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The ‘Are You Mad’ pop-up store, is a visible recycling unit collecting plastic waste from local businesses, shoppers and its community, which is then sorted, shredded, and turned into new objects. #futurereadythinking #sustainability retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2022/09/s…

Japanese multi-retail and dining mini-complex uses woods from demolished houses in kyoto as a way to bring the essence of Japan to Brooklyn. thrillist.com/news/new-york/… #futurereadythinking #sustainability #localism

Ibrahim will be giving a keynote presentation at the 'Future Ready Retail' conference in Groningen on the 8th November! Sign up today via futurereadyretail.nl #futurereadythinking #FutureReadyRetail

Luxury fashion brand Mostly Heard Rarely Seen 8-Bit, has teamed up with Highstreet to launch “a one of a kind experience that uses the traditional fashion retail experience to transport shoppers into the metaverse”. retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2022/8/3/… #metaverse #futurereadythinking

Portland have landed!......Looking forward to the next few days at TWFA

Siam Discovery, a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, merges the physical and digital worlds together with a new 'phygital' retail activation that lets guests to tailor their own shopping experience by employing the metaverse.  superfuture.com/2022/08/upcomi… #futurereadythinking

Portland will be in Cannes next week for TWFA Conference from the 2nd - 5th. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Furniture retail giant IKEA is trialing vertical farm installations at three locations in Germany, using the herbs grown in food served inside the store’s restaurant. thespoon.tech/ikea-tests-ver… #localism #community #futurereadythinking #sustainability

Combining both leisure and education, alternative art experience 'Wake The Tiger' is inviting visitors to learn about global issues in an engaging and interactive way. #0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">blooloop.com/theme-park/in-… #localism #futurereadythinking #community #localartists #bristol #interactive

Walmart has partnered with Getaway, to open mini stores on wheels in remote locations across the US. The concept is designed to be a local convenience store selling items travelers' may have neglected to pack. #but-inside-there-will-be-no-television-sets-or-furniture-for-sale-5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">businessinsider.com/photos-walmart… #futurereadythinking #flexibleretail

Ibrahim will be taking part in the ACI Customer Experience Global Summit in Krakow this week. His session along with a great panel will talk about Revenue Generation. aci.aero/events/custome… #AirportCX #ACIWorld

Atelier100 is a joint retail venture between the world’s largest furniture retailer, IKEA and one of the largest global fashion businesses, H&M. The store aims give local designers, makers and manufacturers a platform to showcase and sell their work. theindustry.fashion/atelier100-lau…

Soak up and engage with a discussion like no other featuring an eclectic mix of industry viewpoints from those influencing, leading, managing, analysing and inspiring our shopping places. If you haven't registered yet click on the link below revocommunity.org/event/webinar-…

Ibrahim will be hosting a panel discussion for a virtual continuance of the highly-requested Future Gazer's panel discussion, it is taking place via Zoom on Wednesday the 31st of August from 10:00 to 11:00.  revocommunity.org/event/webinar-…

Naver has created a fully automated office for its South Korean HQ, where 100 wheeled robots will work alongside 5,000 people, delivering packages, lunches, and coffee to their human counterparts. fastcompany.com/90754724/this-… #futurereadythinking

Google is opening it’s first ‘neighbourhood store’ in Brooklyn. It will offer a similar hands-on experiences with its products/ services as its flagship store, whilst celebrating the unique neighbourhood its located in.  retailtouchpoints.com/topics/retail-… #localism #futurereadythinking

Bridging the gap between community and on-demand efficiency, Casper’s ‘dark kitchen’ locations across Belgium have clear high street visibility and recognisable branding. tech.eu/2022/04/20/bel… #localism #highstreets #community

Ibrahim has just taken part in the great Podcast ‘In Clear Focus’ with Adrian Tenant from Bigeye to talk about place making and his new book Future Ready Retail. The episode is available on apple podcasts... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-… #FutureReadyRetail #futurereadythinking

Circuit is a curated community hub concept for visitors to learn how to repair, reuse, rent and recycle all kinds of products. Created by Ingka Centres the storefeatures a welcome desk, lounge area and community ‘swap shop’ at its heart. retailtechinnovationhub.com/home/2022/6/15…

Luxury fashion brand Philipp Plein has created ‘Web 3.0 crypto concept store’ serving as an IRL version of its metaverse store in its new London Flagship.  forbes.com/sites/stephani… #futurereadythinking #metaverse #NFT #cryptoretail