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Put your ear to the ground and you can hear the future. That’s because the advance party has already arrived – we are living in an early beta version of what’s to come. But the rumblings you sense now are nothing compared to the earthquake
Patagonia on Thursday opened its first ever physical store for Worn Wear, Patagonia's resale business. The store is a pop-up in Boulder, Colorado, which will stay open until February 2020, according to a press release emailed to Retail Dive. The pop-up will be stocked with only
The Body Shop is going back to the future with a UK concept store that aims to return to the activist roots of its late founder, the environmental and human rights campaigner Anita Roddick. As well as a zone to encourage shoppers to become part of a
Oxfam has opened its first "superstore", a mammoth space which includes a drive-through donations point. But what are the impressions of customers trying it out for the first time? "I'm 21 so hopefully I've got a bit of time left on the planet - it would
If this is what a value retailer looks like then many are in trouble
NEW YORK — The Big Apple has always been known as a go-to place to shop, but in recent years it has also revealed itself to be a testing ground for new store concepts. As retailers experiment with technology, engage with audiences and launch digitally native
Following the trend of cashless stores which initially became well-know with Amazon Go, both Alibaba and JD.Com have created their own versions. Hema Hema is Alibaba's entry into what the company calls 'New retail'. A supermarket that uses technology and data to provide a more seamless and more
In May 2018 Sporting goods retailer Intersport and Alibaba’s Tmall unveiled a co-branded store in Beijing complete with interactive features that offer consumers in China a more engaging and informative shopping experience. Under the new name “Tmall x Intersport,” the two-story, 1,300 square-meter space that sits in
Pop-up London store sells items such as sleeping bags, blankets and solar lamps. An orderly queue formed outside the Choose Love store despite the November cold. But unlike the thousands of visitors to other stores across central London, these shoppers were not looking to grab a Black Fridaybargain, they
Nike opens its newest Nike House of Innovation as Nike NYC: a 68,000 sq. ft., six-level, cross-category premium Nike store at 650 Fifth Ave., in New York. Nike opens its newest Nike House of Innovation, on Thurs., Nov.15 as Nike NYC: a 68,000 sq. ft., six-level,