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IGDS Members News : Shoppers Stop partners with MARS Cosmetics 🌹 The beauty brand has signed a strategic partnership with retail chain Shoppers Stop to strengthen its retail footprint across the country. With this partnership, Mars products will be available in seven Shoppers Stop locations across key cities, including Ahmedabad, Pune, Bangalore, Kolkata, Vijayawada, Noida, and others. The company has plans to expand its presence to 40 Shoppers Stop stores nationwide by the end of this fiscal year. Mars Cosmetics also retails from its direct-to-customer website and multi-brand platforms including Myntra, Nykaa, Tira, Purplle.com among others. #Retail #DepartmentStore #Beauty #Cosmetics #India

IGDS Members News: Al Tayer Group's Harvey Nichols store in Dubai bids farewell to summer launching their AW24 collection 'The Return'. With the sculptural silhouettes of BOUGUESSA and Del Core, Noor Hammour’s leather creations, Maison Margiela’s iconic accessories and standout men’s wear from Aurélien, DRÔLE DE MONSIEUR, and the eclectic Wacko Maria, Harvey Nichols – Dubai sets the benchmark for an unparalleled shopping experience. TOTEME's geometric print-wrap dress and Bottega Veneta's sea salt shoulder bag blend clean lines with striking sophistication. This season, minimalism is everything but ordinary; clean shapes make a statement, and textures are refined. 🍁 #Retail #Fashion #AW2024 #FallCollection2024 #DepartmentStore

IGDS Members News: Selfridges turns Blue for Tiffany & Co. 💎 To commemorate the opening of Tiffany & Co.’s revamped, upsized space inside the upscale department store’s London flagship on Oxford Street, the 3,788sq ft (351m2) space on the ground floor showcases the brand’s latest design concept, inspired by the renovated Fifth Avenue flagship designed by Peter Marino. The space is equipped with digital screens showing scenic views of St. James’s Park that can change with the seasons. #DepartmentStore #LuxuryBrands #Retail #StoreDesign

📣 Join the Biggest Department Store Gathering in the World. We are excited to welcome you to our IGDS WDSS 2024, a boutique-style Department Store Summit in Berlin, attracting up-to 300 international CEOs and Senior Executives who represent the industry's most influential leaders. 💡Meet Our Outstanding Speakers We are proud to confirm a top line-up of 20 CEO speakers from around the world, ready to share their insights on key themes, including: -Consumer Trends & Behavior -Building the Brand Experience -Technology in Retailing -Creating Surprise & Emotions -Innovation in Retail -Empowering Frontline Teams -Fostering a Sense of Belonging ✨ Official Dinner & Award Ceremony Join us for an inspirational and memorable experience at our Official Dinner & Award Ceremony, open to all participants. Our Berlin event is also a unique opportunity to network with your peers from around the world. ⚠ Registrations can be made until 27th August 2024. For more information and to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/esmsECKP #RetailInnovation #CEOConference #ConsumerTrends #BerlinEvent

IGDS Members News: Thailand’s Central Group takes full control over THE KADEWE GROUP's department stores in Germany. Central is exerting greater control over its European retail operations with the 100% acquisition of KaDeWe’s three department stores. Now the sole owner-operator of the KaDeWe Group, which comprises KaDeWe in Berlin, Oberpollinger in Munich, and Alsterhaus in Hamburg, Central has also finalized the purchase of the KaDeWe building on Tauentzienstrasse, Berlin’s famous shopping street, and created a new operating company, KaDeWe GmbH. Tos Chirathivat, Executive Chairman & CEO of Central Group, said: "The acquisition of all three KaDeWe stores brings to an end a period of uncertainty for KaDeWe and demonstrates our unwavering commitment to supporting our European business. We are delighted to have all three German stores back in our flagship store portfolio, on improved terms, along with our ownership of the landmark Berlin property." IGDS congratulates Central for this important completion. 💫

