Retail Focus

JULY 30, 2021

First launched in September 2019 on Milan’s Montenapoleone, Bally Haus’ experiential environment offers new ways of shopping with a multi-functional format that lends itself to cultural programming, including film screenings, panel discussions and exhibitions. Nicolas Girotto, Bally CEO. Nicolas Girotto, Bally CEO.

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Retail Focus

JANUARY 9, 2023

Unveiling all-new window displays and unexpected visual pleasures in its physical and digital spaces, ‘ Selfridges Celebrates ‘ is Selfridges playful take on how to shop and plan for the moments in life that call for joyful celebration. In 2023 this is brought to life through the lens of 2D artistry.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

On arrival, guests will find a plethora of artistic touch points that champion the humble potato, from decorative displays, neon signs and eye-catching installations such as plinths with packets of crisps transformed into works of art. It will be located at 19 Air Street, Soho, London, W1B 5AG. Opening hours will be 11am – 7pm.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 16, 2023

Interactive digital displays, touchscreen interfaces, or QR codes can also offer additional information or exclusive content. More than ever, brands should consider displaying testimonials or real-life examples that highlight they have positively impacted customers’ lives. The brand often collaborates with artists and designers.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, an artist created works of art using sand and depicting the theme of ‘the environment’ during the evening. The 2022 MAPIC Awards winners are: Best New Retail Concept: Situ Live (Unibail-Rodamco Westfield). Retailer The Body Shop. Best Sustainable Initiative – Retailer (Special Mention as a precursor brand).

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2021

With less than 60 days to Christmas Day, Selfridges unveils its Christmas of Dreams theme through iconic window displays and a new campaign. Fuelled by imagination Selfridges is here to make Christmas shopping and gift finding special and fun, and this year, a little surreal. Says Andrew Keith, Selfridges Managing Director.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The opening will also coincide with the launch of a limited-edition collaboration with London-based artist Slawn. Now 23 years in business, the brand has expanded into a global movement, fuelled by its loyal celebrity fan base ranging from artists such as A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott, with the US becoming its primary market.

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Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2023

A first of its kind urban art installation will be displayed in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, which will see established urban artists revamp now-disused retail spaces on the high street to create an immersive exhibition influenced by some of William Shakespeare ’ s best-known sonnets.

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Dezeen

MARCH 19, 2024

The same wood was used in transitional spaces for a spiral staircase , curved corridor and for statement details like a display table and wooden columns. The front door of the shop features a unique glass handle by the Venice-based Japanese glass artist, Ritsue Mishima.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Inspired by Coach’s free-spirited and inclusive approach to its heritage, the initiative will introduce bespoke window displays at nine locations around the world, many in collaboration with local artists. The post Coach introduces Windows of the Future appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 22, 2023

Featuring the “Home of Sport” concept, adidas has opened its first Asia Pacific flagship store in the unique and bustling shopping district Myeongdong, a must-visit spot in South Korea. How to meet the display needs of massive product volume and varied VM(Visual Merchandising) tool combinations?

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Retail Focus

JULY 20, 2023

As luxury brands invest in various areas, they aim to create immersive and unforgettable experiences for their customers with a focus on aesthetics, arts, technology, food and services, collaborations, exhibitions and museums, these brands are taking the concept of luxury pop-up shops to the next level.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Dutch contemporary artist Levi van Veluw , the creator of inaugural window display art for Hermès’ at Nordiska Kompaniet, said, “the window becomes an experience.” Retail experts agree that visual merchandising is more than creating window displays to attract customers. Metal in Retail Displays .

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Fitted out with digital display boards, screens and fixtures, the Liverpool ONE space will be fully customisable to suit individual retailer requirements. Sook Liverpool ONE will provide space for a variety of uses including music, artists, workshops, fitness classes, experiential brand campaigns and traditional retailers.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Bucherer 1888 store is purposefully designed to offer customers a distinctive, inviting and exciting environment that is 100 per cent unique. Bucherer worked closely with all its brand partners to create specialised displays and product selections. Inside, the entire colour scheme consists of whites, warm neutrals and dark hues.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 17, 2023

The store's colour scheme is dominated by grey, silver and yellow The space is situated on the ground floor of a 19th-century building and retains a conventional glazed shop front. The main idea was to create a new sense of retail in a non-traditional commercial way," Crosby Studios told Dezeen.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

However, these spaces can often be underutilised by retailers as they focus their attention elsewhere in the store or shop. Walls are left painted white, countertops blank and floors are scuffed and dirty, but with a few simple, often cost-effective changes to these surfaces, you can completely overhaul the look of your shop.

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Greater Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

After his recent trip to Tokyo, greater group’s Asia CEO Ryan Arrowsmith returned with dozens of photos from innovative and forward-thinking retailers who are going above and beyond to creative unique and engaging customer experiences. Our retail design blog shows your some highlights from this trip.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The ‘OMEGA Bond House’ boasts a ground floor dedicated retail boutique, a private members bar including an exclusive display of behind the scenes images by photographer Greg Williams and an exhibition of props and artefacts from the James Bond movies, including a selection of the OMEGA watches worn by 007 since GoldenEye in 1995.

