VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

With an incomparable line-up of compelling educational content, interactive workshops and (who could forget) the crowd-favorite Iron Merchant Challenge, IRDC 2021 reaffirmed the importance of collaboration to our industry. Roeller explained that “brands can atrophy – it all comes down to the service you provide.”. Ralf Kircher.

Merchant Services 52

Merchant Services Sporting Goods Visual Merchandising Customer Experience 52

Retail Adventures

AUGUST 8, 2023

Stop in each important area of the sales floor and watch shoppers, trying to see the merchandising and customer service through their eyes. Where are important basics and hot sellers located on the sales floor? Are displays merchandised as a destination (think milk and eggs in a grocery store) or as impulse purchases?

Shopping 52

Shopping Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Markdowns 52

Retail Adventures

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Stop in each important area of the sales floor and watch shoppers, trying to see the merchandising and customer service through their eyes. Where are important basics and hot sellers located on the sales floor? Are displays merchandised as a destination product (think milk and eggs in a grocery store) or as impulse purchases?

Shopping 52

Shopping Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Markdowns 52

VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. And while these megastores were in their seminal stages, nobody quite knew what to do with them and the unending mountain of merchandise sitting under their roofs. The term “customer friendly” did not apply.

Merchant Services 104

Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Advertising Fashion 104

Inside Retail

JANUARY 11, 2022

Our view and the view of our merchants is that 2023 is probably when we will see it stabilise. Freedom’s real estate is excellent, they’ve got very good locations, the stores are in very good shape, the floors are all very good, as well as the lighting and the ceilings – that’s where the capital is in stores.

Apparel 130

Apparel Returns Accounting Management 130

Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

It gives customers seamless access to everything that the store has to offer: counter departments, order-ahead capabilities, aisle location, deal clipping and more.” Instead, individual categories each have their own “puesto,” or stall, with a dedicated merchant and exclusive recipes cooked in-store.

Supermarket 275

Supermarket Shopping Consumer Merchant Services 275

VMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Effective in the third quarter, Andy Jassy, formerly CEO of Amazon Web Services, stepped up to replace Bezos. Of course, automated distribution and extended delivery services are fine, but what’s actually getting delivered? It even invested in DroneUp, a drone services and data collection service. The Chain Is Breaking.

Merchant Services 78

Merchant Services Visual Merchandising Fulfillment Advertising 78