Design Week
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Fortum & Mason’s Piccadilly store has conjured up eight festive window displays, depicting wholesome Christmas traditions to evoke themes of “merriment and memory-making” Designed in-house, each window presents extremely detailed scenes, from sending hampers and decorating baubles to gift wrapping and making a flaming Christmas pudding.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Lendlease’s Australian Prime Property Fund Retail is set to sell its Caneland Central mall in Mackay, Queensland to Sentinel Property Group for approximately $280 million. Caneland Central, the region’s largest shopping centre at 65,964sqm, is anchored by Myer, Coles, Woolworths, Target, and Big W, and home to a variety of mini-majors and businesses.
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Retail Focus
DECEMBER 6, 2022
The elves have taken over the LEGO store on 5th Avenue, New York. The Christmas window scheme features a creative production line including cranes, cogs, rocket boosters and an x-ray machine. The scheme by Harlequin Design features animatronics and lighting effects which add to the festive feel. Hand-crafted elves’ future throughout the scheme producing LEGO chimneys in time for Christmas. 1 of 5.
All Work
DECEMBER 7, 2022
There is a growing demand to deliver technologically advanced workplaces in a humane and timeless manner. Smart offices are the need of the hour. . Humanistic strategies include designing workplaces for the well-being of people, responding to the new requirements of COVID guidelines, ergonomics, universal accessibility and biophilia, through the use of technology. .
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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.
VMS
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Shrink is growing at many retailers, including Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.), whose CEO says such theft could lead to higher prices and closed stores. “Theft is an issue. It’s higher than what it has historically been,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Tuesday on CNBC ’s “Squawk Box.”. “We’ve got safety measures, security measures that we’ve put in place by store location.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Healthy quick-service restaurant Greenstreat is rapidly expanding its retail presence. It is set to open a new location in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond, with the goal of opening two more Melbourne locations – in Fitzroy and the CBD – within six months. Greenstreat was founded by brothers Jackson and Jesse McGrath, who grew up making salad dressings, sauces and glazes with their family, and selling the products at markets across Australia’s east coast.
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Talking Retail
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats (MCD&T) has announced the launch of Galaxy Milk Chocolate and Galaxy Orange Digestive Biscuits. The new biscuits combine the everyday familiarity of a digestive biscuit, with a half coating of Galaxy milk chocolate. Michelle Frost, general manager for Mars Chocolate Drinks and Treats, said: “One in three households consume chocolate.
Hunton Andrews Kurth
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The FTC announced that it will hold an open meeting on December 14 during which the agency will vote to publish a Federal Register notice commencing a regulatory review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (“Green Guides”). The commonly followed Guides , which were last updated in 2012, set forth: (1) general principles that apply to all environmental marketing claims; (2) how consumers are likely to interpret particular claims and how marketers can substantiate these clai
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Consumers are the driving force behind a constantly changing, fragmented and evolving e-commerce landscape. To understand the way they shop online today, ChannelAdvisor , a complete multichannel solution for brands and retailers, recently surveyed more than 5000 global consumers across Australia, the US, the UK, France and Germany in partnership with global research firm Dynata. .
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 6, 2022
A stylishly executed set of windows shine out across one of London’s most well-loved shopping streets, encased in colourful Christmas lights, with three grand trees to peek under, inside the Coach split-level store. The mechanised pair of nutcrackers stand proudly within the front windows, moving back and forth and side to side, as they offer up-wrapped gifts and a roll of ribbon to passersby.
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
Talking Retail
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Plans are underway for a convenience store and petrol station in Guildford to get a new look as it passes hands from one independent retailer to another. Thousands of pounds worth of food and other goods will be donated to North Guildford Foodbank, The Hive, and The Salvation Army as part of changes to the. This story continues at Guildford c-store and petrol station to reopen with new look.
Design Wanted
DECEMBER 8, 2022
An esthetic that combines impressive thoughtfulness with new technologies and surprising materials – these are the principles that have guided the work of Welsh industrial designer […]. The post 10 iconic designs by Ross Lovegrove appeared first on DesignWanted.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages, union leaders and staff said, a move likely to hurt the iPhone maker’s sales and services in the country. The less than two-day strike by about 200 of Apple’s roughly 4000 employees in Australia comes as the US tech giant faces disruptions due to worker unrest in its main iPhone plant in China.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 5, 2022
This year’s MAPIC hosted over 5,000 participants, including exhibitors and participants from 75 countries. Whilst European exhibitors maintained a strong presence, the growing importance of the Middle East and Asia was reflected in the growing number of exhibitors and participants from these geographies, including those from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Uzbekistan.
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.
Talking Retail
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Shoplifting is increasing worldwide, according to retail artificial intelligence specialist Scanwatch. The technology company added that self-checkouts are being particularly targeted, including by first-time shoplifters who have no criminal background. Scanwatch said UK retailers had reported an 18% rise in theft in the second half of this year, while US National Retail Federation figures indicate.
