Mindful Design

JULY 14, 2021

Sweet Life is an arcade game room with an adjacent candy store that offers a complete fun experience to families looking for amusement in Uvalde, Texas. We have recently completed the interior of both areas by dreaming up an inviting arcade room design and a bright and colorful candy shop. While the game room gives […]. The post Sweet Life Candy Store and Arcade Room Design by Mindful Design Consulting appeared first on Mindful Design Consulting.

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Retail Focus

JULY 13, 2021

There is often confusion about the difference between the two terms. Each is important in the hiring process. A job description outlines what an employee is expected to achieve on a day-to-day basis and often includes metrics for success. A job advertisement is meant to entice prospective employees into applying for the role. . Most job adverts include a job description.

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Retail Focus

JULY 14, 2021

Bvlgari has revealed the summer Serpenti Maestria pop-up boutique at Harrods. Finding its home in the iconic department store’s prominent Exhibition Road space, the pop-up will serve as an experiential destination to discover the metamorphosis of Bvlgari’s Serpenti Collection, a unique fine jewellery, watches and accessories offering, alongside an exclusive programme of activities throughout the month.

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Design Boom

JULY 14, 2021

a sculptural spiral staircase dominates the interior, providing easy transition through the spaces. The post CLOU architects’ farm lab is a timber grid-clad agricultural exhibition and retail space in china appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2021

Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has made a $687 million bid at buying up Priceline’s parent company Australian Pharmaceutical Industries – an offer which will net API’s shareholders a 21 per cent premium. According to Wesfarmers, the deal will provide capital and investment to strengthen API’s competitive position, as well as the position of its community pharmacy partners.

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Design Week

JULY 14, 2021

DixonBaxi has unveiled place branding for Canada Water, an area in the Docklands of south London. The project is the latest in the studio’s work with British Land, which has so far included branding and strategy for Regent’s Place. A “once-in-a-generation” development project. Canada Water is soon set to undergo a “once-in-a-generation” development project, which aims to position the area as “a new town centre in the heart of London,” according to

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Talking Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Nisa says that a website launched a year ago to boost interest from prospective new retailers has proved a great success. The site, nisalocally.co.uk , came online last July and aims to show retailers what Nisa can offer their franchisees. The company says that the site has increased the number of retailer approaches by 277%. This story continues at New Nisa website nearly trebles approaches from prospective retailers.

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JULY 16, 2021

The Australian city of Sydney on Saturday ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for employers who make staff come into the office as new COVID-19 cases kept rising three weeks into a citywide lockdown. Authorities in New South Wales state, of which Sydney is the capital, also banned hundreds of thousands of people in the city’s western suburbs – the worst affected area – from leaving their immediate neighbourhoods for work, as th

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Design Week

JULY 13, 2021

For several centuries, the human species’ gum chewing habit was harmless. Gum of the past was made from chicle, a kind of sap collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees. Today however, most gum is made with plastic and chemicals like polyethylene, which is found in plastic bags and bottles. Unsurprisingly, the microplastics that are broken down from modern chewing gum can have a significant impact on both chewers and the environment.

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Retail Focus

JULY 13, 2021

RPMI Railpen (Railpen), has announced the launch of the first pop-up outlet store for luxury label Johnstons of Elgin at Caledonia Park, Scotland’s premier designer village. Established in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is one of the last few remaining vertical mills in the UK still carrying out all the processes from raw cashmere and fine woollen fibres right through to the finished product.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

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Talking Retail

JULY 15, 2021

A Nisa Local forecourt retailer in Yorkshire has made changes during the Covid lockdown that have led to a 75% increase in sales. The store at Pocklington Services found that during the Covid outbreak commuter footfall fell dramatically, but this was replaced by a new sort of customer, those using the store for their main. This story continues at Changes made during Covid outbreak help forecourt store boost takings by 75%.

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JULY 15, 2021

Former Australia Post exec, John Cox, is taking up a role at Coles as chief technology officer. Cox was previously AusPost’s executive general manager of transformation and enablement. Cox is just one of several senior leaders at Australia Post who have departed from the company recently, which The Australian described as “a mass exodus”. Two of the former employees have left to join former CEO Christine Holgate at Global Express – Michael Oates, former manager of mail services and Holgate

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Design Week

JULY 15, 2021

Bath-based design studio Thisaway has crafted the identity for Knowdonia, a tour guide company launched in Wales’ Snowdonia region. Thisaway created the name and logo for the recently-launched company, as well as a series of social media icons and vehicle livery. Located in North Wales, Snowdonia is home to the highest point in the country, Snowdon.

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Retail Focus

JULY 13, 2021

Shaftesbury has announced that multi-brand streetwear and skate retailer, Route One, has made its debut entrance to the capital, with the launch of a new London store at 47 – 49 Neal Street in Seven Dials. The launch of Route One’s 2,000 sq ft space within the iconic West End neighbourhood coincides with the first-ever inclusion of skateboarding in this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. .

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Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

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Talking Retail

JULY 16, 2021

Nestlé Cereals is set to launch an on-pack competition as part of its partnership with the British Paralympics team. The competition will kick-off on 23 July and run until 15 September across packs of Shreddies, Cheerios, Nesquik, Shredded Wheat and Go Free, as well as the Nestlé Cereals website. There will be 550 prizes in. This story continues at Nestlé Cereals launches Paralympics on-pack competition.

