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Post Covid, department stores are refocusing their menswear offer

Inside Retail

Department stores globally are adjusting their product offer to reflect rapid changes in the menswear category as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the category wears off. But last year menswear rebounded to its pre-pandemic levels, reaching on average 14 per cent of total department-store sales.

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How Malaysian department store Pavilion is connecting with customers

Inside Retail

The retail industry in Malaysia has struggled during Covid, but shopping centre Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has continued to find a way to reach consumers. Businesses that offer customers both physical and online store options tend to see higher customer engagement and sales. The demand for personalised customer experiences has increased.

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Transforming Retail Spaces for Today’s Generation of Shoppers

Retail TouchPoints

With this, retailers are designing store layouts with dedicated areas to showcase new and different products for varying tastes and trends, creating an ever-changing experience for shoppers. Major department stores are leaning toward repurposing and reskinning existing fixtures, saving costs and minimizing environmental impact.

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The Evolution of Retail Formats: Adapting to Environmental and Social Forces

Retail Focus

Retailers have continually adapted to changing consumer demands, technological advancements, and shifting societal values. Looking at retail disturbances in an oversimplified way, the first major disruption in retail was the emergence of department stores. This era was often described as consumer warfare.

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Three Design Tips for Fighting Shrink

Retail TouchPoints

Sadly, in addition to imagining how people will shop the store, designers need to think harder about how they might steal from it, too. That means asking questions like: What more can be done to deter theft using store layout, customer flow, shelf height, mirrors, lighting and the placement of gondolas, merchandise and security cameras?

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To Experience the Future of Retail, You’ll Want to Go to the Store

Retail TouchPoints

Over the past three years, most of us have done a lot more shopping online, so it’s easy to forget that while ecommerce is still growing, most retail commerce still happens in stores. That means brick-and-mortar is still going strong, and not just because consumers are eager to get out of the house again.

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4 Main Problems in the Retail Sector that You Should Know and Deal With

Retail Focus

Lack of product is a major problem during the holidays when most consumers are looking to buy products. This requires employees to physically check with the warehouse or cash desk for the information, which is time-consuming. This type of layout maximizes space in the store and highlights each product on display.