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Fashion label Nude Lucy goes DTC: Inside the brand’s new strategy
The women’s fashion brand has opened its first standalone store on the Gold Coast, and it’s just the beginning. Here’s ...

Opinion: Bangkok mall operators must put on a welcoming smile, not a mask
Bangkok mall operators seem to have taken over-the-top safety precautions in some centres, negatively impacting the in-s...

Beyond beauty: Why neuroaesthetics in retail matter to the bottom line
New fields of study are discovering ways to measure just how much a visually appealing store or pleasant shopping experi...

The modern retail playbook: Welcome to the future of physical retail
Welcome to the first episode of The modern retail playbook, our new four-part video series with Commonwealth Bank.

Down, but not out: Welcome to the new physical retail
As the pandemic grinds on, retailers around the world are innovating in omnichannel ways in categories thought to have s...

Ethics versus innovation: How to create an anti-discriminatory store
As the retail industry quickly evolves and becomes more reliant on access to technology and digital devices, it’s impera...

Welcome to Asia’s coolest new stores
Starbucks opens traditional Japanese store cafe; Gentle Monster reimagines Beijing flagship, Dolce & Gabbana unveils DG ...

How Nike and Walmart are embracing a blended post-Covid retail experience
As we emerge from Covid and people’s fears of physical experiences subside, low-touch experiences are merging with high-...

Game on: Is 2021 the year e-commerce might beat physical retail?
Around 1 million households made their first online purchase ever between April and September last year. For online reta...

Analysis: A look inside the store of the future
Since Covid, the goalposts have shifted in terms of what physical retail excellence looks like.

New experiential stores from around the globe to check out
Growth and recovery of some quarters of retail during the pandemic in India and China ride on new formats and services. ...

Opinion: Think shopping centres are dying? Think again
The rhetoric around the downfall of shopping centres is back, thanks to the pandemic.

How the world’s oldest bookstores are surviving during Covid
These beloved bookstores may have been around for decades — centuries in some cases — but now they're finding new ways t...

Video: How the art of buying has changed in the time of coronavirus
We chat with Walid Zaazaa, founder of Singapore-based multi-brand retailer, Manifesto, about how to curate the perfect e...

Here’s why Gen Z hates your store
Retailers must take note of the changing values and expectations of Generation Z before it comes into its full economic ...

Welcome back: 4 tips for reopening stores
Thinking of reopening your stores? Here are a few things to keep in mind.

A new dawn: The reinvention of physical stores
As online retail experiences a huge surge, where does that leave bricks-and-mortar stores?

Australian apparel space to shrink by 10 per cent: McKinsey
McKinsey associate partner talks future of fashion at AFC event in Melbourne.

Apple delivers refreshed bricks-and-mortar concept
Sydney store is first to be revamped with video wall and 7000 plants.