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Online going Offline: VR360 of Made.com store on Tottenham Court Road, London

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Online going Offline: VR360 of Made.com store on Tottenham Court Road, London

Made.com, the online furniture store, opened their physical 'guideshop' on Tottenham Court Road in early 2015. We took a stroll in the store on Dec 7, 2016.  This is a 360 Virtual Reality video. If you cannot see the film in VR try viewing with another browser. For more information like this contact us  

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A walk in Seven Dials in London Dec 7th, 2016 - 360 Video

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A walk in Seven Dials in London Dec 7th, 2016 - 360 Video

Will December trade save retailers? Not on this evidence... We took a stroll in Covent Garden (or Seven Dials as the main retail estate owner prefers to call it - Shaftesbury plc) to check out the Christmas mood. See for yourself, its not Neal Street Neal Street, 7 Dec 2016 @ approx 16:00. Stores are not very busy. Quite a few empty stores and pop-ups. #Pylones #Offspring #HappySocks #Speedo #Superga #Havaianas #Tabio #Office #NaturalShoeCompany #Sole  Monmouth Street   Earlham Street  

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Where has the omni-channel gone?

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Where has the omni-channel gone?

Omni-channel retailing has been one of the most talked about concepts in retailing for a while. The idea is to connect brands & products with customers across all available touch points. First came multi-channel, the concept to sell online as well as on the high-street. This was replaced with omni-channel when bloggers and social media personalities grew their influence over customers. Connecting the multi-channel with all the various online touch points became a hot topic. How do retailers bridge the channels? Putting it simply, there is no real connection between physical stores and online apart from a number of stores...

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And the prize for the most boring store interior in London's Oxford Street goes to...

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And the prize for the most boring store interior in London's Oxford Street goes to...

The most boring store interior designs in London this Christmas We visited Oxford Street, Carnaby Street, and Regent Street on November 10th to view store preparations for Christmas. Our general observations: Retailers are desperately trying to find ways to connect with the omnichannel audience. There are a number of ways stores seek to create interaction with customers through social media, online shopping and high street stores, with the main option being in-store signage displaying Snapchat and/or Twitter handles. Product densities vary hugely between stores. Music volumes vary from nothing to the very loud (often depending on the target demographic). The...

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Primark revenues within touching distance of £6bn + 360 Interior Views of Oxford Street Store

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Primark revenues within touching distance of £6bn + 360 Interior Views of Oxford Street Store

Primark has reported about £0.7bn in net profits on revenues of close to £6bn in its 2016 full year report. The company has single-mindedly focused on building its store portfolio and remains one of the last high-street retailers in the UK without a transactional e-commerce website. (Source: Company Accounts) Primark's first Oxford Street store (Marble Arch end) spread over 70,000 sqft opened in April 2007 and generated about £200m in revenues to June 2008. Average sales were reported at an average of £2.5m-£3m (The Independent, June 2008) per week. We visited the four-storey 82,400 sqft shop at the Tottenham Court...

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