A1 Retail

APRIL 25, 2024

This zone hosted a series of educational and engaging sessions covering topics like shopper marketing essentials, sustainability in retail, and creating digital experiences in-store. The significant achievements of participants were a great showcase for the emerging talents in visual merchandising and display.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 23, 2023

With more people returning to in-store shopping as the pandemic has eased, brands are leaning into the phygital trend by designing physical stores that reflect popular elements of the online experience. Technology in lighting, music, visual merchandising and other physical elements helps brands create immersive in-store experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The holiday season has always been a core period for retailers to level up their in-store experiences. Design and visual merchandising teams in particular rise to the occasion, finding creative themes, materials, lighting and more to evoke delight and holiday spirit among consumers of all ages.

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365 Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As part of this transformation, Desigual recognised the need to modernise and streamline communications and visual merchandising (VM) processes and compliance across its store network and, accordingly, deployed the YOOBIC mobile-first platform. “We

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Mark your calendars for the 16 th – 17 th April 2024, as the Visual Merchandising and Display Show returns to the Business Design Centre in London. Attendees range from small local businesses to international giants, all united by the understanding of the importance of physical retail and customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Stepping back, one could simplify retail functions as three-pronged: Selling a quality product; Repairing relationships with customers; and Manifesting the spirit of the brand. The main drivers of these functions are the product, the teams of people who bring these functions to life and the overall customer experience that’s born from it.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Brands like Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s have introduced Bloomie’s and Market by Macy’s, respectively, that cater, in part, to millennials who bought homes in the suburbs during the pandemic. When Macy’s launched its small-format store, Market by Macy’s, NELSON helped the brand take a similar approach.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Now, True Classic is ready to manage brick-and-mortar operations on its own, with plans to open eight mall-based stores in markets including Houston, Dallas and Boca Raton, Fla., Once they purchase True Classic, more often than not, the customer returns with a repeat purchase and also buys into other categories.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

It needs to be designed in a way that’s fun and relaxing, to encourage me to return again and again. He had been selling at farmer’s markets, but he’s mastered both the design and the guest experience with these stores. RTP: How would that apply in a retail setting? Harmon: It depends on what type of retailer you are.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 12, 2023

It is important in designing exceptional pop-up stores because it helps to create a cohesive look and feel, communicates the brand’s message, differentiates the brand from competitors, and enhances the customer experience. All store design elements work together to create a cohesive and visually striking look.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2023

has revitalized its brand identify and refreshed retail stores across 14 markets. Rise Dispensaries , a cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc. , The new branding, developed in partnership with design firms Turner Duckworth and Brand Bureau , aims to better establish Rise’s awareness and positioning in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

But there are other factors at play: the dramatic shift to ecommerce, stale in-store inventory and a continued hesitancy to return to physical retail due to the pandemic indicates that the time for innovation in the mall is now. Gonzalez: I think that malls have been savvy in their partnerships with companies like Happy Returns.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 12, 2022

Although brands such as Ralph Lauren have doubled down on their flagship stores, most of our respondents are testing new, typically smaller-scale concepts designed to test new ideas in niche markets. But most respondents ( 71% ) agree that the top priority is brand storytelling and finding ways to connect with consumers visually.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

While inflation has been slowing, with the latest Consumer Price Index revealing a 4% uptick in the overall index , the lowest increase in over two years, some impulse behavior could return — although it’s not likely that consumers will just automatically start buying at the levels they were before the price hikes.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2023

In developing this technology, Google is seeking to address a number of issues related to the online shopping experience, including customer dissatisfaction with clothing fit, and significant challenges related to returns and textile waste. She pointed to data which showed that the virtual try-on market was valued at US $3.5

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Retail Minded

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In this era of the “Retail Renaissance,” independent retailers are in a prime position to carve their niche in the market through innovative marketing ideas and concepts. Research shows that 75% of businesses increased their credibility and trust by harnessing digital marketing techniques. Let’s hop in!

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V Count

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here are some proven techniques and strategies that can help you improve your retail store’s conversion rate and return on investment. This means you must return to the drawing board and understand why you failed to convert this visitor into a customer. This happens way more often than you think.

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V Count

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Here are some proven techniques and strategies that can help you improve your retail store’s conversion rate and return on investment. This means you must return to the drawing board and understand why you failed to convert this visitor into a customer. This happens way more often than you think.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Community has always been an enormous focus for us, long before it became a marketing buzzword, and our showrooms were designed as oasis-like spaces where our customers could not only receive personal styling but also take part in monthly events. Twidwell: Absolutely.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc., Following the workshops, two sessions focused on the importance of customer experience, sustainability and practicing what you preach. NO CRYING IN VISUAL MERCHANDISING.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Lids has adapted its LidsHatDrop.com online concept of selling limited-edition goods into a brick-and-mortar store, returning to the 29-year-old company’s roots in brick-and-mortar retail. Photo by Adam Mihal. Photo courtesy of Lids Hat Drop. Photo by Adam Mihal. The retailer’s new store in the Queens, N.Y.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

While the last years fueled massive improvements in researching, browsing, selecting, purchasing, returning and/or exchanging on mobile devices, tablets and desktops, the current transformation brings more intelligence and continuity to customer experiences with retailers, where the store is a fundamental part of the process. .

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Retail Adventures

JUNE 6, 2021

The following is an insight-packed interview we did with Competera , a technology company that offers a comprehensive pricing platform to save costs, recover profits and meet new shopping patterns with the help of a sophisticated market-driven engine. We discussed the customer experience in the post-COVID era.

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Independent Retailer

MAY 5, 2022

While there is no doubting the dramatic push toward ecommerce during the pandemic, that is not to say brick-and-mortar has become anywhere close to obsolete as consumers navigate the return to their ‘new normal.’ The specific layout of each store should depend on the size of the space and the goal of the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Boosting Sales and Loyalty with Easy Access to Special Offers In the past, connecting with consumers felt like a one-way relationship — brands and retailers push out marketing messages and hope to see results in return. Tara Robertson is the Chief Marketing Officer at Bitly.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

IR: What are your expectations around when the supply chain will return to normal? So it means deployment of capital, hiring capability, and those resources are scarce, particularly in this market. Otherwise, there’s a better return for us to invest in digital. We haven’t seen evidence of that yet.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In a room full of visual merchandisers, designers and creative leads, the following four projects were spotlighted for their creativity, professionalism and ability to evoke joy. Now in its 22 nd year, the nominated brands reached new levels of innovation — with some even thinking outside of the window to tell their stories.

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Retail Adventures

JANUARY 27, 2022

We also know that you never have enough time to do everything you want to do to you sales floor, and that your customers require constant change to keep them coming back for more. 5 Senses: Each of the five senses play a role in the customer experience and enhances your chosen monthly theme.

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