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Are regular stores a thing of the past?

GlobalData: Online shopping trend to completely change how we shop at physical stores by 2030

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Fully automated stores: where it's possible, when it's possible, but feasible!

How do you provide the optimal fulfillment service?

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retail salsa – Spice up your community

THE virtual webtalk for retailers, suppliers and retail experts

A person uses the Expresso SmartShopper at EuroCIS 2022...

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Rolling into the future

Why shopping carts can be so much more than they currently are

A newly designed fashion store of SMYTHE, copyright: Patrick Biller...

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SMYTHE's first fashion boutique opens

Creating a sensory atmosphere to change the pace of customers

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Online grocery has plateaued as a part of the shopper’s total repertoire

Curbside pick-up and delivery of digital orders continue to shrink as retailers return to boost in-store performance

Entry of the UpWest store in New York City

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UpWest makes impact in New York with local non-profit GrowNYC

Purpose driven brand on a mission to provide comfort for people and planet by donating 1% of sales to non-profits across the US

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Retail events in the iXtenso event calendar

Don't miss out on events for the retail industry

Small trees stand in the interior of the new Apple Store in London...

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Apple Brompton Road celebrates creativity with vibrant design

The new London store offers advancements in sustainable design as well as community events and resources

05.08.2022 #brick and mortar retail #sustainability

First "Refill Station" at Tops market Westgate

Tops highlights its sustainability store concept by partnering with Unilever Thailand and SCGC

Today, the world has more plastic waste than it can handle, partly because we are used to the convenience that plastic brings, but do not manage plastic waste properly. Most of the plastic waste is single-use plastic and more and more ends up in ...

02.08.2022 #brick and mortar retail #consulting

Best Buy unveils first ever small-format, digital-first store

Encouraging customers to shop, get advice and check out digitally

Last fall, we shared how we’re testing new store models in Charlotte, North Carolina and how all of them work together to meet our customers’ varied and changing needs. Now we’re introducing another piece to that pilot: our first ...

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01.08.2022 #brick and mortar retail #customer relationship management

Omnichannel fulfillment: via food retail and other sectors to the whole world

How the start-up fulfillmenttools wants to take retail further.

What works in grocery retail also works in other industries, right? That's what the brains behind fulfillmenttools asked themselves and found a clear answer: Yes! ...

01.08.2022 #brick and mortar retail #customer relationship management

Omnichannel fulfillment: the best of both worlds

The platform of the start-up fulfillmenttools takes deliveries to a new level.

Large product selection, short delivery times, availability anytime, anywhere. Customer demands have changed with the booming e-commerce business. Retailers have to react flexibly and still think about their brick-and-mortar business. ...

29.07.2022 #brick and mortar retail #fashion

Macy’s accelerates the growth of its off-mall, small-format strategy

Announces four new Market by Macy’s and Macy’s Backstage locations

Macy’s announced that, as part of its Polaris strategy, the company will open four new off-mall, small-format stores this fall. The locations will include Market by Macy’s, a smaller store that offers customers more to love with its ...

22.07.2022 #brick and mortar retail #sustainability

Klarna unveils US retail pop-up shop “Klarna Oasis” in Los Angeles

Supporting mission-driven brands for sustainability efforts

Klarna announced the opening of its US retail pop-up, “Klarna Oasis,” an immersive shopping experience in Los Angeles focused on supporting its various mission-driven merchant partners.From Saturday, July 23 to Sunday, July 24, consumers ...

21.07.2022 #brick and mortar retail #Tech in Retail

Smart shopping – with intelligent shopping trolleys

How modern shopping trolley systems benefit retailers and customers

Smart shopping trolleys offer various advantages not only to customers but also to retailers. This was proven by the great interest in and selection of such technologies during EuroCIS 2022. With the SmartShopper, Expresso has launched its own ...

