More and more companies are embracing the mobile habits of today’s shoppers, offering solutions for retailers to reinvent the in-store experience by allowing customers to scan items they’d like to try on with their smartphone or tablet, and sending them directly to the dressing room.
A round up of some of London's West-End Spring Windows by John Ryan. John Lewis, Oxford Street “Colour in your spring” is on view almost everywhere you might care to look in John Lewis’ Oxford Street flagship - and it takes the form of green and blue paint.
Nestled among the AMEX, Westpac and Macquarie Banks in Sydney's very own financial district lies Shirt Bar, a shirt store with a difference. Unlike its neighbouring competitors, it is a hybrid concept that brings together the best of coffee, whisky and shirts in a bid
Located on Ometesando, one of Tokyo’s most prestigious retail boulevards, Pass the Baton (PTB) premiumises second-hand products through emotive storytelling. The store’s founder Masamichi Toyama’s mission was to reinvent the second-hand goods market in Japan. He has set about achieving this by shifting traditional associations with thrift
The recently opened Verizon flagship in the Mall of America, Minneapolis, signals a new approach to retail for the US telecommunications company. The playful space is a hub of interactivity. Written information and verbal explanations have been replaced by a series of engaging and entertaining activities.
Asda is rolling out its 3D printing service to 50 stores this January following two trials that it called “a resounding success”. The supermarket started testing the service in York in October, before taking it on a tour of different stores just before the Christmas peak
Each year, we’re greeted with some amazing examples of visual merchandising genius, and 2013 is no different. We may only be in November, but some of the biggest players in the retail window design game have already played their hands. And forget Santa, snowmen, and sparkly
Fashion and lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger enlisted designer Fabio Novembre to create a storefront window display for La Rinascente, an upscale department store in Rome. The window display, which looks like a pop-out kit, is a still life of the essentials for a Tommy Hilfiger man. Called, ‘I Have
Designed by sustainable solutions company MINIWIZ Sustainable Development Ltd, the new Nike Store in Shanghai is made entirely of recycled materials. Located on Xinle Road, not far from Nike China’s headquarters, Nike X158 is the sports brand’s latest concept store in the city. The store boasts
“Repairing is Caring” reads outside Swedish denim brand Nudie Jeans‘ new London-based concept and repair store.
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