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

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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. The term “customer friendly” did not apply.

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How Michael Ford pulled Greenlit Brands back from the brink

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Our view and the view of our merchants is that 2023 is probably when we will see it stabilise. When I’ve seen advertisements recently for Freedom, they do have a very fashion feel to them. You can see that reflected in our advertising, be it on television or other media. Freedom would have to be very judicious.

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These Were the Top 10 Retail Stories of 2021

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Effective in the third quarter, Andy Jassy, formerly CEO of Amazon Web Services, stepped up to replace Bezos. Of course, automated distribution and extended delivery services are fine, but what’s actually getting delivered? It even invested in DroneUp, a drone services and data collection service. Advertisement.