Retail Focus
JANUARY 25, 2023
Different types of pre-cast retaining walls are used in many construction works. One of these is the king post wall, which looks different from other types. Using the proper type of retaining wall is necessary because it makes a huge difference in the property and the area’s safety. Concrete retaining walls are effective in preventing water build-up and soil erosion.
Design Boom
JANUARY 27, 2023
'calatrava boulevard' will take shape as a narrow and organic promenade to evoke a sunlit canyon The post santiago calatrava to make his mark on düsseldorf with vaulted boulevard appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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Inside Retail
JANUARY 26, 2023
Instant delivery startup Milkrun unsuccessfully sought new investment on two occasions in 2022, The Australian reports, suggesting the sector is struggling to adapt with a rapidly changing economic environment. Milkrun secured a spectacular $75 million Series A injection in January 2022 , as Tiger Global, AirTree Ventures, Skip Capital, and Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes’ Grok Ventures sought to crown the leader of Australia’s burgeoning instant delivery scene.
Design Week
JANUARY 27, 2023
San Francisco-based design studio Mucho has created an AR annual report for the University of California (UC), combining “the tactility of a printed piece” with digital enhancement. Mucho has worked with UC Investments office designing its annual reports for the past seven years. The report sets out information on the company’s performance but Mucho’s creative director Rob Duncan says “it doesn’t.
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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.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 23, 2023
ISE is the largest trade show for professional AV and electronic systems integration in the world. This means that retail designers will have access to the latest technology and innovations in the industry, allowing them to stay ahead of the curve and incorporate cutting-edge solutions into their designs. Additionally, ISE provides a unique opportunity for retail designers to network and collaborate with other professionals in the field.
All Work
JANUARY 24, 2023
Organizations tend to take a virtual-first, function-first or culture-first approach to hybrid working. Visioning workshops and ecosystem mapping can help employers figure out their approach and refine it. Office space utilization can help make or break an organization’s bottom line and its ability to retain talent. Hybrid working has become much more common for desk-based businesses, but how does a business owner know if their employees are happy with the arrangement?
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Design Week
JANUARY 27, 2023
We should always be thinking ‘what are the alternatives?’ It’s easy to jump to conclusions when designing, doing something the way it has always been or because it’s the simplest solution. This is inevitably why we fall back on using plastic; it’s such an incredibly versatile material and it’s not always clear what other options there are.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 23, 2023
The Surface Design Show, set to take place at London’s Business Design Centre from 7-9 February 2023, has announced that the theme of its upcoming edition will be “Shaping Communities.” The theme aims to improve the built environment for all through collaboration and meaningful design solutions. The theme explores an open dialogue among industries and brands with the common goal of building stronger relationships between people and places.
Retail Times
JANUARY 26, 2023
A new 'Conscious Commerce' report debunks the ‘sustainability premium’, revealing consumers and businesses remain committed to sustainable practices, such as carbon-neutral shipping, and being climate-conscious – despite the cost-of-living crisis and tightening budgets. These stats are crucial at a time when January temperatures in Europe reach an all-time high, and the UN warns global temperatures may exceed pre-industrial levels within five years.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 24, 2023
Dusk CEO and MD Peter King will step down from his position, after almost nine years working for the retailer. King will continue to oversee the company until August, at which point Dusk expects to have appointed a new CEO. Dusk’s chairman, John Joyce, said King has developed an “excellent” exclusive team and has made an “invaluable” contribution since 2014.
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
Design Week
JANUARY 27, 2023
We are living through extraordinary times. And in an uncertain world of social, economic and environmental turmoil, we’ve never needed creative thinking more. But with creative education under threat at all levels, it’s going to need us all to play a role in ensuring the next generation gets the opportunities to develop as creative thinkers.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 24, 2023
The Bank of England has predicted that the United Kingdom is falling into a prolonged recession, with inflation not expected to return to its target level of 2% until 2024. Here we will discuss the retail sector outlook this year and what investors should expect. Retail Conditions Inflation in the UK currently sits around 10%, the highest rate in 40 years.
VMS
JANUARY 22, 2023
Less than a fifth (17 percent) of retailers can be considered true innovation leaders, despite the majority recognizing the critical importance of such forward thinking for growth. That’s one of the major findings contained in a survey of 233 retail executives undertaken by Incisiv and Toshia Global Commerce Solutions. The survey found that innovation leaders outperform their non-leader counterparts in several key business metrics.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 23, 2023
Myer sales are soaring, significantly ahead of comparable pre-Covid era trading periods. In a trading update released today, the company said sales for the five months to December 31 were up 18.9 per cent over the first half of the 2020 financial year and by 14.3 per cent over the first half of 2019. Sales for the six weeks until Christmas Eve were up 8.7 per cent year on year.
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.
Design Week
JANUARY 23, 2023
Independent postgraduate liberal arts institution The Margate School faces an impending threat of closure after several funding acquisition attempts failed. Though the school was established in 2018 by founder and director Uwe Derkson, he first incorporated it in 2015 as a not-for-profit company, sustained by course fees and private and public investment.
