Retail Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With less than 60 days to Christmas Day, Selfridges unveils its Christmas of Dreams theme through iconic window displays and a new campaign. Christmas of Dreams launches across Selfridges stores in London, Birmingham and Manchester, and on selfridges.com , with a digital campaign starring actress Jane Horrocks. Christmas of Dreams invites visitors to make their dream Christmas come true with Selfridges – from finding perfect gifts for loved ones, to imaginative solution-driven services, dazzling

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Returned children’s goods retailer Toys ‘R’ Us Australia has signed a long-term exclusive licence agreement to facilitate the return of the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands to the United Kingdom. The deal, which covers both physical and digital retail, will see the business return to the UK after three years, having exited all 100 of its UK stores in 2018: resulting in the loss of more than 3,000 jobs, according to The Guardian.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 28, 2021

FIFA has unveiled the branding for the Women’s World Cup 2023, which features several references to the indigenous heritage of host nations New Zealand and Australia. Design studios Public Address and Works Collective have both worked on the identity, and have engaged the skills of local artists Chern’ee Sutton and Fiona Collis. “The spirit and values of the host countries” At the centre of the identity is the tournament logo.

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Rustlers is set to launch a “meat mimicking” burger to “tap into the booming plant-based market”. Rustlers Meatless Maverick will be available from November in One Stop stores and the Booker Group, retailing at £2. The burger is made from pea protein and seeks to mimic the brand’s Quarter Pounder variant, complete with Rustlers “signature. This story continues at Rustlers moves into ‘meat mimicking’ Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Ikea is buying the former Topshop flagship store on London’s Oxford Street for £378 million. Since 2019 Ikea has opened shops in major cities such as Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and New York to grow its presence on busy high streets. It now plans to open Ikea Oxford Street in autumn 2023, following the planned launch of its Hammersmith store later this winter.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Australia Post has released its ‘deadline’ for packages to be delivered before Christmas in an effort to help retailers and customers avoid disappointment during what it believes will be its busiest-ever festive season. Parcels will need to be sent no later than Monday 13 December in order to make it to the recipient on time, while sending via Express Post will push the deadline out to December 20.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Architecture studio OMA has revealed images of the first completed part of its renovation of Berlin department store KaDeWe, a retail and event space connected by wood-clad escalators. OMA designed the spaces as part of its renovation of the Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe), the second-largest department store in Europe after London's Harrods. Wood-clad escalators sit in the centre of the space.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Are you looking to take your retail business to the next level? It has been a tough period for those in the retail sector, but the ones that have survived during the pandemic will be feeling bullish and now want to take steps to take their business to the next level. Many businesses in retail have been hit hard by COVID-19, but many have adapted and managed to stay afloat and will now be keen to kick on and recover.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Aldi has removed almost 2,000 tonnes of plastic from its shelves, and has lowered its overall plastic use by 10 per cent in its fresh produce range, in the last year. According to the supermarket, 84 per cent of packaging across its supply chain is now recyclable, reusable or compostable, and use of items that are difficult to recycle – such as black meat trays – has been halved.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When Pringles updated its mascot for the first time in 20 years last month – snipping Mr. P’s hair and adding a pair of expressive eyebrows – the internet and design community were divided. Many mourned the moustachioued mascot’s former appearance, particularly his distinctive floppy hair.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Wellness drinks range Ipro has kicked off a six-year partnership with community fitness group Parkrun. The move underpins Ipro’s plans to target the convenience channel; the brand is already stocked in Spar and some forecourts, but it is now targeting independent retailers and convenience stores, alongside more forecourts foodservice, cost-sector catering, wholesale and cash & This story continues at Ipro targets convenience sector with wellness partnership.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As physical retail evolves, design and experience have become more powerful tools than ever. The Creative Retail Awards have recognised the retail industry’s best companies and talent since 2018. With categories including sustainable solutions, omnichannel innovations, VM schemes, POP/POS, shopfitting and Store Design, the Awards recognise talent across the full spectrum of retail design and display.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Australia’s e-commerce market is projected to reach $91.5 billion in 2025, according to research house GlobalData. According to GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics , online sales in Australia grew by 16.8 per cent last year and the company expects them to grow by a further 13.4 per cent this year, to reach $60.6 billion. Shivani Gupta, banking and payments senior analyst at GlobalData, said the high growth during the past few years has been driven by growing Internet penetration, the availability

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Design Week

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Twenty years ago, a commuter on a scooter was an oddity. But today, scooters, e-bikes and other small personal vehicles are part of the estimated $41.2 billion (around £30 billion) international micro-mobility market. It is a space with huge potential – one McKinsey & Company study projected the market could be worth $450 billion (£326 billion) in the US and Europe by 2030.

