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Shoptalk 2017
Reiterates Bricks
and Mortar

NEW STORE WATCH

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OUTING 5,600-PLUS attendees
comprised of retailers, brands,
startups, venture capital, media
and tech companies, Shoptalk
2017 staged at Aria in Las Vegas,
March 19-22. While it may have
a reputation as an e-commerce-focused show,
the conference sessions offered a steady stream
of information about bricks-and-mortar retail
and improving the in-store experience. Common themes included a focus on the customer,
online/offline integration and how digital is helping drive traffic to stores (while physical stores
are helping drive traffic online, e.g. pure-play
e-commerce brands opening physical stores).
In his opening remarks, Anil Aggarwal, founder, chairman and CEO of Shoptalk, reiterated the
importance of physical retail and championed
disruptive innovation. "Technology is nothing
without strategy," he said.
The "Retail Insights from Wharton" track
offered timely retail insights from three professors from the Wharton School of Business at
the University of Pennsylvania. "The old view
is that online and offline were in competition,"
said David Bell, professor of marketing, Wharton
School. "The more enlightened view is that they
are entirely complementary."

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In the "Physical Retail Goes Digital" track,
several speakers focused on ways bricks-andmortar retailers were becoming smarter and
better in-store stewards by implementing
functional technologies for the customer.
Lowe's Kyle Nel said: "We did a virtual reality
demo on how to tile your bathroom and saw a
40 percent higher retention than just through a
video tutorial."
Westfield's Mike Blandina commented:
"Omnichannel is dead. The consumer is the
channel." His talk asked retailers to quit focusing on the tech toys, and focus on the shopper
who is using them.
In his keynote address, Brian Cornell, CEO of
Target Corp., said: "Physical and digital-what
will change is the interplay with each other." He
added that the company is investing in its stores,
soon to launch a next-generation prototype in
Houston in 2017, as well as Target Herald Square
coming soon in Manhattan. "You can't just be in
the game, you have to invest." He later added:
"The stores are driving our digital growth."
The first iteration of Shoptalk Europe is coming to Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 9-11, 2017,
followed by next year's Shoptalk, to be held
March 18-21, 2018, at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
- Alison Embrey Medina

GLOBALSHOP.ORG

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Opened: May 2016
Photo by JAIME NAVARRO

Opened: December 2016

Silver Deer, Mexico City

T Galleria, City of Dreams,
Cotai Strip, Macau

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Opened: November 2016
Photo courtesy of
MENDOCINO FARMS

Opened: January 2017
Photo courtesy of
TUFT & NEEDLE

Mendocino Farms,
Tustin, Calif.

Tuft & Needle,
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Check out additional images of these stores and more
at designretailonline.com/galleries.


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design:retail - April 2017
Contents
Editor’s Note
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Clicks & Mortar
Mingle
Have You Heard?
Ask Judy
Shopping with Paco
2017 Markopoulos Award Winner
40 Under 40
Foot Locker
GlobalShop 2017 Roundup
ICFF Products
Backstory
design:retail - April 2017 - Intro
design:retail - April 2017 - CT1
design:retail - April 2017 - CT2
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design:retail - April 2017 - Cover2
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design:retail - April 2017 - Contents
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design:retail - April 2017 - 5
design:retail - April 2017 - Editor’s Note
design:retail - April 2017 - 7
design:retail - April 2017 - On Trend
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design:retail - April 2017 - We Love This!
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design:retail - April 2017 - Designer Picks
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design:retail - April 2017 - Clicks & Mortar
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design:retail - April 2017 - Mingle
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design:retail - April 2017 - Have You Heard?
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design:retail - April 2017 - Ask Judy
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design:retail - April 2017 - Shopping with Paco
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design:retail - April 2017 - 2017 Markopoulos Award Winner
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design:retail - April 2017 - 40 Under 40
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design:retail - April 2017 - Foot Locker
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design:retail - April 2017 - OICover1
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design:retail - April 2017 - GlobalShop 2017 Roundup
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design:retail - April 2017 - ICFF Products
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