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A New Take on ‘Native Retail’: Boutique Hotel Chain Mint House Lets Travelers Shop Their Stay

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If you’re not lucky, well, life goes on, albeit a little less comfortable or aesthetically pleasing than it could have been…unless you’re staying at Mint House , a new chain of boutique hotels that aims to combine the best of hotel and Airbnb experiences without all the parts consumers hate.

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Japan influences Reebok’s “positioning as the leading irreverent sports brand”

Inside Retail

Tapping into sub-cultures is how Reebok plans to avoid returning to its “stagnated” 90’s state. Our goal is to infuse everything we do with a distinct edge that resonates with Australian consumers while remaining aligned with Reebok’s global identity,” Chan said.

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Day 2 at NRF Asia: It’s all about customer experience

Inside Retail

Laurent Boidevezi, the Apac president of luxury liquor group Moet Hennessy kicked off the day by outlining the company’s plans to expand on building its maison’s direct retail spaces as it looks to boost engagement with new generations of end customers. Airports have basically transformed themselves into luxury shopping malls.”

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How EMERGE in Color’s Design Connected Black Creatives With Luxury Consumers

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in addition to including a virtual live shopping component to make the experience available digitally in order to reach more luxury consumers wherever they are located. The trio hope to bring this concept to additional cities such as New York and Nashville, Tenn., It looks like a permanent store. “If Developing a Roster of Black Suppliers.

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TJX Expands to Mexico Through New Joint Venture with Grupo Axo

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The company has more than 970 boutiques across these four countries and also sells via 6,900 points of sale in department stores. The new deal is part of Hermann’s larger plans for TJX, which already operates 4,900 stores across nine countries.

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Nike Unveils ‘Studio’ Store Model to Support Community-Driven Fitness

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Nike has been lauded for its Nike Training Club app, which brings structured fitness programs and one-off workouts right to consumers’ personal devices. It will include both Nike Training Studios (NTS) and Nike Running Studios (NRS) to offer consumers at all skill levels both functional strength training and endurance workout options.

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“I’m bloody excited”: Richard Facioni launches boutique private equity firm

Inside Retail

We’re seeing more opportunities in retail and through Covid in particular, with all the changes happening, like consumer [behaviour], it’s going to set up some really interesting opportunities going forward,” he told Inside Retail. Even before Covid, the retail industry didn’t always inspire a lot of confidence from investors.

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