Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Otterman will lead strategic marketing efforts at Macy’s, building awareness, engagement and loyalty among all customer segments via brand activation, campaign advertising and content planning, creative, visual merchandising, branded entertainment and media strategy.

Marketing 205

Marketing Visual Merchandising Advertising Planning 205

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Design and visual merchandising teams in particular rise to the occasion, finding creative themes, materials, lighting and more to evoke delight and holiday spirit among consumers of all ages. The holiday season has always been a core period for retailers to level up their in-store experiences. Be monumental.

Visual Merchandising 264

Visual Merchandising Consumer Shopping Fashion 264

Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The UK remains a global shopping destination and traditionally sees a significant influx of tourists during the Christmas season. Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. Beyond the cultural and familial significance, the Lunar New Year is a prime time for shopping.

Marketing Spend 218

Marketing Spend Visual Merchandising Marketing Consumer 218

Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. and Penn Medicine’s Hospital in Philadelphia, with plans for further expansion in 2024 and beyond. “We Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that.

Beauty and Health 220

Beauty and Health Shopping Payment Services Boutique 220

VMS

JULY 29, 2021

The retailer plans approximately 25 Dollar General/pOpshelf combination stores by the end of fiscal 2021. The post Dollar General Unveils First Shop-in-Shop Stores appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Since then, it has opened 16 stores in three states.

Shopping 104

Shopping Visual Merchandising Planning Marketing 104

Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Sales in these specific categories not only exceeded our expectations at launch, but also brought in new customers to shop with us.” The retailer also has transformed one of its Plano, Texas locations into a concept store to test visual merchandising strategies designed to bring new and existing brands to life in unique ways.

Visual Merchandising 223

Visual Merchandising Location Shopping Planning 223

VMS

JUNE 21, 2021

Glossier (New York) is planning to open three permanent brick-and-mortar stores, according to a company blog post. The brand is also planning to reopen a store in New York by 2022. The post Glossier Plans Three New Stores appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

Planning 105

Planning Visual Merchandising Shopping ATS 105

VMS

JULY 21, 2021

is planning to open “mini” Ulta Beauty shops in Target (Minneapolis) stores this August, according to a company press release. The shop-in-shops will debut in more than 100 Target stores and on target.com, and will feature roughly 50-plus beauty brands from companies like MAC Cosmetics and Urban Decay.

Shopping 105

Shopping Visual Merchandising Location Planning 105

VMS

JULY 21, 2021

Foxtrot (Chicago), the high-end convenience/corner store concept, is planning to open 50 stores throughout the U.S. It plans to open locations in regions like Houston, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and Austin, Texas; it already has locations in Washington, D.C., during the next two years, reports Supermarket News.

Location 104

Location Planning Visual Merchandising Supermarket 104

VMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

is planning to open Petco (San Diego) shop-in-shops in some select stores throughout Texas, North Carolina and South Carolina, according to CNBC. The shop-in-shops will be roughly 1000 square feet but may vary in size by location. Lowe’s (Mooresville, N.C.) The retailer already sells some pet supplies like beds.

Shopping 92

Shopping Visual Merchandising Location Planning 92

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Liu oversees the MINISO business, including product marketing, PR, user operations and global ecommerce, so he shared some exclusive insights into the company’s expansion plans and priorities. We have plans to enter some new markets as well. We elevate this shopping experience in three ways: We experiment with a lot of new products.

Planning 216

Planning Consumer Marketing Accounting 216

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

One of the key dimensions of EuroShop 2023 is Shop Fitting, Store Design & Visual Merchandising, which is the heart of EuroShop and its largest dimension. Shopping becomes an interactive high-tech experience. The consequence? But classic retail technology is also developing rapidly.

