Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

Once people are in a shop, you need to know what people’s expectations are, because you want to fulfill if not exceed them with some semblance of “Wow, this is cool.” It’s a place where you want to spend three or four hours , and if you do, you’ll likely get something to eat and drink and maybe do some shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

Through its proprietary platform, Leap helps brands launch and operate “insights-driven retail stores.” The company provides end-to-end support, from store design and development to store operations, technology and performance data and insights.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

Retailers must recognize their place not only as a showroom, but as a fulfillment center as well — supporting the online component and “last mile” of the business.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

very intentionally draws its design and merchandising inspiration from supermarkets rather than pharmacies. Photos courtesy Joyleaf Many cannabis retailing sites call themselves “dispensaries,” a pharmaceutical-tinged word that connects to their role in selling medical marijuana. But Joyleaf , in Roselle, N.J.,

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sometimes this is due to deliberate greenwashing, but more often it’s a problem of planning and execution, according to Christian Davies, Principal at Bergmeyer+ , the new sustainability-focused division of retail design firm Bergmeyer , operating in partnership with SMS Collaborative.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

WHP Global plans to expand the Express brand to multiple countries in Asia and Latin America through a series of licensing agreements. This marks the first major announcement since the brand management firm announced its strategic partnership with Express, Inc. late last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In response to evolving consumer behavior, many retailers are pivoting from malls and large-format stores in city centers to neighborhood locations that aim to serve the work-from-home population.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

Fulfillment. Nordstrom continues to roll out of Nordstrom Local stores where you order online and then pick up in these neighborhood locations that offer express alterations and their legendary customer service. Allbirds (via Shopify), to highlight one retailer, offers pick up in store and fulfills orders via ship from store. .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But rather than going solo right away, True Classic partnered with retail services company Leap to operate five stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C. Like many other DTC brands, True Classic made its first big impression online — in its case with a series of humorous, fast-paced, mildly homoerotic commercials.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2021

When consumers go to a grocery store, generally they’re there to buy the individual ingredients that will eventually make a meal. JOANN stores also sell individual “ingredients,” but the end product is a decoupage photo album cover or a spooky handmade Halloween costume rather than a beef stew.

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365 Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

It integrates with Pricer Plaza, Pricer’s integrated management systems solution, bringing in-store efficiencies and elevated customer experience to life within sleek and compact visual merchandising.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

We don’t know how shopping habits or product demand will change in a post-COVID-19 environment, but it will be more critical than ever to test and change store merchandising strategies to accommodate new consumer needs. AR visual merchandising automates manual store planning processes.

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