Category: branding & visual communication
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Fashion, Fusion & Follies: Selfridges Studio Experience
Building excitement and new physical experiences is transforming the third floor of Selfridges London into a must-see destination as it unveils a series of lifestyle studios to entice & enthral its adrenaline driven customers. The Design studio is the latest area to be unveiled and at over 1000sqm presents itself a home for innovative…
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Centrifugal Celebration: Dyson’s Hair-Raising Experience
To call the new Dyson experience on Oxford Street a museum would be to relegate its content to the realms on history whereas this celebration of centrifugal forces is a testament to the extraordinary inventions of the future. This world-renowned company has of course cut its technological teeth on sucking seamlessly and extraordinarily efficiently…
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Retailers – “You’ve never had it so complicated!”
Is your retail brand ready to succeed in a complicated, customer orientated world? Without doubt, life used to be easy for retailers. To echo the famous words directed to the general public “you’ve never had it so good” the equally valid claim to retail businesses was definitely “you’ve never had it so easy!” In…
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Fossilisation: A Personal Investment
Far from remaining in the history of time, Fossil’s latest incarnation inhabits the modern world of customisation and personalisation, with new products, new services and a whole new store with a clear focus on the “his” & “hers.” An investment in individual identity. Most noticeable in the latest concept is the introduction of the…
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Max&Co: Fashionably Good Company
Stylish and socially sophisticated Max&Co still packs a huge punch of personality into every meticulously planned meter of its store experience. A warm welcome from manicured mannequins with lipstick, lashes and a coy curiosity immediately alerts any casual customer that this lady of the more fashionable lanes offers a lifestyle proposition both feminine, fashionable and…
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Italian Export: Satisfying the Appetite for Eataly
Italian cuisine has always travelled well, but its global reach and reputation has been taken to new levels of excellence by the Eataly concept, combining its prestigious packaged products and finest fresh fayre with a variety of eateries from formal restaurants, to pizzerias and casual coffee bars. From New York to the New East it continues…
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“10 ways to make more money…No.9 Add Value! Be Special!”
Come and listen to Tim Radley speaking at the Retail Design Expo Olympia, London No. 9 ““Add value! Be special!” “Value” is subjective and driven by emotions as opposed to “Price” which is objective and pragmatic. The desire to buy in all cases is driven by the perception of value and not by price.…
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Hema Global: New Blood in New Street
For a retailer with a long heritage Hema packs a powerful contemporary punch as it speeds into the newly refurbished New Street Station in Birmingham. On the fast track to becoming a global brand Hema now has 5 UK stores, with 3 of these in high traffic transport hubs including Stansted airport. In the…
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Tim Radley “Visual Merchandising a Return to Selling” No.2
“Visual Merchandising – A Return to Selling!” part 2 An article by Tim Radley in VM&RD Magazine India I was fortunate enough this year to be invited to speak at the In-Store Asia event in Mumbai. What I found was energy, enthusiasm and real excitement about the future of Indian retail and this great…
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How should Football Clubs Maximise Christmas Retail Sales?
An article featuring Tim Radley of VM-Unleashed! in Football Club Business Magazine “Make a Football Experience to Remember!” Christmas is an enormous opportunity for all retailers but in particular for those brands with a strong loyalty and emotional connection with their customers and where gift and impulse sales have the potential to go over the proverbial moon.…
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