Mindful Design
DECEMBER 14, 2022
We are well into the holidays season, so it’s time to spread the cheer and give your business space a few decorative touches. Seasonal decor is a great way to show that you’re going the extra length to make your customers happy, but it also puts you and your employees in a good mood. So […]. The post Holiday Decor Ideas for Your Business appeared first on Mindful Design Consulting.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Westfield Doncaster is increasing its fashion offer by bringing in new brands including Guess, Guess Kids, Boss, and Aje Athletica ahead of Christmas. Guess Kids will launch its first store on the ground level, catering to youngsters aged up to 14. . Boss has unveiled its new concept retail design, reopening in the centre with a store presenting the brand’s menswear and womenswear collections.
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Retail Focus
DECEMBER 14, 2022
February can be tough for retail. The festive period is over, and the January sales are gone. With many consumers reining in spending after the excess of the previous months, an inevitable sales dip follows. Yet for businesses, there are ways sales can be boosted and crucially, ways to use the downtime effectively. Below, we give three ways to boost sales in February. .
Design Boom
DECEMBER 13, 2022
the large room is occupied by smaller micro-spaces inspired by creative themes including architecture, movies, and music. The post masquespacio draws from barcelona’s artistic scene to design new lynk & co interiors appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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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.
All Work
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Each shared office space will need to accommodate a larger, more diverse, less predictable set of users with less advance notice, especially in offices with a hybrid workforce. Accessibility must therefore become a proactive consideration. . Organizations that differentiate themselves by providing inclusive environments will enjoy benefits across recruitment, retention, performance, and other dimensions. .
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 13, 2022
As the name suggests, end of year burnout is when you encounter emotional and physical exhaustion and energy depletion, generally associated with the end of year and holiday season busyness. This time of year is often stressful for individuals, so when you accompany the usual Christmas festivities with added work deadlines, pressures, and expectations…for some people this can seem quite overwhelming.
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Retail Bound
DECEMBER 14, 2022
When creators talk about building and planning to launch their crowdfunding campaigns, the first topic that comes up is, the funding goal! The entire marketing strategy and pre-campaign is built around reaching the funding goal, however, what happens once you reach it? Do you have a plan for when you succeed? Yes, it’s true that of all the crowdfunding campaigns that launch, just about 40% of them will actually hit their funding goal, still in 2022 that’s 574,200 campaigns went live which means
All Work
DECEMBER 16, 2022
The workplace is designed like a theatre stage where we always have to be ‘On’. . It may be ideal for extroverts, but most offices are missing a place of quiet for those who experience the world in a different way. . Here are simple, cost-efficient ways to create an accessible and neurodiverse-friendly workspace. . We live in a world designed for noisy neurotypical extroverts.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners is reportedly in the final stages of acquiring David Jones from Woolworths Holdings, the South African retail giant that bought the department store chain for $2.1 billion in 2014. The Australian Financial Review reported on Wednesday that Woolworths Holdings’ deal with Anchorage Capital was imminent and estimated to be between $120 million and $130 million, a fraction of what the company paid for David Jones eight years ago.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 16, 2022
Goldsmiths, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, has relocated its Solihull showroom to a new larger location in the Touchwood shopping centre. . Located just nine miles east of Birmingham, Solihull has established itself as an attractive metropolitan borough with its own unique character.
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
Design Wanted
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Whether in design or other fields, great innovations are all about experimentation and connecting disciplines. This was the focus of the Driving the Human 2022 event, […]. The post Driving the Human offers innovative solutions for ecological issues appeared first on DesignWanted.
Hunton Andrews Kurth
DECEMBER 14, 2022
As we recently reported , the FTC voted to issue a notice in the Federal Register seeking input on updating its Green Guides. The FTC’s notice seeks input on a number of areas addressed by the current Guides, which last were updated in 2012. Among the environmental marketing claims the agency is asking the public to weigh in on are: Carbon Offsets —whether there are any specific claims related to carbon offsets not currently addressed by the Green Guides and whether there is any consumer researc
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Chinese-headquartered luxury fashion group Lanvin and Primavera Capital Acquisitions Corporation says shareholders have approved the combination of the two businesses and Lanvin’s debut on NYSE this week. The merger is expected to close tomorrow (December 14) and Lanvin will start trading on the stock exchange on Thursday under the ticker ‘LANV’. “Going public is a natural step for Lanvin Group right now,” said Joann Cheng, chairman and CEO of Lanvin Group.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Sovereign Centros has announced the opening of Lids, a leading global retailer specialising in licensed sports and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel, at top 10 retail and leisure destination Merry Hill. The regional debut caps off a successful period, with more than 175,000 sq ft of new deals secured in the calendar year at the destination. Spanning 935 sq ft, the new Lids at Merry Hill is the retailer’s first in the West Midlands.
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.
VMS
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (Jacksonville, Fla.) has opened a new Winn-Dixie store in the Grand Cypress neighborhood in St. Johns County, Florida. The 41,500-square-foot grocery store is in a suburb of SEG’s hometown of Jacksonville, and is the first of three additional Winn-Dixies the grocer has planned for the state. The forthcoming stores are in Jacksonville’s College Park neighborhood and Central Florida’s Apopka City Center.
