Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2024

Heritage luxury department store Bloomingdale’s is staking a claim in the resale market by partnering with luxury resale platform Rebag. While more than 2,500 of these items will be for sale on Bloomingdales.com, the remaining goods will be featured (and for sale) in five Bloomingdale’s stores nationwide. .

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As consumers work to check off their holiday shopping lists, many will be flocking to physical stores. Department stores, specialty retailers and luxury brands alike will display their holiday spirit using best-in-class design and storytelling strategies to draw these shoppers in.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2023

We’re trying to keep that customer over 40, but we’re trying to go back to our younger customer as well,” Preis said during her session at CommerceNext’s Ecommerce Growth Show , held June 20-21 in New York City. We are not a department store, so we’re not forced into merchandising certain product categories together,” Preis explained.

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VMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

13, British department store Fortnum & Mason kicked off the festive season with the opening of its Christmas Shop. If you are the kind of person who simply loves Christmas, then this is the destination store for you! Fortnum’s legacy began in 1705 with Hugh Mason, derived from a small store in St. On Monday, Sept.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Mardi Najafi, Figure3: We’ve seen a shift in priorities over the course of the last five years or so, with the decrease in traffic to big anchor tenants in the mall – namely department stores – partly due to their late pivot to a seamless, omnichannel approach. It diluted the whole thing. But it has to be done very thoughtfully.

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VMS

JULY 6, 2021

Neiman Marcus Group (Dallas) explained via email that they are not intending to sell Bergdorf Goodman (New York), despite a report by the New York Post which said the company was potentially trying to sell the storied department store. The Post explained Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp.,

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VMS

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The retail and tech punditry were abuzz following a recent report from The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) spelling out what Amazon (Seattle) has planned for its department stores, the e-commerce giant’s latest foray into brick and mortar. The stores could open next year and are likely to debut in Ohio and California.

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VMS

AUGUST 31, 2021

Renovation: Department Store. Scope of work : Continue the location’s evolution from traditional department store to a targeted destination for luxury goods and services. What sets this project apart : In terms of store planning, the new design of the Santa Fe department store seeks to engage with shoppers at every turn.

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VMS

APRIL 21, 2021

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (New York) has submitted nearly two dozen objections for Amazon’s (Seattle) conduct during the election it held for warehouse workers in Alabama to determine whether a union should be formed – which would have been the company’s first U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

However, more risk-averse shoplifters (Sheepish Teens and Disgruntled Employees) could be deterred by lower shelves, sign-free windows or panopticon-like layouts in which people feel watched at all times. In other cases, crime is more intense (see the viral videos of thefts at downtown drug and luxury department stores).

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VMS

JANUARY 25, 2022

(Newport Beach, Calif.) – made an offer to purchase the department store retailer Kohl’s (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) It reportedly told the department store retailer that it obtained a “highly confident” letter from a bank ensuring their ability to attain a debt-financing package. Acacia has a market value of $215 billion.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Regular VMSD readers know that we recently launched our exclusive Brain Squad , which is made up of visual merchandising and store designers across the country (and beyond) who offer up industry insight that only they can provide. The huge toy displays at FAO Schwartz in New York City in the late 1960s. It was magical!

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

During rumbles, teams split up and undergo a visual merchandising blitz, ensuring that the entire store is well-maintained throughout the day. M&S team members are also stationed at different parts of the store during specific busy times, ensuring they are always available for customers.

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VMS

APRIL 15, 2021

The Visual Team at Nordstrom NYC’s latest sustainability storytelling effort incorporates recycled/recyclable/reusable materials to create a series of incredible fashion moments throughout the store. The post On Our Radar: Nordstrom NYC, New York appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

JULY 28, 2021

Relay, the French travel retail outfit, has just opened a store at Montpellier Sud de France railway station in France’s southwest which shows the process in action. At a moment when department stores almost everywhere are feeling the breeze, we may be seeing the emergence of something similar, but different.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

British department store chain House of Fraser (London) will close its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street in January 2022, reports The Guardian. The post House of Fraser to Close Oxford Street Flagship appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The department store retailer also plans to create an education benefit program in partnership with Guild Education, which aims to cover workers’ books and tuition costs as well as other related fees. They can be choosy about who they work with and how long they work at a particular company … We recognize that choice.

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VMS

MAY 6, 2021

Prior to that role, he was the retailer’s Executive VP of Stores and has also held senior leadership positions at Macy’s, Filene’s and The May Department Stores Co. The post Tuesday Morning Names New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The store window has always been prime real estate for brand storytelling, but this is especially true during the holiday season. The awards will be announced at the PAVE Holiday Celebration on December 8, 2021 in New York City, as well as on RetailTouchPoints.com. Submit your nomination now!

