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Choosing the Best Materials for Visual Merchandising Concepts in Luxury Retail Stores

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Retail experts agree that visual merchandising is more than creating window displays to attract customers. So, how do retailers choose the right selection of material and tools for your store’s visual merchandising concepts? Metal in Retail Displays . Fabrics in Retail Store displays.

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Retail’s Future is Phygital

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Apps that allow shoppers to preview and locate in-store inventory, do virtual try-ons, identify sales and cash in on personalized promotions and rewards are popular. Technology in lighting, music, visual merchandising and other physical elements helps brands create immersive in-store experiences.

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Best Buy Joins Target and Walmart in Closing for Thanksgiving

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has announced its plans to close its locations for the U.S. 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. Best Buy (Richfield, Minn.) Thanksgiving holiday this November, according to CNBC.

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

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Another of their best features is that they’re agile and allow retailers to try out new locations. So retailers can use pop-ups to validate a location, try out a new concept or for the release of a new product. Plenert: There are technical challenges that vary depending on the type of location. Another issue is permitting.

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Lunchables Debuts Experience at FAO Schwarz

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Lunchables, the “buildable snack” food for kids, has opened an interactive experience through FAO Schwarz’s New York location. Throughout the month of September, customers can immerse themselves in larger-than-life food builds, including a 6-foot-tall rocket ship, UFO, pepperoni pizza and Trojan Horse, according to a company press release.

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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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Dollar Tree Breaks the $1 Price Barrier

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has announced it will sell items in some locations for more than the $1 price tag in its name promises, reports the Associated Press. Last month, the discount retailer announced that increasing shipping costs would decrease its per-share profits by $1.50 Dollar Tree (Chesapeake, Va.) Annual U.S. inflation reached 4.2