October, 2016

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MARKING HISTORY

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First phase of Barber retail revamp for Sovereign Centre is complete

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Regular blog readers may remember back in August we told you how we had been appointed to redesign the new food court at the Sovereign Shopping Centre in Weston-super-Mare. Today we are happy to announce that the £500k retail revamp is now complete and the food court has just opened to the public. This is the first phase of our work with the centre’s owners, Vixcroft to be completed – as we are currently involved in the rebranding and retail planning of the entire Sovereign Shopping Centre

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Barber meets the Hoff at the Brand Licensing Europe event in Olympia

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Last week we met up with lots of potential new clients at the Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) event at London’s Olympia. The BLE show describes itself as the definitive event for the European brand licensing industry. It is aimed at connecting retailers, licensees and sales promotion professionals in one place. At this year’s event there were over 300 leading brand owners showcasing their brands and characters.

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WEST COAST WINDOWS

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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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SugarSin – nominated for an award and featured in Premier Retail magazine

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Last week our work for SugarSin was featured on the cover of Premier Retail magazine. Our work with SugarSin is the second of our designs to be nominated for an award at the Retail Week Interiors Awards. The store has been shortlisted in the Best Small Store Category – alongside another one of our designs – for the Neal’s Yard Flagship store in London’s Covent Garden.

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Retail trends – department stores invest in beauty sales

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Following on from our post about organic skincare brand, Neal’s Yard Remedies – it looks as if the iconic retailers are onto a winner as the latest retail trends suggest that health and beauty is a growing area of focus for many retailers – including major department stores John Lewis , Debenhams and Harvey Nichols. Last week John Lewis revealed plans to expand their beauty offer by investing a further £9 million into the sector and increasing the size of their beauty halls at their larger

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Neal’s Yard Remedies – one of our shortlisted designs at the Retail Week Interiors Awards 2016

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As regular readers of our blog will know, Barber Design have been shortlisted for two Retail Week Interiors Awards this year. And as we wait in anticipation for the awards ceremony next month – we’re taking a closer look at one of our shortlisted designs: for Neal’s Yard Remedies flagship store in London’s Covent Garden. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the iconic organic brand and they wanted to honour the occasion by redesigning and refitting their original store at 2 Neal’s Yard, in Co