GlobalShop: GenLED unveils retail lighting solutions

March 28, 2011

LAS VEGAS — GenLED LIGHTING, a provider of LED lighting products, introduced its new generation of LED retrofit lamps at GlobalShop in Las Vegas. The new line…

GlobalShop: Lavi unveils electronic queuing system, merchandising tools

March 28, 2011

LAS VEGAS — Lavi Industries, provider of crowd control and public guidance solutions, announces a new Qtrac Multi-line Electronic Queuing System, as well as an…

Walmart plans to open ‘Express’ stores across the country

March 20, 2011

According to Twice.com, Walmart is planning to open Walmart Express stores across the country, possibly totaling in the hundreds.

Adidas opens women-only concept store in Korea

March 14, 2011

According to Fibre2Fashion.com, Adidas has opened its first women-specific retail store in Korea, which focuses on customer service for a more personalized and…

Godiva unveils new store design

March 8, 2011

According to WorldInteriorDesignNetwork.com, New York-based D-ash Design has created a new store design for Godiva chocolatier that will be used for retail…

Landaal, Poptech bringing quick-to-assemble POP displays to the U.S.

January 31, 2011

Landaal Packaging Systems has entered into a strategic international partnership to represent and manufacture Poptech’s patented corrugated merchandising…

Kraft unveils mobile retail concept for Toblerone

January 25, 2011

According to The Moodie Report, Kraft Foods World Travel Retail has unveiled a new retail prototype for chocolate brand Toblerone.The flexible unit is flanked…

Target getting ready to start smaller-store experiment

January 3, 2011

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports that Target, which has its headquarters in Minneapolis, has chosen 10 cities as possible venues for an…

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…

NRF 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…

Best 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.

Walls + 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…

Oakley 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…

25 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…

New 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…

Design 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…

ALDI 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…

Macy'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…

CITGO 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…

AT&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…