article thumbnail

MAPIC 2024: Highlights of the 2024 Edition

Retail Focus

Trends in the Commercial Investment Market The retail real estate market was a focal point of this years MAPIC, with a strong emphasis on investors perspectives regarding retail market trends and outlooks.

Expansion 264
article thumbnail

Inside the latest luxury and concept store openings in the US

Inside Retail

This linear layout guides visitors toward the back of the space, where a gracefully arched portal frames one of Easyplants best-selling products, creating a captivating focal point. The store also marks the brands first major foray outside of the Asian retail market, where it has about 470 stores.

Concept 130
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

FLANNELS opens the doors to its first store in Ireland at Blanchardstown Centre

Retail Focus

Blanchardstown Centre is Dublin’s largest retail and leisure destination, covering over 1.1 The centre acts as a key community focal point and attracts high visitor numbers from Dublin and surrounding counties, with an annual footfall of over 16 million. Flannels Blanchardstown. Photo by Joas Souza. million sq ft.

article thumbnail

Analysing the role of artificial intelligence in retail

Retail Focus

Take the recent meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and tech billionaire Elon Musk; AI was the focal point of the conversation, with Musk warning AI will lead to the eradication of some jobs. Per Overgaard, chief technology officer for EMEA at Lenovo ISG, is of the opinion that AI will transform the entire retail experience.

article thumbnail

The Art & Science of Visual Merchandising [Inside the Evolution of Retail]

Rose

When it comes to the scientific component: “Decades of customer research, driven by the overwhelming economic importance and growth of the retail industry, arm retailers with actionable data for effective merchandise strategies and best practices.” The Pyramid Principle.