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Thanks to Fewer Promotions, American Eagle Rights the Ship

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However, its shares took a tumble in pre-market trading on account of lower-than-expected revenue for the quarter. The post Thanks to Fewer Promotions, American Eagle Rights the Ship appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. American Eagle reported $1.19

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Cargo Delays Persist Off California Coast

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As of Friday, 33 ships were anchored off the coast of Los Angeles and Long Beach waiting to dock and unload their cargo. These two ports reportedly account for one-third of U.S. Half of the ships are classified as “mega-container” ships, which can carry up to 10,000 TEUs.

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Retail’s Future is Phygital

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Technology in lighting, music, visual merchandising and other physical elements helps brands create immersive in-store experiences. Customers can try on and test apparel under these simulated conditions (no sales inventory is available on-site), and then purchases are shipped directly to their homes.

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Redefining ‘Successful Store Design’: Digital-Physical Integration and Sustainability Come to the Fore

Retail TouchPoints

Store design and visual merchandising now encompass many different elements, according to Tammy Callahan, Director of Sales & Account Management at Kendu , a provider of in-store visual solutions. It’s a store window that’s attractive, dynamic and really speaks of the brand’s DNA. Photography courtesy of Kendu).

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“Shippageddon” to Hit Retail Brands Once Again

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For starters, the price of shipping containers has skyrocketed in 2021, and costs are expected to continue rising. The article also says UPS will impose surcharges on the largest shippers, on account of delivery demand exceeding capacity to the tune of 5 million packages per day. Read more at Forbes.

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(Some of) the Technology that is Empowering the Customer Channel in Physical Retail

Retail Next

Half shipped, half in store? Ship to store? Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. . Improved 3D product visualization. We layered this data with the merchandise layout (where each brand and products were) and even our staff schedules.

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How Michael Ford pulled Greenlit Brands back from the brink

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I would say it is the most challenging [situation] we’ve faced, and unlike apparel, which you can air freight, in the furniture industry, you’ve actually got to get it in containers and ship it because they’re bulky goods. He’s just hired a very sophisticated visual merchandising director. How did you first learn about it?

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