Glass farm for Dutch town

After waiting 23 years for their market square to be redeveloped, the people of the Dutch town of Schijndel have an incredible new structure that pays homage to the local farming heritage.

Architects MVRDV noticed that the area put aside by the town planners resembled the layout of a traditional local farm. They used this idea to create a 1.6 times bigger model of a farm, made from glass and printed with images of a variety of different buildings from local farms, taken by artist Frank van der Salm.

The structure isn't just for show, it also houses several retail and business premises on the 1600sqm of Schijndel’s large market square.

Images from MVRDV and Persbureau van Eijndhoven.

Festive cheer with Dior

If you're looking for a little festive cheer then take a look at how the Parisians do it.

Printemps, a department store in the centre of Paris, has been taken over by Dior for the festive period in some style.

The Christmas centerpiece is a helix staircase, descending 11 meters from the atrium ceiling, featuring a cluster of delicate mannequins dressed in six magnificent Christian Dior Haute Couture pieces and window displays to challenge the traditional London windows of Fortnum and Mason and Selfridges.

Take a look at the video below or visit Yatzer to see more of this fantastic display.

Frustrated by online shopping baskets?

Do you get frustrated with 'shopping baskets' when shopping online? Then you will find this humorous take on the infamous Shopping Basket by Oatmeal very funny.

It is essential reading for anyone operating in or thinking of entering the online retail space.

Please note: This does include profanity so please do not continue if you may be offended.

Click here to view in full

The Christmas Party 'Walk of Shame'

Keeping the festive theme going is this ad for Harvey Nichols Womenswear by DDB London.

Quite humorous and I am sure we all have similar memories, either personal or third hand. It finishes by asking viewers to share their 'Walk of shame' moments.

Definitely worth 60 seconds viewing.

Using Social Media to Promote the News

Retail news aggregator My Retail Media approached The Think Tank to raise their profile online and to build awareness of its services and content.

The Think Tank developed a social media campaign, based around a retail news blog, to publicise this groudbreaking web site which sources retail news from around the world. Providing an outlet for unique content, the blog was then publicised through social media channels such as Twitter and LinkedIn.

Having set up the social media channels and started the process of building a following, The Think Tank provided training to My Retail Media to allow them to manage the content delivery themselves. This has resulted in a significant increase in new traffic to the web site and an increase in subscriptions.

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