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pops of blue & yellow emerge from burdifilek’s hyundai seoul sculptural retail interior

Design Boom

the project transcends traditional retail philosophy to offer a unique perspective on how common experiences like shopping can be greatly enhanced. . The post pops of blue & yellow emerge from burdifilek’s hyundai seoul sculptural retail interior appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Kogan to enter insurance market with QBE

Inside Retail

Australian e-commerce retailer Kogan has branched into insurance through a new long-term agreement with OBE Insurance. Kogan has a number of subsidiary business divisions under its brand and this new addition will have QBE provide customers with home, motor and CTP insurance under the Kogan label. The insurance products will be underwritten by QBE and Kogan will earn a commission on sales of its policies.

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Trading overseas? It can be smooth sailing for SME retailers that do their research

Retail Focus

For many SME retailers, the thought of scaling their businesses to enter new markets has many perceived barriers, particularly if you’re managing multiple roles within your business from stock procurement to marketing, quality control and customer services. Finding the capacity and headspace to research your options might not be at the top of your to-do list, but it’s not as challenging as you might think….

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Six Cinquième crafts an adaptable logo for TV show Revenge of the Black Best Friend

Design Week

Montreal-based studio Six Cinquième has branded new television show Revenge of the Black Best Friend (RBBF), with an adaptable logo designed to be “worn with pride by fans” In collaboration with the show’s creator Amanda Parris and a producer, the studio worked on the RBBF’s visual identity and strategy. [link].

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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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DDAA honors pottery-making heritage of hasami-cho with ‘maruhiro’ porcelain store

Design Boom

DDAA surrounds the maruhiro porcelain flagship store and museum with a park, open as a gathering space for all lovers of pottery making. The post DDAA honors pottery-making heritage of hasami-cho with ‘maruhiro’ porcelain store appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.

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Australian online spending has almost doubled since pre-Covid era

Inside Retail

Australian households spent $62.3 billion buying physical goods online last year, according to data published by Australia Post today. The Inside Australian Shopping Report says online purchases have almost doubled pre-pandemic levels recording a 12.3 per cent increase compared to the previous period. Four in five Australian households shopped online last year across a broad range of retailers and categories.

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Picks of the month: design events to catch in April

Design Week

A Dundee’s series of drop-in sessions are a chance for families to learn more about the museum’s design projects, set within the site’s studios. This month, people of all ages will be able to learn about playscapes, mazes and other sensory spaces. The theme is inspired by V&A Dundee’s installation Listening to Joy, an interactive playground by Yinka Ilori.

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UNDERSTANDING RETAIL THROUGH THE LENS OF GEN Z CONSUMERS

RetailMinded

For the past decade or so, many brands have been faced with the challenge of managing their own digital transformation, while simultaneously scrambling to serve the needs of an increasingly digital savvy, growing millennial audience – generally accepted as the first internet-fixated generation. After two decades, however, the millennial generation is beginning to slip into the annals of retail, a thing of the past, set to be replaced as the generation that preceded it.

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Subway appoints new Australia and New Zealand chief

Inside Retail

Global fast-food restaurant Subway has appointed Shane Bracken as country director for its Australia and New Zealand operations. He replaces Scott Buckman who held this role since January this year. Bracken will be responsible for driving brand evolution and increasing the profit and market share of the company in the post-Covid climate. Prior to this, Bracken held senior leadership positions in food and packaging companies such as Kerry Taste & Nutrition and Detmold Packaging with expertise

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SIT Furniture Design Award: these are the winners of the 2nd edition

Design Wanted

The SIT Furniture Design Award was created to recognize the efforts of talented international furniture designers, interior designers, and decorators who use furniture in the design […]. The post SIT Furniture Design Award: these are the winners of the 2nd edition appeared first on DesignWanted.

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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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Design inspiration: our favourite projects from March

Design Week

March was B Corp month – an annual campaign designed to celebrate and raise awareness around all things B Corp (the certification means business are meeting high standards of social and environmental measures). London consultancy Nice and Serious teamed up with Falmouth studio King and Sparrow and Innocent’s in-house team on a campaign which aimed to highlight the work of the over 4.

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6 Acrylic Display Examples to Boost Product Sales

Instore Design

Your product is amazing on its own, no doubt. But with the help of a custom acrylic display, you can make your product demand attention from shoppers—while highlighting exactly the benefits and features you want your customers to focus on. So, what is acrylic, exactly? Acrylic is a type of clear plastic that’s common in retail displays. Its versatility is practically unrivaled, and it’s far more durable (not to mention, easier to ship and assemble) than glass.

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Behind the launch of Bonds Home: ‘People want to express themselves’

Inside Retail

Famous for its underwear and loungewear, Bonds recently launched its first ever range of homewares. Here, the brand’s head of marketing Kelly McBride shares the thinking behind the launch, and whether any other new product categories are on the horizon. . Inside Retail : Tell me about the decision to enter the homewares category. Where did the idea come from, and what was involved in launching it?

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The SBID International Design Awards is open for 2022 entries!

Design Wanted

Set to champion the world’s most skilled and accomplished creative professionals as the UK’s home for interior design excellence, the SBID will celebrate another year of […]. The post The SBID International Design Awards is open for 2022 entries! appeared first on DesignWanted.

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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 Design Museum’s football exhibition tackles the world’s most popular sport

Design Week

The Design Museum’s new exhibition opens with some impressive statistics about its subject. Around the world, some 265 million people play football regularly. It’s estimated that 3.5 billion people (over half the world’s population) watched the 2018 World Cup. Even without those figures, the love for the football is obvious – reaching a fever pitch in England last summer with the Euros final.

