The Future Laboratory

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Box by Posti designed by Fyra. Photography by Riikka Kantinkoski, Helsinki

Box wants to revolutionise click and collect

Developed by the interior architects at Fyra and commissioned by Finnish postal company Posti, Box symbolises a future for self-service stores.

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Retail

Transferrable targets

UK – Even in the digital age the importance of physical stores cannot be underestimated, according to new research.

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Retail

Collection control

London – River Island is testing Shutl’s new Click and Don’t Collect service, which aims to give online shoppers more control and ensure fewer deliveries are missed.

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Retail

Connected store

Paris – Sephora has opened its first Flash store, a smaller, connected format designed to complement the mobile shopping experience.

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Retail

Small-scale superstores

UK – Swedish furniture superstore chain Ikea will trial a number of small-format stores in the UK.

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Marketing & Branding

Star Wars takes over Amazon Locker for 4 May

Disney has teamed up with Amazon to celebrate Star Wars day on 4 May.

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Retail

Retail Week Live 2014: Part 1

The dominant theme at the 2014 Retail Week Live (RWL) conference was personalisation. Personalised data will facilitate a more efficient, targeted and serendipitous path to retail purchases in future, according to experts at the show.