VMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Newly released university research further explores how grocers and other retailers can take advantage of in-store cameras with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to read facial expressions — raising an eyebrow, opening eyes, smiling — to enhance store layouts, RetailWire reports.

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Inside Retail

MAY 31, 2023

Some of them are tried and true, such as store layout and design, customer service and convenience. Store layout and design Store layout and design are basic, yet essential factors in creating the initial impression and introduction to the store. Well-lit stores create a welcoming atmosphere.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 11, 2020

Circle K will pilot a touchless autonomous checkout solution in one of its Phoenix locations and plans to add the technology to other store locations. In the pilot store, shoppers can pay via a smartphone app for a completely touchless experience, or pay with cash or a card at a kiosk or traditional POS station.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2022

Pilot Travel Centers ’ $1 billion New Horizons remodeling project will enhance the retailer’s stores throughout North America. As part of the three -year project, more than 400 Pilot and Flying J travel locations will receive upgrades. More than 50 site remodels are planned for this year.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Newly-released university research further explores how grocers and other retailers can take advantage of in-store cameras with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to read facial expressions — raising an eyebrow, opening eyes, smiling — to enhance store layouts, RetailWire reports.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Flying Tiger Copenhagen has officially landed in Australia and is bringing its signature maze store layout and playful seasonal products with it. The first two stores will open in Sydneys Stockland Shopping Centres before adding three further stores in New South Wales to its bricks-and-mortar network in 2025.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Mirroring the success of our Brookfield Place store in Sydney, we wanted to bring a broader assortment, elevated experience and bespoke touches like accessory personalisation to this diverse guest base. IR: As Lululemon’s ninth project this year in the region, how does the Emporium store reflect the brand’s overall growth strategy?

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Beginning in 2024, nearly all remodels and new stores will feature the majority of the reimagined store design elements, which include: Full range of merchandise: The larger Target stores will offer shoppers expanded food and beverage options, exclusive brand partnerships and a curated mix of private labels and national brands; More space: The new (..)

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Among the most crucial are not location, range, sales, store layouts, delivery, competitive prices, or even engaging staff. There are many elements that must come together to create great retail. Great communications are the secret sauce for retailers.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In a world where consumers value authenticity, it’s important for brands to reflect the cultural heritage of a location to avoid appearing detached or overly globalised. Especially in major urban centres where luxury stores thrive, hyper-local strategies provide a distinct point of differentiation.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2022

Typically, visual merchandisers (VMs) tend to work in Excel spreadsheets — a manual, time-consuming process that makes it difficult for store employees to fully visualize the store layout. Using the IWD Display solution, VMs can build out 3D models of Vans’ stores to use for monthly and seasonal planning.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 27, 2024

It wanted to create synergy between its bricks-and-mortar locations and digital storefront. But the two channels had separate inventory tracking systems, leading to lost sales when stores couldn’t check what stock was where.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2022

The new analytics offering uses technology from Amazon’s Just Walk Out cashierless payment system and its Dash Cart smart shopping carts, so the service is only available at stores with one or both of those capabilities.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

From business operations to customer behaviour, store layout is vitally important for many reasons which may seem inconsequential or unnoticeable to the untrained eye. But with retail footfall gradually increasing in the UK , you’ll want to do everything you can to make your store a roaring success. . Sales strategy.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

But rather than a sign of storefront abandonment, experts are expecting retailers to consolidate their locations, to pare down their real estate portfolio and focus their resources on a couple of choice locations. Although competition in the market will shift, physical store locations will remain a cornerstone of retail operations.

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Inside Retail

JULY 12, 2021

Discount supermarket Aldi is making a push into convenience with the opening this week of a Corner Store concept in North Sydney. The new store layout is designed to support smaller-basket, convenience-driven purchases, in contrast to the traditional big-box Aldi supermarket typically frequented by consumers for larger shopping trips.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

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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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 10, 2024

According to Bernardi, Flying Tiger Copenhagen has three distinct characteristics that comprise its efficient and effective marketing strategy: its rotating product range, its maze-like store layout and its prime real estate.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

They can identify key customer-traffic patterns within a brick-and-mortar store to help merchants optimize store layout. Video analytics can help reduce long queues by determining if groups are backing up in line near cash registers, automatically alerting managers that more help is needed at these locations.