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Halewood Artisanal Spirits has added a Black Rum and White Rum to its core Dead Man’s Fingers portfolio. The Black Rum variant is available to all channels now, while the White Rum is available exclusively from Booker until 1 January 2022, when it will be made available to all channels. Both variants are available in. This story continues at Dead Man’s Fingers expands core range.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Shaftesbury has announced the opening of a debut pop-up store in Seven Dials for Warm & Wonderful, the independent British knitwear brand, most well-known for its iconic red sheep sweater, famously worn by Princess Diana, David Bowie and a host of other 80s icons. Off the back of a recent renaissance, Warm & Wonderful selected Seven Dials to launch its latest collection from its first physical retail space in over three decades coinciding with its first e-commerce site launch.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook Inc is now called Meta, the company said on Thursday, in a rebrand that focuses on building the “metaverse,” a shared virtual environment that it bets will be the successor to the mobile internet. The name change comes as the world’s largest social media company battles criticisms from lawmakers and regulators over its market power, algorithmic decisions and the policing of abuses on its services.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Can a single book provide the answer for everything? That’s what the latest project from the team at slow journalism magazine Delayed Gratification sets out to do. Over 200 infographics, An Answer for Everything takes on questions from UFOs to mass veganism. As a Venn diagram on the opening page sets out, the book exists at the intersection of questions, data and design.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Fashion brand Balenciaga has renovated its flagship store in London , which features aged and distressed surfaces and exposed construction elements. Located on Sloane Street, a luxury shopping destination in West London, the flagship store debuts Balenciaga 's new concept for its retail locations. Top: Balenciaga has reopened its flagship store on Sloane Street in London.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Johnstons of Elgin, the luxury Scottish Cashmere and fine Woollens manufacturer, has launched its debut outlet store at Kildare Village in Ireland. . The new Johnstons of Elgin boutique will employ 10 members of staff and span across 1,377 sq ft, stocking recent collections from the label’s flagship stores on Multrees Walk in Edinburgh and New Bond Street in London.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Close to two years on from the closure of Australia’s borders with the rest of the world, airlines are preparing to resume flights from certain states next week and Australians are excitedly booking overseas trips. Some are jetting out to see dearly-missed family and friends in far flung parts of the world, others are simply looking to relax in a foreign place and overindulge on enough pastries and piña coladas to eradicate the memories of Zoom parties and homeschooling.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Singapore-based design studio Anak has rebranded Mandai Wildlife Group, a 300-acre nature reserve that comprises wildlife parks, an eco-resort and conservation foundation. Mandai runs several sites across Singapore, including Singapore Zoo and Jurong Bird Park. For the rebrand, Anak has crafted elements including a rainforest-inspired frame, tone of voice guidelines and a bespoke typeface.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

Bagged salad brand Florette is partnering with a social media personality to launch a winter campaign. Michelin-trained chef Poppy O’Toole, known as Poppy Cooks online, will support the brand by creating a series of recipes and videos using Florette’s products, as well as competitions and excusive content, in a move designed to “inspire shoppers to.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Dental practices are no different from other businesses. Managing dental practices is quite similar to managing small and large businesses. Dentists have unique skills that allow them to excel in their fields. However, running the practice, managing accounts, people, software, inventory, stocks, and patients can become quite overwhelming. For this reason, there is a need for good, reliable, and experienced staff. .

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Coles has suffered under the same quarterly conditions as rival Woolworths, with shopping and movement restrictions causing sales in its supermarkets to grow a slight 1.8 per cent and sales in its Express business to fall 10.1 per cent. Overall, total sales rose 1.5 per cent compared to the first quarter of FY21, with the return to lockdown caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 causing some significant disruptions in the business’ supply chain, stores and to its customers.

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Design Week

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s March 2021 Budget promised to be the last delivered under coronavirus lockdown. Today’s Budget and spending review comes with its own milestone: Sunak says the British economy has recovered to close to pre-pandemic levels, with GDP just 0.8% below where it was in early 2020. However the announcement comes at a time when the country is seeing the most severe shortage of workers and materials seen since the 1970s.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

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Talking Retail

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Spanish wine brand Campo Viejo has updated the bottle and label design across its portfolio. The changes are being rolled out across its red, white, rosé and cava varieties and feature a new logo and crest of the Rioja winery, ribbed detailing around the labels and a continuous golden line to replace dotted design and. This story continues at Campo Viejo makes sustainable packaging choices.

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VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The French government has introduced new legislation that could impose a minimum shipping fee for new books in a move to protect its book industry from Amazon (Seattle) and the online behemoth’s shipping discounts, according to Reuters. This would be the latest efforts from the French government to combat Amazon’s grip on its book market. Senator Laure Dracos drafted the law, citing that it would help to regulate “distorted competition.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Outland Denim founder James Bartle has asked Baptist World Aid to remove its latest Ethical Fashion Report , and refine its rating curve in order to better reflect each individual brand’s efforts in being more ethical and sustainable. Bartle argued, through an Instagram video, that a number of brands that received a ranking of A do not meet his standard for ethical practices, and that the report risked misleading customers into thinking certain brands were sustainable or ethical when they aren’t

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Design Week

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The government has today launched a consultation on how the copyright and patent system should deal with Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI as a technology is already well-entrenched in everyday life. It is a powerful tool for scientists, entrepreneurs and artists alike, and allows for new inventions and creative work. In a statement, the government says it wishes to be “at the forefront of this revolution”, and encourage the use of AI for the “public good” However to do so

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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