Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. Abloh had been privately battling cancer for several years, according to a statement from LVMH. “We are all shocked after this terrible news,” LVMH chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault said. “Virgil was not only a genius designer, a visionary, he was also a man with a beautiful soul and great wisdom.

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Fashion Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

I met Jérôme 8 years ago, when PLM solutions were not a usual piece in the fashion retail tech ecosystem. I was then in Accenture Strategy and Operations, working in a project to implement integrated planning processes for a fashion retailer. Since then, technology has changed retail for ever. Jérôme Cabanès is 42 years old, … More A few words with Jérôme Cabanès, Director at Centric Software.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Luxury Swiss watch brand Piaget opened the doors to its very first standalone store in Sydney earlier this month, at Westfield in Pitt Street Mall. Taking inspiration from the brand’s very first Salon which opened in Geneva over 60 years ago, the new store concept is designed to be a warm, inviting environment in which customers can learn about the heritage of the brand.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Project Suppliers. DESIGN. Purple , Lehi, Utah. FIXTURES. Felbro Displays , Los Angeles. 1. DAWN TO DUSK. LED-illuminated silicone edge graphics (SEGs) are situated behind each headboard, placed there to enhance the brand’s “gradient story,” and visually play off the concept of dawn and dusk, according to Cindy Speters, Director of Retail Environments, Purple (Lehi, Utah) – the times when customers are engaging with their mattresses the most. 2.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

There’s a curious new range by Hermès, made of excess materials, accessories, and hardware. Petit h is infused with the heritage artisanal values Hermès is recognised for and everything other luxury brands wish they had the inventiveness to imagine. The family-owned French luxury house has released a collection of unique objects born of leftover materials that Hermès craftsmen had previously not used.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

I T WAS THE BEST of times, it was the worst of times. And for better or worse, 2021 was a most memorable year for New York retailers. With a dramatic downturn in tourism and daily commuting, businesses in the Big Apple struggled to survive. Midtown’s landscape is replete with vacant storefronts once teeming with retail activity and popular restaurants.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

L UXE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS company Bang & Olufsen (Struer, Denmark), known for its high-end headphones, artful takes on speakers, designer collabs and more, has amplified its brand presence with a new flagship in New York. The 3700-square-foot store, located on an equally luxe corner in SoHo (Saint Laurent and Chanel are nearby), unfurls its extensive lineup of goods and gadgets in a refined, yet relaxed setting with a sensory-fueled design that respects the neighborhood’s historic cast-iron

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

WASHINGTON D.C. — The CHPA Educational Foundation’s 6th Annual Gala, held on November 17, drew 230 people representing 60 companies to a hybrid event with in-person and virtual components. The event was held live from the Pando Studio in Ambler, Pa. with an in-studio audience and 100 virtual attendees shown on a video wall. There was also a live watch party hosted at the Emerson Group Studio in Wayne, Pa., with event sponsors and the boards of CHPA and the CHPA Educational Foundation.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Scan this QR code for a link to the online photo gallery from IRDC 2021. V MSD HOSTED ITS 21ST annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) – this year, in person – at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Sept. 21-22. After nearly two years of Zoom calls, limited travel and working from home, the excitement surrounding the event was palpable among conference-goers.

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Thrifts and Tangles

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

R EMEMBER ABOUT 10 YEARS ago when the industry first began talking about the concept of omnichannel, or the idea that shoppers should enjoy a seamless experience across channels? At the time, IDC Retail Insights published what would become pivotal research that introduced the term, finding that retailers leveraging omnichannel strategies enjoyed a 15 percent to 35 percent boost in average transaction size, followed by an increase in loyalty customers’ profitability of 5 percent to 10 percent.

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Retail Bound

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Ask yourself this: Are you more likely to engage or follow a brand that has a messy feed, inconsistent posts, low-quality images, poor hashtag selection, OR a brand that has consistent branding, reliable posting, and visually appealing feed? Most likely, we know your answer. As they say, first impressions last. In the age of aesthetics and feed goals, people will remember how your brand appears.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Pandora (Copenhagen, Denmark) has opened new stores in Milan and London under a new concept the jewelry retailer calls “Evoke.”. In a release, the retailer said a simplified layout was designed with the “omni-channel journey” in mind and that shoppers “will recognize Pandora’s campaigns at the front.” The stores also feature redesigned displays, a dedicated “gifting zone” and engraving services.

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Chute Gerdeman

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Mitchell & Ness (Philadelphia) is planning to significantly increase its physical footprint with five to six store openings in the U.S. and “hundreds” more in Asia, according to a report from the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 117-year-old purveyor of heritage sports apparel was acquired from Adidas by a private equity firm in 2016. Since then, the retailer has been enjoying sales growth, with CEO Kevin Wulff telling the paper that he and his team have “aggressively built a company from

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Throughout 2021, Covid-19 looked like the Grinch that might steal Christmas from families and business owners alike. Now, with most state borders open, the festive season is full of opportunity. The latest ANZ card-spending data shows there’s a renewed appetite for household spending. For small and medium businesses, that means there’s a chance to help shoppers find the perfect gifts for those reunions with loved ones. .

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Supply chain woes caused Gap Inc. to lose $300 million in sales in the run-up to the holiday season, according to CEO Sonia Syngal, who expounded on the issues in the company’s third quarter earnings call. The loss, she said, was due to longer transit times and lost weeks of production that led to on-hand inventory shortages in the quarter. Syngal also cited a backlog at U.S. ports that “deteriorated meaningfully” from the first half of the year, resulting in up to three continuous weeks of unan

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Mass Relators

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Last year was the year of self-care. Due to COVID-related restrictions, many retail stores, spas and beauty salons were shuttered, and we all were forced to take care of our beauty needs at home. We colored our own hair, did our own manis and pedis, and developed our own home spa regimens. We also turned to digital media as our primary source of education, devouring blogs, podcasts, livestreams and social media posts for information on skin, bath, cosmetics and other beauty topics.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

A senior Amazon executive said it remains too early to predict how the Omicron coronavirus variant will impact consumer spending during the holiday season but suggested that shoppers will press ahead for now. “It’s very early in the process of understanding what’s happening with the new variant,” said Dave Clark, chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, during a Sunday morning interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” Clark said he was “incred

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