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Thinking outside the box with visual merchandising

Retail Focus

Retailers have been using visual merchandising to appeal to and connect with shoppers for many years now. Here, we speak with several visual merchandising specialists to gain an insight into this area and look at ways retailers can better connect with their core target audiences. So, what can retailers do?

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How Estée Lauder is Making Store Design Sustainable

Retail TouchPoints

At the core of the store design program is a framework to assess retail stores and to inform the design of ELC visual merchandising, based on sustainability-related areas including waste reduction, water and energy conservation and responsible material sourcing. RTP: Why was a standardized and documented initiative critical?

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Kendu Announces New Managing Director

VMS

(PRESS RELEASE) Daniel Cortazar has been appointed managing director of Kendu In-Store Visual Solutions and will oversee all business operations in the US and LATAM. Cortazar previously held the position of regional general manager US & LATAM in Arflu for six years and was based in the US.

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Sustainable shopping: what options are available to retailers?

Retail Focus

For both new and existing stores, these requirements span store build-out, energy and water, responsible sourcing of materials, visual merchandising, store operations and innovation.” As for existing stores and visual merchandising, a checklist of prerequisites ensures each location meets core sustainability requirements.

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Barnes & Noble’s Parent Company Acquires Paper Source

VMS

The parent company of Barnes & Noble (New York), Elliott Investment Management (New York), has acquired Paper Source (Chicago), a gift and stationery retailer, according to CNBC. The company then filed for bankruptcy March 2 and ultimately had to reduce the pay of its senior managers, cut jobs and close some locations.

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Christmasworld 2023 on course for success

A1 Retail

in 2023, where the product groups Visual Merchandising & Light and Christmas & Seasonal Decoration will find their new business home. “As a wholesaler, we are part of the driving force behind the retail chain. Due to the great demand, Christmasworld will be held in Halls 5.0, and – new -, in addition, in Halls 4.0

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VM Pioneer Edward D. Spitaletta Dies at 91

VMS

Edward’s career started in 1955 as a route driver for a wholesale rack jobber in Jersey City, New Jersey. located in Linden, NJ, as a sales manager. After an industry consolidation, Edward was first made Vice President of Sales & Merchandising and then promoted to Senior Vice President of Supermarket Services Inc.

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