Retail Focus

APRIL 13, 2021

Located in a strategic hub easily reached by train, BRIDGE attracts both travellers as well as local foodies wanting to make sustainable purchases at the new food Mecca & discover a continuously changing offer of regional flavours.

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Location Marketing Space Planning Store Layout 206

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The Foam was designed to make retail locations “smart” by providing retailers with suggestions to improve operations, and creating more personalized shopping experiences for their customers. The Foam connects directly into pre-existing light fixtures at any retail space, including shopping centers, department stores or groceries.

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Store Layout Department Stores Checkout Location 260

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Let’s take a look at how digital surveys could be the secret to collecting the insightful data and innovation leads you are looking for. How to Track a Customer’s Bad Shopping Experience. If you’ve noticed declines in your CSAT, it’s time to dig a little deeper into those results and look at what your customers are saying. .

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Shopping Payment Services Visual Merchandising Customer Experience 254

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Zebra took inspiration from the distinctive colours found within NEOM’s product line and have seamlessly integrated these four hues into the design of our store layout. These elements enhance the ability to engage with customers, providing visitors with valuable information and a visually appealing shopping experience.

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Store Layout Customer Experience Shopping Location 148

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Now that American retailers are shuttering stores and losing billions of dollars because of shrink, it is time for a sharper focus on the “journey” of another group entirely — retail criminals. Sadly, in addition to imagining how people will shop the store, designers need to think harder about how they might steal from it, too.

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Loss Prevention Sporting Goods Customer Experience Store Layout 274

365 Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

International womenswear brand Leem is set to open its first UK retail store at Westfield, White City in London on December 6, 2023. This marks a significant development for the brand, which is known for its range of affordable and stylish clothing aimed at the modern woman.

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Store Layout ATS Fashion Customer Experience 62

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Localized design features: Target will incorporate community-focused elements into each store’s design, from native landscaping outside the store to localized product selections inside. Guests and team members tell us they come to Target because they feel inspired, connected and welcomed.

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Fulfillment Store Layout Planning Accounting 263

Dezeen

APRIL 9, 2024

Five vanity rooms are each clad in distinctive coloured onyx or marble A teardrop-shaped column is located in the centre of the store, while boulder-like plinths positioned around the space are used for product displays. The textured display plinths were developed with a bespoke fabricator based in New York, who CNC-carved the forms.

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Store Layout Boutique Location ATS 91

Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. In the pilot store, shoppers can pay via a smartphone app for a completely touchless experience, or pay with cash or a card at a kiosk or traditional POS station.

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Checkout Store Layout Payment Services Kiosk 226

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

Amazon has rolled out a new store-based analytics service that will give brands insights into how their products are discovered, considered and purchased at Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. Purchase behavior in stores also will be linked to online shopping activity.

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Payment Services Store Layout Advertising Promotions 182

365 Retail

MARCH 20, 2024

Revo, renowned for its superior-quality sunglasses, has unveiled its first physical retail outlet in the US, situated in the trendy SoHo district of Manhattan at 436 West Broadway. The store layout is designed to captivate shoppers with an array of displays that highlight Revo’s comprehensive product range.

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Store Layout Clienteling Fashion Location 62

Wiser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One effective way to gain valuable insights is by measuring foot traffic, a metric that offers a wealth of information about your physical store’s performance and customer behavior. It allows you to analyze peak shopping times, assess the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns, and understand how customers move within your store.

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Store Layout Promotions Store Operations Customer Experience 147

Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2023

the flagship store features a slew of new customer service offerings, including a dedicated Fit Studio for female shoppers to try on sports bras and leggings, 3D foot-scanning and shoe recommendation technology, and the city’s first-ever rooftop basketball court. Dubbed RCX 2.0, It’s not an easy nut to crack.

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Store Layout Apparel Boutique Customer Experience 264

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As the holiday shopping season approaches, tech-savvy retailers will reassess what video technology offers. A worldwide pandemic kept shoppers hunkered down at home and out of malls and stores for two years. The expected bounce-back has, at best, developed slowly. Rewiring Retail.

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Merchant Services Shrinkage Store Layout Customer Experience 286

365 Retail

MARCH 8, 2024

Liverpool FC has opened a new retail outlet in Dublin’s bustling city centre, enhancing the shopping experience for fans with a fresh and expansive store at the ILAC Centre. “We’ve been located in the ILAC Centre for a decade now and it’s time to give the fans a new and improved shopping experience.

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Store Layout Location Shopping ATS 62

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. This transformation can be dissected into several distinct stages, often referred to as disruptions, in which retailers competed on multiple fronts: for physical space, consumer attention, and innovative store layouts and designs. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Department Stores Store Layout Specialty Store Fulfillment 163

Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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Supermarket Discount Store Store Layout Returns 264

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2020

On one hand, personal safety and security are still top-of-mind for consumers, driving changes in everything from online shopping to brick-and-mortar store layouts and delivery models. It’s highly likely that many consumers will be shopping for the holidays early this year. Staffing Considerations.

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Consumer Merchant Services Payment Services Shopping 164

V Count

JANUARY 26, 2024

Now, it seems, the spotlight has turned towards the traditional brick and mortar retail shops. We’re going to explore the reasons why retail shops should consider integrating AI technologies into their operations and the methods by which they can effectively do so. They analyze performance on a store-by-store and location basis.

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Shopping Inventory Management Customer Experience Store Layout 95

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

But the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers to grapple with all of the above, all at once. Online sales bridged the gap between retailers and their consumers at the height of shelter-in-place restrictions, and many brick-and-mortar owners used their storefronts as a place to package orders and offer curbside pickup.

