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Braehead welcomes host of new brands

Retail Focus

Braehead, a leading retail and leisure destination, owned by property company SGS and asset managed by Global Mutual Properties, has announced a string of recent and upcoming openings at the centre. Lids, which sells fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, has signed on a c.1,000

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JD.com launches Ochama Robotic Shop

Retail Focus

“With rich experience in retail and cutting-edge logistics technologies that the company has accumulated over the years, we aspire to create an unprecedented shopping format for customers in Europe with better price and service,” said Pass Lei, general manager of ochama, JD Worldwide.

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Devising an Optimal Returns Policy for Your Business

Retail TouchPoints

Devising a new returns policy, then, entails managing a series of trade-offs that vary from one business to the next. For example, high-end fashion brands offering clothing that might be (opportunistically) rented for one special night out would be a better candidate for third-party software than a less expensive clothing line.

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Nike, Ikea, Asos join a growing list of global retailers spurning Russia

Inside Retail

Sportswear retailer Nike and home furnishings firm Ikea have shut down their stores in Russia, as the world responds to the rogue state’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Spanish fast-fashion rival Mango said it would temporarily close its stores and website in Russia.

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Uniqlo to suspend Russia operations in U-turn

Inside Retail

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co on Thursday said it would suspend operations in Russia, in a U-turn by the Japanese fast-fashion giant which had indicated it would stay in the market after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We condemn all forms of aggression that violate human rights and threaten the peaceful existence of individuals.”

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Digital Shopping Carts

Storis

Even if you are a home furnishings retailer that converts most of your revenue in your physical stores, your website plays a critical role in driving store traffic. Perhaps enabling an eCommerce Shopping Cart on your website will provide more benefit to your home furnishings business than you had previously considered.

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Johnstons of Elgin brings luxury Scottish craftsmanship to Caledonia Park

Retail Focus

Spanning 2,350 sq ft, the new Johnstons of Elgin boutique at Caledonia Park stocks recent collections from the label’s New Bond Street flagship store, including timeless womenswear and menswear ranges, alongside luxurious textile accessories and woven home furnishings.