Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 10, 2022

JD.com has entered the autonomous store space in Europe with the launch of two omnichannel cashierless stores in the Netherlands. Customers can then visit the store, scan a barcode on the app and have their products delivered to them on a conveyor belt.

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365 Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Space NK , the UK’s largest dedicated beauty retailer, has unveiled plans to open a new store in Manchester’s Trafford Centre in Summer 2024. The store, covering 2,400 square feet on Lower Peel Avenue, is designed to optimize the beauty shopping experience.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A curvilinear thatched hut has been paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Amsterdam store for homeware brand Polspotten, which was designed by local studio Space Projects. The studio created the store to straddle a shop and an office for Polspotten , a furniture and home accessories brand headquartered in the Dutch capital.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

All of its stores are unique, tailored to specific markets and the needs of their families. That was the primary inspiration behind Space CAMP, a new activation at the retailer’s 5th Avenue store. CAMP is a brand known for creating immersive, fun, and interactive commerce experiences.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Barker and Stonehouse have teamed up with Fenwick to open its first in-store concept spaces in the Fenwick’s Newcastle and Bentalls Kingston department stores. The Newcastle concept store will span 10,000 square feet while the Bentalls space will be slightly smaller. The spaces are set to launch ahead of Christmas.

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A1 Retail

APRIL 30, 2024

Space NK unveils plans for a new store opening in Manchester’s Trafford Centre, further enhancing Space NK’s position in the UK. Andy Lightfoot, Space NK CEO explains “We are delighted to announce a second store location in Manchester.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Third Space Skrabacz explained that Belgian chocolatier Godiva’s is focusing on making its bricks-and-mortar stores a place for shoppers to meet up – either while socialising, or as a pit stop between other stores on a wider shopping journey. I think retail, and especially for us as a cafe, is a third space.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 25, 2022

One way is to convert the space above your store into living accommodation. Now that you have put all the hard work and graft into finishing off your conversion with all the insulation, cladding, and electronics fitted, here are a few ideas and inspirations on ways you could make full use of your new space. . Kid Friendly room.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 1, 2021

Nordstrom will open 40 Tonal store-within-a-store locations in 20 states, including 12 where the exercise equipment retailer doesn’t have a physical location. The store rollouts will begin in March 2021 and will include Nordstrom flagship stores in Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas.

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RIS News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Container Store has appointed Lindy Rawlinson as chief digital officer and Jennifer Pape as SVP of Stores, signaling an increased focus on its "Custom Spaces" business. Get the details.

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Retail Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Saks Fifth Avenue is adding co-working spaces to its department stores. The SaksWorks concept opened for the first time last month with space at the retailer’s flagship store in Midtown Manhattan and another on the site of a former Saks in the Financial District.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 30, 2024

Committed to offering ‘safe spaces’ in communities, Co-op has this week added its stores to the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) scheme which aims to provide provision in the retail sector for anyone feeling unsafe or vulnerable when out and about on the UK’s streets.

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Inside Retail

MAY 26, 2022

From inclusive signage and all-gender bathrooms, to gender-neutral uniforms and name tags that can be edited to include a person’s pronouns, Ikea Australia is on a mission to make people of all gender identities and sexual orientations feel at home in its stores. . Check out our video interview below to learn more. .

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Retail Wire

JULY 15, 2022

H Mart, the Korean-American grocery chain, plans to add 27,000 square feet of space to its store in San Francisco. The larger location will include a food court.

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VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Originally scheduled for an October 2020 opening, the seventh location for this family-run department store was caught in the middle of the global predicament – to build or not to build, to cancel or push on? Opening any store requires an exact timeline. The need to grow the economy eventually drove this and other projects back online.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 28, 2023

Grosvenor has announced that global activewear and lifestyle brand, Sweaty Betty, and worldwide retailer for luxury cosmetics Space NK have both opened their city debuts at Liverpool ONE. The space features ‘Power Pod’ fitting rooms: private, inviting spaces with soft finishes and a seating area for customer interaction.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The beauty retailer, which is also expanding its assortment and emphasizing a “spa-like” atmosphere, is poised to do well at the holidays, analysts said.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 23, 2022

French shoe brand Nodaleto has chosen Miami as the location of its first US store, which New York studio Rafael de Cárdenas designed with sci-fi-influenced red and chrome interiors. The shop opened in Miami Design District during the city's art week earlier this month, starting a two-year lease in the 1,000-square-metre space (10,764 feet).

