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Browsing Concept store

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Retail

Relational Retail

As retail spaces become cultural infrastructure, The Future Laboratory sits down with Maria Tsaousis, chief new concepts officer at Mecca, to talk about why community and experience now define flagship stores.

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Retail

How Tressly Studios is redefining retail for textured hair

London’s first dedicated textured hair concept store and salon is set to open at Lewisham Shopping Centre.

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Fragmenting Societies

Boots to open fragrance-only concept store

Boots is set to open its first fragrance-only concept store at Broadgate Central, London, in autumn 2025, marking a major expansion in its beauty transformation strategy.

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Marketing & Branding

Habitat and Pinterest unveil immersive campaign putting emotion into home design

Habitat has teamed up with Pinterest for an immersive storytelling campaign that repositions homeware as a tool for emotional re-invention and shoppable inspiration.

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Signals

Club21’s new concept store is inspired by industrial design

Located in Bangkok’s EmSphere commercial centre, clothing retailer Club21’s new concept store is challenging traditional retail norms with its industrial-style, adaptable interior.

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Retail

Collaborative retail

Milan – Retail space SO-Milano has collaborated with leading international designers to create an alternative approach to retail.

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Food & Drink

Walk on the wild side

New York – Canal Street Market seeks to redefine the traditional street market by offering the community a new lifestyle experience.

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Marketing & Branding

Just add coffee

New York – Dairy brand Organic Valley has opened a pop-up milk bar that parodied artisanal coffee culture.

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Retail

Store of discovery

Manchester – O2 has opened its new northern flagship store, shaking off the traditional mobile phone shop stereotype.