Retail Design Institute

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

MAPCO, Sevierville, Tenn. Design: Chute Gerdeman, Columbus, Ohio. Photography: Seth Parker, Nashville. MAPCO’s new 4500-sq.-ft. C-store near Pidgeon Forge was developed to shake things up, rethink the traditional, and create a fresh experience to meet customer needs. Working with Chute Gerdeman, the new MAPCO design strives to become ‘Convenience You Can Trust,’ and is mapped out to solve guest’s daily convenience needs.

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Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Cork is often described as a chameleon-like material and it’s surprisingly versatile in furniture design. Whether you wish for it to take center stage or prefer […]. The post 4 minimalistic cork furniture to soften your space appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Before joining New Zealand healthcare brand Comvita , Andy Chen worked in HR and project management at Walmart for 10 years. We recently sat down with him to learn about his career highlights, best leadership tips and how he approaches the work-life balance conundrum in this day and age. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey. How did you get into the industry, what are some of the different roles you’ve held along the way?

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Healthy supermarket retailer Planet Organic plans to launch its new south-west London store in Teddington at the end of February 2023. The re-fit and construction works will be commencing in December. Planet Organic is the UK’s largest fully certified organic supermarket, and the largest chain of Soil Association accredited stores. The brand is well known for its high quality, organic and planet-friendly ingredients.

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Design Boom

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

a vibrant, futuristic infusion of light and color creates an illusion of an undiscovered planet for an immersive retail experience. The post x+living crafts an immersive journey through space and time in POP MART’s shanghai store appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Prince, Robin Williams, Nile Rodgers, Cher, Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Bowie. These are some of the faces you might have found in the nightlife hotspot of late 1970s Los Angeles known as Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace. Now, in archive photography blown-up on the walls, these same faces look down on visitors to the new Flipper’s, as it bids to revive its West Hollywood heyday in the west London.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Victorinox unveils its London flagship store featuring the new design concept. As the Swiss brand celebrates the 125 th anniversary of the iconic Swiss Army Knife, it returns to London with a brand-new flagship store opening on 388 Oxford Street, featuring products across the full offering. The move to Oxford Street reflects the brand’s growing influence in the UK retail space, whilst the new store with the revamped design concept brings together the Victorinox values of quality, functionality,

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Hunton Andrews Kurth

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Plaintiff’s firms continue to file variations of state law wiretapping lawsuits over “session replay” software and “live chat” or “chatbot” applications in various jurisdictions. These filings typically allege that companies use such software tools to record users’ interactions with a website without first obtaining users’ consent, thereby violating the wiretapping, eavesdropping, or interception provisions of various state laws.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

DixonBaxi’s rebrand of property development and investment company British Land seeks to better-reflect its sustainability agenda with a nature-focussed colour palette and photography. British Land says it seeks to create high quality, modern and sustainable real estate, focussing on two key areas: campuses, and retail and fulfilment. Its sustainability strategy includes making its whole portfolio.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The City of Sydney council has approved a new plan to upgrade Dixon Street Mall in the Chinatown precinct, including spending $5 million on public amenities. The reinvigoration will include restoring its framed gates, and installing new seats and lighting overlays along with improved services to support events. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the local community breathes “new life” into the historic area and the renewal is important for the city to work with.

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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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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Shaftesbury has announced the opening of four new flagship stores on Neal Street, Seven Dials. Minimalistic clothing brand, Absence of Colour, lifestyle brand, Rockett St George, independent watch retailer, Mr Jones Watches, and a creative activation run by community organisation, My Runway Group, have joined Seven Dials’ diverse array of creative and aspirational brands, located in the heart of London’s West End. .

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Design Wanted

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Since the beginning of the pandemic, it is hard to imagine the number of disposable face masks that have been mandatorily used and then discarded around […]. The post 5 unique projects using recycled face masks appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Morag Myerscough has worked alongside Sheffield Children’s Hospital and its charitable arts programme Artfelt on a project which saw an underused courtyard space on the hospital site transformed into a colourful garden pavilion. Artfelt is The Children’s Hospital Charity’s art programme committed to collaborating with artists and designers to renovate Sheffield Children’s Hospital’s walls and.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Ikea Australia will launch its new Sustainable Living Shop, an initiative to help consumers live more sustainably while potentially saving money on household expenses. The Sustainable Living Shop is a new retail store-in-store concept that will open in all 10 Ikea locations across the country by early next year. Customers can purchase products that help them minimise their carbon footprint at home by using less energy and producing less waste, potentially saving them money in the long run.