IGDS Members News: INNO, the only department store in Belgium offering a broad range of premium and mainstream brands, announces new ownership. GALERIA Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH and The Economic Stabilisation Fund (WSF) sold INNO to INNOvative Retail BV, a newly established company jointly owned by Axcent of Scandinavia and SKEL. The buying consortium of Axcent of Scandinavia and SKEL is excited to enter the Belgian retail market, seeing INNO as the perfect strategic fit due to its strong household name and potential to better serve local consumers. This acquisition aims to expand INNO’s presence across Belgium, enhancing service to its loyal customers through new store openings. #RetailNews #DepartmentStore #RetailIndustry #Belgium #Switzerland

🔮 Let’s co-create futures & connect: Letzte Woche fand am Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut das 3.5 tägige GDI Camp statt, das ein integraler Teil ist des «GDI Impact Leadership Programme for Department Stores 2024».   «Im GDI Camp haben die Teilnehmenden gezielt moderierte Führungskräfte- und Strategieentwicklung erlebt, aufbauend auf individuellen Online-Coachings und Selbsteinschätzungen. Im GDI Camp wurden alle Vorbereitungen zusammengetragen und in der Kohorte bestehend aus 17 Teilnehmenden aus 9  unterschiedlichen Ländern be- und erarbeitet. Das GDI Camp bringt die Teilnehmenden zusammen, um sich Zeit und Raum zu nehmen für Selbstreflexion und offenen Austausch, um positive Führungseigenschaften zu stärken und zu optimieren», so Tanja Ineichen, Head of Leadership & Transformation, Member of the Executive Board des Gottlieb Duttweiler Instituts und Programme Director des Programms. 🏅 Das Impact Leadership Programme for Department Stores vom GDI in enger Kooperation mit IGDS ist ein branchenübergreifendes Talentförderprogramm, das Führungskräfte von Department Stores aus der ganzen Welt zusammenbringt, um an ihrem Potenzial zu arbeiten, in naher Zukunft grössere Führungsverantwortung auf C-Level zu übernehmen. 👉 Mehr erfahren: https://lnkd.in/eJ4FVumM

IGDS Members News: Boyner Buyuk Magazacilik A.S. launches new influencer platform #InClub by Boyner turning content creation into an even more enjoyable experience. Boyner launched their new influencer platform Inclub by Boyner for achieving a closer and more sustainable business model with content producers. Implemented with a new generation marketing approach, the platform enables content creators to create collections for themselves on boyner.com.tr and recommend those to their followers, producing content in collaboration with special campaigns and, instantly track their performance. Evolution in shopping habits, personalized offers in the fast-growing world of e-commerce, the unabated development of artificial intelligence and offering experience at every moment of life and creativity are the current developments which closely inspired this conception. #SocialMedia #ContentCreation #RetailIndustry #DepartmentStores #Influencers #SocialMediaCampaigns #Turkey #Switzerland

IGDS Members News: Salling collaborates with the international premium fashion company HUGO BOSS, to open BOSS and HUGO franchise stores. Salling plans to open a double-digit number of BOSS and HUGO stores in Denmark over a five year period. In addition to the new stores, the two current shop-in-shops in Salling Aarhus and Aalborg will be further expanded to reflect the new brands store concept. Salling will be the future partner for several BOSS and HUGO store openings in Denmark, while also increasing the presence and visibility of the brands in the department stores. Specifically, over 100m2 will be dedicated to the BOSS and HUGO brands in Aarhus. The first stores will open during fall 2024. #RetailNews #FashionNews #DepartmentStores #RetailIndustry

Join an Exclusive Store Tour to the KaDeWe flagship (member of THE KADEWE GROUP) and a Unique #RetailSummit on 12-13 September 2024 in Berlin. Preparations for the IGDS World Department Store Summit #WDSS2024 are in full swing. Highlights of the two-day event include: 🔖A top line-up of 19 CEO speakers from across the world. 🔖Guided store tour to KaDeWe Department Store, one of the largest and most iconic department stores in the world. 🔖The Official Dinner & Award ceremony providing exciting networking opportunities with over 280 top executives from 31 countries. ℹ Book your slot: https://lnkd.in/es3ntGpD ℹ View detailed programme: https://lnkd.in/eR8GY6RS