Future Shop unveils quadrant-based layout, central hub

The Vancouver Sun: Future Shop has unveiled its first new store format in eight years with a feature that has taken a firm grip on the interior design world — the central-area hub.

The consumer electronics chain spent three months and several million dollars revamping its Park Royal outlet in West Vancouver to create a 35,000-square-foot store with a hub and four retail quadrants. The quadrants offer merchandise based on lifestyle — Living (including appliances), Working (laptops and home office equipment), Playing (home theater systems) and On the go (iPods, music and wireless). The hub is where customers can ask non-commission staff how to connect systems at home for themselves.

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