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Barber Design

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This month we are taking a look at 17 inspiring jewellery shop designs, in the first of a new series of blog posts exploring how different retail sectors use distinct strategies in both their retail interiors and their approach to customer experience design. The Rolex boutique in Old Bond Street, Mayfair.

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Greater Group

AUGUST 9, 2023

The city is now known for shopping, commerce and entertainment as well as education, sports and culture, particularly the culture of Aboriginal Australians. Northbridge is another shopping district of note considered to be the city’s creative hub because of its craft markets and museums.

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Dezeen

APRIL 1, 2021

The latest store occupies a prime spot on Omotesando – one of Tokyo's most luxurious shopping destinations. The street is lined with high-end boutiques including a Jil Sander store with an interior designed by John Pawson , and an OMA-designed store for Coach featuring herringbone-patterned glass facades.

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Retail Focus

MAY 27, 2021

Transparency is one of the core pillars of the brand and the new store promises even more visibility into the design and making process, from the makers in the store’s front windows to the state-of-the-art workshop on the shop floor and the casting and laser labs. Further details for both activations can be found here.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

From November 10 to January 3, 2023, the façade of the Brompton Road edifice will be adorned with a monumental installation aglow with a play of light radiantly showcasing Dior’s fundamental references as reinterpreted by artist Pietro Ruffo for the Dior cruise 2023 collection. WINDOW DISPLAYS, A CELEBRATION OF DREAMS AND DIOR SAVOIR- FAIRE.

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Design Middleeast

JANUARY 25, 2020

How the challenging and demanding customers and clients are pushing the boundaries of retail design. The retail landscape is drastically changing not just in terms of brands but the way a place looks and feels. From a boutique perspective, online shopping craze is gaining popularity. Here’s what experts have to say….

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Pictured, botanical artist Carly Rogers at Selfridges, London, UK.

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VMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

V MSD HOSTED ITS 21ST annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC) – this year, in person – at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Sept. Laura Phelps Rogers, a local Denver artist, was on hand to get the audience involved in creating some artwork of their own.

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CAAD

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Although for decades and decades it has been a minor issue in the retail sector , the check-out process has become the new battleground for retail operations to engage and retain customers. This is part of the ongoing need to improve the customer experience in the physical shop and of course in the digital store.

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Rose

MARCH 24, 2020

In years past, visual merchandising strategy consisted largely of displays, fixtures and signware designed to attract, engage and motivate a customer toward making a purchase — part of a retail experience that could be described as transactional. And, yes, the idea is still to influence shoppers to make purchases.

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Retail Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

From avant-garde installations to collaborative showcases with renowned artists or designers, pop-ups empower luxury brands to express their distinctiveness in captivating and unconventional ways. Each pop-up showcased limited-edition versions of the handbag, reimagined by artists such as KAWS, Daniel Arsham, and Lee Bul.

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Dezeen

JUNE 15, 2022

Mother and daughter kept things fresh by changing the windows and displays every week, and Andelman said that it was the fact that they would always "renew ourselves" that meant people would come back to see what's new. "We Sarah Andelman was in conversation with Ben Hobson at Liganova's Salone Club at Milan design week 2022.

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Greater Group

JANUARY 18, 2022

Online brands can also benefit from reaching a wider audience and introducing their products to customers who prefer in-person shopping over e-commerce. Cost-efficiency was promoted by utilising the existing venue, furniture and display items. Greater Group is a multi-disciplinary global retail design agency.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 1, 2021

Opening the boutiques in two nerve centres of the Greek island, the house choose the centre of Chora for a single-floor pop-up and Nammos for a two-floor summer shopping emporium. Each summer since 2017, Dior’s artistic director, Maria Grazia Chiuri has enjoyed breezing into tony resorts with pop-ups.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

South Korea is one of the world’s most exciting places to find retail innovation and design and during my recent trip to Seoul, I discovered some great examples of quirky, off-the-wall stores. As a retail designer, it was inspiring to see so many brands think outside the box when it comes to creating unique customer experiences.

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VMS

DECEMBER 1, 2022

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, well before high-end shops and boutiques graced the iconic retail corridors of Fifth Avenue, Champs-Élysées and Via Monte Napoleone, consumerism and desire became a driving force in Western culture. Major cities from the U.S.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2021

John Lewis opens one-stop-festive shop Christmas Emporiums across 10 of their stores. Pic Shows • Customer shopping at John Lewis Oxford Street. Fevertree will be available in eight shops from the 23rd October offering tasting sessions and its perfect pairing cracker pick’n’mix. Local Gifts from Curated Makers.

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Greater Group

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

During this time, the dining and shopping destination has received 50 million visitors (300 000 per day), exceeding the initial goal of generating 40-50 million visitors in the first year. The hand-carved Starbucks Siren on the wall leading up to the second floor took Singapore-based artist, Sean Dunston, two months to complete.

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