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this swimming pool is actually a jewelry store in greece’s popular island, mykonos

Design Boom

the indoor pool concept by SAINT OF ATHENS for a high-end store gives jewelry the modern twist it deserves. The post this swimming pool is actually a jewelry store in greece’s popular island, mykonos appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Nra: collection of seating by Delo Design

Retail Design Blog

Nra collection features various types of seating developed by Delo Design — an architecture practice and furniture manufacturer from Saint.

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Snap lockdowns weighing on ‘battle-weary’ retailers, public

Inside Retail

Australia’s battle with the Delta variant of Covid-19 is continuing to shut businesses down, with the state of Victoria re-entering lockdown, rejoining New South Wales and Queensland in shutting non-essential retail and restricting citizens movements in light of surging cases. Victoria’s state premier Dan Andrews said he would have preferred to wait to reintroduce restrictions, but that, as seen in Sydney’s case, they only get one chance to act before the more infectious strain gets away from he

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Amid Rising Prices, Demand for Fair Prices is Rising Too

Retail Focus

For those retailers creaking back to healthy business levels after the seesaw demand cycles, supply chain upheaval, Brexit trade disruption and forced store closures, an unwelcome new specter is rearing its head: inflation. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price index, global food prices rose consecutively for the 12th month in May 2021, reaching its highest level since May 2014.

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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a color explosion: studio animal completes rainbow-hued store in barcelona

Design Boom

dubbed 'spectrum', the instagramable retail space is so saturated with color that it looks almost unreal. The post a color explosion: studio animal completes rainbow-hued store in barcelona appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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The V&A is turning its Alice in Wonderland exhibition into a film

Design Week

The V&A has announced it is adapting its blockbuster Alice in Wonderland exhibition for cinema release later this year. Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser opened at the London museum earlier this year, after considerable delays posed by the pandemic. The exhibition charts the 157 years of Lewis Carroll’s tale, exploring origins, adaptations and reinventions. “A great experience of the show” Exhibition curator Kate Bailey has worked with broadcaster Andi Oliver to present the fi

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Cadogan signs Soho Home Studio flagship

Retail Focus

Cadogan today announces the signing of Soho Home Studio to the King’s Road, Chelsea – set to open in September 2021. This will be Soho Home’s first flagship for the homeware brand from Soho House. In addition to showcasing Soho Home’s collections, the interiors destination will offer a new retail concept, providing access to interior design services, a programme of workshops and events, and a rotating gallery of member collaborations for customers to discover and enjoy.

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10 iF design award 2021 winners spark beauty design with gadgets galore

Design Boom

from a groovy smart shaver to a personalized make-up app, we pick 10 design award winners from 2021 that make grooming sessions a whole lot more fun. The post 10 iF design award 2021 winners spark beauty design with gadgets galore appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Designing a typeface for the visually impaired

Design Week

According to the US’ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , approximately 4.2 million Americans have a visual impairment. Vision disabilities are expected to rise around the world in part because of population growth and ageing, according to WHO. When New York-based design studio Applied Design rebranded the Braille Institute of America (BIA), its design team struggled to find a typeface that was both “extremely legible” and stylistically appropriate for the organis

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Meet the woman behind Vietnam’s fast-growing King Coffee

Inside Retail

An untold number of coffee shops across the globe have temporarily or permanently closed at the height of the pandemic but Vietnam’s TNI King Coffee has bucked the trend, opening its first store in the US early this year and pushing forward with expansion plans. “Many businesses were affected during the pandemic, but we saw that there was still a huge opportunity for expansion,” TNI King Coffee founder and CEO Le Hoang Diep Thao told Inside Retail.

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

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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White Rose on cloud dine with ProCook signing

Retail Focus

Landsec has announced the opening of the UK’s leading kitchenware brand, ProCook, at White Rose Shopping Centre in Leeds. The new store is the second for ProCook following the recent launch at Bluewater. ProCook is also the ninth brand to have joined White Rose or upsized at the centre in the last 12 months. The 2,786 sq ft White Rose ProCook store stocks a wide range of cookware, tableware, and kitchen accessories, covering every kitchen item needed by the home cook.