Retail Times
JANUARY 27, 2023
The Fairtrade Foundation has been awarded ‘Superbrand’ status for 2022/2023 in recognition of the strength of the ethical movement’s brand and public perception in the UK.
VMS
JANUARY 27, 2023
Addie’s, a drive-up-only grocer, has opened its first concept store southwest of Boston, in Norwood, Mass. Its opening comes on the heels of the concept receiving $10.1 million in seed funding led by the Disruptive Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of the Rose Park Advisors founded by the late Clay Christensen. (Christensen authored several high-profile business books, including “The Innovator’s Dilemma.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 23, 2023
Administrators are recommending creditors wind up upmarket online furniture retailer, Brosa. The business collapsed into voluntary administration last month with assets of $4.3 million and liabilities of $24.2 million, including $10 million in unfulfilled orders. The company made “substantial losses” during the past three years of operations, largely due to Covid.
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 Week
JANUARY 26, 2023
The National Portrait Gallery has launched a new visual identity, designed by Edit Brand Studio, ahead of its reopening in June 2023. Edit Brand Studio won the project via an open public tender process. According to the studio’s managing director Khadija Kapacee, it has also had a long-standing relationship with The National Portrait Gallery, working with the institution to produce “brand and.
Talking Retail
JANUARY 27, 2023
The Bestway group this morning reported that it has taken a £193m stake in Sainsbury’s and might buy more shares in the supermarket. Bestway, which operates Costcutter, Best-one and Bargain Booze in the independent convenience sector, now has a 3.45% stake in Sainsbury’s. It has indicated that this is purely an investment and is not.
Mindful Design
JANUARY 25, 2023
In the last decades, consumer pressure has steadily increased for more sustainable and environmentally friendly services and products. As a consequence, the demand for eco-friendly packaging solutions has skyrocketed. Sustainable packaging claims to have less of a negative impact on our planet and makes people feel good about the products they purchase.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 22, 2023
Woolworths says it will close 250 of its in-store supermarket butchers by March as customers continue to trend towards pre-packaged meat. “We’ve recently conducted a review into our in-store butcher shops and found that they account for just 4 per cent of meat sales as customers continue to move towards our more convenient pre-packaged options,” the company told ABC. “We deeply regret the impact of this decision on the team members who work in our butcher shops and we kno
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Design Week
JANUARY 25, 2023
DesignStudio has rebranded Eurostar following its merger with French-Belgian high-speed train operator Thalys, with a new bespoke wordmark, icon and graphic spark device. Following its initial integration in May 2022, Eurostar and Thalys will become a single consumer brand by the end of 2023. The brief for the project detailed that the identity must “respect the heritage of both brands” and help.
Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group
JANUARY 27, 2023
Happiness. It’s what we all want. But it feels as elusive as water; you can’t grab it and hold on to it forever—and you always need more. Is there a way to truly be happy at work, at home, and with ourselves? By all accounts, this is a common experience for everyone: welcome to the human family. Personally, I love reading the old books. The really old books.
Talking Retail
JANUARY 23, 2023
The Issa brothers, who own Asda, are said to be exploring a merger of the supermarket and their UK petrol forecourts business, EG Group, in a deal that would create a retail giant worth more than £10bn. The combination would create a group with 581 supermarkets, 700 petrol forecourts and more than 100 convenience stores.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 22, 2023
Pureplay retailer Booktopia says it has identified several business initiatives it expects will boost its bottom line by between $12 million and $15 million during the next financial year. In a business update filed with the ASX, the company said the initiatives are a response to “changing consumer sentiment, greater competition online and inflation”.
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.
Design Week
JANUARY 25, 2023
“It’s been so interesting to me that a lot of our portfolio, people identify as industrial design”, says Fuseproject founder and creative CEO Yves Béhar of his multidisciplinary studio, following the announcement of its new digital division, Fusedigital. “But really, Samsung The Frame”, he says – gesturing to the picture-frame-cum-TV that hovers behind him in the fake Zoom background – “which is.
Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group
JANUARY 26, 2023
There’s no denying that trade show directors and event coordinators are highly skilled specialists. Do you see those massive exhibits on the show floor owned by Fortune 500 companies? They’re often coordinated by small event planning teams. For smaller companies, the marketing director is sometimes the only one at the helm—a one-man band. So, where do trade show marketers go to discover the newest trends in exhibiting and events and connect with other pros?
Talking Retail
JANUARY 25, 2023
The seminar programme for IFE, International Food & Drink Event, is now live, with this year’s event putting the issue of sustainability at the heart of discussions on a dedicated Sustainability Stage, sponsored by Elopak. Taking place on 20-22 March at ExCeL London and supported by Official Show Sponsor MHP Food, IFE is a comprehensive.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 22, 2023
For some retailers, ‘back to school’ sits with Black Friday, Christmas and Boxing Day as the most important, revenue-driving dates in the calendar. It enables specialty brands to reach target audiences, who are stocking up on clothes, supplies, technology requirements and other essentials ahead of the school year. It can also set retailers up for success in the year ahead, with data from Finder demonstrating that parents will spend $11.4 billion on back-to-school costs in 2023.
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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