Visual Merchandising 303

Visual Merchandising Payment Services Management Marketing 303

Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

KGK Genix have launched a new ‘Student Retail Design & Careers Competition’ to help equip students with the skills and experience they need to kick-start their career and to drive interest in the retail design, visual merchandising, and print industry.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Management Retail Trends Planning 147

Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

Unlike many other digitally native direct-to-consumer (DTC) mattress brands, the retailer has embraced brick-and-mortar, operating a healthy portfolio of 66 retail stores and one outlet location, with plans to open more in the future. A Bunkhouse getaway , a dedicated space for kids to relax, play and enjoy while their parents shop.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Shopping Consumer Fulfillment 147

VMS

OCTOBER 4, 2021

JCPenney (Plano, Texas) is announcing new beauty department plans after Sephora (Paris) ended its 15-year contract with the retailer and will now be partnering with Kohl’s (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), 15 in select stores, and part of the new plan includes a partnership with the online platform Thirteen Lune (Los Angeles). reports Forbes.

Planning 52

Planning Visual Merchandising Shopping Location 52

VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2022

For example, Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and private employer, announced this past summer it doesn’t have any plans to return its supercenters to their pre-pandemic always-open operations. Artavia Milliam, 39, of Brooklyn, is a visual merchandiser at H&M in Times Square.

Visual Merchandising 99

Visual Merchandising ATS Shopping Returns 99

Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

New research from MG2 confirms that Gen Z is looking for curated visual merchandising experiences and for brand values to shine through in these physical environments, along with a focus on wellbeing and community connections.

Visual Merchandising 297

Visual Merchandising Consumer Outdoor Checkout 297

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 19, 2023

Founded in 1992 as The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE), PAVE Global is an educational foundation for the retail design , planning and visual merchandising industry, and gives brand practitioners a unique opportunity to support young students and expand their talent pools.

Visual Merchandising 206

Visual Merchandising Marketing Planning Shopping 206

VMS

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Seventy percent of Gen Z consumers plan to do most of their holiday shopping in-store this season, according to the 15th Annual Holiday Shopping Survey from Accenture. Perhaps surprisingly, 54% of baby boomers anticipate doing most of their shopping online.

Shopping 76

Shopping Visual Merchandising Planning Consumer 76

VMS

AUGUST 20, 2021

along with controlling stakeholders WHP Global (New York), is planning to open more than 400 shop-in-shops throughout Macy’s (New York) department stores nationwide by 2022, according to a press release. Until the shop-in-shops open, Toys “R” Us will have an experience for shoppers though macys.com/toysrus.

Shopping 52

Shopping Visual Merchandising Department Stores Planning 52

Retail Gazette

MARCH 14, 2024

John Lewis Partnership has scrapped its target of making 40% of its profits from non-retail activities by 2030 as it refreshes its turnaround plan. John Lewis Partnership plans to build and rent out 10,000 homes, and has submitted planning applications for sites in West Ealing, Bromley and Reading.

Visual Merchandising 122

Visual Merchandising Planning Finance Returns 122

Wiser

APRIL 26, 2022

Visual merchandising strategies like marketing displays in-store or online can draw in customers and increase foot-traffic. The same can be said for carefully planned sales and clearance events. One way to improve in this area is with the use of loyalty programs that allow you to gather customer data whenever they shop.

Visual Merchandising 146

Visual Merchandising Loss Prevention Customer Experience Promotions 146

VMS

JUNE 9, 2021

For those of us who work in the retail or visual merchandising industry, how many times do we hear the phrase, “Christmas already?”. It is a necessary evil of the job and when you work in visual merchandising, you are usually planning 9 to 12 months in advance. It’s part of the job. The post Christmas Already?

Visual Merchandising 98

Visual Merchandising Planning Accounting Shopping 98

VMS

JULY 29, 2021

SmartWork Media and SHOP! SmartWork Media will support SHOP!, Murray Kasmenn, SmartWork Media vice president and group brand director, will serve as SHOP! Kasmenn has spent over 20 years working with brands that support the retail shopping experience, most recently as publisher of VMSD. ” SHOP! ABOUT SHOP!

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Management Shopping Visual Merchandising Promotions 98

Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J., It’s been designed with a streamlined approach to store layout to offer an intuitive shopping journey that encourages discovery and easy navigation.