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Saint of Athens jewellery store designed to resemble 1960s swimming pool

Dezeen

Creative agency Saint of Athens has used cool blue tiles throughout this jewellery store in Mykonos, Greece , for brand Gavello to make it resemble a "luxury 60s swimming pool ". Saint of Athens worked with Dive Architects to make the jewellery store stand out from the plethora of nearby retail stores. It includes light blue tiles, lockers and a pool ladder.

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Manchester City Council seeks designers for £25 million public realm project

Design Week

Manchester City Council is searching for a design team to lead a £25 million public realm redevelopment project. The project will focus on the Piccadilly Gardens area of the city, a central area located near several transport hubs and retail districts. For “visitors and Mancunians alike” It was last redeveloped in 2001 and additional elements have been added incrementally to the site since then.

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H&M opens up donations at checkout to support vaccinating kids worldwide

Inside Retail

The Australian arm of fast-fashion brand H&M is launching an initiative today to help vaccinate children against preventable diseases by partnering with UNICEF. Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, 60 life-saving vaccination programs have been disrupted, putting children worldwide at risk of contracting preventable diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio.

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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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Time for retailers to take stock of shipping costs; playing the waiting game won’t win

Retail Focus

Claire Webb from Advanced Supply Chain Group looks at why playing a waiting game won’t help retailers beat soaring shipping costs. Many retailers are looking to protect margins against rapidly rising shipping costs. A favoured way for trying to achieve this is to delay the placement of orders, with the assumption transportation prices will soon peak and rates will start to drop.

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Cash still king, says new research

Talking Retail

A majority of transactions in convenience stores are still made in cash despite the increase in card payments during the pandemic, says new research. But there is a geographical divide in the UK, with southern counties less reliant on cash than those further north, adds the PayPoint data. County Down in Northern Ireland is the. This story continues at Cash still king, says new research.

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How Summer of Soul’s visuals were designed as a love letter to ‘Black Woodstock’

Design Week

When people think of seminal music festivals that took place in 1969, it’s likely Woodstock that comes to mind. But two months prior, Harlem Cultural Festival – which sought to promote black music following the civil rights movement – presented an equally starry line-up in New York. Only one of these festivals has infiltrated popular culture so far.

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High and mighty: The future of cannabis products in Australia

Inside Retail

While the subject of cannabis legalisation still divides countries around the world, there is no denying the influence that legal cannabis products are having on retail and consumer goods. According to Grand View Research, the global cannabidiol (CBD) market size was valued at US$2.8 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.2 per cent from 2021 to 2028.

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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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M&S to upsize into new anchor unit at White Rose Leeds

Retail Focus

Landsec has announced that M&S has signed to relocate into a new anchor store within White Rose Leeds, the out of town retail & leisure destination in Yorkshire. The bespoke unit includes nearly 80,000 sq ft of dedicated trading space. The new M&S store, formerly occupied by Debenhams which closed permanently in May this year, represents a significant upsize for the brand at the destination.

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Peroni kicks off Italian holiday on-pack competition

Talking Retail

Beer brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro is kicking off an on-pack competition across its multi-pack formats, offering shoppers the chance to win a five-star holiday. The “Win the Ultimate Amalfi Experience” competition is running until 31 December across Peroni Nastro Azzuro four-pack, Peroni Libera four-pack, Peroni Gluten Free four-pack, Peroni Nastro Azzurro 12-pack and Peroni Nastro.

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“Long Hours Don’t Make You a Better Creative”: Top Tips for Design Graduates

Design Week

Embarking on a career as a designer can be a minefield. From compiling portfolios to negotiating salaries, new graduates face a host of challenges in an increasingly competitive field. Paul Woods’ new book – Sh*t They Didn’t Tell You: How to Succeed in the Creative Industry – aims to demystify some of those processes.

