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Five Very Common Online Marketing Mistakes

RetailMinded

The online world is constantly evolving and expanding. Together with it, online marketing is improving. Unfortunately, the rate of evolution for online marketing was so high that we see so many common mistakes that are done literally every single day. . For every single business that invests in online marketing, it is very important to have a strategy and to avoid the very common mistakes highlighted below by Peter Kent Consulting. .

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Rebrand brings smile to Royal National Institute for Deaf People

Design Week

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) has rebranded with a new visual identity from London-based design studio Someone, which incorporates a smile device. The studio worked with the charity’s in-house design team and brand consultant Dan Dufour on the project which comprises a new logo, wordmark, bespoke illustrations and photography.

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Influencer Brands

Fashion Retail

Digital era, the long tail, streetwear, social media, pure players, business platforms, influencers, liquid design… these are some of the ingredients for cooking this article… Global volatility, from geopolitics to social instability, is the new normal. Companies in all industries need to adapt the way they manage their businesses in an ever changing landscape.

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What is Visual Merchandising and why is it important for your brand’s success?

Bish

What is Visual Merchandising and why is it important for your brand’s success? At Bish Creative, we believe first impressions matter. In the retail world, this could be the difference between a satisfied customer or a lost sale. To ensure your products are catching the eyes of your audience in the retail space they need … The post What is Visual Merchandising and why is it important for your brand’s success?

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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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Recycled aluminium cans decorate exterior of Daily Paper's first US store

Dezeen

Over 13,000 flattened aluminium cans decorate the facade of Dutch fashion label Daily Paper's inaugural shop in the US, which has opened in Manhattan, New York. The two-storey Daily Paper store spans 1,140 square feet (106 square metres) and occupies a prominent corner building in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The Daily Paper store occupies a corner plot in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

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Pentagram redesigns The New Republic to match its “forward-thinking content”

Design Week

Pentagram partner Eddie Opara has designed a new identity for The New Republic (TNR) magazine, which aims to “reflect its robust brand of liberal inquiry”, the studio says. The work includes a new brand identity, editorial work for the print magazine as well as a new look for the magazine’s digital platform and its sub brands. [link].

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Bish Creative – Retail Insights #12

Bish

???? Please enjoy our 12th Bish Retail Insights video featuring our Senior Account Managers, Lori and Kelly This week’s topic is how Bish’s project management team delivers successful end-results. Thanks for watching! The post Bish Creative – Retail Insights #12 appeared first on Bish Creative.

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Freitag's Sweat-Yourself-Shop is a tiny factory for making bags

Dezeen

Swiss brand Freitag has created a shop in Zurich, which is a "micro-factory" where customers can help make their own bag out of recycled tarpaulins. Named Sweat-Yourself-Shop, the interactive retail space on Grüngasse was designed by Freitag to take their existing customisation options one step further. Freitag bags are made of recycled truck tarpaulins.

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Picks of the month: the best design events of November

Design Week

Online festival: Design Manchester. The annual Manchester-based festival is “going global, while staying local” this year, with commissions targeting the current (not inconsiderable) industry challenges. While events will be held online, the celebration of design has partnered with international groups from Berlin to Barcelona. There’s the Go Global, Stay Local workshop online interactive experience, held via Patrick Thomas and Jonathan Auch’s Open Collab platform.

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How Do You Choose the Right ERP Applications for Your Manufacturing Business?

Global Shop

ERP software is a tool that many manufacturers use to manage important business activities and operations such as their shop floors, customer relationships, financials, and more. ERP can enhance a variety of different areas in your manufacturing business, improve your bottom line, reduce your operational costs, upgrade your processes, increase accuracy and more.

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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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#RetailProphetAMA: How To Execute Experiences

Retail Prophet

In a post-pandemic retail world, the story a brand tells and how it tells it is more important than ever. When Rachel Shechtman launched STORY in 2011, she did so with the belief that retail held the potential to be about more than the transaction – it could serve as a channel for branded and community-based storytelling. STORY offered the point of view of a magazine, changed like a gallery, and sold things like a store.

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Chanel, London

Retail Store Windows

As you can see, it was no easy task capturing this scheme with the might of Louis Vuitton across the road and their giant digital screens in the reflection of the glass here at Chanel. You can however hopefully see that the brand have installed a large format graphic broken down in to smaller banners in a gravitational format which forms the backdrop to the product.

