Retail Therapy As A Form Of RelaxationÂ
The resurgence of physical stores provides a holistic experience for customers from skincare to exhibitions, here's how the role of shopping has shifted to meet the meticulous needs of every customer.
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Is retail dead" The brink the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders in 2020 brought on a momentary pause on physical retail shops. The world went digital and with it, the boom of online ?e-tailers?. Shopping evolved and with it came the boom of door-to-door e-commerce services the likes of Net-a-Porter, Amazon and Asos. The Guardian reported that 8,700 chain stores were closed in 2021. Even British retailing giant (dubbed the king of high street) Arcadia Group was not spared, forced into administration and closing high street chains the likes of Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Wallis.
Shopping Morphed Into a Holistic Experience
Mid-2022’s return to normalcy saw the resurgence of physcial stores and retailers. However they had to adapt. With customers in the metaphorical comfort zone of home orders and deliveries, brands and stores had to change up their strategy to regain that footfall. Thus, clothing stores were no longer simply clothing stores offering instead a holistic, sensorial experience for customers from skincare to fragrances, cafés to in-house installations. This is perhaps best exemplified by Louis Vuitton and Dior’s latest brand ...
The post Retail Therapy As A Form Of Relaxation appeared first on LUXUO.
Is retail dead" The brink the Covid-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders in 2020 brought on a momentary pause on physical retail shops. The world went digital and with it, the boom of online ?e-tailers?. Shopping evolved and with it came the boom of door-to-door e-commerce services the likes of Net-a-Porter, Amazon and Asos. The Guardian reported that 8,700 chain stores were closed in 2021. Even British retailing giant (dubbed the king of high street) Arcadia Group was not spared, forced into administration and closing high street chains the likes of Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge and Wallis.
Shopping Morphed Into a Holistic Experience
Mid-2022’s return to normalcy saw the resurgence of physcial stores and retailers. However they had to adapt. With customers in the metaphorical comfort zone of home orders and deliveries, brands and stores had to change up their strategy to regain that footfall. Thus, clothing stores were no longer simply clothing stores offering instead a holistic, sensorial experience for customers from skincare to fragrances, cafés to in-house installations. This is perhaps best exemplified by Louis Vuitton and Dior’s latest brand ...
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