Christmas Markets and Department-Store Window Displays: Examples of Retailtainment

Nathalie Lemarchand & translated by Oliver Waine — 2014-12-18T05:50:00Z

The function and fate of high-street shops are the subject of discussion and debate within retail firms. Where should physical stores be retained? What should these stores look like? And what can customers expect to find there? Retail is both an economic sector and a social activity: it involves not just purchasing, selling or exchanging goods or services, but also frequenting particular places and establishing social relations. Trade is therefore about more than just mercantile exchanges,

- Essays / retail, Christmas, retailtainment, local development, retail areas, department stores

Santa Claus: Planner of the 'Pole

Marc Lohez & translated by Oliver Waine — 2012-12-19T13:09:35Z

Since the 1960s, the legend of Santa Claus has been a driving force for Lapland's territorial development. The image of the jolly man in red, used initially to promote tourism in this remote region, has become an argument for the construction of technology parks. As the festive season approaches, Marc Lohez considers the effects and the sustainability of the territorial marketing of Christmas.
In true Dickens style, the spirit of Christmas seems to have changed the destiny of Rovaniemi, the

- From the Field / territorial development, development, Christmas, Finland, Lapland, territorial marketing, theme park, technology park

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Christmas Markets and Department-Store Window Displays: Examples of Retailtainment

Santa Claus: Planner of the 'Pole