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analog meets metaverse inside barcelona’s surreal mango teen store by masquespacio

Design Boom

conventional archetypes like a hotel reception, washing machine, and swimming pool are repurposed inside the store, with hints of a 'metaverse' reality. The post analog meets metaverse inside barcelona’s surreal mango teen store by masquespacio appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Bankrupt beauty: Lessons from Revlon’s supply chain failures

Inside Retail

After a period of instability and supply chain challenges, Revlon recently filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. For the 90-year-old beauty giant, the filing represents a final lifeline, as it attempts to rectify debt with creditors by borrowing over $370million. Under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company is able to continue trading whilst it attempts to correct crippling fractures in its supply chain, in a desperate move to retain some of its once sizable, indeed, domin

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The new flagship of Moët & Chandon: Europe´s most glamorous Champagne Bar at Harrods London

Retail Focus

Champagne maker Moët & Chandon opened its first permanent space in Europe within the Harrods beauty halls in London on 7th July 2022. The centre piece of the space facing out onto Basil Street in Knightsbridge is an organic, hand-sculpted chandelier, that spans a curving bar and visually connects the bar with its environs. Poser tables in each corner of the space complete the seating, while Moët & Chandon branding and bubble graphics in the window will define the exterior view.

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Ciguë imagines car-free city inside Cowboy's electric bike shop in Paris

Dezeen

Limestone blocks and crushed earth feature in this electric bike shop in Paris , designed by local studio Ciguë to visualise how a car-free city of the future might look. The store belongs to Cowboy , an e-bike brand aimed at urban cyclists, and is located in the department store Le Bon Marche? Rive Gauche. Ciguë has designed an e-bike store for Cowboy in Paris.

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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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traditional wooden japanese dwelling is transformed into curated apparel store by kii inc

Design Boom

the original character of the wooden structure is retained, and a refreshing white-painted entrance injects a new atmosphere to the street. The post traditional wooden japanese dwelling is transformed into curated apparel store by kii inc appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Meet rising star of the week: Kate Stansberry, beauty buyer, David Jones

Inside Retail

We recently launched our first Rising Stars of Retail report in the May issue of Inside Retail Australia’s quarterly magazine, a special feature highlighting some of the great under-the-radar talent in the industry from a wide range of departments. Each week, we will publish interviews with the inspiring people listed in the feature, where they reveal what motivates them, the work that they’re most proud of and the challenges that they’ve overcome.

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The Room Where It Happens Matters: The Best Conference Room Designs To Help Your Hybrid Team Succeed

All Work

Today’s workers need conference rooms to fit their changing needs, spaces that are useful for both those in the office and those working remotely. NeoCon 2022, a commercial interior design convention, shared some ways meeting rooms are beginning to evolve, and why it’s important. Meeting room design trends include preparing for asymmetric video meetings, adding varied seating and zones to encourage creativity. .

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Maximizing the marketing value of the store

Mike Anthony

As e-commerce sales eat into physical retail numbers, questions about the viability of offline retail abound. Is this ‘Retail Armageddon’? No – but it is a significant shock to the retail ecosystem. A shock that has implications for retailers and brands alike. There is talk that stores must become ‘experiential’ – but what does that mean? Most shoppers, most of the time, don’t want ‘an experience’ when they shop!

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Myer, Close the Loop partner to recycle cosmetics packaging waste

Inside Retail

Department store Myer has partnered with Close The Loop to trial a cosmetics packaging recycling program. The trial will run for eight weeks till September 16 and will have Close the Loop collect, sort and process products into eight categories. Both hard and soft plastics will be shredded and used in Close the Loop’s TonerPlas – an asphalt additive – while metals will be separated and recycled.