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Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Sally Capp remains optimistic about the future of CBD retail and hospitality despite the impact of repeated lockdowns on office occupancy rates and foot traffic. Speaking with Australian Retailers Association CEO Paul Zahra for the Retail Therapy podcast, Capp said the city is seeing a ‘bounce back’ phenomenon as restrictions continue to ease. .

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Design Week

JULY 16, 2021

London-based architect and design studio Projects Office has designed the interiors for a new hospital unit for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Edinburgh. The unit at the recently-opened Royal Hospital for Children and Young People has outpatient facilities for those aged 5 to 18 and an inpatient unit for 12- to 18-year-olds. The interiors took into account a series of workshops the studio carried out in partnership with artist James Leadbitter, explains Projects Office co

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Retail Focus

JULY 13, 2021

In a bid to save England’s high street, Refundable is launching a petition to introduce the Shop Out to Help Out scheme, a campaign to entice shoppers back out to the high streets to help independent retailers recover from the pandemic. A not for profit initiative, Refundable is encouraging small businesses, from established traders to brand new boutiques to sign the petition.

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Talking Retail

JULY 13, 2021

Nestlé Confectionery has launched a range of Combos designed for sharing. The range includes Aero Combos, a mixture of Aero bubbles, toffee popcorn and dark chocolate malt balls; Rolo Combos, a mix of Little Rolos, toffee popcorn and fudge bites; and Milkybar Combos, a mix of Milkybar pieces, toffee popcorn and milk chocolate digestive balls. This story continues at Nestlé adds Combos range to confectionery portfolio.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips. Reports of the new store concept circulated in May after the retailer submitted an application to North Sydney Council.

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Design Week

JULY 12, 2021

Studio Output has created the new branding for democracy action and research group the Alfred Landecker Foundation (ALF) which aims to “provoke action” The London-based design studio has created the new visual identity and website for the organisation, including a monogram logo and a series of pictograms. [link]. ALF was set up by the Reimann family after research showed an ancestor’s associations with the National Socialist regime in Germany.

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VMS

JULY 14, 2021

Bal Harbour Shops, a luxury shopping center in suburban Miami that has been called the “fanciest mall in America,” has launched an e-commerce platform that allows shoppers to buy products directly from its stores, Forbes writes. Called Bal Harbour Shops Marketplace , it’s a curated selection of fashions and accessories that are currently featured at the mall’s stores.

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Talking Retail

JULY 15, 2021

Nestlé Confectionery is set to launch a limited edition popcorn bar for its KitKat Chunky brand. KitKat Chunky Salted Caramel Popcorn will be available from 2 August in a 42g bar, featuring wafer alongside a layer of salted caramel popcorn filling, covered in milk chocolate (70p). The launch will be supported with social media and. This story continues at Nestlé expands KitKat Chunky range with caramel popcorn bar.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2021

Former AusPost exec takes on role as Coles CTO. Former Australia Post exec, John Cox, is taking up a role at Coles as chief technology officer. Cox was previously AusPost’s executive general manager of transformation and enablement. Cox is just one of several senior leaders at Australia Post who have departed from the company recently, which The Australian described as “a mass exodus”.

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Design Week

JULY 16, 2021

Hideki Nakajima’s graphic design career began when he stumbled across an album sleeve designed by Peter Saville in his local record shop. Before that, he says he hadn’t even realised it was a job – let alone one he could do. “That album changed my life,” Nakajima adds. What followed the chance encounter at the record shop has been a decades-long career in graphic design.

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Design Wanted

JULY 16, 2021

This wireless fan has a compact and foldable design that makes it easy to carry around and even easier to store. Before James Dyson whipped out the big guns with his bladeless design in 2009, the fan as an object of desire was lacking a bit. Clunky, chunky, and difficult to dust, this household appliance-cum-electrical device wasn’t aesthetically pleasing and it certainly didn’t appeal to a generation of comfort-seeking millennials who look for a balance between technology and beauty.

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Speaker: Shaunna Bruton, Danielle Wyllie, and Kailey Holmes

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Talking Retail

JULY 14, 2021

Cadbury Dairy Milk is launching limited edition chocolate gifting bars this summer. The bars will be available until the end of September and feature “uplifting” quotes, such as “Perfect just the way you are” and “You’re all kinds of amazing”, each retailing at £4.23. Nancy Moore, brand manager for Cadbury Gifting, said: “The last year. This story continues at Cadbury spreads joy with gifting bars launch.

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Inside Retail

JULY 15, 2021

By the end of the year, the number of emails being sent to consumers is expected to increase to 320 billion, according to data from Statista. But for businesses to cut through the noise of the extremely competitive world of email marketing, a strong collaboration between a company’s marketing and technology teams is needed, according to Iain Hunneybell, Yoox Net-a-Porter’s global head of information security.

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Design Week

JULY 15, 2021

People. London-based consultancy Fluxx (which recently merged with MagneticNorth ) has appointed David Bailey as executive creative director. Bailey previously co-led the BBC’s user experience and design team. Jim Hare has joined London design studio Bulletproof as digital creative director. Having previously worked with brands including Cadbury, Mastercard and Lipton, Hare will lead Bulletproof’s digital output.

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Retail Times

JULY 16, 2021

Roadchef, one of the country’s leading motorway service area providers, has chosen EDGEPoS from Henderson Technology for nine of its Spar store sites.

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

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