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MAY 13, 2021

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Retail Focus

MAY 10, 2021

Harrods celebrates 150 years of chocolate with the opening of the much-anticipated Chocolate Hall; concluding the final chapter of the four-year restoration of the Food Halls in Harrods ’ Knightsbridge store. . The Chocolate Hall is a breath-taking theatre of chocolate, with magical experiences and exciting products to suit all tastes and ages. Customers will be able to enjoy live demonstrations from Harrods own world-renowned chocolatiers, with fresh chocolate handcrafted in full view at the s

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Home World Design

MAY 11, 2021

This project was born from the need to expand a Fitness Center by creating a studio that would complement its two existing ones. Continue reading.

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Inside Retail

MAY 9, 2021

Customers in Greater Sydney shopping instore will no longer be required to wear masks, despite the fact the ‘missing link’ case has yet to be found, according to NSW Health. In an announcement revealing the extension of most of the city’s restrictions, NSW Health said as of Monday 10th, shoppers are no longer required to wear face masks – though public-facing retail staff must continue to do so.

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Talking Retail

MAY 10, 2021

Mars Petcare is rolling out a temporary pack design for its Dreamies cat treats range to support the LGBT Foundation, as part of its commitment to the LGBT+ community and their mental health. The design features the LGBT Foundation logo, their helpline number and the Pride rainbow, supported by in-store POS and digital advertising. The. This story continues at Mars Petcare supports LGBT+ community with Dreamies pack design.

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Retail Focus

MAY 11, 2021

In support of the capital’s creatives thriving through the pandemic, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City are hosting social media brands that originated as side hustles in 2020 to support small business as non-essential retail re-opens. With over 85,000 online businesses created since the start of the pandemic* and nearly three quarters (74%) of consumers wanting to see retailers adapt to their local areas, Westfield has brought the online offline to provide shoppers with a one-of-a-ki

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas is releasing its first collection of NFTs (non-fungible tokens) as it continues to invest in becoming a digital-first brand. . The nearly 60-year-old brand has commissioned a series of five digital artworks by the Brazilian artist and longtime Havaianas collaborator Adhemas Batista that will be auctioned off as NFTs on Wednesday, May 12.

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Talking Retail

MAY 10, 2021

Shopper confidence has risen to its highest level in the last five years, driven by the further easing of lockdown restrictions, a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases and the rapid rollout of the vaccination programme, says industry analyst IGD. Results for April from its shopper confidence index show shoppers increasingly focused on quality and ‘trading-up’, This story continues at Consumer confidence rises to highest level in five years.

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Retail Focus

MAY 11, 2021

Wren Kitchens , the fastest growing retailer on UK high streets as recognised by The Telegraph, has expanded its presence across the country with the opening of its 105th showroom at Durham City Retail Park. The former B&M unit has been completely transformed over a three-month period and has created 21 new jobs in the community including kitchen designers, managers and home surveyors.

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Retail Times

MAY 14, 2021

The Nation’s Favourite Coffee Shop, Costa Coffee, has today reopened one of its bustling London stores and welcomed back members of the local community for their favourite coffee. Situated in the residential district of West Hampstead, the store has received a fresh new look and feel and boasts a range of new enhanced digital features.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg has handed down a national budget worth billions of dollars with a focus on boosting the country’s digital economy, reskilling Australians for the jobs of the future, and on providing more cash for Aussies to spend through tax breaks. But, after a year of comparatively strong economic recovery, how do the new measures stack up for the retail industry?

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Talking Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Nisa partners across the UK are introducing the symbol group’s latest Meal for Tonight promotion, which enables consumers to serve up a taste of the orient for less. The mix and match event launches in stores today (12 May) and features a choice of Co-op vegetable stir fry bag; Mixed Vegetable, Rainbow Vegetable, Mushroom or. This story continues at Nisa partners provide consumers with a taste of the orient for less.

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Retail Focus

MAY 11, 2021

This summer, Selfridges will offer a wedding experience for couples looking for a non-traditional ceremony in a venue like no other. Over the last year, restrictions around ceremonies and receptions have halted or postponed over 150,000 couples’ plans – that’s over 60% of the number of weddings scheduled to happen in 2020. Newly engaged couples are struggling to find wedding venues, booked up far in advance.?

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Retail Times

MAY 14, 2021

Unibail-Rodamco Westfield (URW) announces a host of new retailer signings across leisure, dining, entertainment and fashion showcasing the breadth of offerings across the flagship destinations, which together attracted over 4.2 million visitors in the first month since reopening.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Global Retail Brands Australia (GRBA) is making an aggressive push into the home furnishings market with the launch of a new brand, House – Bed & Bath. The brand builds on GRBA’s House cooking, dining and entertaining stores with the introduction of bed linen, bath and living ranges. A new concept store opens at Doncaster Westfield shopping centre today, the first of two to open in Victoria this month, with more than 50 additional sites selected as part of a national roll-out.

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Talking Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Bestway Wholesale has unveiled plans to restructure its senior management team to bring Bestway Wholesale and Bestway Retail together, enabling it to “harness its growing scale and talent” The company has confirmed that Mike Hollis, formerly retail director of Costcutter, has been appointed as Bestway Retail director. Hollis will lead a new retail division focused.

