As a company that has hand-waved away online shopping as unnecessary to its business model, Primark has finally relented in a small way with its recent launch of ‘Click and Collect’ for …
Retail has suffered over the past few years and there are few signs of it improving in the immediate future. Yet in contrast, one industry has grown steadily, building itself …
Malls are undergoing an evolution from analog to digital experiences to better monetize their real estate with newer, technology-focused solutions like livestreaming and loyalty programs. Minnesota-based Mall of America which …
H&M (Stockholm, Sweden) has lifted the curtain on a new store design that will change with the seasons, and sometimes faster than that. The fast-fashion brand calls it a “rotating …
Target Drive Up shoppers will now be able to pick up a to-go Starbucks coffee alongside their groceries and household essentials. Since early November, the retailer has added Starbucks with …
Yesterday it was Bloomies (Newstores 24.11.22), the diminutive form of department store Bloomingdale’s, today it’s the ‘metaverse’, where the retailer has just launched its first virtual ‘Holiday’ store. As a …
Jacqueline Zhuang made her debut as a TikTok live-shopping host from a studio in Guangzhou, promoting the sequined red dress she was wearing, in front of a rack of glittery …
Fashion and lifestyle e-commerce player 6thStreet.com, part of Apparel Group, is one of the first in the GCC to enter the metaverse in a unique space that blends fashion and …
eBay (San Jose, Calif.) has opened a temporary store in New York’s Diamond District that lets shoppers exchange jewelry, handbags and watches from brands like Gucci, Rolex and Van Cleef …
Lifestyle centers are the new malls, at least according to retail industry experts. The past few years have seen the emergence of these so-called lifestyle centers – mixed-use spaces often …