Category: impulse retailing
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Seasonal Selfridges: Winter in a Tourist Wonderland
Christmas comes but once a year, and so do tourists. So, with this in mind, and with the usual indomitable Selfridge’s spirit, the Winter Wonderland has already arrived in anticipation of those seasonal September sales. Globetrotters in search of gifts and glitter are falling over themselves heading for the fourth floor to immerse themselves…
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Pharmasuckables: Happy Pills for your Retail Tills
In a Barcelona backstreet no wider than a hospital cubicle, Happy Pills provides the confectionary cure for tired tourists and sickly shoppers. An antidote for a sterile sweet sector, Happy Pills combines a cute brand, acid whit, pristine packaging and a whole new perspective on pic ‘n’ mix. The passing pedestrian can see this is…
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Stationery Mover Smiggle: Something to Write Home About
In a world once owned by big players, a movement towards personality and personalisation has swept like a new paint brush through the world of stationery, from Paperchase, to Blott and now to the up and coming from the land down under – Smiggle. Smiggle stores are density packed with colourful collections in bright…
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Tiger in your tank: Pinterest Gallery
Tiger, with its impulse offer and low prices, is thriving and turning up not only in secondary locations and low-rent backwaters but on some of the most expensive streets in London. After a trial in Tottenham Court Road, the Danish destination has opened its doors on Oxford Street, rubbing shoulders with value giants such as…
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal: Tune in to Tiger
Flying Tiger is not just another Rock ‘n’ Roll animal Tiger is not just one of the coolest brands around, with an amazing assortment of quirky, original and beautifully designed products, but is embracing a holistic brand message through its involvement with world music. Always certain to surprise is a rich vein in…
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Tiger Earns Its Stripes: The Cat In Search of the Cream of London
Natural survivors evolve and expand beyond their traditional habitats widening their historical distribution. Tiger, with its impulse offer and low prices, is thriving and turning up not only in secondary locations and low-rent backwaters but on some of the most expensive streets in London. After a trial in Tottenham Court Road, the Danish destination…
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“Gone Fishing!”: Satisfying Eddy’s Eclectic Taste!
In one of the strongest retail sectors in the world which has spawned such benchmark companies as Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn with their precision space planning & slide rule store presentation, there is another homeware retailer whose apparently chaotic store environment masks an equally shrewd commercial strategy. Fish’s Eddy feeds…
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From Knightsbridge to Airbridge: Flying the Harrods Flag
Something has changed in the retail offer at Gatwick airport, South Terminal, as part of the enormous investment in the airport. Centre stage of the new development is Harrods. In the extensive store there are plenty of brands attracting the attention from Longchamps to Swarovski to DKNY but it’s the clever commercialisation of the…
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Does anyone remember “window shopping?”
In the high-paced multi-channel marais in which we live and shop we have become transfixed with “show-rooming, web-rooming” and an array of other social behaviour terminologies expressing every expression of our complex lives. For those with a vaguely nostalgic air, however, window-shopping was a regular part of our social schedule, a major inspiration behind the enjoyment…
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Cap in Hand: A New Era in Headwear
To be head and shoulders above a crowded category requires dominance of range and unparalleled choice. A New Era has dawned in the competitive market for souvenir and sporting caps inspired by the vast array of US sporting franchises whose merchandisers market everything from replica kits, memorabilia and the ubiquitous baseball cap. The central…
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