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The 1.5-Degree Goal Is All But Dead

Robinson Meyer

The world’s most ambitious climate goal—to keep the planet’s average temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above its preindustrial level—is still technically feasible. Technically. There is not yet so much greenhouse-gas pollution in the atmosphere that avoiding 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming has become impossible, on paper. But it is now, in practice, probably impossible to achieve.

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Eatertainment concept to anchor Aurora Melbourne Central

Inside Retail

Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise Berhad has signed a 15-year tenancy agreement with Aurora Melbourne Central precinct to open a first-of-its-kind table tennis and dining-based entertainment concept. Called Paddle Battle, the new ‘eatertainment’ venue will take up a 1680sqm retail area on the lower ground floor of the 86-storey tower.

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Masiero’s Posy collection by Sara Moroni is a celebration of nature

Design Wanted

Just in time for Spring—interior designer Sara Moroni has unveiled Posy, a striking lighting collection for Italian lighting specialists Masiero. “The name “Posy”, from the English […]. The post Masiero’s Posy collection by Sara Moroni is a celebration of nature appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

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

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Morphy Richards rebrands to honour “the tension of form and function”

Design Week

London consultancy Otherway has overhauled the branding for Morphy Richards, in an attempt to resist the “sea of sameness” in the household electrics market. Morphy Richards was co-founded by product engineer Donal Morphy and his business partner Charles Richards in 1936. Since then, the company has sold an ever-growing range of household appliances, from kettles to toasters and coffee machines.

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Theatro Expands Globally with Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) to Create Memorable Customer Experiences

Theatro

DALLAS – April 5, 2022 – Theatro , pioneers of the world’s first voice-controlled Mobile Communications Platform connecting employees to resources across their enterprise, announced its global expansion of Theatro services with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service. The pilot partnership began in November 2018 with three Exchange locations and has grown to 28 locations with over 4,300 subscribers worldwide.

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Uniqlo to launch collab with New York fashion label Theory

Inside Retail

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo is to bring its collection with New York-based fashion brand Theory to Australia this month. The Uniqlo x Theory AW 2021 collection, following a black and white colour scheme, features items with neutral designs and can be worn in different climates. The lineup includes skirts, minimal shirt jackets, and double-pleated pants.

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A columnar shape define Vanco Design’s grecian inspired baskets

Design Wanted

Column is a collection of baskets with a strikingly simple design that consists of two round and two rectangular baskets, both in small and large models. […]. The post A columnar shape define Vanco Design’s grecian inspired baskets appeared first on DesignWanted.

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

Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.

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Ticketing platform Dice’s rebrand hopes to capture the “emotion of live events”

Design Week

Ticketing platform Dice has revealed a rebrand, introducing a “confident and approachable” mascot called The Fan. Dice was set up in 2014, in the hope of streamlining the ticket-buying process and avoiding ticket touts. It was co-founded with Ustwo, though the London-based consultancy has since stopped working with the music app. The rebrand has been led by Dice’s in-house creative team.

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New & Notable in Major Retailers: March Update

Bay Cities

Want to learn about today's consumers' wants, needs, and goals while also gleaning insights into potential partnerships with major national retailers?

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April Fools’ Day: worth the effort, or a waste of time?

Inside Retail

In the age of social media, it can feel like a marketer’s job is never done. There are new platforms to join, memes to know, and trends to participate in, not to mention major retail events, such as Black Friday, Mother’s Day and other recurring holidays to promote. And yet, year after year, many brands make the time to come up with an April Fools’ Day prank. .

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Top 10 Technology Investments Online Merchants In US Are Banking On For 2022

RetailMinded

A new study revealed: Social media marketing (32%), e-commerce software (31%), email marketing (29%), retail operations (26%) and online payments (24%) score highly. 63% of US brands plan to increase investment in retail software in 2022. Only 1% will decrease their investment. “The pandemic has been like a meteor hitting the retail sector, and software investment decisions are now reflecting a need for agility in a volatile environment”, says Stuart Pick, VP Global Alliances at Brightpearl.

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Loyalty 101: How To Turn Browsers Into Buyers For Lasting Engagement

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.

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What's Got You in a Mood?

Onyx

HOW THE COLOR OF YOUR SPACE IS AFFECTING YOUR MOOD When you get that urge for change and you want to redesign your room, choosing a color should be the first thing to consider. Your mood can easily be shifted based on the colors that surround you. Warm colors, those in the red and yellow families, have a stimulating effect. Colors in the blue and green families, known as cool colors, have a calming effect.

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The Traverse drone is your own personal running coach in the sky

Design Wanted

The Traverse concept was designed as a drone coach for runners and comes with an app as well as a pendant that users wear whilst on […]. The post The Traverse drone is your own personal running coach in the sky appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Period underwear goes premium: How Femmze aims to disrupt femcare

Inside Retail

Rebecca Quade started her career in marketing and PR for luxury brands, so when she decided to launch her own line of period underwear, Femmze, there was no question it would be a premium product. She spent over three years sourcing the fabric (luxury stretch cotton), perfecting the fit (brief, boyleg and g-string) and establishing the right visual language and tone of voice before launching the brand online last month.

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Loro Piana, London

Retail Store Windows

We normally see quite creative windows at this brand although we're not entirely sure about this scheme? The brand are not normally this graphic-led in their installations and tend to work rather more three-dimensionally so this scheme is quite the curveball. Great colours though. Check out our fantastic sponsors below for incredible Visual Merchandising solutions or click on the banners on the side of the main page at www.retailstorewindows.com Don't forget you can also join our community and u

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How Retailers Are Transforming Customer Experiences with Data & AI

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.