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Retail Focus

MAY 20, 2024

The retailer will initially trial several initiatives in its 20 stores in the area over the next 12 months to create a blueprint for further improvements across its wider estate. This will centre around improving store layouts and designs, upgrading technology and offering enhanced training to colleagues.

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Inside Retail

JULY 6, 2021

As a result, the retailer recently opened the doors at three new locations, Dubbo Square (NSW), Lake Macquarie Square (NSW) and Spencer Outlet Centre (Vic), and has three more openings planned for 2021. Yeung said there will be store growth in all states.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

IR : “Omnichannel” and “experiential retail” are some of the industry’s biggest buzzwords right now – what was Sephora’s approach to integrating these into its Melbourne Central location? IR : What are some of the noticeable changes and/or additions to the store layout?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For example, recording whether delivery trucks are half empty or full, locations visited and whether there were any complications for the driver en route that impacted the dispatch can help in preparing future drops to those locations and providing accurate expected delivery times.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 25, 2023

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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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 29, 2024

Small-format stores must convey their value proposition clearly and succinctly, making it easy for consumers to understand what sets them apart and why they want to go there. The easiest, most user-friendly store design will not succeed unless the offering also appeals.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 1, 2024

Retailers are leveraging strategies to nudge purchasing decisions and encourage repeat visits, such as: A store layout can subtly guide movement and prominently display specific products the retailer wants to highlight. Placement of seasonal or limited-time offers in high-traffic spots nudges impulse purchasing.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Since then, Rebel and The General Store have opened a further 18 RCX stores across the country, including the latest location at Emporium Melbourne. With each new RCX store, Rebel has incorporated lessons learned from previous iterations.

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Wiser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Foot traffic data can also be leveraged to optimize store layouts. By tracking customer movement within a store, retailers can strategically place products to increase visibility and sales. Observing where customers linger and where they pass by can also inform decisions about product placement and store layouts.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Zebra took inspiration from the distinctive colours found within NEOM’s product line and have seamlessly integrated these four hues into the design of our store layout.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2021

The retailers that really invested in buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), shops-within-shops in larger footprint locations or even experiential retail — those retailers really started to thrive during this time,” said Joe Scaretta, Co-CEO and Founder of CS Hudson in an interview with Retail TouchPoints.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 7, 2024

But regardless of whether you’re a retailer with 10 locations or hundreds, measuring logistics performance is critical to business success. With today’s technology, retailers have seemingly endless access to hundreds of data points, and it can be difficult to discern which metrics matter.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The latest new retail stores at Derbion in Derby. It has been great to work with these brands to help them create an enhanced shopping environment with our customers benefitting from better store layouts, more interactive experiences, as well as increased product ranges.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 22, 2021

Additionally, grocery retailers are expected to increase their investments in on-site pickup or nearby microfulfillment centers by 35% to keep up with demand, forcing retailers to rethink the standard store layout with BOPIS and curbside journeys in mind. Retailers and Suppliers Will Deepen Relationships to Build Shopper Loyalty.

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Retail Focus

MAY 1, 2024

The global retailer introduced the reinvented retail format at its Willowbrook Mall location in Wayne, N.J., and will incorporate learnings from this concept into new stores. At Foot Locker , the retail store experience is the heart of sneaker culture.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 10, 2021

O2 Business has launched a new ‘Spatial Insight’ AI technology designed to enhance customer experience in their stores and other public spaces – delivering insights to managers around customer movement and flow.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Brands could think about seven main points that help in crafting pop-up stores’ brand narratives : Aligning the brand with a store design: Ensuring that the popup store design aligns with the brand’s aesthetics and personality. The location of a pop-up store corresponds to the brand’s luxurious positioning.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

a fast-growing purveyor of frozen desserts, has taken the wraps off a brand-new look at its latest location in Locust, N.C. This is the first Jeremiah’s to be built from the ground up and will be used to gather insights on improving the customer experience in future stores. The new location, which opened Nov.

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