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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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 24, 2024

Foot Locker has unveiled its new store format, which includes a communal sneaker try-on area to facilitate “sneaker culture” conversations and technology that provides store associates with omnichannel inventory availability data. The retailer plans to use learnings from this store, located in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J.,

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

owners of Sears and Kmart, announced plans to permanently close the Ft. The company also sold some land it owned adjacent to the location to RK Centers, which is planning to build a mixed-use development on the site. Jesse Gonzalez, VP of Store Operations at Sears, says, “We want to thank the loyal customers in the Ft.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

But, also in the way retailers view and plan their business as a result. In the near-term future, retail media will dictate even the way retail stores are designed. The rise of screens The big grocers dipped their toes with front-of-store screens and now they are set to proliferate. So what can we expect?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sometimes this is due to deliberate greenwashing, but more often it’s a problem of planning and execution, according to Christian Davies, Principal at Bergmeyer+ , the new sustainability-focused division of retail design firm Bergmeyer , operating in partnership with SMS Collaborative. It’s called that because there is no Plan B.)

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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.

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Mass Relators

APRIL 21, 2022

His mission will be to bring HRG’s resources, such as category management, space planning, visual merchandising, retail strategy, creative services, and asset management, to the pet, hardware, and beauty segments of the retail industry. WAUKESHA, Wis. Corey Paske has joined HRG as business development manager.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

Incorporate Promotions and Sales When planning your digital signage content, consider the frequency and timing of sales and promotions. Depending on your goals, you might choose to schedule automatic updates on a weekly, monthly or even daily basis. In fact, some retailers choose to update digital signage two to five times per day.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

That experience — having a person on the floor with you, providing an opportunity to really immerse people in the education and care they need to make good, safe choices, required a completely different layout for the store. RTP: Given this hands-on education and sales process, how important is it to have the right staff people at Joyleaf?

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 12, 2023

As a result of changing consumer behaviors and spending patterns, many retailers are focused on right-sizing their store footprints, especially in shopping malls. For their part, more mall operators are looking to diversify their tenant mix and incorporate additional brands that resonate with younger audiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

Consider ESG Goals and Mandates In the 2023 Retail TouchPoints Store Design & Experience Survey , 68% of respondents said that more integration of sustainability into design plans and material decisions was a top priority for the year.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

We are excited to continue investing in the men’s category both online and in-store through our exclusive partnership with the Saks Fifth Avenue stores to further solidify our position as the ultimate destination for men’s luxury fashion.”

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

But rather than going solo right away, True Classic partnered with retail services company Leap to operate five stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C. RTP: What can you share about True Classic’s growth plans? and San Jose, Calif., beginning in 2022. by the end of 2023 — and that’s just the beginning. “We

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VMS

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Using Capture Services On-Demand, Matterport Pro2 cameras, or the Matterport Smartphone app, retail customers are creating virtual showrooms, curating shoppable digital experiences with e-commerce integration, and making store operations more efficient. Read the case study. Send your press releases to VMSD at vmsd.com.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Bloomie’s floor plan is easily adaptable, with rotating display carts to spotlight trending product lines, encouraging discovery by promising customers new finds with every visit. Bloomie’s features top brands and tech-enabled stylist services, plus an on-site restaurant located on a vibrant, neighborhood mall street in Fairfax, Va.’s

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

When planning shoots, think about what makes your firm or retail experience special. Remember that it’s the story the image tells and the conversation it inspires that matter more than the pictorial content of the photo itself. Here are some ideas design professionals and retailers can use to better leverage post-social photography.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 9, 2022

As Principal of Colberg Architecture , he has designed imaginative and environmentally sensitive projects across the residential, workplace, retail, educational, healthcare, institutional, museum, and urban planning sectors.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 7, 2022

The thinking is that] if you’re planning to attend a party or go out on a date, you’d better look nice, and you’d better bring a gift. For people that are building their ecommerce basket [a few items at a time], the categories that tend to be added last to the cart are now more centered around social indulgences.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Now the retailer is ready to resume rolling out more enhanced brick-and-mortar locations, starting with recent store openings in Paramus, N.J. Over the next seven to eight years , the retailer plans to refresh its entire fleet of 850 stores. and Sherman Oaks, Calif.

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Retail Next

APRIL 1, 2021

We layered this data with the merchandise layout (where each brand and products were) and even our staff schedules. We captured data over a set period of time that included changes to our front window displays and visual merchandising and messaging changes in store. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 27, 2023

Store workers] might be interested in human resources, visual merchandising or health and safety issues. with plans to increase from your current 19 stores to 60 by 2026. RTP: Does Primark have any plans to become more of an omnichannel retailer? RTP: Primark is on an expansion path in the U.S.,

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Retail Geek

JULY 30, 2021

Bed Bath & Beyond traditionally is a pretty chaotic treasure hunt so very hard to find your way around people complain that they get lost and can’t find an exit the, the lines of sight in a Bed Bath & Beyond or horrific so they stack product to the roof so you can’t see very far in any direction in the store.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 19, 2024

The retailer also is planning on including a florist in the space: “We’re taking our inspiration from Hermès in Paris and Takashimaya in New York,” said Granet. “We “The energy it creates when people are playing ping-pong creates a fun vibe,” said Granet, including the “unique sound” of the ball hitting the glass.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 6, 2024

Especially when the store is located in a tourist destination, retailers can add interest by doing the same. Indeed, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt has won kudos for striving to make the booksellers’ stores operate more like independent shops. It can also be beneficial to take an integrated approach to experiential design.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This past September, Target issued a news release about its plans to close nine stores in New York City, the Bay area and the Pacific Northwest “because theft and organized retail crime are threatening the safety of our team and guests, and contributing to unsustainable business performance.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2023

This mostly applies to new stores, but it’s still something to keep in mind. If you want to move digital signage beyond an advertising medium, work with architects and design teams during the planning phase of construction. What can technology do to enhance lighting, tie into audio and so on?

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to loom over the globe, retailers are now also assessing guidelines and developing plans to adapt their store experiences to the changing times. Now is the time to start integrating the changes we didn’t expect to see in futuristic retail stores.

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Retail Next

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Merchandising is often viewed as presenting or displaying items in a way that makes them visually appealing and desirable to shoppers. Themed window displays, dressed mannequins and beauty stands are all examples of visual merchandising.

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