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The store associate of the future

365 Retail

In 2006, the Office for National Statistics put online sales as a percentage of total retail sales at under 5% but now shows that figure has risen to just under 30% in April 2021. Boots for instance, with 2,400 pharmacies, enables its 16,000 staff to demonstrate compliance to merchandising and safety tasks online with YOOBIC.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. And while these megastores were in their seminal stages, nobody quite knew what to do with them and the unending mountain of merchandise sitting under their roofs. As such, visual merchandising was born.

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Longchamp’s Art-Infused SoHo Store has been Redesigned with Hospitality in Mind

Retail TouchPoints

If youre here to enjoy the full [retail] experience, well give it to you, but it doesnt matter if youre here to shop or just browse, discover and look.