Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Harrods has unveiled its newest menswear space, a unique 4000 sq. ft. space dedicated to the athletic pursuits of Harrods menswear customers. This new space is the latest launch in an ambitious rejuvenation of its historic structure beginning in 2018, with the menswear destination on the second floor at the forefront of this transformation. Men’s Sports is a one-stop-shop for all athletic activities, Harrods customers can get the essentials no matter what their work-out whether that is a Sunday

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Design Boom

JUNE 1, 2021

located on jeju island in south korea, the bike store is characterized by raw concrete surfaces and cool metal display units. The post schemata architects integrates movable ceiling racks into korean bike store appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Fast-fashion giant H&M is to close its high-profile store at Westfield Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, unable to agree on lease terms with owner Scentre Group. H&M country manager Thomas Coellner said in a statement that the decision was made following a global review of sustainable store operations. “At H&M, we continuously review our store portfolio and assess all rent negotiations in order to future-proof the business.

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Design Week

JUNE 2, 2021

Uncommon has developed a cookbook cover for plant-based food company Merchant Gourmet which can be planted at home, producing herbs as it grows. The book is part of a wider strategy project led by the London-based design studio, which aims to encourage UK consumers to “help the planet one meal at a time” by making plant-based changes to their diets. “Something physical and tasty” Uncommon creative director Jonas Roth says launching a plant-based cookbook felt “like

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Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2021

St David’s Cardiff is celebrating the launch of a new 36,500 sq ft regional flagship store for global fashion brand ZARA on 3 June. The store, set across two levels, features ZARA’s full range of womenswear, menswear and kidswear, and joins Inditex sister brands Bershka and Stradivarius at the destination. With an impressive new retail integration, the ZARA St David’s format features an ‘Automated Collection Point’ for customers to make swift product collection, and driving new footfall to the s

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Design Boom

JUNE 1, 2021

studio animal utilized geometry and color to meet the requirements of the client while providing a memorable experience for shoppers. The post stepped yellow walls shape a clothing store in malaga designed by studio animal appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Design Week

JUNE 1, 2021

South East England. University of Brighton – digital showcase. The School of Architecture and Design End of Year show will be taking place on 18 June. Following this, the Brighton Graduate Show will take place on 25 June and the MA show on 16 July. University for the Creative Arts – digital showcase. The platform celebrating UCA students’ work will go on 28 June.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Excellent Zephyr has partnered with industry leaders HubSpot and Patchworks to launch their new eCommerce services for retailers around the UK. Excellent Zephyr had previously worked with various household retail names such as Deliveroo, Monsoon and De Beers to deliver top-quality project management services. . However, looking forward to the future of retail, they have spotted a unique gap in the market to deliver various professional eCommerce services to retailers. .

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Talking Retail

JUNE 4, 2021

Nisa has unveiled its latest frozen deal, which offers five branded products for £5, providing a savings of up to £9.28 off the RRP. The deal, which is available now in participating stores until 22 June, comprises Birds Eye Battered Fish Extra Large Fillets 2pk, Birds Eye Crispy Batter Fish Fingers 8pk, McCain Naked Oven. This story continues at Nisa partners introduce new £5 frozen deal.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

After a blockbuster first half that saw net profit soar 46.5 per cent despite sluggish sale s, The Reject Shop has said trading remained challenging through the beginning of the second half. The company’s stores in CBD locations and large shopping centres have continued suffering compared to before the pandemic, with sales down 12 per cent compared on a 48 week period to 30 May.

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JUNE 3, 2021

The UK government recently announced legislation aimed at tackling premature obsolescence. Expected to come into force from this summer, the new rules will mean manufacturers of white goods will need to build spare parts so products can be easily repaired. This is a victory for sustainability campaigners – with the lifespan of goods expected to increase by up to ten years – and for consumer champions, as customers are no longer forced to buy new fridges and washing machines every few

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Two DIOR pop-ups opening in Mykonos are timed before Dior ’s much anticipated next cruise collection, which will be staged in Athens on June 17, a runway show certain to generate huge attention for the Paris brand in the Greek islands. The island will now be even more complete thanks two these ephemeral boutiques devoted to the Dioriviera capsule designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Britvic Soft Drinks has signed a sponsorship deal with Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021), a 61-match event kicking off on 23 October. Pepsi Max will become the official soft drinks of the event, with further support from Gatorade as the official sports drink. The brands will receive sales and marketing rights for the tournament, This story continues at Britvic sponsors major rugby tournament.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

Global Fashion Group has achieved carbon neutrality across its operations in Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the CIS. The group now uses 100 per cent renewable energy across its nine fulfilment centres across the globe, used by subsidiary businesses such as The Iconic and Zalora, while offsetting any carbon generated by purchasing high quality carbon credits from renewable energy projects across China, India and Brazil.