21.07.2022 #brick and mortar retail #retail

Nike Style is part retail, part creative studio

New Nike store in Seoul features gender-agnostic zones for style-led collections

Nike’s newest retail concept, Nike Style, has opened in Seoul. It serves a distinct sport lifestyle audience through the lens of style, featuring gender-agnostic zones for fleece, tops, footwear, accessories, and other style-led ...

19.07.2022 #brick and mortar retail #shop building

Morrisons launches lower environmental impact store

Including less carbon emissions, zero waste, local and loose products

Morrisons is has opened a lower environmental impact store in Little Clacton, the latest initiative on its journey to becoming a more sustainable business. The new store design, which has been built from scratch, for the first time incorporates ...

27.06.2022 #brick and mortar retail #shop design

Neiman Marcus celebrates launch of new collection

Valentino partners with Neiman Marcus for the launch of the Valentino Escape 2022 collection

Valentino is collaborating with Neiman Marcus as the national exclusive brick-and-mortar luxury retailer for the launch of the Valentino Escape 2022 collection. To celebrate the partnership, Neiman Marcus is hosting a festive launch event on June 21 ...

20.06.2022 #brick and mortar retail #sustainability

IKEA and Infarm start urban herbs farming project

Pilot project for joint, sustainable cultivation of herbs in furniture stores

Demand is growing for high-quality food that is produced locally and with as little environmental impact as possible. To meet this, IKEA and Infarm are growing high-quality herbs in Infarm's vertical farms in the customer restaurants in three ...

16.05.2022 #brick and mortar retail #digitization

Planning staff sensibly – with empathy and AI

Interview with Maximilian Thost, Country Manager DACH at Quinyx

Like no other event before it, the pandemic has shown retailers how important it is to have a well-functioning workforce management system. Absences due to illness or quarantine and the resulting additional workload for the employees remaining in ...

04.05.2022 #brick and mortar retail #retail

An experimental shop of the future in London

Selfridges looks to reinvent retail through its sustainability strategy 'Project Earth'

SUPERMARKET – an earth conscious shop of the future – was unveiled by Selfridges at the start of April. Customers were able to explore a creative playground in The Corner Shop in Selfridges Oxford Street store where printing ...

03.05.2022 #brick and mortar retail #Tech in Retail

Pete’s of Erie adopts self-checkout solutions for convenience stores

“Busy stores create new challenges in the shopping experience”

Pete’s of Erie Inc., a convenience store retailer with 50 stores across Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, has selected Gilbarco Veeder-Root's Passport® Express Lane™ self-checkout system to elevate the overall customer experience ...

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04.04.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

Omnichannel strategies in the opticians' industry: Paul Rottler from Brillen Rottler

AI, AR and online tools in the eyewear trade: statements from eyes + more, Fielmann, Mister Spex, pro optik and Rottler

Offline or online? Contrasting these two concepts as opposites is outdated; the physical and digital worlds mix and complement each other – especially in retail. We took a look at the optical industry as an example of this. ...

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01.04.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

Omnichannel strategies in the opticians' industry: Lukas Hahne from pro optik

AI, AR and online tools in the eyewear trade: statements from eyes + more, Fielmann, Mister Spex, pro optik and Rottler

31.03.2022 #brick and mortar retail #mobile payment

More convenience and control at the checkout

With flexible self-service solutions from Toshiba, today as well as tomorrow customers have a choice when paying

The demands on retailers can change quickly. The last two years have shown that government regulations as well as customer expectations have made it necessary to constantly rethink and adapt store operations. ...

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31.03.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

Omnichannel strategies in the opticians' industry: Dirk Graber from Mister Spex

AI, AR and online tools in the eyewear trade: statements from eyes + more, Fielmann, Mister Spex, pro optik and Rottler

23.03.2022 #brick and mortar retail #printers

POS printers that can be used for more than just receipt printing

Hardly any company can do without point-of-sale printers - and these small devices can be more than just printers for receipts.

In a world where we have access to various different types of technology to help our businesses it’s important that our devices can carry out a multitude of tasks – even our POS printers. That’s why we’ve designed our POS ...