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Store Layout Accessories Location Promotions 241

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 17, 2022

At Coach, Zaccariello is responsible for visual merchandising through the company’s 3D creative studio, including store windows, showrooms and pop-ups, design and production of events and the digital experience team. It’s a location filled with coffee shops and Gen Z is everywhere there,” Zaccariello said.

Visual Merchandising 254

Visual Merchandising Outdoor Location Customer Experience 254

Retail Focus

MAY 23, 2022

As part of JYSK’s plans to expand in the UK, the largest Danish retailer, operating globally, will be opening its first Telford store on 2nd June 2022 at Unit NQ1, Northern Quarter, Telford Shopping Centre. The new store will be managed by Stephen Ambrose and boasts 1200 sq mtrs of floor space in the latest JYSK store concept layout.

Visual Merchandising 147

Visual Merchandising Planning Management Shopping 147

VMS

JUNE 9, 2021

has announced its plans to close its locations for the U.S. This will be the second year in a row Best Buy is planning to offer the majority of its Black Friday deals online as well, though it hasn’t yet unveiled its store hours for the annual post-Thanksgiving shopping event. Best Buy (Richfield, Minn.)

Visual Merchandising 98

Visual Merchandising Fulfillment Shipping Planning 98

Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2024

We are also excited to partner even more with our vendors this year as it relates to their branded in-store merchandise experiences,” Barry added, identifying Tesla, Lovesac and Starlink as examples of planned vendor partnerships. Best Buy closed 24 stores in FY 2024 and plans to close 10 to 15 in FY 2025.

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Planning Location Point of Sale Visual Merchandising 259

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. The company also plans for shop-in-shop experiences in Mexico and Indonesia. late last year. and acquire the Express brand IP under a new joint venture with Express’ parent company.

Accessories 235

Accessories Apparel Brand Management Planning 235

Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

brands plan to increase investments in immersive technologies — think interactive displays for increased visual impact, carefully curated playlists and thoughtfully crafted scents that tap into nostalgia. Over half of U.S. Understanding these behavioral motivations and responses is key to creating impactful in-store moments.

Consumer 284

Consumer Store Layout Customer Experience Checkout 284

Retail Minded

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, using a floor plan that’s easy to navigate creates an easy customer flow, meaning people can move through your space comfortably. Incorporating Visual Merchandising Visual merchandising is a method that uses design principles to showcase the benefits and key features of a product.

Visual Merchandising 52

Visual Merchandising Planning Shopping ATS 52

VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Each element – from the millwork to the fixtures to the installation to the visual merchandising to the actual procurement of the merchandise – builds on the one before it. With each delay in construction, coordination with each of the brands relating to their individual shop needs had to be revisited.

Department Stores 106

Department Stores Visual Merchandising Accessories Shopping 106

VMS

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In preparation for a busy holiday shopping season, Amazon (Seattle) plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers, reports CBS. The post Amazon to Hire 150,000 Seasonal Workers appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Signing bonuses up to $3000 are also available depending on location.

Visual Merchandising 91

Visual Merchandising Location Planning Shopping 91

VMS

JULY 7, 2021

Bloomingdale’s (New York) is planning to open its first Bloomie’s store in the 2 million-square-foot Mosaic District shopping center in Fairfax, Va., The company has hinted that these smaller Bloomingdale’s concepts were being planned. this August 26, reports CNBC.

Visual Merchandising 98

Visual Merchandising Fashion Returns Planning 98

VMS

APRIL 12, 2021

McDonald’s (Chicago) is planning to close hundreds of restaurants inside of mass merchant Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.), Despite Walmart and McDonald’s collaboration for roughly the past three decades, , the pandemic has changed customers’ shopping and dining preferences. reports CNBC. Walmart’s e-commerce sales in the U.S.

Location 73

Location Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Planning 73

VMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Wayfair (Boston), the online furniture retailer, announced plans to open three stores in its headquarters state of Massachusetts, according to a company press release. The three new stores are currently planned to open sometime in 2022. Additional stores representing its other five brands are planned to open over the next two years.

Visual Merchandising 72

Visual Merchandising Planning Shopping 72