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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

Retail Focus

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Retail experts agree that visual merchandising is more than creating window displays to attract customers. ” We know this to be true!

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Retailers Pledge Zero-Emissions Shipping by 2040

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Retailers Amazon, Ikea and Zara are among nine multinational companies that have committed to transport all of their cargo in zero-emission ships by 2040, reports The Financial Times. Shipping is reportedly responsible for 1.7 The International Maritime Organizatio estimates that number at 2.9

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France Considers Ban on Free Shipping for Online Sellers

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. “The objective is to reduce the distortion of competition between online players who can offer book deliveries at one cent, and the others,” said Géraldine Bannier, an MP from Emmanuel Macron’s party who is in charge of the bill. The draft will be reviewed by the National Assembly’s culture committee next week.

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Lunchables Debuts Experience at FAO Schwarz

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Throughout the month of September, customers can immerse themselves in larger-than-life food builds, including a 6-foot-tall rocket ship, UFO, pepperoni pizza and Trojan Horse, according to a company press release. Rachel Drof, Marketing Director at Kraft Heinz, says, “For years, kids have been dreaming, building and creating with Lunchables.

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Air of exclusivity: How luxury brands create extraordinary store designs

Inside Retail

With walls and floors made entirely of Italian marble and basalt – shipped nearly 15,000km from Italy to Australia – and furniture and design elements reflecting 18th century aristocratic style, the flagship store faithfully replicates the brand’s approach to store design in Italy, rather than giving it an Australian twist.

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Small Format, Big Payoffs: Retailers Evaluate Real Estate to Meet Consumers Where They Are — at Home

Retail TouchPoints

Some retailers have taken a look at consumer data, analyzing where consumers are making online purchases to better understand where a brick-and-mortar store might be successful based on the shoppers’ location. When it comes to a small-format store, a fraction of what might be available at a large format store is in stock.

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Retail’s Future is Phygital

Retail TouchPoints

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.