Retail Smart Guys

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Online Visual Merchandising: Creating Irresistible eCommerce Displays In the world of eCommerce, your website is your digital storefront, and just like a physical store, visual merchandising plays a crucial role in attracting and engaging customers. You need to know their preferences, shopping behaviors, and pain points.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 12, 2022

Visual merchandising plays a pivotal role in converting sales at the store level. However, there should be a lot of thought and purposeful planning that goes into designing everything from the store layout and signage to the proper lighting and product arrangements. by Melissa Stivale.

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Independent Retailer

JULY 12, 2022

Visual merchandising plays a pivotal role in converting sales at the store level. However, there should be a lot of thought and purposeful planning that goes into designing everything from the store layout and signage to the proper lighting and product arrangements. by Melissa Stivale.

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Shopify

JANUARY 5, 2023

But planning how you’ll use your retail space is easier said than done. You pay for your space, valuable products occupy your space, and customers enter and navigate your space to—ideally—make a purchase. Your space is essential to your success.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

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. Iannuzzi: We have several vehicles and champions for this work.

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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.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 7, 2024

next month, with an additional three stores planned for later in 2024. Foot Locker will launch its first “store of the future” in Willowbrook, N.J. Elements from these stores will be applied to our 2025 openings and beyond.”

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

With its strong roots in the store design and visual merchandising community, PAVE Global also will tap into its expansive network to attract a broader mix of exhibitors and strategic partners to the event. We look forward to supporting our community, and helping forge meaningful connections between design students and retail leaders.”

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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.

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VMS

AUGUST 6, 2021

Little Caesar’s (Detroit) announced its plans to open at least 15 new units in Denver by 2024, according to a company press release. The post Little Caesar’s Plans Expansion into Denver appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Craig Sherwood, VP of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. Thematic visual merchandising : Let Chinese shoppers know you know how important this week is and create some visual merchandising to display throughout the period – just as you would for Christmas.

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VMS

APRIL 15, 2021

Macy’s (New York) has announced plans to open 45 Backstage shop-in-shops in select Macy’s locations in 10 different states this year, according to Retail Dive. Morgan’s 7 th annual Retail Round-Up conference that the department store company was planning more standalone Backstage stores in addition to the shop-in-shops.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Mad Lords (Paris) is planning to expand its footprint with an additional three stores in 2022, Forbes reports. The fine jewelry boutique is planning to open new locations in Belgium, Brussels, and another on Rue St. The post Mad Lords Plans Expansion appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

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. The Container Store also has plans to add more brick-and-mortar locations; in June 2022 it announced it would add 74 new stores by 2027.

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VMS

JUNE 7, 2021

has announced its plans to close its locations during the U.S. The mass merchant joins similar retailers, like Target (Minneapolis) which announced its plans to close its stores for Thanksgiving this past January, CNBC reports. Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.) Thanksgiving holiday this November.

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VMS

OCTOBER 26, 2021

is planning to go public and filed itself under the ticker “SG” on the New York Stock Exchange, CNBC reports. The post Sweetgreen Plans to Go Public appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Sweetgreen (Culver City, Calif.) Sweetgreen had a net loss of $14.2 million with a revenue of $220.6

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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.

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VMS

JULY 8, 2021

The discount retailer plans to add dental, nutritional, cold/cough products among other health care-related offerings. The post Dollar General Plans Push into Health Care appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Dollar General (Goodlettsville, Tenn.) has hired Albert Wu, M.D.,

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VMS

JULY 19, 2021

Columbus, Ohio) is planning to debut three “test” locations by this fall. It’s dubbing the concept “store of the future” and is planning to rollout another 10 test locations by 2022, reports CNBC. The post Victoria’s Secret Plans ‘Store of the Future’ appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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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. Our expansion in Europe will also continue, in countries like Spain, France, Italy and more.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Walmart has not yet announced any additional plans for seasonal hiring. The post Walmart Plans 20,000 Supply Chain Hires appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

MAY 12, 2021

The proposed plan also includes a private investment by Macy’s – roughly $235 million – to update the public spaces surrounding its flagship, like the pedestrian-friendly areas at Broadway Plaza and Herald Square, as well as subway access and transit connections. Macy’s hopes to keep Herald Square open during construction.

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Wiser

JUNE 30, 2020

Assortment planning in the age of eCommerce is a tricky business. In this article, we’ll look at what assortment planning is and how you can do it effectively. What is Assortment Planning? In retail, assortment planning is the process of determining the right products and right quantities to meet consumer demand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2021

The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) has awarded Ielyzaveta Ignatyeva from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) as the 2020 Bergmeyer Scholarship recipient.

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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.

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VMS

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to an investor presentation, the company plans to open at least 50 stores in 2022 and more than 80 each following year, Retail Dive reports. ” The post Big Lots Plans 500 Stores appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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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. 2022 EuroShop segments into eight ‘experience dimensions’, namely Shopfitting, Store Design & Visual Merchandising which will be held in Halls 1, 10, 11 & 12.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

announced plans to open 25 new locations each year for the foreseeable future, according to a press release. The post Torrid Plans for 25 New Stores Each Year appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Torrid (City of Industry, Calif.)

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Mitchell & Ness (Philadelphia) is planning to significantly increase its physical footprint with five to six store openings in the U.S. The post Mitchell & Ness Has Big Plans for Store Expansion appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Read more at the Philadelphia Business Journal.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Planning for the future While many retailers have in place some form of environmental policies, there is still work to do, given the advancements with sustainability methods. As for existing stores and visual merchandising, a checklist of prerequisites ensures each location meets core sustainability requirements.

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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.

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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. 4: Visual Merchandising. Visual merchandising is how you draw-in shoppers with the use of retail displays.

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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?

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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.

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