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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that. Our mission is to transform spaces that have traditionally been kind of an afterthought and turn them into beautiful, customer-centric and revenue-generating spaces, ” Kloor said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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How Sephora’s new stores bridge the gap between online and in-person retail

Inside Retail

After unveiling its renovated Melbourne Central store earlier this month, French beauty giant Sephora is now gearing up to open the doors to its new store in Sydney’s Westfield Miranda shopping centre. It strives to stay at the forefront of beauty retail with its fully integrated omnichannel shopping experience.

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Why retailers view CX as a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a core driver of revenue

Inside Retail

Just as people jump on fad diets for quick weight loss rather than committing to sustainable health changes, retailers chase short-term CX solutions without fully assessing their long-term impact. Example: A beauty brand upgraded its online chat support to improve response times, but customer complaints about the returns process persisted.

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Søstrene Grene opens debut Hampshire store at Festival Place

Retail Focus

The 14,546 sq ft Festival Place store incorporates the brand’s distinct Scandi aesthetic and unique in-store experience, with the opening marking the continued rollout of the ‘Retail for the Senses’ concept. The post Søstrene Grene opens debut Hampshire store at Festival Place appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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What Bapcor can learn from Bain’s long track record of PE bids

Inside Retail

Dunkin’ Donuts and its sister franchise, Baskin-Robbins, needed a reinvention, and in 2006 the consortium of PE firms actioned this intervention with changes that included expanding the menu, improving store layouts, and accelerating international expansion. ASX-listed beauty and wellness company BWX acquired a 50.1

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Currys to upgrade 50 of its largest stores

Retail Gazette

Related Story 10 retailers revamping their store estates 26/06/2024 x 6:46 AM It comes as Currys is in the process of transforming the store layouts across 65 of its mid-sized superstores – meaning 115 out of 301 of the retailer’s shops will receive investment this year.

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Currys Invests in 115 Stores with Major Upgrades Planned for 50 Megastores

365 Retail

The investments aim to enhance the blended in-store and online omnichannel model that is crucial to Currys’ customers, with two-thirds using stores to make their purchases. New categories will feature health and beauty, pet tech, portable power, and fitness, aligning with customer needs and the latest trends.

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