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Autumn Fair 2025 reveals powerful content agenda designed to equip independent retailers for a changing market

A1 Retail

From social commerce and sustainability to licensing, merchandising and consumer psychology, the sessions offer buyers and brands a holistic view of where retail is headed, and how to stay ahead of it. From selfie-worthy moments to local events that drive traffic, you’ll co-create strategies that turn footfall into fandom.

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Make Your Store Influencer-Ready: Design Choices that Drive Foot Traffic and Social Engagement

Retail TouchPoints

The power of social media influencers is impossible to ignore in today’s digital age, with over half of Gen Z using TikTok as their go-to search engine and main source for shopping inspiration, largely because of the visual format of its results. This presents a major opportunity for retailers.

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Store Closures are Forcing Retailers to Thrive or Die: Here’s How Brands can Adapt

Retail TouchPoints

The landscape of American retail is changing, with new customer demands, new players, new competition and a growing proportion of sales taking place across new digital channels like social commerce. Customers are now searching for convenience above anything else. retail sales growth.

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How Visual Outfitting Helps Brands Create Inspiration at Scale

Retail TouchPoints

Social commerce. Visual outfitting is a strategy brands and retailers should explore to help their customers feel confident and inspired as they venture back into their offices and resume their social lives. Livestreaming. Augmented reality. They’re exciting, buzzy and cool, and retailers can’t wait to try them.

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Retail TouchPoints Reveals Latest 40 Under 40 Award Winners

Retail TouchPoints

Randy John, Director Technology Consultancy – Digital Retail, adidas Claire Wyatt, VP, Business Strategy & Marketing Science, Albertsons Media Collective James Kinnear, Director Ecommerce, ALDI Jami Jo Boulogne-Cockrell, Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, At Home Group Lee Anne Grant, Chief Growth Officer, Babylist Chris, Silver, (..)

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Pop-Ups Allow Luxury Brands to Get Just a Bit Funky

Retail TouchPoints

Our advice is that if you’re taking over an empty storefront or some other mall space and you can do a design that transforms the space using vinyl wraps, loose fixturing and various types of visual merchandising, you can often create a pop-up without needing a new permit.

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4 Ways Anthropologie is Building Brand Loyalty While Acquiring New, Younger Customers

Retail TouchPoints

That is why leadership places a “huge premium” on the store experience, from associate hiring and training to visual merchandising and store design. “As “There’s something magical about being in a place — and memories are made more frequently in places rather than sitting behind a computer,” Preis said.