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 28, 2023

The Container Store has promoted two executives as it continues to focus on strengthening its “Custom Spaces” business. Lindy Rawlinson, formerly EVP of Ecommerce and Digital Marketing has been promoted to Chief Digital Officer; and Jennifer Pape formerly of VP of Stores has been elevated to SVP of Stores.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2023

Space NK unveils a newly upsized store, the biggest in the beauty retailer’s portfolio, and four times the size of the original location at Westfield London in White City. of trading space the new store will be a beauty shopping destination, centred around customers’ needs and guided by a team of Space NK experts.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 26, 2022

Rapid delivery services are changing the convenience store landscape by adding even more options for hungry shoppers to stock up on what they need on their own schedules. The rapidly growing retailer, which raised $100 million in a February 2022 funding round, plans to open 25 new stores in 2022 , with more coming in 2023.

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Mass Relators

JANUARY 17, 2022

SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B in late December celebrated the opening of its newest store with a New Year’s Eve-inspired ball drop, welcoming shoppers to the El Dorado H-E-B outlet in Webster, Texas, in the Houston suburbs. The 107,000-square-foot store also has a full-service pharmacy and an H-E-B Fuel station.

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Retail Dive

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The company is building out its garage offering with Garage+ by Elfa and expanding design options through its Preston line.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

With ecommerce reshaping the landscape, physical stores have a unique opportunity to borrow a few strategies from tourist destinations and become experiences beyond the mundanity of walking up and down aisles. Understanding these behavioral motivations and responses is key to creating impactful in-store moments. Over half of U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

This retail renaissance is not just a return to traditional shopping spaces but also signifies a shift in the shoppers’ culture, expectations and behaviors. The move toward experiential shopping is vital in bringing people back to physical retail spaces, creating an emotional connection that can’t be found while online shopping.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 23, 2024

The 2024 Visual Merchandising and Display Show, hosted on April 16-17 at the Business Design Centre in London, provided a comprehensive look at the future of engaging retail spaces through innovative design and display. Each product is carefully designed to enhance the overall ambience and mood within retail spaces.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Solana Spaces , a “phygital” store designed to help consumers better understand NFTs, blockchain and Web3, is on a global expansion path fueled by a unique franchising model. Solana Spaces] “will be the first open source retailer,” said Norby. We want Solana Spaces everywhere.”.

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Retail Wire

JUNE 9, 2021

More than 20 companies have signed the Fifteen Percent Pledge, in which they seek to commit at least 15 percent of shelf and rack space to Black-owned brands.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 30, 2024

This will require space for storage, stacked shelves and a customer till. The legal side As discussed, purchasing a property of this kind with the intention to convert the space into one that is used commercially will require planning permission.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2024

Alimentation Couche-Tard , which operates Couche-Tard convenience stores in Canada and Circle K stores in the U.S., Relex’s AI- and machine learning-powered solutions include demand forecasting, replenishment and advanced space and floor planning functionalities.

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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. Stores are curated and merchandised to reflect a high-end boutique or spa. Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 29, 2024

Seraphine Maternity is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its first Los Angeles store, scheduled to open late April. This will bring Seraphine Maternity’s US store count to 3 and the brand’s bricks-and-mortar presence to 8 stores which includes London and Paris.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 4, 2024

Swatch has opened its first Australian flagship store in Melbourne CBD, its largest in the country. The 315sqm store features Swatch’s collections including Swatch Neon, Swatch Art Journey, Big Bold, and the latest Bioceramic What If. The post Swatch opens largest store in Australia appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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365 Retail

JUNE 20, 2022

Digital is a key element in bringing this story together, which means for retailers, displays form an integral part of their store strategy. From high bright screens to 37” stretch displays, creating impactful first impressions are crucial for retailers as stores are opening up again.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Container Store has opened its 100 th brick-and-mortar location in Princeton, NJ — a small-format concept designed to boost employee productivity and optimize the customer journey. This is the sixth small-format location the Container Store has opened to date.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the surge in online shopping, physical stores remain essential for retailers, providing a space for customers to interact with products and build deeper brand connections. A well-designed store can create a memorable brand experience that strengthens customer loyalty.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2024

The retailer will instead rely more heavily on its smart Amazon Dash Carts , which have been deployed at Fresh stores since 2020 as well as at Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods. The retailing giant will continue to use the JWO technology in its Amazon Go stores and license the solution to other retailers.

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