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2021 Retail Renovation Competition – First Place: “Woolworth VA Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa”

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“That allowed us to trade on a larger scale and extend our homeware, food and beauty offer,” said Errol Solomon, Executive Store Design and Visual Merchandising, Woolworths. All the above-ground spaces are connected internally by an atrium that we relocated to be a more central spine for vertical circulation.”. BEFORE RENOVATION.

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Bang & Olufsen Plants a Flagship in SoHo

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Lastly, we have kept Bang & Olufsen’s strong Scandinavian heritage in mind though the minimalist color palette and lots of natural light.”. An abundance of natural light paired with a minimalist color palette convey the brand’s Scandinavian origins. It plays with contrasts (think pale walls with a dark ceiling), and with shapes.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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It’s a great example of cast iron architecture, which – coupled with the availability of plate glass – was a keystone to merchandising theater. These innovations were the sparks that led to the inception of the visual merchandising and store design industries. Nobody except a young man named L.