Store Design & Layout News & Media
Photo gallery: Specialty wine shop unveils new experiential store design
November 18, 2010
Landor Associates, a strategic brand consulting and design firm, has announced its retail brand experience design for Fine Wine & Good Spirits is being…
read nowNRF releases crowd management guidelines as Black Friday nears
November 8, 2010
With preparations for the holiday season already set in motion, retailers' attention now turns to preparing their staff and store for what is expected to be…
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Glamour Shots gets a green-screen makeover
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
The portrait studio is attempting to reboot its brand, and using one-fourth the footprint in the process.
read nowBest Buy expanding Magnolia program
October 28, 2010
Best Buy is opening Magnolia Design Centers, the company's premium home entertainment and electronics brand, in two more California locations.
read nowWalls + Forms unveils Shop-in-A-Box temporary store kit
October 25, 2010
Walls + Forms, Inc., provider of displays and wall systems for over twenty years, has introduced its Shop-In-A-Box, a reusable, temporary store environment…
read nowOakley rolls out magnetic signage system
September 26, 2010
Visual Magnetics, developer of the Visual Magnetics Graphic System, today announced that Oakley, Inc. has used its system to reinvent the way it creates and…
read now25 Target stores get open-market redesign
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
September 21, 2010
Minneapolis-based retailer Target announced that 25 of its stores in the Twin Cities area have just received redesigns that emphasize an "inviting open-market…
read nowNew retail store aims to be a 'living Facebook'
September 20, 2010
Fashion brand Lole has opened its first Atelier Lole location in Montreal. The store, which opened last week, will serve as a model for 40 other locations that…
read nowDesign firm Callison moves into China
September 19, 2010
International architecture firm Callison and HAYA Architects, one of the leading architecture and design firms in Beijing, have entered into a joint venture to…
read nowALDI opening its first in-mall location
by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance
September 15, 2010
The Westfield Chicago Ridge shopping center, an 800,000 sq. ft. mall located outside of Chicago, announced today it will add a 20,000 sq. ft. ALDI grocery…
read nowMacy's announces Impulse Beauty store concept
September 9, 2010
Macy's has announced the rollout by October of Impulse Beauty, a new concept featuring an open-sell space of niche beauty brands to complement the traditional…
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Is that a banana in your couch, or are you just happy I am shopping?
by Lisa Biank Fasig — Director, JZMcBride and Associates
Supermarkets are wizards at getting us to buy more than we intend. They’ve figured out how to successfully sell diapers to beer customers and pine nuts to…
read nowCITGO unveils store redesign
August 30, 2010
CITGO Petroleum Corp., which is based in Houston, has unveiled its new retail street-image design for its branded-light oils and lubricants marketers…
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The psychology of retail marketing
From rounded corners to natural textures: Neurological research reveals why consumers react the way they do to the in-store experience.
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Retail Summit Review
by Mike Wittenstein — Customer Experience and Service Designer, Storyminers
Reflections and Takeaways
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Rebuttal to Mary Hunt in Woman's Day Magazine: Retailers Don't Trick Customers
by Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail Doctor
Mary Hunt takes aim at retailers by telling Amiable personalities they are all wrong and should become like her, an Analytical. I hate this type of X-files…
read nowAT&T remodels 2,200 stores
July 28, 2010
AT&T has announced the completion of a store redesign across more than 2,200 retail locations nationwide — a research-driven initiative to provide a more…
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The Aspirational Tourist
by Annamaria Turano — Executive Director, MCAworks
Remember your last out-of-town getaway? You probably wandered into a few shops at your destination to browse, buy a few mementos, or just pass the time before…
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New Disney Store is 'immersive, one-of-a-kind retail experience'
The Montebello store is the first of 20 newly designed locations that will open in major markets in 2010.
read nowJewelry retailer adds sparkle to merchandise with LEDs
June 8, 2010
What makes a piece of jewelry stand out from others doesn't just have to do with the four C's (cut, color, clarity and carat). Sometimes it has everything to…
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