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With curated garden marketplaces and a boost of retail footfall, find this and many more with the retail industry's need-to-know headlines this week.

 

Instagram tests new user interface that makes the app look like TikTok

Instagram has borrowed TikTok’s short-form video format already after the video-sharing app gained widespread popularity throughout the pandemic. However, it is going one step further by testing a new user interface (UI) that essentially turns the app into a mirror of TikTok.

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Retail footfall boosted by last week’s good weather

New figures have shown that retail footfall rose by 7.8% last week from the prior seven day period as the warmer weather encouraged people to go out shopping.

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FW22: five big ideas from the runway season

The FW22 ready-to-wear season consisted of 449 shows in four cities. As the fashion flock moved from place to place, it became clear that there were five big ideas that ran throughout the season.

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Shop price inflation hits highest rate since September 2011

Shop price inflation has hit its highest rate since September 2011 amid warnings to consumers that the full impact of mounting costs is yet to be seen. Annual inflation accelerated to 2.1% in March, up from 1.8% in February – the highest rate in more than a decade, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price Index.

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Selfridges launches world-first metaverse department store

Selfridges has announced the opening of a virtual department store in the virtual world of Decentraland, as part of Metaverse Fashion Week. Over 70 brands, artists and designers took part in creating “a new experience at the intersection of fashion and technology’.

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Curated garden marketplace Sproutl expands indie partnerships

Sproutl, the new curated garden marketplace, has announced that it will be partnering with a further five independent garden centres, all much loved in their communities and offering unique product options.

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