Category: omni-channel retailing
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Is it easier to sell as ‘a Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ than to build a new reputation?
The recent announcement that the Boohoo fashion group is being re-launched as the Debenhams Group is riddled with more irony than a Shakespearean play. But firstly, the purchasing of the key assets of one of the UK’s most loved department stores was undoubtedly a stroke of genius by Boohoo. Even at its demise it was…
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No.05: Introducing the beauty of linear metres into your space planning – ’52 Steps to the Perfect Shop!’
in analytics, assortment structure planning, customer experience, high street planning, multi-category, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail strategy, shop of the future, space management, space planning, store layout, store operations, store operations compliance, visual merchandising, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operations, VM Selling Toolkit, VManalyticsPost No.05 in the weekly newsletter series: ‘52 Steps to the Perfect Shop!’ You too can have ‘The Perfect Shop’ by this time next year! When planning shops, and when planning the product to go in them, we need to be analytical. We need to study the data to ensure that our options per sqm…
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Brompton bikes back-peddling through the turmoil of Supply & Demand!
Brompton bikes were first invented in 1975. Their story is one of supply & demand. From high demand and little competition to market saturation. It is a lesson in retail economics for all of us. Brompton is known as an innovator in the world of cycling. The brand that developed an urban bike that commuters…
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No.04: Set your key shop parameters, to cover your costs, and drive your shop profitability – ’52 Steps to the Perfect Shop!’.
in analytics, assortment structure planning, high street planning, location strategy, multi-category, omni-channel retailing, retail management, retail strategy, space management, space planning, store experience, store layout, store operations, store operations compliance, value retailing, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operationsPost No.04 in the weekly newsletter series: ‘52 Steps to the Perfect Shop!’ You too can have ‘The Perfect Shop’ by this time next year! We’ve talked about options/sqm as being the most important quantitative parameter when we consider the task of creating a commercially successful shop. Will you have enough density of options to…
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Rituals: Lighting an intimate landscape of shape & colour
in branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, health & beauty, omni-channel retailing, packaging, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, retail strategy, shop of the future, space management, space planning, store experience, store layout, store theatre, telling product stories, visual merchandising, windowsI may not fall within the usual customer profile demographic of Rituals, but i find myself mesmorised by the beauty of their shops. I always find myself pulled inside. It would seem that in a world where many commercial retailers have either forgotten, or are simple unaware, of the emotional power on customers, of outstanding…
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Never Knowingly Underestimate John Lewis!
in branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, in-store services, multi-category, omni-channel retailing, pop-up stores, retail, retail brand heritage, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, sales promotions & events, store experience, store theatreI’m not the only one to be impressed by the new John Lewis Christmas adverts. They are certainly a ‘nod’ backwards to their Christmas campaign peak years, a decade or so ago, but they also signal an exciting shift in strategy, and a bright future for this most trusted of brands. Listen to what I…
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Swimming with the current: Gymshark’s coffee conversations
As you may already be aware I am a huge fan of Gymshark, the gym wear producer and retailer. There are so many things to learn from the rags to riches business that began in a garage 10 years ago and is now valued at over $1 billion. I’ve been following their press during their…
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Trust M&S to be ‘Positively Dissatisfied!’
in assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, food & drink, home, ladies fashion, multi-category, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store operationsI remember this story from the halcyon days of M&S. That when customers bought food from M&S and it didn’t taste amazing, they immediately thought their cooker was not working properly and called an engineer. Of course this may well be folklore. However it does illustrate the level of trust that M&S commanded, and it…
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Moving from ‘Retail location planning’ to ‘Customer location planning’
in analytics, assortment structure planning, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, high street planning, internationalisation, location strategy, meaning in the retail madness, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, product suppliers, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store operations, sustainability, town centre planning‘Channel’ is already becoming an obsolete word. Customers and retailers are connecting via an array of ‘Shopping touchpoints.’ These ‘shopping touchpoints’ will continue to be a fusion of traditional and new shop formats and customer ‘lifestyle locations,’ across digital and physical worlds. Retailers themselves will not be the ones to decide which channels to offer…
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Søstrene Grene: Delightful Pinterest board
in accessories, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, fashion accessories, health & beauty, home, impulse retailing, internationalisation, jewellery, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, packaging, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail brand heritage, retail organisations, retail strategy, sales promotions & events, space management, space planning, store experience, store layout, store operations, store theatre, telling product stories, visual merchandisingAs they say, this is a delightfully different store! The brand paints a picture of two sisters, Anna & Clara, who wanted to bring creativity, aesthetics and joy to everyone through their products, opening their first store in the Danish city of Aarhus in 1973. They are now present in 16 countries with over 300…
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