Tag: primark
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Retail & the Circular Economy: Square Pegs in a Round Whole?
Retailers can learn from the Circular Economy by becoming communities and not just sequences of job functionality. Positive actions & interactions stimulate others. Waste is minimised. Waste of resources, products and of time. And the waste of people – their energy, goodwill, knowledge, ideas and enthusiasm. I have to say that the concept of the…
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Is your online sales & physical store numbers strategy in place?
Online & offline, the biggest challenge for historic retailers is to remain relevant and attractive to their customers. That will ultimately dictate the online sales potential and physical store numbers that will be viable for a business. Do you remember the days when the e-commerce part of a bricks ‘n’ mortar business was compared to…
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Spanish Statement: The Primark Pinnacle of Pre-eminence
As part of VM-unleashed’s 10th anniversary year we take a look back at some retail milestones from the last decade and explain why each store’s message is as relevant for us today as it was then. The last decade has seen the rise of Primark as a tour de force in the world of value…
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Spanish Statement: Primark’s Pinnacle of Pre-eminence
Take a trip down Gran Via in Madrid, and you cannot fail to notice the extraordinary new flagship store from Primark. Follow the Latin crowds of brown paper bag purchasers through the dramatic entrance and catch your breath as you enter the central atrium with its staggering vistas up through the multiple balconies and…
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Primark Weighs in State Side: Entry of a Fashion Heavyweight
In a statement of international intent Primark fired its first style salvo into the soft belly of the US value fashion market with the opening of its 8,000 sqm Boston flagship. Truly a shopping space full of superlatives, the four floors are home to 530 mannequins, 84 fitting rooms, 73 cash registers and a…
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Take a Tour under the Duvet: Primark Pinterest Lounge wear
In the strange world between day and night, asleep and awake, and battle is underway, from underwear to outerwear, for the hearts and minds, for the pennies and the pounds, that make up the slumbering giant that is loungewear. The beast goes by different names from the familiar lounge wear, through home wear, day…
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Primark Pillow Talk: Delighting the Divas of the Duvet
In the strange world between day and night, asleep and awake, a battle is underway, from underwear to outerwear, for the hearts and minds, for the pennies and the pounds, that make up the slumbering giant that is loungewear. The beast goes by different names from the familiar lounge wear, through home wear, day…
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Proposition Primark: Added-value retailer
Even the lowest prices in the world command detailed scrutiny when it comes to value for money. Whilst an advised adornment, a prudent personalisation, or an essential embellishment can turn an anonymous basic into a soaring best-seller, an equally ill-judged adjustment can make even the most miserly mark-up a step too far for the…
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Retail: A Game of Two Halves:
Retail: A Game of Two Halves: Love it or hate it, you can’t escape it at the moment. Even a trip out for some retail therapy will have you ducking under flags and bunting, taking evasive action to avoid colliding with giant TV wielding consumers or staring vacantly at World Cup sponsored coffee cups,…
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