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Duo of city debuts open at Liverpool ONE, including luxury retailer Kick Game

Retail Focus

Grosvenor has announced two city debut openings at Liverpool ONE, including luxury footwear retailer Kick Game, in a 3,500 sq ft space on South John Street and Boparan Restaurant Group’s Slim Chickens 5,000 sq ft flagship restaurant on The Terrace. . A luxury footwear retailer for highly sought-after brands, Kick Game’s city debut offers its complete range of sneakers and streetwear, including well-renowned brands adidas, Supreme and Nike.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Unusual colour combinations make up Durat showroom in Helsinki

Dezeen

Finnish interior designer Linda Bergroth has brought together unexpected colour combinations for the Durat showroom in Helsinki , which is filled with the manufacturer's terrazzo-like surface material made from plastic waste. The showroom occupies around 100 square metres of space in central Helsinki on the site of a former coffee shop. Durat's showroom shows off the brand's surfacing material across multiple displays.

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This range of fascinating objects pay homage to dichroic glass

Design Wanted

Exploring properties of intriguing materials and aesthetics, design studio Sodalime launched their collection ‘Dichroic’ at Milan Design Week 2022 – a homage to dichroic glass featuring […]. The post This range of fascinating objects pay homage to dichroic glass appeared first on DesignWanted.

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How a trip to the bathroom inspired Pottery Barn’s inclusive furniture line

Inside Retail

When Tommy Hilfiger launched an adaptive fashion range in 2017 , it brought global attention to a widespread problem: the lack of functional and stylish clothing options for people with disabilities. And it inspired other fashion brands to reconsider their offerings. Now, Pottery Barn is on track to do the same with furniture and homewares. Last week, the US-based retailer launched The Accessible Home, a new collection of inclusive products designed to meet the needs of people who are injured, l

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A World Class Packaging Team, Built for You

Retail Focus

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industrys standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Why Point of Purchase (POP) Displays Are Effective in 2022

Bay Cities

Point of Purchase displays, or POP displays, may seem obsolete in the digital world we now live in.

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International Design Conference (IDC)® 2022 is back in person in Seattle

Design Wanted

After two years in an all-virtual setting, the International Design Conference (IDC)® 2022 will be held in Seattle, Washington, September 12-14. This immersive professional development event […]. The post International Design Conference (IDC)® 2022 is back in person in Seattle appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Profits slump for online retailer Kogan

Inside Retail

Trans-Tasman online retailer Kogan has reported a return to adjusted profit during the first quarter, but not by enough to prevent a 69 per cent slump for the full year to June 30. Sales for the year were static, up by just 0.1 per cent, to $1.18 billion, while adjusted EBITA was $19.1 million – down from $61.8 million last year and $49.7 million the year before.

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Discover A Better Way Of Redefining Company

Retail Focus

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industrys standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Boots becomes first UK community pharmacy to use drones for prescription delivery

E Delevry

Boots has become the first community pharmacy in the UK to transport prescription-only medicines by uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. . The company is working on a trial with medical drone start-up Apian and completed a test flight transporting prescription-only medicines by drone from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight earlier this month. .

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20X20 Booths: 6 Tips for an Impactful Trade Show Exhibit 

Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

Why 20X20 booths are the perfect space . Bravo on your decision to reserve a 20×20 booth space ! . There are at least three strong reasons why 20×20 booths are the best spot at the show, regardless of the location in the show room. . Sure, it’s a bit more expensive to reserve than your traditional 10×10 or inline… but the benefits it yields for your business at the show is hard to ignore.

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“It was our destiny”: Japan’s ‘most beautiful bookstore’ lands in Malaysia

Inside Retail

Widely known as Japan’s most beautiful bookstore, Tsutaya has recently dipped its toe into Southeast Asia with the launch of its store in Malaysia in shopping centre Pavilion Bukit Jalil. The 31,000 square feet Tsutaya Books in Pavilion Bukit Jalil features floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and over 240,000 specially curated books, stationery and decorative goods.

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David Chipperfield Architects designs minimal Akris boutique in Washington DC

Dezeen

The Milan office of David Chipperfield Architects has designed a minimalist boutique for fashion brand Akris in Washington DC , featuring pleated walls and displays suspended from thin wires. The store in the US capital is the first execution of a new retail concept created for Akris , a family-run fashion house founded in Switzerland in 1922. The Akris store is located on I St NW in the US capital.