15.03.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

How will consumers buy eyewear in the future?

Measured and focused: online, offline or omnichannel at the optician

The "onlineization" stops at nothing, not even at the eyewear trade. Online purchases of eyeglass frames, sunglasses or contact lenses are widespread. But what about topics such as virtual eyeglass fitting or measuring visual acuity from ...

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16.02.2022 #brick and mortar retail #POS systems

Introducing the first ever POS printers that help fight germs and bacteria

Citizen Systems launches new POS printers with innovative self-protective housing technology

Protect your printing station, staff and customers with Citizen Systems' new CT-E301 and CT-E601 POS printers equipped with innovative self-protective housing technology. The unique printers have an anti-microbial case which suppresses bacterial ...

15.02.2022 #brick and mortar retail #shop design

Selfridges invites its customers to discover their "superself"

Selfridges’ creative theme for 2022 is an invitation to co-create the future

Superfutures begins with “superself”, launching this February. The project will offer an unexpected journey of self-discovery for visitors to both physical and digital stores, from a mindset of personal innovation, self-care, ...

07.02.2022 #brick and mortar retail #Tech in Retail

"Amazon Go" or "Amazon No"?

Our iXtenso editor tested a “just-walk-out store” from Amazon in Chicago

Is Amazon's ambitious "Amazon Go" project quietly going under? Or is it about to catch on and become ubiquitous? I tried to find answers to these questions at a store in Chicago. ...

17.01.2022 #brick and mortar retail #delivery

Walmart to expand in home delivery

Retailer to hire more than 3,000 associate delivery drivers, establish all-electric fleet of delivery vehicles

It’s a new year and Walmart is resolving to bring the convenience of InHome delivery to even more customers in 2022. Today, the retailer is announcing plans to scale the service, going from InHome being available to 6 million households ...

14.01.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

The Central Group and Signa Holding to acquire Selfridges Group

Exclusive online stores as an extension of physical stores

Central, a family-owned retail, real estate and hospitality group and Signa, one of Europe’s leading real estate and retail groups, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Selfridges Group, a leading luxury retail group, from the ...

10.01.2022 #brick and mortar retail #shop equipment

This is what shop design can look like: with a love for licorice

A look inside the store of Danish confectionery retailer LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW at Bikini Berlin.

The smell of licorice is in the air when you enter the first floor of Bikini Berlin. At first glance, it's hard to pinpoint the origin, but follow the scent and you'll find yourself at the doors of LAKRIDS BY BÜLOW. ...

07.01.2022 #online trading #e-commerce

Retail turnover in 2021 expected to be up 0.9% in real terms on 2020

Non-food retail gains, textile retail loses

According to an estimate of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), turnover in retail trade in Germany recorded a new record high in 2021.The real (price-adjusted) turnover in retail trade was 0.6% to 1.2% higher and the nominal (not ...

05.01.2022 #brick and mortar retail #retail

NRF 2022 – Retail's Big Show

16.01.-18.01.2022 | Javits Convention Center, NYC

See the next big thing before it's big! With 700+ exhibitors and 100+ sessions, the NRF 2022 – Retail's Big Show is where the retail community goes to get inspired to get going.On January 16-18, 2022, discover innovative technologies, ...

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28.12.2021 #brick and mortar retail #coronavirus

Sainsbury’s introduces contactless, checkout-free shopping with SmartShop Pick & Go

New initiative available at Holborn Circus using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology

Sainsbury’s is launching a new in-store digital innovation with a contactless, checkout-free way to shop. Building on the success of SmartShop, which grew 173% last year, SmartShop Pick & Go is using Amazon’s Just Walk Out ...

16.12.2021 #brick and mortar retail #multichannel commerce

retail trends December/2021 (German)

Experiences and reports from the retail industry

In our latest retail trends, we take a particularly practical approach: our editors provide insights into the experiences they have made in different stores, and we also look at social commerce and store design.You can find our retail trends as an ...

