Retail Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Seasonal shopping events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the back-to-school season have a significant impact on retail stock prices. These periods experience a surge in consumer spending, driving up sales figures and influencing investor sentiment. As retailers roll out promotions and discounts to attract customers, their performance during these high-stakes times can lead to fluctuations in stock valuations.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Effectively managing your business finances is essential for maintaining smooth operations and making well-informed decisions. Failing to develop strong financial management skills can lead to significant penalties, difficulty obtaining financing, and poor business choices, potentially putting your business at risk of closing. Here are important ways of managing your business finances.

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Design Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

a 1960s athens building is transformed with an intricate design by bureau de change architects. The post detailed travertine facade fronts athens flagship for greek jeweler nikos koulis appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Discount variety retailer The Reject Shop plans to open more stores this year to support sales growth and increase profitability. In a trading update, the company said it is targeting to open 15-20 new stores in FY25. The chain currently has 386 stores nationwide, having opened 67 new stores and closed 35 underperforming ones since June 2020. According to chairman Steven Fisher, the discount variety sector presents a significant opportunity for growth over the medium to long term.

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Design Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

inspired by japan's shifting seasons, the showroom features rainbow hues and painted forms echoing the earth’s axis of rotation. The post moriyuki ochiai crafts chromatic maze from discarded paint samples for showroom in tokyo appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Jordyn Evans is the founder and brains behind Mingle, the seasoning brand that bootstrapped itself into national supermarkets Coles and Woolworths. “FMCG is not for the faint of heart, you have to be hungry for it,” Evans told Inside Retail. To compete with industry giants like MasterFoods and McCormick without the same access to resources, Evans shared that her team has to be more creative and react to trends faster before moving on to the next viral moment, because the industry heavyweights ar

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sloomoo Institute is a brand like no other. Born out of the pain of loss and hardship, the experiential slime brand (yes, you read that right) aims to bring joy to customers through its sensory-focused and inclusive in-person experiences. What started in 2019 as a six-month pop-up shop that welcomed 3000 visitors on opening day has quickly turned into a full-blown retail operation with multiple bricks-and-mortar locations, a wide range of SKUs, and several intriguing collaborations.

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In Lucknow, retro chic meets modern pulse at Sidewalk Bakehouse & Café In the sphere of hospitality, where does the.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Myer has created new positions and named new executives, hiring some of CEO and executive chair Olivia Wirth ‘s former colleagues from her time with Qantas. Most recently, Myer appointed Andrew Taylor, former Qantas Loyalty head of corporate development, to the newly created role of chief transformation officer. Meanwhile, former Cedar Brands CEO Warwick Blunt will assume the newly constructed role of GM for digital commerce at Myer in November.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful "puzzle" shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. Named Gustaf Westman in New York , the show was located in an industrial storefront in Williamsburg and displayed the designer's colourful objects and furniture on a meandering pink and orange pathway.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

After a new study revealed that 2.5 million pots and pans are thrown away in Australia annually, national retailer Kitchen Warehouse has launched ‘The Great Pan Exchange’. The initiative is designed to encourage consumers to bring their old pots and pans into Kitchen Warehouse stores so they can be recycled. The Great Pan Exchange is attempting to divert the somewhat 7000 pans that are being sent to landfill daily in Australia – offering a convenient and safe way for consumers to recycle old coo

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The bottle has a special emblem with an illustration of the Latin motto meaning “holy guardian of peace”. What other.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

LVMH ‘s third-quarter revenue declined, which the company attributed to Japan’s stronger yen and China’s weak consumer confidence. The luxury retailer’s sales slid 3 per cent to €19.08 billion (US$20.78 billion), with wines and spirits decreasing 7 per cent to €1.38 billion ($1.5 billion). Fashion and leather goods fell 5 per cent to €9.15 billion ($9.96 billion), while watches and jewellery dropped 4 per cent to €2.39 billion ($2.6 billion). “The fashion division s

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Design Week

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Scroll down to the footer of many a design studio’s website, and you’ll come across an invitation to subscribe to their newsletter. It feels like an increasing number of studios are adding this to their marketing mix, although dig a little deeper and you find that what a “newsletter” means can vary quite dramatically – […] Source What to read next: Turning Points: Digital design studio Sennep | Is five days a week in the studio the future?