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Furlough update: What designers need to know for lockdown 2.0

Design Week

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) – also known as the furlough scheme – will continue into December, the government has announced. Prior to this weekend, the scheme was slated to end. In its place, the government planned to institute the Job Support Scheme (JSS). But in line with a rise in coronavirus cases and deaths, further lockdown measures have been announced for England.

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Ways to Manage Excess Inventory in this New Age of Retail

RetailMinded

The end of the year is a time for clearing out junk from the attic, reorganizing stockpiles and, for retailers, completing assessments of leftover inventory. And while Q4 always shines light on what’s left on the racks, COVID-19 has created a series of complex challenges and roadblocks of excess inventory for apparel brands, both manufacturers and retailers.

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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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Funding opportunities for designers this winter

Design Week

NHSX – AI in Healthcare Award. Who? NHSX is the National Health Service’s technology arm, which seeks to implement digital and data-driven solutions in healthcare. What? This is the second round of funding being made available for its AI in Health Care Award. This latest round is particularly interested in products that are at phases three or four, meaning they are ready to support the first real-world tests in health and social care settings, or which need to generate early clinical

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Toy designer Tom Karen: “Pleasing objects are what I live for”

Design Week

Because of a meticulous study of form and detail of his toy collection, Tom Karen says he could identify 12 different makes of car by the age of two. Even today aged 94, his impressive memory and dedication to detail means he can recall and draw the beloved die-cast Water Line model warships of his youth. The models were the only toys he was permitted to bring with him as his family fled Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the run up to the Second World War.

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Finding work: Lessons from the 2008 financial crash

Design Week

Back in 2008 MySpace was on the way out, Facebook was on the way in, the world had just discovered the iPhone and Obama was giving Americans hope. It was a time of great flux but set against a backdrop of crippling global recession. For me personally it was a time of questionable haircuts and sartorial decisions, and professionally the worst time to have graduated.

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Secret 7” reveals sleeve designs from Jean Jullien, Morag Myerscough and Anish Kapoor

Design Week

Secret 7”, the anonymous record sleeve design competition, has named the creatives behind this year’s work which include Morag Myerscough, Jean Jullien and Anish Kapoor. The annual competition takes seven tracks from music artists and presses them into seven-inch vinyls 100 times. It then asks 700 creatives to design a unique sleeve for the records.

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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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This educational app creates AR statues of black figures from history

Design Week

An educational app has been launched which aims to teach young people about black narratives by creating Augmented Reality (AR) statues of black figures and plaques honouring them. History Bites has been initiated by UK charity Black Learning Achievement and Mental Health (BLAM) as a way to “teach young people about the individuals who fought for the freedom of black people”, the charity says.

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Sunderland Future Living Expo identity is a “window into the future”

Design Week

Studio Blackburn has designed the identity for the Sunderland Future Living Expo to represent “the city’s determination to look to the future” The Sunderland Future Living Expo will take place in 2023. The event aims to explore how the world will be living in the future, with a focus on greener and smarter housing area development.

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Cos, London

Retail Store Windows

We included Gina earlier this week with they wonderful mix of materials incorporated into their windows along Mount street. Here at Cos, on Regent st. there is a similar kind of vibe with possible Architectural references and maybe a part of the reconstructed legacy trend for 20/21 with influences which celebrate the future although with a nod to the past.

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We don’t design to make “trash and money”: A Mexican design guide

Design Week

“Design does not only happen in urban areas, and more people are looking to rural communities to understand processes and materials than ever before,” says Ana Elena Mallet, an independent curator of design in Mexico. “Our cultural heritage is very strong.” The heritage Mallet refers to is an extensive one – the written history of Mexico goes back three millennia, and indigenous civilisations have inhabited the land for some 13,000 years.

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🚀Future-Proof Your Salesforce B2C Commerce: Modernization Strategies Inside!

Outdated platforms are costing you sales. Legacy platforms like Salesforce SiteGenesis and SFRA can slow innovation, increase maintenance costs, and frustrate customers. This playbook provides a strategic roadmap to modernizing your Salesforce B2C Commerce platform using a composable approach to transition to faster, scalable, and flexible e-commerce solutions —without disrupting your business.