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24.11.2021 #brick and mortar retail #shop design

Burberry Flagship store featuring new luxury design concept at Shanghai plaza

A variety of textures from concrete to ceramics to high-gloss finishes

Burberry announces the opening of Shanghai Plaza 66, its second flagship store to feature Burberry’s new global design concept that encapsulates the essence of the luxury house."We are delighted to open the doors of our newest flagship ...

13.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

Ambiente. The Show. - International Consumer Goods Fair 2022 - cancelled

11.02.-15.02.2022 | Frankfurt am Main

At the world's most important consumer goods trade fair, Ambiente 2022, from February 11-15, 2022, you will get all the latest innovations and news at first hand: from global offerings to trends in the market and industry to visions of the ...

13.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

The Retail Summit Dubai 22

14.03.-15.03.2022 | Dubai

The world of retail united from March 14-15, 2022. Taking place annually in Dubai, The Retail Summit is a global, content-led event for c-level executives from across retail to come together to learn, connect and debate.Bringing together +1000 of ...

13.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

PCIM Europe 2022 – The International Event in Power Electronics

10.05.-12.05.2022 | Nürnberg

Discover PCIM Europe - the power electronics event from May 10-12, 2022.PCIM Europe is the leading international trade fair and conference for power electronics, intelligent drive technology, renewable energy and energy management.Representatives ...

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13.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

nordstil Summer 2022 – Order platform for a wide range of consumer goods

23.07. - 25.07.2022 | Hamburg Messe

The trade fair Nordstil Hamburg is the order fair (Regional Order Days Hamburg) for Northern Germany and Scandinavia and presents the trendiest products of the consumer goods industry on July 23 - 24, 2022. Nordstil Messe Hamburg offers clearly ...

12.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

DSPC 2022 – German Shopping Places Conference

18.05.-19.05.2022 | Düsseldorf

The German Shopping Places Conference (DSPC) was held digitally for the first time on May 20, 2021, and we are looking forward to next year's event on May 18 and 19, 2022, in Düsseldorf.You can find more information here: www.dspc.de ...

12.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #security

EHI Inventory and Security congress 2022

22.06.-23.06.2022 | Köln

The annual EHI security event for the retail industry.With the EHI Inventory and Security Congress, on June 22-23, 2022, we will present current challenges and show solution approaches to minimize risks for customers, employees, goods, money and ...

12.10.2021 #e-commerce #brick and mortar retail

K5 Future Retail Conferenz 2022

29.06.-30.06.2022 | Berlin

The K5 FUTURE RETAIL CONFERENCE in Berlin is the leading event for digital retail in the DACH region. As part of the K5 FUTURE RETAIL CONFERENCE in Berlin, more than 150 speakers, movers and shakers and innovators from the German e-commerce ...

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12.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #coronavirus

NRF Economist: "Watch what consumers do, not what they say" as recovery continues

Despite falling consumer confidence, shoppers are continuing to spend

“With consumer spending accounting for roughly two-thirds of U.S. gross domestic product, all eyes are closely watching shoppers’ ability to drive the economy,” NRF economist Kleinhenz said.“If consumer finances are any ...

12.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

Shoptalk Europe 2022

06.06.-08.06.2022 | London

Shoptalk Europe marks the global expansion of Shoptalk. Taking place at ExCeL London on 6-8 June 2022, we’ll be uniting the entire European retail and grocery ecosystems as we come together to reimagine the future of retail.Over 2,500 ...

12.10.2021 #brick and mortar retail #retail

Smart Retail Tech 2022 – Create the Perfect Customer Journey

02.03.-03.03.2022 | London

Bringing digital innovation to the retail sector.CREATE THE PERFECT CUSTOMER JOURNEYWelcome to Smart Retail TechThe only place to discover the latest technologies that will enable you to attract, inspire and retain your customers in the age of ...

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