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Would you get married in a department store? Selfridges says ‘I do’

Inside Retail

As the UK starts to reopen after a prolonged lockdown, the launch of a wedding venue at Selfridges’ Oxford Street location could end up driving much-needed store visits, if only due to sheer novelty, according to Jana Bowden, an associate professor at Macquarie University Business School. “As It’s been an annus horribilis for Selfridges.”.

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In Paris without tourists, LVMH unveils Samaritaine store revamp

Inside Retail

Luxury goods group LVMH unveiled on Monday the revamped La Samaritaine, a 150-year-old department store designed to help it grab a greater slice of tourist spending once pandemic travel curbs are eased. A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021.

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Global Wellness Brand Hyperice Opens its First Pop-Up Store at Harrods

Retail Focus

Global high-performance wellness brand, Hyperice , opens its first pop-up shop at luxury department store, Harrods. Jim Huether, CEO of Hyperice says: “Harrods’ is the world’s most iconic department store. Today, the company is a holistic high-performance wellness brand with numerous product lines and categories.

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Bloomingdale’s Brings 3,000+ Pre-Loved Luxury Goods from Rebag Online and into Stores

Retail TouchPoints

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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‘We are in the Business of Emotions, Not Transactions’: Exclusive Q&A with Neiman Marcus Group CTO Bob Kupbens

Retail TouchPoints

As the department store sector aims to reinvent itself for retail’s digital age, iconic retailer Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) is investing rapidly in technologies that will elevate its integrated luxury retail strategy across all channels.

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In their own words: Getting to know Aptos, a global leader in unified commerce

Inside Retail

Aptos develops and delivers unified commerce solutions for specialty softlines, hardlines and department store chains in North America, Europe, Asia and ANZ. Suggested selling and other clienteling capabilities will soon be available in the palm of every associate’s hand, integrated seamlessly into their POS.

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Under a cloud of belt-tightening, Paris Fashion Week struts on

Inside Retail

As the city of lights fills up with designers and executives from the United States and Asia – except China – “the mood is very optimistic,” said Nathalie Lucas Verdier, buying director for women’s apparel at French department store Printemps.

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