VMS
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Luxury jeweler Cartier (Paris) has opened its third boutique in Amsterdam, at P.C. Hooftstraat 129. Studio Parisien oversaw the boutique’s design inside and out, inspired and supported by local Dutch talents. The boutique’s ceramic façade, designed by Amsterdam-based artist Eva Crebolder, is inspired by the perfect imperfections of the city’s canal houses.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Recently, Havaianas , the Brazilian flip-flop brand, pledged to collect and recycle 10 per cent of the flip-flops it sells in the Asia Pacific region by 2030 as part of its ReCycle initiative. Havaianas said the move is part of a broader strategic goal towards achieving a more sustainable future. By 2030, all of the brand’s mono-brand stores in Asia will have collection boxes, making recycling flip-flops easy for customers.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Working with Harlequin Design , Milan-based fashion designer Giuseppe di Morabito has launched a monochromatic retail space in the world-famous Harrods Department store. Giuseppe di Morabito (born in 1992) founded his eponymous brand in Milan in 2015. The brand’s style plays with a sense of elegant bizarreness, the art of tailoring in different shapes and forms: the garments vary from ready-to-wear to the more sophisticated.
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
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Design studio UXUS has collaborated with long-standing client McDonalds on a restaurant designed around a new service proposition which looks to meet the changing habits of its customers. The small-format test restaurant has several new features designed to provide McDonalds’ digital customers further convenience when using the Drive Thru, pick-up and delivery services.
VMS
DECEMBER 4, 2022
An 11-block slice of New York’s Fifth Avenue has displaced a shopping district in Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive street on which to rent retail space. That’s according to real estate consulting firm Cushman & Wakefield’s newly released “ Main Streets Across the World ” report, which said rents on Fifth Avenue (between 49th and 60th streets) averaged $2,000 per square foot/per year.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Welcome to the second episode of The Future of Food, a three-part video series which explores how the grocery sector is likely to change in the next few years. If you missed the first episode, click here to check it out. In this episode, we speak to industry expert and Ecom Nation co-founder Mal Chia about how food delivery has changed in the last few years, what it will look like in the future, and why so many rapid delivery businesses are collapsing.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 7, 2022
The Dior Bond Street Christmas installation shares a journey made of revelation, imagination and reflection, where heritage and inventiveness meet. Harlequin Design worked with the famous French Fashion House to create a spectacular display that celebrates the Cruise collection. The façade of the store is adorned with a monumental installation showcasing Dior’s compass rose, lucky stars and scintillating flowers that illuminate Bond Street and guides visitors to the window display below.
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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group
DECEMBER 9, 2022
The word festival comes from the Latin festa , which translates directly into the English word feast. The original purpose of a feast was to commemorate a religious holiday (or holy day), which is a day set apart. We still celebrate holidays with special dinners, take Thanksgiving as an example. Of course, as time went on, festivals expanded their meaning to include events celebrating communities that revolve around any topic imaginable.
Talking Retail
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Energy drink brand Rockstar has entered a new Xbox partnership, which includes bespoke limited edition cans, unmissable Xbox prizes, and a trail 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership. Available until 31 December, limited-edition cans will feature bold artwork from the three iconic games: Halo Infinite, Fallout and Elder Scrolls Online. Each can includes a QR.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 6, 2022
National Footwear Retail Association (NFRA) has merged with the retail peak body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA). The national body currently represents over 100,000 shopfronts or online stores nationwide and almost two-thirds of Australia’s $360 billion retail sector. ARA CEO Paul Zahra welcomed new members and said: “Whilst the NFRA has a strong history of more than 60 years in representing independent footwear retailers, the ARA has long been a supporter of achieving a single, str
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 9, 2022
There has been a steady rise in e-commerce and online retail sales. The online sales sector has become a major component of modern business and online entrepreneurship. This article looks at how cryptocurrencies are changing online retail and e-commerce. The rise of e-commerce driven by crypto. Both retailers and consumers alike have been driven by the increase in the simplicity in which e-commerce and online retailing can be engaged in.
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
VMS
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Birkenstock (Neustadt, Germany) has opened its fourth company-owned store in the U.S. and second in California, Footwear News reports. Located within the Marin Country Mart in Larkspur, Calif., the store’s design showcases the brand’s history and features core materials of cork, felt and leather, coupled with white oak to create a bright, refined space.
Design Wanted
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Located in Milan, the capital of design, the Kartell Museo embodies true Made in Italy historical designs, revolutionary innovations, and avant-garde products that have been recognized […]. The post Lorenza Luti: “For Kartell, innovation is the driving force behind its creativity and success” appeared first on DesignWanted.
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Australian fashion designer Camilla Franks has picked up some screen time on the cult comedy-drama series, The White Lotus. The designer’s looks were first worn by the series’ protagonist Tanya McQuoid, played by Hollywood actress Jennifer Coolidge in the first season. And having collaborated with costume designer Alex Bovaird, Franks has since been invited as a ‘friend-of-the-crew’ extra in a decadent party scene episode that airs this week.
Retail Focus
DECEMBER 9, 2022
YOOBIC , the innovator of the all-in-one Frontline Employee Experience Platform, today announced the launch of YOOBIC Communities, a powerful expansion of the YOOBIC app designed to enable companies with frontline workers to drive engagement and give employees a shared space to build collaboration, camaraderie, and a sense of common purpose. The feature launch cements YOOBIC’s place as the premiere Frontline Employee Experience Platform (FEXP) for today’s most demanding distributed enterprises
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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