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

At their core, shop-in-shop models must remain a true partnership between both brands , with each bringing their own branding to the table in order to effectively blend their design messaging. “If asked Helen Herrick, Director at MBH Architects in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. Making Space for a Shop-in-Shop Partner.

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VMS

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Department store retailer Nordstrom (Seattle) is said to be considering the spinoff of its off-price Nordstrom Rack business, reports The Seattle Times. Nordstrom is apparently “not satisfied at all” with the off-price brand’s recovery and has hired external consultants to help improve its performance.

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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. million-square-foot Herald Square store since 1902.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 20, 2024

but the company also has worked with its portfolio of luxury clients on a range of new store designs and experiences. Based on the innovation that’s evident in all these projects, Sterling Plenert , Principal at Arcadis, believes the broader industry has a lot to learn from luxury players.

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VMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Many stakeholders I speak to inform me that business is almost at the same level as it was pre-pandemic; this is such great news to hear. Many retailers have stepped up and are pushing the boundaries in terms of window concepts and in-store visual merchandising. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Senior Retail Consultant at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. Introduction Significance of Store Windows in Retail Retail displays evolved from the simplicity of handwritten signs strategically positioned both inside and outside stores during the 1800s. Ghalia BOUSTANI. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the US, iconic department store Macy’s partnered up with graphics, wraps and signage provider Capital INK Branding Solutions to create a seasonal window display in the style of a giant Christmas card. Spreading festive cheer Seeing as we are edging ever closer to that time of the year, let us start with a festive theme.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The local branch will offer a number of consultancy services, ranging from retail store management to visual merchandising, digital marketing and retail technology for omnichannel solutions, in an effort to elevate Malaysia’s beauty and fashion retail industry.

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VMS

JULY 22, 2021

When the high-end retailer charged TPG Architecture (New York) with a collaborative effort with their in-house design team to redesign its existing store in the Perisur Mall, located in the southern suburbs of Mexico City, the mandate presented was clear and consistent. In homage to Wyman, the store café is called Café Lance.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 11, 2022

At a glittering awards celebration in London, the VM & Display Awards winners were announced. Suppliers and retailers gathered at the Leonardo Hotel St Pauls to honour the very best in retail visual merchandising and display. BEST CHRISTMAS WINDOWS IN A LARGE INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE.

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VMS

JANUARY 30, 2023

Ladies Mile, with its celebrated cast iron facades, was a catalyst of exponential change at the turn of the 20th century. It was somehow appropriate that the celebration at the Pucci showroom that night was in the shadows of the early department stores that dramatically altered the course of retail.

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VMS

MAY 5, 2021

“We are thrilled to welcome John, Karla and Tim to the Tailored Brands team—especially at a moment when we are seeing such positive momentum in our business and are poised for growth,” said Peter Sachse, interim co-CEO of Tailored Brands. Tighe joins the company after roles at Peerless Clothing, J.C. Penney and May Department Stores.

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VMS

AUGUST 24, 2021

the chances are probably close to 90 percent (or more) that you’ll have heard of Fortnum & Mason, the grocer-cum-department store with a flagship on London’s very posh Piccadilly. The post Fortnum & Mason Knows How to Spread the Message appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

Expert Manager at Univers Retail | Published author | Visiting lecturer. At the heart of pop-up retail is the theatrical environment it cultivates. Stand-alone pop-ups are particularly effective for brands looking to make a bold statement or test a new market without the long-term commitment of a permanent store.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This is going to seem not-so glamorous, but one of my favorite retail memories was the glass candy counter at a G.C. Murphy’s store. Even at a young age, I was fascinated with how wonderful everything looked under the glass and lights. We would always look at all the retail window displays along State Street and Michigan Ave.

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365 Retail

AUGUST 2, 2021

Selfridges’ billionaire owners, the Weston family, have launched a formal auction to sell the historic department store business. It is understood that advisers at Credit Suisse will start looking for a buyer, with the company valued at as much as £4 billion.

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VMS

JULY 7, 2021

Patel says, “I’m honored to continue the great legacy of Belk … We quickly adapted to the challenges the pandemic threw at us this past year. ” The post Belk Appoints New CEO appeared first on Visual Merchandising and Store Design. Chris Kolbe, formerly of Kohl’s (Menomonee Falls, Wis.),

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VMS

APRIL 7, 2021

Nominated by their peers, these multidisciplinary designers, architects and visual merchandisers have demonstrated a dedication to design excellence as well as a commitment to advance the customer experience at retail in ways we are only beginning to imagine. How do you see the role of physical stores changing in the future?

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