Design Week
DECEMBER 16, 2022
You might look at the title of graphic designer Michael Arndt’s most recent book and wonder how snails and monkey tails have anything to do with punctuation. The main title is “curious enough so that most people won’t get it”, says Arndt, which is why he included the subtitle, A Visual Guide to Punctuation and Symbols. If you are curious enough to read on, you would learn that snail – or.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Two out of every three products in the $80 million Indigenous-style souvenirs business is made up of forgeries with no ties to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to data from The Productivity Commission. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are being plundered in visual arts and crafts, says the commission, which is calling for action from the Australian Government to help the communities protect their cultures. .
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced Townhouse , the UK’s leading nail care brand, has opened within The Yards, Covent Garden, marking the salon’s eighth location. Located at 6 Slingsby Place, Townhouse has opened its 1,000 sq ft unit within The Yards, Covent Garden, boasting renowned and award-winning treatments, industry-leading technology and instagrammable interiors.
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.
VMS
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Sears Hometown Stores (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), a home goods-focused offshoot of the failed retail giant, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware, where it is incorporated, Retail Dive reports. In its filing , the company said it has less than $50 million in assets, but $50 million to $100 million in liabilities. The chain, including locations run by independent dealers, has about 121 stores in 26 states and Puerto Rico, down from nearly 500 when TransformCo, also known as “new Sears” run
Design Week
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Design Miami 2022 returned for its 18th edition this year to look at design through the lens of The Golden Age, an imagined future where people and the planet thrive. This year was the first time since the COVID pandemic started that the fair has run in its full capacity with 50 galleries and Curios taking part. Design Miami CEO Jen Roberts notes the increased demand for collectible design works.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Property investment and development firm Mintus has acquired Brisbane’s Beenleigh Marketplace for $85 million. Simon Rooney, head of retail capital markets, CBRE (commercial real estate services), negotiated the off-market sale of the centre on behalf of Dexus following the recent purchase of Shepparton Marketplace in Victoria for $88.1 million. Rooney said investors were attracted by the centre’s combined sales performance and the income security of its major tenants – Woolworths and Big W – to
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 15, 2022
Primark, the international fashion retailer, has today opened its first store in Romania at ParkLake Shopping Centre, Bucharest. With an investment of over €10 million in the new store and hundreds of jobs created in the local economy, the opening marks an important milestone for Primark as the retailer enters its 15 th international market. . The much-anticipated flagship store is part of Primark’s ambitious growth plans in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), where the brand already has stores
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All Work
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Design can spur better productivity, collaboration and improve social bonds, but it’s unlikely that a drastic change in working environment will be immediately mirrored by changes in employee attitudes and behaviors. . Without human due diligence, businesses could find themselves dealing with unexpected reactions as employees return to a transformed office. .
Retail Works Inc
DECEMBER 16, 2022
As the year comes to a close, we look forward to the new design trends that will shape our future interiors. Trade shows have given us sneak peek into finishes and furnishings, but here is a more in depth look at what to expect according to Interior Design Magazine. 1. Designs That Prioritize the Outdoors Design is not just for the interior, but also the exterior.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 11, 2022
The majority of retail sales courses are generic and hard to relate to. Some might have examples that relate to your business model, but that would be lucky. Compare this with a customised program that provides examples of your own team members selling your products in your stores. Although it might cost you more, customisation is a must if you expect to get top-of-the-line results.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Luxury fashion retailer, FLANNELS, has opened the doors to its new store at Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination. The store is the retailer’s first in the Republic of Ireland. The retailer is home to a carefully curated edit of designer clothing, accessories and footwear for men, women and children. It stocks the biggest names in luxury fashion, as well as an evolving roster of new and emerging labels, including Burberry, Creed, Versace, Stone Island, and Tom Fo
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
Design Wanted
DECEMBER 13, 2022
For coffee lovers, the caffeinated beverage is more than just a drink. It’s a ritual. There is something special about preparing your morning coffee, and that […]. The post Gorgeous looks and incredible functionality: 4 modern coffee makers we adore appeared first on DesignWanted.
Talking Retail
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Kellogg’s has expanded its Crunchy Nut offering with the introduction of new ‘Salted Caramel Flavour Twist’. The cereal giant’s latest launch is a twist on the original Crunchy Nut flake and marks the first time the brand has adapted its classic honey-nut coated, golden flakes since it launched in 1980. The expansion of the range. This story continues at Kellogg’s expands Crunchy Nut offering with new Salted Caramel Flavour Twist.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Will a robot ever make your blue jeans? There is a quiet effort underway to find out — involving clothing and technology companies, including Germany’s Siemens AG and Levi Strauss & Co. “Clothing is the last trillion-dollar industry that hasn’t been automated,” said Eugen Solowjow, who heads a project at a Siemens lab in San Francisco that has worked on automating apparel manufacturing since 2018.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Premium fashion retailer Tessuti has launched its first flagship store in Ireland. Tessuti is part of the JD Sports Group and has launched a 12,900 sq ft unit in the prime William Street entrance to Victoria Square. The Northan Ireland store stocks designer collections for men, women, and children, featuring brands such as POLO Ralph Lauren , Billionaire Boys Club, Parajumpers, Versace Jeans Couture, Moose Knuckles, Sandbanks , Emporio Armani , and many more.
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
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