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Walmart Announces Automated Fulfillment Center in Tennessee

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has announced its plan to open a semi-automated fulfillment center in Lebanon, Tennessee, according to a company press release. The facility will combine Artificial Intelligence (AI) software, automated robots and associates working together to ship orders. Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.)

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Best Buy Joins Target and Walmart in Closing for Thanksgiving

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Though the retailer hasn’t yet said what its Black Friday hours will be, it did confirm it would be fulfilling orders via online ordering/shipping and curbside pick-up. The post Best Buy Joins Target and Walmart in Closing for Thanksgiving appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail’s Future is Phygital

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Technology in lighting, music, visual merchandising and other physical elements helps brands create immersive in-store experiences. Customers can try on and test apparel under these simulated conditions (no sales inventory is available on-site), and then purchases are shipped directly to their homes.

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6 Trends Driving Store Design Innovation in 2024

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For example, they need to support omnichannel services like BOPIS, ship-from-store and seamless returns. Although the creative aspect is especially important, designers and visual merchandising teams need to work closely with their colleagues in marketing, IT and business strategy to ensure all decisions align with the bigger picture.

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Pop-Ups Allow Luxury Brands to Get Just a Bit Funky

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Our advice is that if you’re taking over an empty storefront or some other mall space and you can do a design that transforms the space using vinyl wraps, loose fixturing and various types of visual merchandising, you can often create a pop-up without needing a new permit.

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Mercato Introduces Mercato Place

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Overnight shipping is exponentially more damaging to the environment, so more eco-friendly options are also on offer if samples are not needed immediately. The company’s sample takeback program includes a prepaid shipping label, making returns simple and free for the customer. Learn about our submission guidelines.

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Have Big Sustainability Goals? Bergmeyer+ Says to Start Small — with Store Fixtures

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The fixtures in any store probably weren’t designed with sustainability in mind, nor manufactured in sustainable ways, or they were shipped without any thought about the carbon impact of getting them to the store. There used to be a thriving fixture industry, but a lot of those skills have been lost from a labor standpoint.

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