MUJI’s new marketplace offers consumers basic foods such as fruits and vegetables alongside other groceries. Produce comes directly from farms that use either a minimal amount of pesticides and fertilizers, or none whatsoever. The store will sell a seasonal selection of items, and is even planning to sell some of tokyo’s more unusual vegetables...
As with AmazonGo, the convenience store with no checkout lines that opened last year in Seattle, the Cheers outlet at Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) looks like its normal store - with shelves and fridges stocked with food and drinks - except there is no cashier or assistant in sight.
Instead, in this store customers use a QR code found on the...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is developing technology that will monitor customers' facial expressions to detect frustrated or unhappy shoppers. The technology uses video cameras at checkout to identify “varying levels of dissatisfaction,” and will notify employees in other parts of the store, ordering them to report to a checkout register and attempt...
Traditional methods of brand extension involve developing new products. In a new twist, this form of extension calls for the core property to be extended into an experience. It involves taking a well-known brand or celebrity and transferring the core equities and aesthetic into a service experience — the most common form being a restaurant or...
The “VR Shopping Mall” where people can buy goods in a virtual reality world, will open at the end of September. Participants include Lotte Department Store, Hyundai Department Store, E-Mart, LG Electronics, and Lotte Hi-Mart. They will sell various discounted products through the VR shopping mall, which will officially open during the Korea...
While many brands continue to categorize (especially in online stores) their offerings, there are some products that simply need no gendering. Perfume is one of the countless products that is still often divided between men and women, though there are several brands now who make fragrances for all genders—the only deciding factor is which scent...
Afew years ago, online shopping was presumed to be a preserve for rich Africans who had relatives abroad and could send for items when their relatives were travelling back. People sought to find quality and authentic items, but would pay a high price. However, nowadays, anyone can shop online and get their items shipped to Uganda affordably in...
Lululemon’s no longer just somewhere to buy a state-of-the-art sports bra. The activewear giant recently launched its first healthy home line—and now it’s moving even deeper into wellness territory, opening its first-ever Mindfulosophy space. Sure, the name sounds a little Suessical, but it’s no fantasy. The destination’s designed to offer...
Savvy shops have long had a sofa or two on the shop floor for boyfriends to chill while their significant others shop. Now a shopping mall in China is upping their game. Shanghai’s Global Harbor Mall has installed gaming booths, private lounges promoted as “husband relaxation” spaces.
