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Retail Design inspiration: Louis Vuitton flagship, New Bond Street

Barber Design

It’s a pure photo blog today with some picture from Lucy, who went for a good look around the newly reopened and refitted Louis Vuitton flagship store on New Bond Street last week. The store has been completely redesigned by American architect Peter Marino and rebuilt inside over the course of 14 months with a new ‘double helix’ staircase and original artworks from Jim Lambie, Tracey Emin and Josh Sperling dotted around the retail interior – garnished with a vast installa

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Sarah Hyndman: “Typography can be a tool for positive change”

Design Week

When Design Week catches up with Sarah Hyndman, she’s just coming to the end of a week’s stint at this year’s Adobe Max in LA. There, she has designed a multisensory installation in which she asks participants to associate the smell, sound, taste and feel of five different typefaces. “I’ve had a lot of people asking: ‘what on Earth are you doing?

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3 Ways to Simplify Your Retail Buildout

FC Dadson

Commercial buildouts are complicated projects. Lots of moving parts. Lots of deadlines and schedules. Lots of people, all working towards the same goal, but needing to stay on the same page.

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Tools and Tips to Transform Employees into Brand Experience Gurus

Natural Insight

The buzz hasn’t stopped about the spending power of one demographic: millennials. With over 80 million shoppers falling into this demographic, they clock in at spending power topping more than 600 billion dollars.

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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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Aesop Store Miami / Metro Arquitetos Associados

Arch Daily

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Christmas window displays 2019: bonsai trees, mince pie machines and more

Design Week

Selfridges. Selfridges adopted the Christmas spirit early this year – earlier, in fact, than any other department store in the world, it claims. This year’s “A Christmas for Modern Times” displays have been on display since 17 October. Windows have been themed around well-known fairy tales, with favourites like Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and the Princess and the Pea all being featured, but with a modern twist.

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3 Ways to Simplify Your Retail Buildout

FC Dadson

Commercial buildouts are complicated projects. Lots of moving parts. Lots of deadlines and schedules. Lots of people, all working towards the same goal, but needing to stay on the same page.

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Weekly Industry Brief: 11.5.2019

Fashion Retail Tech

Tuesday edition! Here is a recap of industry news from the last week. Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline. Brands + Retailers. StitchFix is giving deep into data for a more tailored experience. Fortune. Shopify now has 1 million businesses. Fast Company. J.C. Penney plots a comeback: less clutter, more yoga. The Wall Street Journal.

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Designers on Dark Mode: “I can’t see it going anywhere”

Design Week

“Some people swear by it, some people hate it, but ultimately now people have the choice, I can’t see Dark Mode going anywhere. Developers should be capitalising on this freedom of having different modes now that users have been freed from the traditional paper white display, not being stubborn and maintaining the old ways. Though it should be driven by rationale behind what is genuinely better for the user — such as more readable, lower contrast in low light — not just b

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Installation for Day of the dead in San Miguel

Crioll

Big news ! we are so excited about everything that is happening at the moment, a couple of months ago we started talking with Alex Medina, súper recognized fashion designer from our town in Mexico, about collaborating in some way. Well, today we begin this new project together: the pre-opening installation of what will become A store for the day of the Dead in Mexico, one of the most popular events in San Miguel de Allende.

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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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The W.E.B Du Bois infographics which challenged racism in 1900

Design Week

A new exhibition at London’s House of Illustration presents W.E.B. Du Bois’ body of infographics, which sought to “challenge pseudo-scientific racism” Du Bois, who is well-known for his sociological and historical writings, was a prominent figure among black protest leaders in America in the 20th century. He published his seminal book of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, in 1903 and co-founded the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People in 1909.

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Royal Mail unveils 2019 Christmas stamps

Design Week

Royal Mail has launched its 2019 Christmas stamp collection which this year features brightly coloured traditional Nativity scenes. The designs were developed by London-based Charlie Smith Design. The studio has previously worked with Royal Mail, creating a collection to celebrate Beatrix Potter’s 150 th birthday in 2016, as well as designing collectible products to accompany the Songbirds issue in 2017. “The Christmas stamps alternate each year between secular and religious designs,

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Microsoft Edge has a new logo

Design Week

The new Microsoft Edge logo Microsoft has revealed the updated logo for its internet browser, Microsoft Edge. The new logo coincides with the browser’s shift from running on in-house engines to using Google’s open-source Chromium project. The software company’s previous browser platform, Internet Explorer, launched in 1995 but was recently discontinued.

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Facebook reveals new corporate identity

Design Week

Facebook has unveiled its new corporate identity, which has been designed with branding consultants Saffron and typeface designers Dalton Maag. Although the Facebook company and the Facebook app still share a name, they now have different logos. The logo is now an uppercase wordmark. Facebook’s chief marketing officer, Antonio Lucio wrote in a blog post that the updated logo’s “custom typography and capitalization” distinguishes the Facebook company from the Facebook app,

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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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New Royal Academy exhibition rethinks the environment through design

Design Week

A new exhibition at the Royal Academy brings together creatives — across the fields of art, architecture and design — and presents their responses to the ongoing climate crisis. The exhibition, entitled Eco-Visionaries, is part of a project between five other museums across Europe, who are all responding to the same question: How are creative practitioners addressing climate change?

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Watchdog that calls out perceived Labour Party antisemitism rebranded

Design Week

Labour Against Antisemitism (LAAS), a group of Labour members that call out anti-Jewish sentiment within their party, has been given a new brand identity. London-based design studio, The Big A, developed the “digital-friendly” identity which includes a logo, merchandise and imagery across social media. LAAS is run by volunteers from within the Labour Party, and is independent from it.

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D&AD 2019 Impact award winners announced

Design Week

The 2019 D&AD Impact Award winners have been announced, with Ikea’s ThisAbles furniture design initiative and French manufacturers Dagoma’s Harmless Guns project winning the top Black Pencil prizes. Common among this year’s recipients were 3D printing and AI, with both aforementioned winners using the technologies in their entries.

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How design is changing the face of adult retail

Design Week

Since their popularisation in the 1960s, the face of British sex shops has changed considerably. Departing from dimly-lit stores and cast-down gazes, much of today’s adult retail industry is characterised by empowerment and community. Sarah Warby, CEO of Lovehoney. Judgement-free online communities. Without question, the most enabling development for this change in Britain’s adult retail industry has been the internet.

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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.