Behind-the-scenes at retail experience designer Miller Zell

December 23, 2008

The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Based in Atlanta is a secret weapon for some of the nation's top consumer brands. Think Wal-Mart, Coca-Cola, Johnson &…

New GameStop prototype store opened in Florida

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

December 21, 2008

A member of the gaming forum NeoGAF has stumbled upon a prototype store for the next generation of the GameStop shopping experience. Although he was told by…

Kraft reinventing the cheese aisle

November 5, 2008

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Display Boys, a full-service, premium retail display specialist, is partnering with Kraft Foods to reinvent the cheese aisle. The…

COVER: Telling the story with color

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

November 2, 2008

Designer and television host Christopher Lowell on how retail design and the colors it uses communicate a narrative and build a shopping experience.

Wal-Mart unveils new 'understated' store design

October 30, 2008

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Style at a Wal-Mart used to mean a clean cut on the side of a box so customers could get their products right from the case.

Best Buy analyzing shopper traffic with Verint

October 28, 2008

MELVILLE, N.Y. — Verint Systems Inc. announced that its Nextiva Retail Traffic Analysis solution is being used by Best Buy Co. Inc. as part of a program…

Virgin launches pop-up store for Rock Band 2

October 22, 2008

NEW YORK — Virgin Megastore Times Square has teamed with MTV Games to help celebrate the special edition release of the popular game Rock Band 2 by creating a…

Home center to track shopper movement, analyze behavior

October 22, 2008

HELSINKI — Rautakesko Ltd., the fifth biggest do-it-yourself retailer in Europe, has selected Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based real-time location solution (RTLS) for…

ROBOTGALAXY concept lands in New York

October 22, 2008

NEW YORK — ROBOTGALAXY, a new interactive toy and online game concept, announced its first New York City Spaceship at Toys "R" Us Times Square. The ROBOTGALAXY…

Gallery: Major electronics retailer bringing digital signage to 200 stores

October 16, 2008

ISTANBUL, Turkey — Teknosa, the largest electronics retailer in Turkey, announced that it will implement digital signage networks in roughly 200 of…

NRF, Retail Customer Experience announce pavilion partnership

October 14, 2008

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of Retail Customer Experience magazine and RetailCustomerExperience.com, and the National Retail Federation…

LACOSTE celebrates anniversary with mobile store-in-store environment

October 7, 2008

CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y. — MC2, an exhibit, environment and event producer, is working with LACOSTE S.A. on a special mobile store-in-store environment to…

SlideBuy brings touchscreen-delivered info to the retail shelf

October 6, 2008

GRAFTON, Wis. — Frank Mayer & Associates Inc. is introducing the SlideBuy Shopper Information System at the KioskCom Self Service Expo Show, October…

Best Buy opens store designed for women

October 6, 2008

DENVER — Best Buy has opened a new store in Denver, built in partnership with the local community it will serve on a daily basis. While designing the store…

Scheels, PlayNetwork create multimedia experience store

October 5, 2008

REDMOND, Wash. — PlayNetwork announced that Scheels, experts in "all-sports superstore" retailing, leveraged the company to provide custom music, digital…

The great indoors

by Rebecca Barnes

October 1, 2008

REI courts eco-savvy consumers wiht sustainable store design.

Oracle enters the retail space-planning business

October 1, 2008

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — Oracle has announced plans to acquire Advanced Visual Technology Ltd., provider of 3-D visual macro space planning software for…

iCap measures customer reaction to end-caps

September 28, 2008

TAMPA, Fla. — TruMedia Technologies Inc. has adapted its out-of-home digital measurement solution to retail environments. The new iCap solution measures…

Jewel-Osco opens first green store

September 25, 2008

ITASCA, Ill. — Jewel-Osco, one of the largest private employers in the state of Illinois, announced it will seek Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…

Kodak unveils new experiential store design

September 22, 2008

COLOGNE, Germany — Eastman Kodak Company today unveiled its new "KODAK EXPRESS Experiential Store" design, which creates a new photo retailing paradigm for…