Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For more than 150 years, Parisian department store La Samaritaine has overlooked the banks of the Seine, a sweeping expanse of glass and intricately painted iron that proudly proclaimed the store’s position at the center of French commerce, both geographically and ideologically.

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Department Stores Fashion Planning Boutique 251

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AUGUST 13, 2021

(Brampton, Canada), owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, is partnering with WeWork (New York) to open co-working spaces in former Saks department stores in the New York metro area, reports Inc. In return, We Work will run and staff the locations in return for a percentage of the revenue.

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Visual Merchandising Department Stores Returns Location 105

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Retailers expect more than $761 billion in merchandise sold last year to be returned by consumers, according to a report released today by the National Retail Federation and Appriss Retail. The 2021 total rate of returns (16.6 percent during 2020, but online returns are in line with recent years at an average of 20.8

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Returns Loss Prevention Payment Services Visual Merchandising 52

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Mardi Najafi, Figure3: We’ve seen a shift in priorities over the course of the last five years or so, with the decrease in traffic to big anchor tenants in the mall – namely department stores – partly due to their late pivot to a seamless, omnichannel approach. I think malls offering those amenities is very important.

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Consumer Department Stores Shopping Clienteling 281

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

IRDC was also co-located with the Shop! Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc., NO CRYING IN VISUAL MERCHANDISING. This year’s event, taking place Oct. A few breakout sessions were next on the docket.

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Visual Merchandising Sporting Goods Advertising Fashion 81

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Stylish patrons seeking the latest fashions from shirtwaists to wing collars, and the finest of fabrics, flocked to an impressive roster of newly founded department stores including The John Wanamaker Store (designed by Daniel H. Right, Left: An advertisement for decor references the return of American soldiers from WWI (left).

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Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Advertising Fashion 104

Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

The retail design elements of a shop-in-shop location must respect the environment of the host retailer but also speak to the customer by communicating the distinctiveness of the hosted brand. We’re excited to continue to build on the success of our dynamic partnership and expand to more locations in the coming year.”.

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