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Browsing Storefront Salvation

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Zara Beauty
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Fashion

Zara’s Store Mode drives clicks to bricks

The fast fashion retailer has rolled out its Store Mode across all physical locations in the UK, enabling customers to browse items in a specific store to find out which garments are in stock.

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Luxury

Browns’ tech-driven store augments luxury retail

The luxury department store's technology-enhanced retail destination promises to enhance high-end shopping experiences.

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Retail

Consumer Surveillance Market

Originally created as a means for retailers to generate targeted ads, consumer surveillance has evolved into a lucrative eco-system to analyse behaviour.

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

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

The Big Idea: Circular Store Design

As consumers continue to expect brands to produce products that are sustainable and socially conscious, this year saw retailers working to ensure that their physical store was aligned with these values

Gen I
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Retail

Stat: Shoppers still want retailers to offer experiences

For retailers looking to engage customers, the promise of experience continues to draw consumers into physical stores.

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Luxury

Streamlining phygital retail

Brian Bolke, founder of The Conservatory, on this tech-enabled store’s strategy to assimilate the changing retail landscape.

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Food & Drink

Stat: Restaurants are unprepared for digital innovations

Restaurant owners are increasingly under pressure to improve their use of mobile technology, according to a new report by Oracle.

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Retail

The Conservatory is a transaction-free retail space

Opening at Hudson Yards, the store will allow customers to try items on but not make any purchases.