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Retail Focus

MAY 14, 2021

Shaftesbury announces the launch of a one-off installation at the M·A·C global flagship store on Carnaby Street to celebrate the forthcoming collection; The Disney Cruella Collection by M·A·C. The unique installation will include an exterior wrap of the store, bathed in Cruella’s style, and the store interior will be transformed too, giving customers a taste of the all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious – and notoriously fashionable – vi

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Retail Times

MAY 10, 2021

Whilst economic uncertainty is making shoppers more sensitive to pricing and promotions in-store, younger demographics prove more loyal to branded purchases, the latest research from Pricer, the world’s most reliable provider of ESLs (Electronic Shelf Labels), reveals.

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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.

Consumer

Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Stronger spending intentions on COVID-hit sectors reflect broad economic recovery and base effects, according to combined CommBank and Google data for March. Australian households’ spending intentions for travel, entertainment and home-buying jumped in March 2021 as the economy extended its recovery from the COVID pandemic, the Commonwealth Bank Household Spending Intentions (HSI) series showed.

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Talking Retail

MAY 13, 2021

Spar UK will host its first virtual conference on 27 May 2021. The live event, which will be an opportunity for retailers and suppliers to hear from key personnel, will focus on innovation, growth and learning from the past year, and how Spar will invest in what it has learned going forward with retailers, suppliers. This story continues at Spar launches new virtual event.

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Retail Focus

MAY 14, 2021

Dazzling blooms and stunning floral landscapes take root as the Macy’s Flower Show ® brings a floral celebration of fortitude to Macy’s flagship store at Herald Square in New York. Give. Love. Bloom. will enchant floral aficionados as they explore over-the-top gardens both inside the flagship’s main floor, balcony level and famed windows and this year for the first time-ever with a special presentation at Herald Square Park.

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Retail Times

MAY 10, 2021

Global sports company Under Armour, distributed by Athlocity L.L.C across the Middle East, has over 30 brick and mortar stores in the region. In collaboration with Emakina, they will be expanding their consumer reach by adding an e-commerce platform to their sales channels Consumers across the region are some of the most connected and digitally aware in the world, therefore deploying an omni-channel retail ecosystem was a natural progression.

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Inside Retail

MAY 12, 2021

Expanding its partnership with IMG, Australia’s buy now pay later leader Afterpay will serve as the presenting sponsor at New York Fashion Week this September. The firm already acts as the title rights sponsor of Australia Fashion Week , which is also run by IMG, and will use this opportunity to support American designers and the US fashion industry.

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Talking Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Peperami has unveiled a new pack design and logo for its entire range of meat snacking products, in a move designed to “target a wider and younger demographic”. The design uses “fresh” photography and has a matte finish, achieving a “more contemporary style”, featuring the nutritional s of each product on the front of each. This story continues at Peperami targets younger consumers with updated pack design.

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Retail Focus

MAY 10, 2021

Moncler has opened a new Hong Kong boutique purely for its children’s wear range, Moncler Enfant. The store, at Ocean Terminal in the Harbour City shopping centre, is intended to continue to strengthen Moncler’s presence in the territory and the mall, complementing the brand’s flagship which opened at Harbour City in 2017. The 140sqm store is divided into two rooms featuring luxury decor and bold colour schemes, such as polka dots and red, orange and yellow colours.

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Retail Times

MAY 14, 2021

Lidl is celebrating the best of British brewers with its spring British Craft Beer Festival 2021, with prices starting from £1.29. This latest collection features 20 beers sourced from new and exclusive breweries located all over the UK, from Dundee in Scotland to Wales and North & South of England, meaning there is a pint for every palette.

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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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Inside Retail

MAY 10, 2021

On Thursday, Ikea will be launching a limited edition 10-piece clothing and accessories range in Australia, both online and in-stores. Could this be a publicity stunt or the beginnings of the Swedish furniture giant expanding into a lifestyle brand? . Ikea’s Efterträda collection debuted in Japan last year, then was released in Singapore, Thailand and South Korea, featuring t-shirts, hoodies, towels, water bottles, tote bags and key rings, adorned with the Ikea logo.

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Talking Retail

MAY 11, 2021

Cadbury is bringing back its on-pack promotion in partnership with Merlin Entertainment. The promotion is running for six months and offers shoppers the chance to win a free ticket to a range of UK attractions, including Alton Towers Resort, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Thorpe Park Resort and the Legoland Windsor Resort. It is running. This story continues at Cadbury brings back Merlin Entertainment on-pack promotion.

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Retail Focus

MAY 13, 2021

Landsec has announced that iconic British womenswear brand, Ghost London, has launched a new 1,624 sq ft unit at Gunwharf Quays, the brand’s first outlet store in the region. Located between global fashion retailers Belstaff and Calvin Klein, the Ghost London Gunwharf Quays outlet features the brand’s trademark contemporary vintage feel across all designs, including bridal and ready to wear clothing.

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VMS

MAY 10, 2021

RH (Corte Madera, Calif.), a.k.a Restoration Hardware Holdings, has opened a 70,000-square-foot, three-level retail concept in Dallas, according to a company press release. Beyond an in-house interior design firm and atelier, the new concept, which opened at The Gallery on Knox Street, includes a glass-encased, rooftop restaurant (featuring heritage olive trees), a landscaped park and a wine bar.

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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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