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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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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

With the likes of EY and Goldman Sachs predicting the UK will be in recession until at least the middle of next year, investors, workers, and bosses have all eyes on the economy. One area being watched with baited breath is the retail sector. In 2020, retailers were hit hard by the pandemic, but those that adapted to ecommerce and home delivery fared well throughout lockdowns and into the post-Covid recovery period.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To celebrate the vibrant history of the Louis Vuitton label and the genius of its namesake founder, the purveyor of high-end leather goods, monogram handbags, and world-renowned steamer trunks, is presenting an immersive discovery of art and imagination at its “200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries” exhibition. New York completes the travel itinerary of the acclaimed exhibition, wowing and inspiring visitors from Asnières, France (at the historic Louis Vuitton family house) to Singapore, Los Angeles, and

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Design and architecture studio Piercy&Company has opened a free exhibition of architectural models made by its in-house studio, which use sound, scent and mechanical automata to explore how to communicate the idea behind a building. The models on show are linked to the practice’s 20-year interest in exploring “the haptic, sensory and experiential” The models themselves have been made over five.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Melbourne-based Puzzle Coffee has moved abroad, making its Singapore debut. . Puzzle Coffee is set to open its first cafe in the bustling Ion Orchard Shopping Centre, marking its international debut after opening three stores at home. The brand also plans to add a new store in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. . The cafe design features wooden aesthetic elements.

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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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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The 2022 MAPIC Conference Programme has been released. As denoted by the central theme of this year’s conference, People, Planet, Profit: Navigating retail towards a more ‘human’ world, the focus will be on two central ideas: sustainability and new business models that integrate flexibility, prioritising human beings, their needs, new behaviours, and new ways of living.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

It’s that time again… time to help VMSD deck the pages of its January/February “Look Book” issue with holiday window displays from around the world! Highlighting displays from New York and London to China and Dubai, our annual holiday windows recap features a range of windows and activations. In addition to focusing on the latest and greatest retail products from fixtures to mannequins to lighting and everything in between, our “Look Book” issue will also incl

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Nissen Richards Studio has been appointed to lead the design and interpretation of the new Clarks Museum, which is due to open around the company’s 200th anniversary in 2025. The project entails designing the content, visitor experience and permanent exhibition for the museum, which will showcase the collection of historic artefacts and archives associated with the British shoe manufacturer and.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Reusable water bottle company Rolla Bottle calls the summer months ‘water bottle season.’. Director Katy Reed explains that the silicone product – which is sold online, and stocked across Australia – is a year-long product, with sales typically increasing in summer as people go on holidays, and enjoy the outdoors. But, as Australia faces its third consecutive La Nina weather event, the weather has been colder and wetter than normal across large parts of the country.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Design4Retail has been commissioned by film and event production service company, Beautiful Productions, to deliver an awe-inspiring, stand-alone Christmas window display for Victoria Leeds Shopping Centre. Located in the beautiful Victoria Quarter – a historically-rich shopping district adorned with high-end boutiques – the big reveal of this magical Christmas activation on the 19 th of November marked the first of a new tradition for the shopping centre of a Christmas window unveiling ceremony

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The global luxury goods market has kept on growing as 2022 nears its end. And the sale of such goods and experiences remains poised for further expansion for the rest of the decade, even in the face of present economic turbulence, according to the just-released 21st edition of the Bain & Company – Altagamma Luxury Study. The global luxury goods industry overall is projected to achieve a market value of nearly $1.45 trillion in sales revenue this year, up a whopping 21 percent from 2021, acc

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands has launched a new disposable vape range under the Blu banner. The range is made up of a collection of compact pocket-sized vapes with each containing 20mg of nicotine in 2ml of liquid, providing up to 600 puffs. The vapes also have an LED indicator that lights up when in use. This story continues at Imperial launches new disposable vape.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The last few months have seen some significant changes in Australia’s pharmacy retail sector, with Wesfarmers’ acquisition of Priceline finalised in March, and Chemist Warehouse’s launch of an online marketplace earlier this month. Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. .

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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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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Sovereign Centros has announced a series of openings at Merry Hill. Four brands have launched a total of 8,740 sq ft of retail space, further diversifying the large array of shopping options available to Merry Hill visitors. Located on Merry Hill’s upper level, Ted Baker ’s newly opened 2,500 sq ft store stocks its signature collections of womenswear and menswear, including a unique range of iconic prints and styles.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Our Place, which describes itself as a mission-driven kitchenware brand, has opened its first-ever retail store in the brand’s hometown of Los Angeles. The specialty retailer also said it plans to open a second locale in the city by year-end but did not disclose specifics on its timing or location. The brand’s store first store is in the oceanfront neighborhood of Venice Beach.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Next week sees the 10th annual staging of Small Business Saturday, a campaign designed to celebrate independent retailers. Backed by American Express, the campaign is encouraging small retailers to make the most of the spotlight as they enter the peak trading period in the run-up to Christmas. Small businesses taking part in the campaign celebrate. This story continues at Annual tribute to small businesses returns.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As travel demand resurges, online travel retailer Luxury Escapes has opened a pop-up brick-and-mortar store at Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. Luxury Escapes’ travel consultants will provide in-person advice at the store, create personalised itineraries and promote offers exclusive to the pop-up. Co-founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, Adam Schwab, said the launch is just the “beginning” of what the retailer plans to offer customers next year.

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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.

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