchasing BTS indicated they would spend more than last year, 22 per cent said they would spend the same, and 34 per cent said they would spend le

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Design Boom

JANUARY 18, 2024

el departamento's spatial concept for pj. lobster emphasizes a rationalist character, uniting minimalism with substantial materiality within a century-old building. The post tubular stainless-steel elements reflect optical boutique’s arched facade in barcelona appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Luxury fashion group Richemont has reported sales growth of 8 per cent to US$6 billion for its third quarter ended December 31, on the back of China’s retail recovery. Sales for the nine months ended December 31 surged 11 per cent, primarily driven by Japan, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Performance in Asia Pacific – where sales jumped 13 per cent – was fuelled by the 25 per cent sales growth of the Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau businesses, more than offsetting softer performance in othe

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

Beauty & wellbeing brand Rituals will be joining an array of companies opening a new store in the Caledonia Park Designer Outlet on Thursday, 18th January. To celebrate, Rituals will be hosting a launch event taking place on Saturday 20th January, 2024 for their consumers. “Rituals is another fantastic addition to Caledonia Park. Marking its debut outlet store within Scotland, it continues to drive our vision forward of delivering a quality destination that hosts a variety of fashion, beauty

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the age of 70. It was this statistic that prompted Johanna Young to found Solbari, a brand of UPF50+ sun protective clothing, hats and accessories that has just received a $10 million minority share investment. It’s all in the name. Solbari is short for solar barrier, and creating a wearable, fashionable, effective and comfortable one is precisely Young’s vision.

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Arch Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

Casa Tijolo / AZL architects © Iwan Baan A considerable part of architectural innovation involves the use of materials. Technical development and new formal languages utilize them to "announce" the "next" architectural era. Of course, materials are essential for construction and significant for the consolidation of languages. Glass, steel, concrete, or brick convey messages about buildings.

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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Canada’s leading book retailer approached Dalziel & Pow to create a concept for a key new opening in Toronto. This.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Like many entrepreneurs, Pepe Villatoro didn’t like to talk about his failures – at least, not without mentioning the successes that came after. But one night in Mexico City, fuelled by a few drinks, he and a group of friends decided to share their worst business failures , and Villatoro experienced a powerful sense of freedom. He realised that Silicon Valley’s “fail fast” mentality had popularised the idea of failure as a learning opportunity but not addressed the enduring stigma attached to i

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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

For this commercial interior in Shanghai created for the Australian legacy mattress brand A.H. Beard, Farnear Design has designed a.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail sales in the US soared 0.6 per cent month-over-month in December, following a 0.3 per cent increase in November, according to the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau. December’s growth was the biggest in three months, beating previous forecasts of a 0.4 per cent increase. On a year-on-year basis, US retail sales were up 5.6 per cent in December.

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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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Retail Design Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

This is a local Hong Kong skincare brand that focuses on research and handcrafting. The store’s spatial design follows the.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

In India’s fast-paced beauty and personal care market, where trends evolve, and consumer needs emerge, Nat Habit stands out as a beacon of authenticity and commitment to natural wellness. A pioneer in the direct-to-consumer (D2C) space, Nat Habit, led by founder Swagatika Das, has carved out a niche for itself by championing 100 per cent natural beauty products.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Today, Primark has announced its ambition to make adaptive fashion more accessible and affordable with the launch of its first adaptive lingerie collection. Primark has always been about making great fashion and everyday essentials affordable to as many people as possible, and now Primark is pledging to introduce more adaptive items and apply inclusive d

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Design Middleeast

JANUARY 18, 2024

We are pleased to announce that our long-term partner Havelock One has once again joined forces with us as Gold Sponsor for the Design Middle East Awards KSA 2024, which will be held on March 3 in Riyadh. Havelock One Interiors has established itself as one of the Middle East and KSA as a leading fit-out contractors and manufacturers of high-quality joinery, metal works, furniture, and shop fittings since 1998.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! M&S has today unveiled plans to invest £30 million in bricks and mortar stores across Scotland. The retailer’s investment will deliver more than five new store openings and expansions over the next eighteen months, supporting over 6,500 jobs in communities across the country.

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Bay Cities

JANUARY 18, 2024

Point-of-purchase (POP) displays have a powerful impact on buyer behavior. In retail stores, their innovative design and strategic placement capitalize on psychological triggers that prompt customers to make purchasing decisions.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The International Longevity Centre (ILC), the UK’s leading authority on demographic change, has launched an uplifting short film championing the importance of retail employers, looking after employees throughout their lives and adapting to the opportunities of an ageing society.

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RetailMinded

JANUARY 18, 2024

As needs and the finance landscape evolved, credit and consumer spending became a formal deed. It’s when interest started creeping into the picture, and now, it’s a common part of the spending and borrowing game. It actually feels like when you go to a cash-only party to a world of plastic cards and interest rates rule the financial dance floor. The Influences of Consumer Spending and High-Interest Rates Borrowing Costs Go Up The financial world may just seem to work with numbers, but the correl

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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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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Disruptive challenger brand, Nojō London (www.nojolondon.co.uk), is on a mission to pour excitement on to every plate with a range of delicious sauces, allowing consumers to create adventurous flavours from quality, sustainable and healthier ingredients without sacrificing any taste.

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Chutegerdeman

JANUARY 18, 2024

From multi-sensory experiences to mindful retail environments, learn which consumer behavior trends will be most prominent in 2024.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Eight new sites in Scotland have joined leading fuel brand, JET, over the past 12 months, marking its greatest annual growth in the nation for over a decade. From the highlands to the lowlands the new JET branded sites are: Ayr Service Station, Boghall Service station in Bathgate, MFG Barclay Place in Edinburgh, Great Glen […] If you want more info

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Leading authentic Japanese and Organic fine foods specialist Clearspring has launched the UK’s first Organic Japanese Kuwa Matcha. Kuwa (桑) is Japanese for mulberry and Matcha (抹茶)is Japanese for powdered tea.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Thousands of people are using intelligent meal planning and online grocery shopping app Cherrypick, which recently changed its name from Lollipop, to slash their intake of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) by more than a quarter and reduce their obesity risk.

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Following today’s release of The Works’ figures for the 26 weeks ending 29th October 2023 & the 11 weeks ending 14 January 2024; Jamel Boughedda, retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “A challenging economic backdrop and pressure on its core customers’ finances over Christmas, as spend was prioritised on

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Following today’s release of Currys’ figures for the 10 weeks ending 6th January 2024; Oliver Maddison, Retail Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Currys experienced another difficult peak trading period, seeing group like-for-like (l-f-l) sales fall by 3% as cash-strapped consumers sought to cut back on big-tic

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Retail Times

JANUARY 18, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Following today’s release of Dunelm’s figures for the 13 weeks ending 30 December 2023; Emily Salter, lead retail analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “Dunelm has managed to continue to deliver growth in its Q2 FY2023/24, albeit a more subdued rise of 1.0%, as it came up against exceptionally […] If you want

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

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