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Post Covid, department stores are refocusing their menswear offer

Inside Retail

Department stores globally are adjusting their product offer to reflect rapid changes in the menswear category as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the category wears off. But last year menswear rebounded to its pre-pandemic levels, reaching on average 14 per cent of total department-store sales.

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Transforming Retail Spaces for Today’s Generation of Shoppers

Retail TouchPoints

With this, retailers are designing store layouts with dedicated areas to showcase new and different products for varying tastes and trends, creating an ever-changing experience for shoppers. Major department stores are leaning toward repurposing and reskinning existing fixtures, saving costs and minimizing environmental impact.

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The Evolution of Retail Formats: Adapting to Environmental and Social Forces

Retail Focus

Retailers have continually adapted to changing consumer demands, technological advancements, and shifting societal values. Looking at retail disturbances in an oversimplified way, the first major disruption in retail was the emergence of department stores. This era was often described as consumer warfare.

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To Experience the Future of Retail, You’ll Want to Go to the Store

Retail TouchPoints

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. That means brick-and-mortar is still going strong, and not just because consumers are eager to get out of the house again.

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4 Main Problems in the Retail Sector that You Should Know and Deal With

Retail Focus

Lack of product is a major problem during the holidays when most consumers are looking to buy products. This requires employees to physically check with the warehouse or cash desk for the information, which is time-consuming. This type of layout maximizes space in the store and highlights each product on display.

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H&M Singapore unveils green facade and AR experiences in flagship revamp

Inside Retail

H&M Singapore has officially relaunched its Orchard Building flagship store in Singapore. After a five-month makeover, customers can enjoy a new store layout, digitised shopping experience and the official introduction of H&M Home.

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Beyond gender: How Lego’s push for ‘inclusive play’ reflects social change

Inside Retail

Many retailers have moved away from gender-based signs in stores, which reinforce the idea that certain products are for boys and others are for girls. . This is a major shift from the status quo, according to Jana Bowden, a consumer psychology expert at Macquarie University Business School.