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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

If you walk up and down the aisles of supermarkets, clothes shops or even furniture stores, you will notice that more brands are shouting about their commitment to protecting the environment, be it via packaging or marketing messages. To put it simply, there is no escaping the subject of sustainability in retail.

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The Fusion of Food, Fashion and Gastronomy

Retail TouchPoints

In Europe the combination of food and gastronomy in supermarkets is starting to prove itself as a relevant revenue booster that is bound to grow in a post-COVID era. Retailers can manage their own gastronomic hubs or sublet them to third-party brands.

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Drumroll, please: Meet Australia’s rising stars of retail

Inside Retail

Sponsored by Impact, this special feature is a celebration of 20 rising stars of retail who are killing it, whether by leading the rollout of innovative projects, driving campaigns to make change in the industry, or giving management a red-hot go for the first time. They might be under-the-radar now, but they won’t be for long.

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Save-A-Lot Names New CEO

VMS

Supermarket chain Save-A-Lot (Saint Ann, Mo.) “We look forward to working alongside him and the management team as we pursue the strategic growth opportunities ahead,” said Justin Shaw, Chair of Save-A-Lot’s board of directors. . The post Save-A-Lot Names New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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5 Ways Food Stores are Leading in Experience Innovation

Retail TouchPoints

A location in Poland takes inspiration from gourmet food specialists by embracing “food theater” and grand visual merchandising architecture. The strongest visual merchandising is really where the consumer is left thinking about the product first and then the fixture,” Campbell explained.

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Billionaire Bernard Arnault Sells Carrefour Shares

VMS

Luxury goods billionaire Bernard Arnault has sold out of supermarket group Carrefour (Massy, France), reports Reuters. ” The post Billionaire Bernard Arnault Sells Carrefour Shares appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Arnault invested in the company 14 years ago and held a 5.7

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Retail Designers Recall Their Earliest VM Memories

VMS

“One of the most important things I learned when I started working in the retail industry were the merchandising standards at The Gap in the ’80s. Our assistant manager was relentless when it came to precise folding, sizing, vertical merchandising and more. When was the first time you read VMSD magazine? What’s the Brain Squad?