Archive for June 2017
Innovative Retailer – Reformation
Name: Reformation The Place: America (again). I promise the next one will be in the UK but we like Reformation so we’re doing it anyway. It’s headquartered in Los Angeles – where else? But also has eight other stores including a couple of pop-ups scattered about in New York, San Francisco, Miami and the like.…
Read MoreRetail Insider Breakfast – Michael Ward, MD, Harrods
Retail Insider held its latest Breakfast Event with Michael Ward, managing director of Harrods, who outlined how much of the success of the department store is down to the uncompromising focus on its wealthy core audience. In order to differentiate the business and attract the small group of the most affluent people from…
Read MoreVoice threatens foundations of physical stores
Apple recently launched its HomePod smart speaker with much of its marketing effort based around the quality of the unit’s aural output but as we all know it is really all about its voice-driven capabilities. Like Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa the new Apple product is firmly pitched into the field of engagement by voice.…
Read MoreGet your entries in for the Retail Insider ‘Transforming Retail Awards’ 2017
There is still time to enter the inaugural Retail Insider ‘Transforming Retail’ Awards for 2017. The aim of the awards is to showcase the best examples of innovation across the sector and we would like to invite relevant organisations to apply to be shortlisted in the relevant categories. If you wish to nominate for an…
Read MoreStores need to be constantly reinvented
Fast fashion is built around consumer appetite for a never ending stream of new products, which is to some extent fuelled by digital, and it is this that is also driving a mind-set of needing constant change in all things. This is manifesting itself in the way physical retail space needs to be increasingly dynamic.…
Read MoreMovers & Shakers Q&A – Steve Baggi, co-founder of Green Park and leader of its Retail and Consumer Practice
Steve Baggi, co-founder of Green Park and leader of its Retail and Consumer Practice What is the greatest opportunity for your business? Helping retailers understand the impact of digital transformation on the organisational design of their businesses and what that means for the leaders they employ and the retail estate model they follow. It’s all…
Read MoreInnovative Retailer – Stew Leonard’s
Name: Stew Leonard’s The Place: Not here, basically. America in fact, where there are currently five outlets with another one scheduled for New York sometime in 2017. It’s a ‘retailtainment’ phenomena. The Story: Way back in the 1920’s Charles Leonard opened Clover Farms Dairy in the state of Connecticut. Howdy pardner: Oh no, you’re…
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