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🚀Future-Proof Your Salesforce B2C Commerce: Modernization Strategies Inside!

Outdated platforms are costing you sales. Legacy platforms like Salesforce SiteGenesis and SFRA can slow innovation, increase maintenance costs, and frustrate customers. This playbook provides a strategic roadmap to modernizing your Salesforce B2C Commerce platform using a composable approach to transition to faster, scalable, and flexible e-commerce solutions —without disrupting your business.

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Visvim General Store

Retail Design Blog

Cult streetwear brand Visvim, headed by designer Hiroki Nakamura, first nestled with a standalone store in Tokyo‘s laid-back hipster neighbourhood.

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PFS partners with Vimaan to launch drone technology for real-time inventory tracking

E Delevry

Ecommerce fulfilment provider PFS has partnered with technology provider Vimaan to launch autonomous flying warehouse drones that offer automated inventory tracking for its clients. Initially, PFS is integrating Vimaan’s StorTRACK AIR, the first-of-its-kind self-flying warehouse drones to automate inventory tracking activities within one of PFS’s Memphis-based fulfilment operations that stores and picks, packs, and ships inventory for premier brands.

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Burger Road drives local and interstate expansion

Inside Retail

Melbourne’s Burger Road is gearing up to expand interstate this financial year. Since opening the first store in 2017, the brand has built a network of three corporate and four franchisee-owned locations in Victoria. A new store opened in Watsonia last week and restaurants in Ashburton and Mernda are to due to open in August and October. Now the founders, husband and wife team Ishu Singh and Anna Dewan, are looking further afield, with new outlets planned for South Australia, Sydney and Queensla

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Pieces that evoke the floral world and the circularity of seasons

Design Wanted

Exploring new material technology, design studio NYXO innovatively fabricates ‘Primavera’ – a stunning collection of sculptural coffee tables skillfully made from 3D printed lightweight foaming bioplastic. […]. The post Pieces that evoke the floral world and the circularity of seasons appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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Gucci store

Retail Design Blog

Gucci first opened a boutique on the premises of the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Vancouver in 2006, and now, sixteen.

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Picks of the month: design events to catch in August

Design Week

Eternally Yours is a free exhibition that aims to explore themes like care, repair and healing through showcasing historical artefacts that embrace the process of upcycling and repurposing. By encouraging visitors to recognise the emotional value of items it is also meant to provoke thoughts about our relationship with the planet. At the heart of the exhibition is The Beasley Brothers’ Repair Shop.

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Online boom drives Myer sales boost

Inside Retail

Department store group Myer says its sales will nudge $3 billion for the full year as burgeoning online sales and “positive outcome” across all metrics drove solid growth, despite the loss of trading days to Covid during the second half. In a trading update for the 52 weeks to July 30, the business said it expects second-half sales to be up by about 17 per cent.

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Merchandising Fundamentals to Remember

Jahabow

Brick-and-mortar sales remain strong with the right in-store experience. This starts with how you merchandise your store — the goal is to help shoppers locate what they want quickly while also increasing your bottom line. Space It Out. If you already know anything about merchandising, you know it starts with a floor plan that facilitates shopping. Whatever your store’s footprint, you need to give customers plenty of space to move around and maneuver their carts through aisles.

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The Evolving Retailers Fulfillment Strategy: Meeting Demands with Agility

Speaker: Becky Parisotto and John Vurdelja

Fulfillment is no longer just about getting products from point A to point B – it's about crafting seamless, scalable, customer first experiences. Flexible fulfillment strategies are more important than ever for those aiming to stay ahead and build resilience as retail enters a new era in 2025. Learn how to optimize fulfillment processes, tackle complex, multi-vendor orders, and create seamless customer experiences – from white-glove delivery for high-value items to quick-ship solutions for ever