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Coles confuses customers with new reusable plastic promotion

Inside Retail

Despite pledging to stop handing out plastic toys with purchases of groceries on environmental grounds , supermarket Coles last week announced a new line of plastic picnic goods that can be earned by customers using their Flybuys card at a supermarket or online. The difference to Coles seems to be that these picnic goods are ‘reusable’, and provide a sustainable alternative to single-use tableware that the business recently removed from its shelves.

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Is Your Brand AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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How Showcasing Corporate Responsibility Fosters Brand Loyalty

Retail Focus

Brand loyalty is the gold standard of marketing. It means having customers who choose you, every time, over any competitor, even at a higher price point. So, how do you foster brand loyalty, and how do your corporate responsibility actions affect this business aspiration? Here we’ll demonstrate some first-class examples that tap into this societal drive for businesses to be better.

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Ferrero gears up for Christmas with new launches

Talking Retail

Confectionery company Ferrero has unveiled a range of new products for its Christmas 2021 portfolio. New for Ferrero’s Rocher range is a Grand Rocher Dark; a 125g dark chocolate Ferrero Rocher, retailing at £5, which the company said is “ideal for gifting and sharing”. The launch will be supported by POS and digital assets. Thorntons. This story continues at Ferrero gears up for Christmas with new launches.

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Meet the graduates: Cardiff School of Art and Design’s Jamilah Rahman

Design Week

Jamilah Rahman is a 21-year-old graphic communication graduate from Cardiff School of Art and Design. This project is called Gallivant. Design Week: Can you explain what your final project was about? Jamilah Rahman: For the final project of my final year, I wanted to further explore branding identity; an area of graphic design that I am particularly interested in.

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Amazon Australia offers payment for staff to get vaccinated

Inside Retail

As Australia gears up to chase a country-wide vaccination target of 70 per cent of the population, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison stating that lockdowns could be a “thing of the past” as soon as next year, business leaders around the country are finding ways to incentivise their workers to get onboard. Amazon Australia, for example, is offering a special ‘vaccination benefit’ payment of $140 for eligible fulfilment and delivery station workers who get fully vaccinated on the advice of a heal

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

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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Construction: What’s Involved in a New Development

Retail Focus

What an ordeal the last fifteen months have been. While most of the working population were placed on furlough or transitioned to working from home, some industries pushed on and continued working as usual during times that were far from that. None more so than that of the healthcare industries, and that of the construction ones also. Without construction, we would not have any of the buildings we frequent on a day-to-day basis.

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Two-Minute Tour: Denver

VMS

THE NUMBERS. Dubbed the Mile High City due to its elevation at exactly one mile above sea level, Denver is Colorado’s capital city as well as its most populous. The mountainous metropolis is home to roughly 749,103 people (nearly 3 million in the Denver metro) according to 2020 U.S. Census Bureau estimates. And those numbers carry a lot of weight: Per the Census, Colorado’s population rose 14.8 percent over the last decade – mostly in the Denver metropolitan area – enabling the state to add an e

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Refillable deodorant Fussy’s design is inspired by seaside pebbles

Design Week

London-based design studio Blond has designed new subscription deodorant Fussy, which is inspired by the form of seaside pebbles. Fussy is refillable deodorant which is available through a postal subscription service. It comprises a case, compostable refills as well as a dish to hold both those elements. A slew of refillable deodorants have emerged over the last few years, many with the intention of reducing the use of single-use plastics in the cosmetics industry.

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Getting to the core of what consumers want, need and expect

Inside Retail

Thanks to its digital-first mentality and awareness of consumer trends, clients of Tryzens grow at over two-times the industry average. As businesses continue to look to connect with customers on a deeper level, driving loyalty and retention, one key e-commerce trend that Tryzens anticipates accelerating in importance is the personalisation of the user experience.

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

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

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.