Home Furnishings Merchandising Shopping 
Retail Focus
JANUARY 13, 2022
JD.com has opened two robotic shops by the new brand name “ ochama ” in the Netherlands, with more locations to follow soon. The new model of shops introduces an unprecedented shopping format merging online ordering and pick-up shop in which robots prepare the parcels, and home delivery service.
Inside Retail
MAY 15, 2022
The icing on the cake is that the Japanese themselves are big travellers and shopping is one of their favourite holiday activities, so Japanese retailers overseas have catered successfully to tourists. Loft, a dubiously classified ‘home furnishings’ concept is an idea that should have travelled but hasn’t. The Loft experience.
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Inside Retail
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Following in the tradition of Japanese retailers like Loft, Daiso and Muji that bring chic to everyday items and are consummate visual merchandisers, Thailand’s Moshi Moshi has gone into full expansion mode with a concept that uses the same template. Some stores also sell pet accessories.
VMS
JULY 9, 2021
Home furnishings and kitchenware brand Williams-Sonoma (San Francisco) opened its first United Arab Emirates store in Dubai in March of this year. The 6500-square-foot space, located on the first floor of The Dubai Mall, will host free classes and product demos along with exclusive events and private shopping by appointment.
Inside Retail
APRIL 18, 2022
As we celebrate the emergence of more glamorous urban shopping centres with their cast of global retailers, spare a thought for the thousands of small cities across developing Asia where there isn’t quite enough spending power to support a full-sized regional shopping centre, store directory glowing with marquee names.
Inside Retail
MARCH 20, 2023
Earlier this year, Shopee released its annual consumer trends report with insights about the way online shopping behaviour has changed across its five key markets in Southeast Asia, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. We have also noticed an increase in younger shoppers on our platform.
Inside Retail
JANUARY 8, 2023
During the course of the past two years, the Covid pandemic has altered our shopping behaviours in small yet discernable ways as our mobility had been limited. That prompted a surge in cross-border shopping but has also increased loyalty to and patronage of local retailers.
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