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Adidas has raised its full-year guidance after witnessing better-than-expected results in the third quarter. The sports apparel retailer is now anticipating a 10 per cent revenue increase for the year, up from the previous high single-digit rate forecast. Full-year operating profit is estimated to reach around €1.2 billion (US$1.307 billion), rising from last year’s € 1.0 billion.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! After a challenging year for retail, the latest findings from Shopify’s Holiday Retail Report will bring welcome optimism for businesses across the country – with the UK being the only market internationally where consumers plan to spend significantly more this year.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Beginning as a farmers’ market stall in Singapore in 2012, premium ice cream brand The Ice Cream & Cookie Co (ICC) is now bringing its products to its second international market after Malaysia, opening its first store in Central’s Gough Street in Hong Kong later this month. “It is our first concept store. We want it to be a place where people will make great memories,” said Natasha Chiam, co-founder of The Ice Cream & Cookie Co, who crafted the ice cream sandwiches in her kitchen for he

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Zoom Video Communications in partnership with Unispace and Downstream, created an innovative London office showcasing cutting-edge technology, including a Next-Generation.

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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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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

KMD Brands has appointed its group CEO Michael Daly as interim CEO of Rip Curl, following the resignation of Brooke Farris. Farris worked with Rip Curl for more than 14 years, starting as international events and women’s team manager in August 2010. The last three years has been spent as CEO of the brand. “As CEO, she has achieved record sales and grown the women’s business significantly,” said Daly. “Brooke leaves Rip Curl well positioned for its next phase.”

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Retail Design Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This project is the interior design of a hair salon renovated from the first floor of a Showa-era retro building.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Japan’s Seven & I Holdings is betting it can boost value by hiving off underperforming businesses and focusing on mainstay 7-Eleven stores. The outcome of its strategy will determine whether it can outmanoeuvre a US$47 billion Canadian takeover bid. Much depends on the retailer’s ability to roll out a new store format in Japan, and improve profit margins overseas, analysts and industry insiders say.

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Design Middleeast

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Dr Scent is the Gold 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. Founded in 2003, Dr Scent set out with a vision to revolutionize the fragrance industry. Their unwavering passion for creating unique, high-quality scents has fueled continuous innovation and growth.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re offered a free cookie, you might say yes. But if you’re paid to eat a free cookie , would your response be the same? In our new research , twice as many people were willing to eat a cookie when they weren’t offered payment compared with when they were. From a purely economic perspective, our findings reflect irrational decision making. Objectively, a cookie plus money is better than just a cookie.

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Parcel Pending

OCTOBER 15, 2024

It’s understood that engaging residents ties them more closely to their community, which in turn builds loyalty. Happy, connected residents stay longer, post positive comments on social media, refer their friends, and act as your informal brand ambassadors. Further, events build strong bonds between neighbors and staff, resulting in fewer resident complaints.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! The UK’s market leader in gluten free flatbreads has launched a new soft white wrap which ‘breaks the mould of gluten free bakery food’ into Tesco and Asda stores nationwide. The wraps have been commended for their softness, which is a quality difficult to achieve when gluten is removed.

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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The upcoming InfoComm event will be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Floria! The dates for InfoComm are June 11 th – 13 th , 2025. InfoComm is the largest professional audiovisual trade show in North America, with thousands of products for audio, conferencing and collaboration, display, video, streaming, digital signage, VR, and live events.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

The era of all-in-one platforms is over. Now, retail success depends on integrating a blend of diverse technologies to thrive. As customers and stakeholders expect agility and innovation, how can you meet these expectations efficiently without stumbling into complexity? Explore a customer-centric approach to navigating digital transformation in retail.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Guy Anderson Wines, exclusive importer of Porta 6 wines in the UK, have announced the launch of a new Porta 6 Lisboa Red Wine 1.5 Litre Bag in Box in 208 Waitrose stores across the UK. Porta 6 is the must-have Portuguese wine for Christmas parties, dinners with friends and everyday occasions.

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Design Middleeast

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Designed by rising starchitect Nieto Sobejano in the course of an architectural competition initiated by the city of Munich, the Hotel Koenigshof—part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection—captures the timeless sophistication and cosmopolitan attitude of Munich with a fresh, contemporary design that beautifully embodies the city’s history and culture.

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Retail Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides! Strong Roots, pioneers in veg-forward frozen food, is launching a brand new product range into their line-up of healthy, plant-based foods. The innovative new Air Bites have been designed specifically for the air fryer, allowing consumers to create crispy, veg-packed bites in minutes.

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Design Wanted

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In a world where strollers were seen as mere transportation, what if they could be so much more? That was […] The post How automotive design meets child strollers: Granstudio and Easywalker collaboration appeared first on DesignWanted.

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