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Design Week

JUNE 2, 2021

Jones Knowles Ritchie (JKR) has unveiled a new visual identity for Stonewall, which hopes to mark a new era of “bold activism” for the LGBTQ+ charity. Named after the Stonewall riots in New York City’s Greenwich Village, the charity was established in the UK in 1989. It was founded by activists lobbying against Section 28, the famously anti-LGBTQ+ legislation which prohibited “the promotion of homosexuality” Today, the organisation focuses its efforts on the wide ra

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Retail Focus

JUNE 3, 2021

As other sectors, including travel and hospitality, experienced online commerce surges, the retail market shifted at a more leisurely pace. But the grinding pressures of a lengthy global pandemic – shoppers avoiding in-store shopping where possible, lockdowns in non-critical retail verticals, parents juggling remote work and homebound kids – precipitated a rapid shift.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Independents’ Day UK, an initiative that emphasises driving footfall to independent shops on 4 July, will culminate in a full weekend of celebrations. The campaign’s organisers are asking consumers to “pledge a few pounds” to independent retailers aross the weekend. Howard Robinson, a spokesperson for Independents’ Day UK, said: “The British independent retail sector has.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Now that there are 900 million internet users within China and e-commerce is expected to continue growing in the region, global brands need to focus on tapping into this customer base, according to David Lloyd, UK managing director of e-commerce giant Alibaba. . “We have over a billion active consumers on our platform and around 800 million of those are in China.

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Design Week

JUNE 4, 2021

As summer arrives in the UK, one drinks sector is poised to make a splash among consumers. Some 46% of cocktail drinkers say they are likely to try hard seltzer, a low-alcohol mix of sparkling water, flavouring and spirits. With fewer calories than traditional alcoholic drinks, hard seltzers also have a practical advantage over cocktails; they usually come in pre-mixed ready-to-drink (RTD) cans ( a sector that is worth an estimated £235m ).

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Tod’s debuts its seasonal pop-up in East Hampton, New York. The unique space, with an artistically decorated interior and illustrations by artist Andrea Tarella, will house Tod’s iconic products as well as an exclusive collection of must-have summer essentials. The 1,700-square-foot space at 47 Newtown Lane is decorated with printed wallpaper and is inspired by Italy’s picturesque seaside landscapes of Portofino.

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Talking Retail

JUNE 2, 2021

Yoplait Kids is launching an on-pack competition as part of its “Moments of Gold” campaign with Team GB ambassadors. The competition is running across packs of Petit Filous, Frubes and Wildlife and offers families the chance to win a VIP meet and greet with either rower Helen Glover or rock climber Shauna Coxsey, as well. This story continues at Yoplait competition encourages families to get active.

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JUNE 2, 2021

On Thursday morning, the heads of Wesfarmers’ retail businesses, Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Catch and Officeworks, presented their growth strategies to investors at the company’s annual strategy day. Here are three key takeaways. Bunnings tapping into tradie market. Bunnings is looking to improve the customer experience for its trade customers with an expanded range of specialty products, tailored customer service desks in stores, dedicated self-checkout, load-and-go spaces and a fully transaction

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Design Week

JUNE 1, 2021

Es Devlin breaks a founding rule at Somerset House this summer, as the stage designer builds a forest of over 400 trees at the central London venue. Forest for Change – which is the centrepiece of this year’s London Design Biennale (LDB) – counters the founders’ ban on trees in the building’s courtyard. Devlin believes the trees subvert the rules set by Somerset House’s Enlightenment-era designers and show how we can “counter this attitude of human domin

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

The largest Danish retailer operating globally, JYSK , is set to open two new stores within the Greater Manchester region as part of its ambitious UK expansion plans. The first of the two new stores that the much-loved Scandinavian retailer will open will be on 10 th June in Bury at Angouleme Retail Park followed by a store in Stockport at Manchester Road Retail Park on 8 th July with 25 new jobs being created.

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2021

A spherical gateway and otherworldly light reflected through glass prisms feature in this skincare store in Hangzhou , China, which local interiors studio Lialawlab has designed around the theme of retro-futurism. Created for independent skincare brand Formoral, the concept store is laid out across a 120-square-metre retail unit in the city's GDA Plaza shopping mall.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

A new online shopping site is set to launch in Australia this month that aims to update the traditional outlet mall experience for a Gen Z and millennial audience. TheDOM.com (DOM stands for Digital Off-Price Mall) will offer discounted designer fashion, streetwear and activewear from more than 90 leading Australian and international brands when it goes live in the second half of June, and there are plans to expand into additional categories, such as homewares, electronics and travel, in the fut

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Talking Retail

JUNE 3, 2021

The UK has seen a resurgence in the use of cash in the past week, according to cash management company Loomis UK. Loomis, who collects and redistributes notes and coins on behalf of shops, restaurants, banks and other businesses across the UK, is reporting that cash volumes currently being spent are exceeding 70% of pre-lockdown. This story continues at UK sees resurgence in cash use.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 2, 2021

In an effort to hero talent from across the nation, and to support the arts industry as London re-opens, Westfield is backing a campaign by artist Laura Nevill entitled #LetsDoLondonBetter , which aims to raise profiles for local artists and generate support across the UK for creative communities to flourish. Partnering with Nevill as “Curator in Residence”, Westfield, along with Out of Home specialists, Ocean Outdoor, will provide a value in kind media and space package which would normally cos

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Design Week

JUNE 1, 2021

Exhibition: Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life. This will be the second high profile exhibition the Design Museum has launched since reopening post-lockdown ( we covered the first, Sneakers Unboxed, last month ). Charlotte Perriand: The Modern Life is a retrospective on the French interior designer, whose modernist work was pioneering in the 20 th century.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 1, 2021

Sustainability has been on the radar of most beauty brands in recent years, but according to ethical beauty retailer Lush, now is the time for the industry to take a step further and work towards regeneration. “To conserve things is good, but we have taken the next opportunity to not only keep things as [they are], but also to improve and make things better,” said Gabbi Loedolff, Lush global buying coordinator, at a virtual event last week.

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

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