Future Retail Newsletter #107

Retailers plan to reduce reliance on pop-ups, the retail winners and losers for life post COVID-19 and and how the coronavirus will impact retail design.

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vimeo.com OUTFORM // Introducing iDISPLAY Thermometer Outform’s iDISPLAY Thermometer is designed to instill a sense of trust and safety in people across industries as they re-commence everyday activities, and public gatherings post COVID-19. Read More retailtechinnovationhub.com OUTFORM // Former Best Buy Heavyweight Chris Brandewie Joins Outform His remit covers the company’s global output, working with key clients and guiding them through transformative projects, with a heavy focus on interactive shopper design. Read More prolificnorth.co.uk TRENDS // Has Coronavirus Signaled The End Of Shopper Marketing? Simon Hathaway, MD of retail innovation agency Outform says the crisis could spell the end of shopper marketing – but it could also prove an enormous opportunity, given that everything has changed for good. Read More nytimes.com RETAIL // Should Masks Be a Fashion Statement? Capitalist opportunities often emerge from times of trauma. That doesn’t make the origin stories any less uncomfortable. Read More intelligence.wundermanthompson.com RETAIL // The New Superstore The hybrid store of the future offers culinary produce and provisions alongside gourmet prepared meals. Read More webcache.googleusercontent.com RETAIL // Retailers Plan To Permanently Reduce Reliance On Pop-Ups Temporarily, respondents said they would be “leaving” or reducing the use of nearly every single retail channel, except mass retail stores. Read More barrons.com RETAIL // Retail Winners And Losers For Life After COVID-19 Wall Street is starting to pick through retail winners and losers, positioning portfolios for a post COVID-19 world. Target and Walmart look like winners, but Costco and others have gotten expensive. Read More cnbc.com RETAIL // The Pandemic Likely To Leave A Lasting Legacy On Retail: Fewer Department Stores “The category has been on its way out for years. They are just in different stages of distress,” said one former department store CEO. He expects the coronavirus pandemic will speed department stores’ decline. Read More glossy.co RETAIL // Retail-As-A-Service Companies Go Digital To Stay Afloat How Neighborhood Goods and Showfields have focused their attention on e-commerce. Read More intelligence.wundermanthompson.com CONSUMER INSIGHTS // Gen Z: Coming of Age in a Pandemic A generation just starting to spread its wings is finding those wings clipped. Read More jingdaily.com CONSUMER INSIGHTS // Forward-Thinking Companies Collaborating With The Gaming Industry Nintendo’s game Animal Crossing has transformed players into fashionistas and is providing the fashion industry with an opportunity in the virtual realm. Read More frameweb.com DESIGN // How COVID-19 Could Impact Retail Design History has already shown us quite how drastic an effect disease can have on spatial design. COVID-19 will undoubtedly impact how we create space. Read More frameweb.com TECH // How COVID-19 Could Impact Retail Design: Low-Touch, High-Sense Tech The current crisis will likely renew interest in automated retail technologies that minimize interaction and maximize inventory management. Read More reuters.com BRAND HIGHLIGHT // IKEA’s China and Germany Stores Re-Open Furniture brand IKEA’s main retail vehicle said on Friday shoppers were returning quickly to its shopping centres after it reopened three in China last week, and one in Germany this week – its first four to open after closures due to the coronavirus. Read More modernretail.co BRAND HIGHLIGHT // How Vuori Is Preparing For Future Store Re-Openings It’s impossible to predict the future, but Vuori senior director of retail Catherine Pike thinks “huge advancements in brick and mortar retail” are coming now that brands are out of their comfort zone. Read More outform.typeform.com OUTFORM // Newsletter Survey How are we doing? Please take a moment to provide your feedback on our Future Retail Newsletter. Read More outform.com OUTFORM // Get More Innovation News Check out previous editions of the Future Retail Newsletter for even more on tech, innovation, design, and retail. Read More