VMS

AUGUST 20, 2021

along with controlling stakeholders WHP Global (New York), is planning to open more than 400 shop-in-shops throughout Macy’s (New York) department stores nationwide by 2022, according to a press release. Until the shop-in-shops open, Toys “R” Us will have an experience for shoppers though macys.com/toysrus.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Food shopping is a highly personal, and sometimes emotional, experience. And because food shopping decisions align directly with consumers’ needs and preferences, food retailers have a unique opportunity to differentiate through the physical experience they offer. Photo courtesy of: Shutterstock. Exemplary Product Presentation.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While discounts and deals will be core, the ailing department store chain is also prioritizing in-store merchandising and curation to improve the customer experience. To make finding the perfect gift even easier, Kohl’s has developed a new front-of-store experience, aptly called Gift Shop, that is curated for various holiday gifting needs.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As consumers work to check off their holiday shopping lists, many will be flocking to physical stores. Department stores, specialty retailers and luxury brands alike will display their holiday spirit using best-in-class design and storytelling strategies to draw these shoppers in.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Customers are returning to our High Streets and the shopping malls for that interaction between the sales teams in the stores, and the need to “touch and feel” the merchandise, which is something that cannot be achieved when shopping online. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Regular VMSD readers know that we recently launched our exclusive Brain Squad , which is made up of visual merchandising and store designers across the country (and beyond) who offer up industry insight that only they can provide. Department stores showing lux, over-the-top glitter and lit windows.

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VMS

JULY 28, 2021

As the physical retail climate has tightened across Europe (due in large measure to Covid, it makes online shopping seem a whole lot more attractive), moves appear to be afoot to counter reduced footfall. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. The post The Power of Two … or Perhaps Three or Four?

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

13, British department store Fortnum & Mason kicked off the festive season with the opening of its Christmas Shop. If you are the kind of person who simply loves Christmas, then this is the destination store for you! Fortnum’s legacy began in 1705 with Hugh Mason, derived from a small store in St.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The shopping mall’s identity crisis has been an oft-discussed topic in the retail industry. Even beforethe pandemic, the narrative focused on how malls were navigating the rise in online shopping and the associated fall in foot traffic. RTP: What is the next big trend in developing an omnichannel shopping mall experience?

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VMS

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Department store Macy’s (New York) has entered a partnership with WHP Global to offer Toys “R” Us products to shoppers, reports Forbes. Macy’s will roll out Toys “R” Us stores inside more than 400 of its department stores next year. WHP has a controlling interest in Toys “R” Us parent company Tru Kids Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

That is why leadership places a “huge premium” on the store experience, from associate hiring and training to visual merchandising and store design. “As We are not a department store, so we’re not forced into merchandising certain product categories together,” Preis explained.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

“Now that consumers have come back into the stores, everybody really wants an experience,” Plenert said. When they go shopping, they want to be treated specially. They’ll go with their friends, have lunch and then shop afterwards. They want to have the full ceremony of having something wrapped up and presented to them. ”

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Creating a Memorable Shopping Experience In an era dominated by online shopping, the physical retail space must offer an experience that transcends the transactional. Christmas windows, acting as the gateway to the store, set the stage for a memorable shopping journey. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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VMS

AUGUST 18, 2021

“The main challenge of the Market by Macy’s project was balancing the traditional notions of the scale of a Macy’s shopping experience with the new Market brand outlook via a smaller format,” says Robyn Novak, VP, Nelson Worldwide. Macy’s overall customer demographic is diverse, and The Market speaks to a blend of shopping styles,” she says.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

That is where I would be exposed to store designs from other areas of the continent … department stores in Houston, Niketown or Levi’s flagship stores in San Francisco, Old Navy in New York…” — Stephane Bernier, Director of Retail Strategy and Innovation, Ædifica. The year 2000, just after I moved to the U.S.

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Retail Adventures

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Photo Cred: Untapped New York by Michelle Young During the recent torrential rains in New York City my sister and I visited Bergdorf Goodman, a NYC landmark department store that is famous for designer clothing and accessories. I used to visit Bergdorf’s with my mother when I was little, she loved that store so we were there a lot.

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VMS

JUNE 16, 2021

Department store Neiman Marcus (Dallas) has acquired machine learning technology company Stylyze Inc. Stylyze is a woman-founded and -led startup that combines product attribution data and curated content to enhance shopping experiences across the customer journey.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

As part of this it will open new Waitrose stores – the first in almost a decade – and will refurbish a further 80 shops over the next three years In John Lewis, it plans to add 80 new brands and strengthen its own own-brand, revitalise its home offer, and invest in visual merchandise in stores and technology to improve customer service.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 11, 2022

Suppliers and retailers gathered at the Leonardo Hotel St Pauls to honour the very best in retail visual merchandising and display. Waitrose – Shop in Shop. BEST CHRISTMAS WINDOWS IN A LARGE INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE. BEST USE OF MANNEQUINS IN A LARGE INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE.

