With major chains closing branches and e-commerce eating into customer bases, American department stores are having to innovate to remain relevant. Neighborhood Goods is going about this by offering an ever-changing product selection, a focus on community, and complete transparency.

Luxury beauty brand Yves Saint Laurent’s new pop-up store substitutes the bright lights of the city for the bright lights of Coachella, offering festival-goers a new beauty experience. As people seek increasingly connected lives, brands must integrate with significant events for consumers.

The war between online and IRL shopping has yet to be won – what if the solution wasn’t one or the other, but a combination of both? Trouva is an online platform that pairs with brick-and-mortar boutiques to offer shoppers access to indie retailers and grant small shopowners a bigger reach too.

The Love Not Landfill campaign has opened a second-hand clothing pop-up in London in collaboration with Depop. By bringing a tactile element to the ‘online’ shopping experience, the initiative aims to dissuade people from returning clothes and taps into the desire to reduce fast fashion waste.