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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. And while these megastores were in their seminal stages, nobody quite knew what to do with them and the unending mountain of merchandise sitting under their roofs. The term “customer friendly” did not apply.

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Couldn’t Attend IRDC 2021? Here’s What You Missed

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With an incomparable line-up of compelling educational content, interactive workshops and (who could forget) the crowd-favorite Iron Merchant Challenge, IRDC 2021 reaffirmed the importance of collaboration to our industry. Roeller explained that “brands can atrophy – it all comes down to the service you provide.”. Ralf Kircher.

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How Michael Ford pulled Greenlit Brands back from the brink

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Our view and the view of our merchants is that 2023 is probably when we will see it stabilise. If you manage that efficiently, it can be cash flow positive, and we’ve found ourselves in that situation. He’s just hired a very sophisticated visual merchandising director. Freedom would have to be very judicious.

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