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VMS

APRIL 28, 2021

While Macy’s still faces the challenges that have been plaguing department stores and shopping malls for the last 10-15 years, it appears that the company has found some momentum to build on with a post-pandemic future in sight. appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

DECEMBER 28, 2021

A surge in early shopping got retailers off to a strong start this holiday season, spurring 8.5 The study – which excluded automotive sales – measured in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment. Key findings from the study include: + Consumers shopped early: Continuing a trend from 2020, U.S. percent in 2019.

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Nahanco

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

National Hanger Company is the retail supply source for all types of clothing stores, including department stores, specialty stores, consignment shops, thrift stores and any other type of retail location that needs visual merchandising support. Keep Organized.

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

Decorative metal frames running vertically through a relatively narrow atrium communicate through a series of LED screens that reference the visual merchandising moments on each balcony along the way. Every Palacio store is unique, every store is a flagship, and every store is a gift to the community.”.

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VMS

JULY 7, 2021

I’m proud of our team’s ability to stay focused on what really matters to our customers – having the best products and making their shopping experience safe and seamless. ” The post Belk Appoints New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Yes, right out of school I was fortunate to work for a designer that had his start as a visual merchandiser for a large department store in Detroit. My first job in the retail design segment was with the DeBartolo Company who at the time was the largest shopping mall developer in the world. How times have changed.

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VMS

AUGUST 11, 2021

At a national level, back-to-school shopping is well underway, impacting a number of sectors as anticipated in our forecast. Return of the In-Store Shopper: Brick-and-mortar browsing is making its return, with in-stores sales making up 81.9% July numbers reflect a return to the store. Advertisement.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 12, 2024

. “That just demonstrates that customers are beginning to look to us in our food business for a bigger, fuller shop,” Machin says. The retailer’s big value push has undoutbedly helped this shift into thinking of M&S for the big shop. This is a relatively new phenomenon for M&S.

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

The first and seemingly most effective is to have an agreement with a department store for sales space on their floor. The second, and on its face, riskier, is to open their own store location. They must trust the store, who is possibly opening many other shops within their space, to handle the details.

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Using Capture Services On-Demand, Matterport Pro2 cameras, or the Matterport Smartphone app, retail customers are creating virtual showrooms, curating shoppable digital experiences with e-commerce integration, and making store operations more efficient. Harrods Uses Matterport Capture Services to Create Virtual Showroom for Consumers.

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

Decorative metal frames running vertically through a relatively narrow atrium communicate through a series of LED screens that reference the visual merchandising moments on each balcony along the way. Every Palacio store is unique, every store is a flagship, and every store is a gift to the community.”.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

IRDC was also co-located with the Shop! You can read more about this year’s 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. Ideation at shopassociation.org.). Piddi Design.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Not surprisingly, customer use of QR codes has increased dramatically during the pandemic as retailers moved quickly to offer shoppers touch-free interactive experiences in store. The post COVID-19: A Shot in the Arm for QR Codes at Retail appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

MAY 12, 2021

When was the last time you saw someone from a department store talking about how they have increased the recycling of cardboard and packaging, or implemented in-store signage touting these facts? According to the report, nearly six in 10 consumers were willing to change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact.

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VMS

DECEMBER 23, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) In the wake of the pandemic, consumer shopping behaviors have shifted. The latest example is the new Citizen Watch shop in a major Herald Square department store in New York City, which recently installed one of the world’s first consumer-facing augmented reality product display cases.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

The shop-in-shop retail approach can yield benefits for both the host retailer and the hosted brand, but there are certainly challenges to entering into this type of partnership. Would standing out or blending within the host environment drive the most traffic to the shop-in-shop? Making Space for a Shop-in-Shop Partner.

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V Count

JANUARY 9, 2023

The event is home to numerous retailers such as department stores, technology companies, chain restaurants, grocery stores, multi-level marketing companies, and independent retailers. Both editions of The Retail Summit were in Dubai, and the organizers say the city is a global shopping destination and the right home for it.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, well before high-end shops and boutiques graced the iconic retail corridors of Fifth Avenue, Champs-Élysées and Via Monte Napoleone, consumerism and desire became a driving force in Western culture. He believed that merchandise presentation was an art form. Major cities from the U.S.

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