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Fulfillment Checkout Store Layout Consumer 277

V Count

MARCH 6, 2024

Let’s delve into eight essential steps to effectively entice customers to purchase products from your retail shop. In addition, consider hosting unique events or engaging workshops at your store. By creating these in-person experiences, you can deepen customer engagement and generate buzz around your store.

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Shopping Advertising Checkout Store Layout 52

V Count

MARCH 6, 2024

Let’s delve into eight essential steps to effectively entice customers to purchase products from your retail shop. In addition, consider hosting unique events or engaging workshops at your store. By creating these in-person experiences, you can deepen customer engagement and generate buzz around your store.

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Shopping Advertising Checkout Store Layout 52

365 Retail

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With a network of over 275 stores throughout Europe, the brand has already made a considerable international impact and has set ambitious targets for the UK market. The brand’s unique labyrinthine store layout will be a new feature for London shoppers, as Søstrene Grene continues its UK expansion.

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Planning Store Layout Location Management 109

Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

. – Giant Food will hold the grand opening of a new store in Baltimore on Friday. Located at 857 East Fort Avenue, the new store will bring more than 150 new jobs to the community and will be Giant’s sixth location in the city of Baltimore, the company said. Customers can also enjoy free WiFi while shopping.

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Store Layout Fulfillment Location Shopping 52

Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. At this point, a brand uncovers its guiding values. Most importantly, it looks at all links that create a bond, grow and nurture a relationship. Chanel: Chanel has used pop-up shops to bring its one-of-a-kind brand story to life.

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Fashion Boutique Store Layout Location 265

V Count

JANUARY 7, 2022

Today, physical retailers and shopping malls remain vital drivers for sales, and more physical stores are leveraging technological solutions to optimize operations, improve customer satisfaction, and boost profitability. . Footfall insights within a location can be broken down to the time of day.

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Shopping Checkout Store Layout Management 52

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

Over the past three years, most of us have done a lot more shopping online, so it’s easy to forget that while ecommerce is still growing, most retail commerce still happens in stores. In-store experimentation experiences are opportunities to entertain, energize and inspire customers while connecting emotionally with them.

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Store Layout Sporting Goods Consumer Department Stores 227

Wiser

APRIL 10, 2023

For example, an ice cream shop might offer other treats like frozen yogurt, cookies, or candies to appeal to customers who aren’t looking for ice cream. Successful retail assortment strategies will take many different factors into account, such as customer base, location, store capacity, etc.

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Dead-Stock Store Layout Visual Merchandising Planning 145

Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

Our focus was to ensure that customer satisfaction continued to be at the core of everything we do as a business,” Yeung said. As a result, the retailer recently opened the doors at three new locations, Dubbo Square (NSW), Lake Macquarie Square (NSW) and Spencer Outlet Centre (Vic), and has three more openings planned for 2021.

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Payment Services Store Layout Management Location 246

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

Retailers will need to maintain elevated safety precautions and further improve in-store fulfillment, while at the same time busting any type of friction more forcefully than ever. You look at ULTA Beauty or DICK’S Sporting Goods during the pandemic and they crushed it.

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Sporting Goods Fulfillment Returns Store Layout 298

365 Retail

JUNE 2, 2023

This partnership will see the beloved children’s toy brand return to the UK high street through the establishment of Toys”R”Us shop-in-shops in nine WHSmith High Street stores across the country, including in locations such as York, Oxford, Reading, and Cheltenham.

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Planning Store Layout Returns Shopping 67

A1 Retail

JULY 6, 2022

A first look at the upgraded and most cutting-edge Hobbycraft store yet, located in Wolverhampton, including brand new Haberdashery and Custom Crafting areas. Prices start at £5 and can be booked online via Hobbycraft ClassBento. Store Manager, Rachel comments: “It is brilliant to see the renovation completed.

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Store Layout Shopping Location Management 72

Inside Retail

JULY 14, 2022

This week we chat with Kam Huckins, partnerships executive of new retail at Mirvac. Inside Retail: You lead the WeShow initiative, which aims to bring in emerging talent into shopping centres. Can you tell me what that experience has been like and the impact it had at Mirvac? Hitting the shops again (and again)!

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Store Layout Shopping Management Marketing 130

Wiser

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Every single product bought has reasoning and meaning behind it that, as a brand or retailer, isn’t always easy to understand at a surface-level. What led them into your store? What led them into your store? With this information you can begin tailoring strategies that will influence their shopping choices.

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Store Layout Promotions Checkout Shopping 146

Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2021

Shops were closed. And they must build first-class customer experiences – both online and in physical stores – responding to permanent changes in shopping habits. The company invested in state-of-the-art automated packing machines, able to tailor-make parcels at the rate of 500 boxes an hour. Rethinking the conventional.

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Customer Experience Store Layout Returns Consumer 246

Retail Focus

JANUARY 12, 2023

Senior retail consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Creating exceptional pop-up shops is not an exception. As much as brands experiment with pop-up store formats, concepts, or themes, they should resonate with consumers as much as they do with their identity. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Visual Merchandising Store Layout Customer Experience Shopping 246

VMS

MAY 17, 2021

That was the main change in shopping behavior grocers experienced during the coronavirus pandemic. Wary of catching COVID-19, many consumers made fewer trips to supermarkets and grocery stores, and when they did, they tended to buy more to extend the time between such excursions. That’s definitely the case at Kroger.

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