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How We’ll Shop in 2021: Key Trends and Consumer Habits

RetailMinded

How, where and who we shop with is changing at breakneck speed. Over the past six months we’ve seen seemingly infallible household brands declare bankruptcy, shopping malls have become ghost towns and the ecommerce industry has boomed to the point where data suggests that it will almost have doubled in size by 2022. . Shopping habits changed so rapidly in 2020 that thousands of businesses were caught unaware.

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Freitag store in Kyoto is designed to resemble the brand's own warehouse

Dezeen

Hazard lines and metal shelving are some of the industrial finishes that Torafu Architects has included in bag brand Freitag 's store in Kyoto – which even includes its own workshop. Freitag 's Kyoto store, which is shortlisted in the small retail interior category of the 2020 Dezeen Awards , occupies what was formerly two separate retail units in the city's Nakagyo-ku district.

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The Importance of Speed and Quick Turnaround Time for Custom Displays

Creative Displays Now

In the consumer packaged goods industry, merchandising and marketing move on tight deadlines. To thrive in the retail environment, brands like yours need to develop effective point-of-purchase (POP) retail displays on a faster schedule than ever before. Getting your retail displays on-time helps you get your product to market faster. As marketing campaigns and launch dates change, companies demand tight deadlines from their custom display suppliers.

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The Role of Retail Displays During the Pandemic and Beyond

Frank Mayer

This year’s pandemic has altered everything from the way we work to the way we shop. Because of this, the retail industry has had to adapt to ensure customers not only feel comfortable entering a store, but that retailers can also execute protocols like social distancing while continuing to make sales. With COVID-19 heavily impacting retail and the way consumers shop, we break down how retail displays are playing a crucial role during the pandemic as well as how this period will influence displ

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Is Your Business AI-Ready? Find Out with Orium’s Maturity Model

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.

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Can Retailers Benefit From Phone Marketing?

RetailMinded

The new media and its forms of marketing have taken over the sales world so much that it seems that telemarketing has become non-existent. But that’s not entirely the case – telemarketing is still very much around. Although the new forms of marketing much overshadow it, nonetheless it’s still an effective marketing method that benefits both buyers and sellers.

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Issey Miyake store in Osaka is splashed with water-themed details

Dezeen

Seating that resembles bars of soap and pipe-like clothing rails appear inside this Issey Miyake store in Osaka 's Minamisemba neighbourhood, which was designed by Shingo Noma. The store, monikered Issey Miyake Semba , is shortlisted in the large retail interior category of the 2020 Dezeen Awards. Japanese designer Shingo Noma created the interiors to reference Osaka's long history of maritime trade – the city's port has been in operation since before the year 300 AD.

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The importance of branding in the Education sector

Parker Design

“Our rebrand work with Parker helped us bring together our values in a way that brought cohesion and clarity. The rebrand embodied what we were trying to do in terms of raising the aspirations of students and the wider community we serve. Our rebranding raised the bar visually and has had a quite profound effect over the last three years in terms of the culture of the school.

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Who Do You Trust? Why the Pandemic Era Calls For More Trust and Transparency From Online Brands 

RetailMinded

One thing is becoming certain in the pandemic era — trust and transparency have never been more important. . Over the past three months, Brightpearl has surveyed over 2,000 US consumers to better understand their priorities and concerns as the pandemic evolves, and we’ve discovered a new consumer emerging from this period of uncertainty that places far greater priority on trust than ever before.

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Retail design in furniture, household and decoration stores

CAAD

In a changing world where ecommerce is becoming more powerful and more prominent, in-store experiences must be unforgettable. For this, the use of technology or good lighting is not enough. Interior design and decoration also help make the physical experience in commercial spaces unique. Why is retail design so important? The goal of commercial spaces is to sell.

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Callison RTKL

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eCommerce in 2025: How Customer Experience Drives Online Retail Success

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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Interview with Dustin Jefferson Onghanseng, Co-Founder of uHoo

Retail Bound

Once a quarter, we highlight a client of ours that is seeing success at retail. This quarter, our spotlight is on uHoo – www.getuhoo.com. uHoo makes the most advanced air quality sensor on the market. uHoo measures 9 air quality factors such as Dust, VOC, Carbon Monoxide, and much more. If you suffer from allergies or asthma, this is definitely the product for you!

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3 Things Your Retail App Needs to Sell Your Products

RetailMinded

As many new, and even older but complacent retailers know all too well, even if you have a great product to sell, if it is difficult to buy from you (either online or in a brick-and-mortar store) and your customer experience is lacklustre or confusing, people will stop shopping. Not only will people stop shopping, but if they are frustrated or disillusioned enough, they might even take to their social media to denounce you publicly, potentially convincing other would-be customers to take their b

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Walmart depart Japan – What Went Wrong?

Nelson Blackley

With a population of 127 million, an extremely high per capita income and still one of the world’s largest economies, Japan has been an attractive overseas market for retailers since the 1990’s. However, Walmart has now become the latest foreign retailer to retreat from Japan. Walmart Inc. is selling most of Japanese retailer Seiyu to KKR & Co. and Rakuten Inc. in a deal that values the supermarket chain at 172.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion), as the U.S. giant retreats from its two-decade atte

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How Kraft Heinz and Relentless Trade Achieve Success

RepslyBlog

If you missed our webinar on “How Kraft Heinz and Relentless Trade Achieve Success,” fear no more! We’ve recapped last week’s conversation which gave an inside look at how these two CPG industry leaders are driving their retail execution and why they made strategic investments in technology. The webinar featured Shayne Kelly , retail sales manager at Kraft Heinz Canada , and Wade Duke , CEO & co-founder of Relentless Trade Solutions , who both shared stories from the field and how technology

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

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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The Ultimate Guide To An Effective Retail Store Management

RetailMinded

As you manage a retail store, you know that you’re constantly confronted with the challenge of dealing with customer expectations. Aside from your customers, you also have to deal with your stocks and inventory, employees, accounting, and other aspects of day-to-day business operations. With good retail store management, you can address current and adjacent issues for smoother business transactions and operations.

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How to Properly Design Product Packaging

RetailMinded

Product packaging often plays an important role in customer decisions. The packaging of a particular product often communicates much more than the actual product itself, such as your business’s values to your customers. Product packaging is the first thing people see when they look at your product, and as such it’s an important aspect of marketing. The overall look and feel of any packaging are very important as it can influence your potential customer. .

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