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North’s identity for a moving image museum is inspired by “screen culture”

Design Week

London-based studio North has created the new visual identity for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) to accompany the museum’s $40m (£22m) transformation. The work includes a new wordmark, a range of digital assets as well as physical merchandise like tote bags and reusable cups. Based in Melbourne, ACMI is dedicated to moving image from the world of film, video games, digital culture and art.

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Atelier L2 creates modular wooden interiors for Ateliers des Capucins

Dezeen

Rennes studio Atelier L2 has installed 20 wooden boxes as modular units for shops, exhibitions and hospitality businesses inside Ateliers des Capucins, a covered square in a 19th-century arsenal in Brest, France. The Ateliers des Capucins has been shortlisted for a Dezeen Awards 2020 in the large workspace interior category. The studio's brief was to design a number of shells in order to create an interior street with two floors inside the historical arsenal building, covering 5,000 square metre

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Inside the Minds of Retail Entrepreneurs

RetailMinded

The ill-fated Retail Apocalypse kicked into high gear in 2010 and has been unrelenting ever since. The accelerated pace of retail store closures is due in no small part to the rampant and pervasive effects of the novel coronavirus. The global pandemic brought the most powerful economies to their knees, wiping out trillions of dollars, and maintaining suppressed levels of activity throughout 2020. .

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Loja Wentz Store / Felipe Hess Arquitetos

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

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.

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Einride launches self-driving electric freight truck

Design Week

Swedish start-up Einride has unveiled a range of Autonomous Electric Transport (AET) vehicles which are piloted remotely and hope to transform the world of freight mobility. Featuring an electric drivetrain but no driver’s cab, the vehicle seeks to both reduce freight costs and improve sustainability. The truck is equipped with cameras, lidar and radar technology so that it has a “360-degree of its surroundings” This means that it has no blind spots or dead angles, according to

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Mythology crafts warm plywood interiors for Shen beauty store in Brooklyn

Dezeen

Plywood covers almost every surface in this store that creative studio Mythology has designed for beauty retailer Shen in Brooklyn , New York. Shen 's new retail space is nestled in Brooklyn's Cobble Hill neighbourhood and measures 1,550 square feet. The former store of the beauty retailer – which is known for selling a roster of independent makeup and skincare brands – had been located in the nearby area of Carroll Gardens and featured a mix of white and lavender-pink walls.

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4 Ways to Elevate In-Store Promotions

RepslyBlog

In today’s world of retail, CPG companies spend on average up to nearly one-third of its revenue on trade promotions, and for good reason – it’s an easy and great differentiator to set themselves apart from competing brands. A ccording to the PwC, w hen executed properly promotions can add 10-15 percent to the bottom line. But without mastering the art of promotions, it can certainly come with a heavy cost.

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Glengoyne whisky identity overhauled in “unhurried” rebrand by Taxi Studio

Design Week

Bristol-based Taxi Studio has redesigned the identity for Scottish whisky Glengoyne, in an attempt to draw out the distillery’s “heritage and personality” Glengoyne Distillery was founded in 1833 in Dumgoyne, northern Scotland. It produces single malt whiskey, in a variety of age ranges. “Respectful rejuvenation” The new crest Taxi Studio creative director Karl Wills tells Design Week that the brand update aimed to be a “respectful rejuvenation” The bran

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Minimal interiors of Bodice store in New Delhi champions slow fashion

Dezeen

Bodice founder Ruchika Sachdeva has designed the pared-back interiors of the womenswear brand's store in New Delhi to counter the "more, new and now" culture of fast fashion. Bodice 's flagship is located in New Delhi's affluent Vasant Kunj neighbourhood, occupying a building on the same site as the brand's design studio. Sachdeva took on the task of designing the interiors of the store herself, setting out to create a simple, thoughtful space that would encourage customers to "think more cons

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Halloween Display Basics: Re-purposing Mannequins, Clothing Racks, and More

Scrube

According to the National Retail Federation , 2020 saw $8 billion in Halloween spending—a number that was predicted to drop slightly (to $8.8 billion) in 2019. These numbers are good news for Halloween stores, but what about retailers that aren’t selling Halloween-specific wares? As an apparel retailer, you’re better situated than you might imagine to capitalize on spending for this spooky holiday.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

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

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Going Paper(less) Presentation for PMPA Webinar

Global Shop

Recently, Global Shop Solutions was invited to deliver a four-part presentation in the Precision Machined Products Association’s Technical Tuesday webinars on the new manufacturing environment and opportunities to be touchless. The first installment of the series “Going Paper(less)” was hosted by our Senior ERP Consultant Brady Stevens.

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In-house teams: how Duolingo designs to make language education “universal”

Design Week

“Our team is pretty special, I think – you don’t often get this level of focus on design in tech companies,” says Ryan Sims, vice president of design at “gamified” language learning app Duolingo. “It gives us an incredible ability to tell stories and create moments for our users.” Duolingo is the brainchild of Luis von Ahn, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, US, and his former graduate student Severin Hacker.

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Can Self-Service Kiosks Offer Support In Today’s Retail Conditions?

Frank Mayer

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began dominating headlines earlier this year, retailers and brands have been forced to demonstrate agility when meeting new customer expectations. More than ever, the transformed consumer now counts on operational supply chains, accessibility, and arguably most important, enhanced safety standards. While retail stores strategize short-term goals to meet health regulations, maintain stocked shelves, and keep doors open, many are also considering the impact a changed cu

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The Cashless Controversy: How Fintechs Can Be Both Innovative and Inclusive

RetailMinded

By: Steve Villegas, VP of Payment Partnerships, North America at PPRO. The pandemic has created many new, unforeseen challenges for people around the world. Most of the issues dominating headlines and our collective headspace existed well before the pandemic. But now, in a world that feels like it’s been turned upside down, they have been exacerbated.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

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.

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UK Retail’s ‘Golden Quarter’

Nelson Blackley

(Please note that some of the content of this post has previously been published in my comments over the past three days to both Retail Assist and the Nottingham Post ). Whatever happens over the coming three months, this ‘Golden Quarter’ for UK retail is going to be completely different, and for all sorts of reasons. The new restrictions for much of England introduced from today (Wednesday 14 October) don’t directly impact the ability of all retailers to continue trade (as most have been doing

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The rebrand of American convenience store Casey’s honours its “small-town roots”

Design Week

Interbrand’s New York office has created a new visual identity for convenience store Casey’s, which “signals the brand’s future as well as its small-town roots” The chain originally opened as a service station in 1959 in Iowa. It has now expanded its offerings and operates over 2,200 stores in the midwestern and southern states of the US.

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Seasonal Impact with See-Through Vision

Contra

It’s that time of year when retailers are preparing their stores for that key festive period, this year retailers will need signage to not only advertise their holiday deals but also to communicate key safety messages to holiday shoppers. This year, with COVID-19 still affecting us all, being able to see how many people are inside stores and how many are waiting to enter is of prime importance.

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Top tips from designers on finding work during uncertain times

Design Week

The past year has presented many challenges for those working in the creative industry, as widespread cuts resulted in less work and job losses. Combined with continued uncertainty about lockdown, many designers have struggled to find new work or stay in employment. A recent Design Week poll revealed that 48% of designers are worried about what the final few months of 2020 might bring.

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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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Design Week poll: half of designers still worried as uncertain winter looms

Design Week

A Design Week poll of readers has revealed that almost half of designers are worried about how the rest of the year will play out. Almost 100 designers responded to our latest business interruption survey – the third such survey Design Week has used to collected data on how the industry is faring during the coronavirus crisis. Now well over six months into the pandemic, it seems the design world is divided.

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