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Juganu Provides Customer Insights and Enhanced Safety Through Smart Lighting

Retail TouchPoints

The Foam was designed to make retail locations “smart” by providing retailers with suggestions to improve operations, and creating more personalized shopping experiences for their customers. The Foam connects directly into pre-existing light fixtures at any retail space, including shopping centers, department stores or groceries.

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How Rising Prices Shape Consumer Behavior

Retail Focus

The Role of E-Commerce in Inflationary Periods During times of inflation, online retailers have an advantage over physical stores. Many costs are avoided by digital shops, including multiple locations, large staff teams, and high utility bills. When inflation is high, department stores expand their clearance sections.

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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

A flat-pack furniture retailer’s maze-like store layout shows customers how their products work in different settings and gives them the chance to touch and try out items. This is especially important for connecting with Gen Z customers, two-thirds of whom like to shop in-store when they’re looking for new products.

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

Retail Focus

This transformation can be dissected into several distinct stages, often referred to as disruptions, in which retailers competed on multiple fronts: for physical space, consumer attention, and innovative store layouts and designs. These department stores were typically found in major cities, catering to urban consumers’ needs.

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10 retailers revamping their store estates

Retail Gazette

M&S M&S has been embarking on its store rotation plan to make sure it has “the right stores, in the right place, with the right space” and last year invested £480m into “bigger, better stores” with 20 new shops opened. This includes a £30m investment in its London store estate.

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The Four Ps of Retail Business: Mastering the Basics of Retail for Your Business

Retail Minded

For small retail outlets, this might mean offering goods that aren’t available in big department stores, giving you an edge in the market. Think about how department stores layout their products; they create an inviting shopping experience that encourages customers to buy.