Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Landsec has announced the launch of two new retail concepts at Bluewater in Kent. We are able to bring the very best in sneaker lines to a brand-new audience. Bluewater, with its line-up of retail brand names and its strong experiential offering, was a standout choice for us when selecting a destination for our debut.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2022

Goldsmiths, one of the UK’s leading luxury watch and jewellery retailers and part of the Watches of Switzerland Group, opened its latest new luxury concept showroom at Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent, on Friday 24th June. Bluewater is one of the largest shopping centres in Europe, outside of London. Dedicated areas for TAG Heuer and TUDOR.

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Dezeen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Fringed furnishings and velvet walls feature inside the west London headquarters that design studio Sella Concept has created for fashion brand Sister Jane, which includes a showroom, restaurant and roof terrace. I must admit that I am always inspired by the '70s forms, shapes and use of space," Von Stein told Dezeen.

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Retail Focus

AUGUST 22, 2022

The Caledonia Park location will form a vital part of the independent bakery’s store expansion, with eight new locations set to open over the UK in the next twelve months. For outlet schemes to work successfully, the retail element must be matched with great F&B concepts that suit everyone’s needs.

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Dezeen

JUNE 8, 2024

Mexico City studio MYT+GLVDK has designed a concept store in the south of the Mexican capital, featuring a staircase with both concave and convex portions beneath a vaulted ceiling. More semi-circular steps below form a display for shoes within this back room, where other garments are hung in niches on either side.

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Greater Group

JUNE 9, 2023

Retail design concepts have come a long way from simply putting one’s wares on display with the goal of getting people to buy. While that remains the bottom line of all retail design, the retail design concepts of today focus on forming a connection between a brand and the consumer. Retail Displays.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 14, 2022

A-COLD-WALL* has announced the launch of a second Seoul concept store-in-store this month. Inspired by CAD frameworks, the display’s linear forms and graphic lines intersect with softly rounded signage, branding rendered in both bracket logo and uncondensed type.

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Goldsmiths, part of the Watches of Switzerland Group – the UK’s leading luxury retailer, has opened its latest new luxury concept showroom at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield, featuring their first Gucci shop-in-shop boutique. To compliment the offerings from other fine jewellery brands; FOPE, Messika, Roberto Coin, Kiki McDonough.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 4, 2023

As it forms part of the functionality and the interior design of a store it plays a critical role. Lighting can form part of a sustainability focus, particularly when innovative materials and production methods are used. The same design concept is replicated in a spotlight, linear and circular pendant forms. “The

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Inside Retail

MARCH 14, 2023

Architects and designers are tasked with bringing uniformity and connection to new concepts within precincts. Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) can be a key advantage for owners looking to integrate new concepts in their centres. It also features a children’s play park, a tree-lined avenue and a refreshment bar.

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Dezeen

JULY 23, 2022

The store in the US capital is the first execution of a new retail concept created for Akris , a family-run fashion house founded in Switzerland in 1922. The boutique debuts a new design concept for the brand's retail spaces. White-painted wood panels form pleats across the walls and ceiling.

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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. Among them, a primary goal is to creatively translate the brand concept into spatial expression with local characteristics.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 22, 2024

As the Apple Macintosh turns 40, what began as Apple prioritizing the squishy concept of “user experience” in its 1984 flagship product is, today, clearly vindicated by its blockbuster products since. The Xerox Alto had first exhibited the concept of icons, invented in David Canfield Smith’s 1975 Ph.D. dissertation.

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2022

Located in the Jingronghui shopping centre in Chegdu's Jinjiang district, the 180-square-metre concept store belongs to jewellery brand Kill Via Kindness , abbreviated as KVK. The core concept behind KVK is 'the reorganised philosophy of art'," Atmosphere Architects told Dezeen. The entranced is lined with green resin panels.

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Design Wanted

APRIL 16, 2022

The Line Watch concept features simple organic forms and parametric architecture, which gives the timepiece its distinct flowing forms. Whilst imbuing the design with a sense […]. The post The undulating design of this watch represents the “sands of time” appeared first on DesignWanted.

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Dezeen

JULY 24, 2023

The exterior of the store is covered with LED screen "The store features recurring themes of currents, reflections and contrasts inspired by landscapes and coastal movements, a bespoke concept of the forces of norwegian nature playing on our shared heritage," Snøhetta explained.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Timber battens form tunnel-like pathways through the Sculptform Showroom (top and above). Removing the line between front and back-of-house allows Sculptform's client base of architects and designers to work and co-create in the space alongside their own clients and contractors," said the firm. Wooden steps offer a place to sit.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 24, 2021

The books that line the many walls are amplified by mirrored panels on the ceiling, giving the illusion that there are thousands of books within the store. Books are exhibited on steel archways and giant geometric display stands inside this book and concept store in Hangzhou, China, designed by Alberto Caiola. The Glade Bookstore.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cloud Corn Bedding brand Sheet Society is set to launch a new line of pillows and quilts made from a proprietary material fashioned out of cornstarch, rather than duck down, in order to provide customers with a biodegradable, hyper-allergenic and vegan alternative to traditional bedding.

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Design Wanted

MAY 25, 2021

There are few brands with an approach to sustainability that compares with Green Furniture Concept. From Scandinavia to North America, Green Furniture Concept has created pieces that define public space all over the world. The future of beam seaters. Which materials enable an actual circular design?

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

With a luxurious and modern retail environment that embraces more of a lifestyle-led, relaxed shopping experience Goldsmiths’ Lincoln showroom features a whole new interior design concept and an exceptional showcase of luxury timepieces from the most prestigious brands in Swiss watchmaking alongside world-renowned fine jewellery brands.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2024

The new 6000-square-foot store not only underscores the denim brand’s commitment to the Indian market but also showcases its innovative NextGen Indigo store concept, designed to enhance the consumer shopping experience. The brand will continue to seek out and form strong partnerships and collaborations that resonate with customers. “We

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Retail Focus

APRIL 23, 2021

Hopefully, this is the last time that retailers will be forced to close their doors, with the vaccine roll-out going well and all of the lines on the government’s charts going in the right direction. The latest issue of Retail Focus Magazine is out now.

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Dezeen

MAY 6, 2024

Referencing the work of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe , EBBA used grid patterns and clean lines to bring order to the interior, while sculptural objects help to partition the space. The overall concept was to create the sense of a box within a box," Allan added.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Fashion brand Stone Island has debuted a retail concept by Dutch studio AMO , which includes surfaces made from compressed shredded paper, burnt cork and sand-coated steel. The research studio, affiliated with architecture firm OMA , created the store concept to celebrate Stone Island 's 40th anniversary.

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Dezeen

MAY 18, 2024

Designed with a residential feel, the Quarters venue includes a wine bar for hosting events "A marriage of warmth and grandeur, whimsy and irreverence, Quarters is both a concept store and community gathering space," said the duo.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2023

Pop-up experiences that last a few days or several months have been around for the last decade, but post-Covid we have seen a huge increase in this form of retail which is in large part driven by the increase in D2C brands looking to explore physical interaction with their audiences. Top tips for pop-up success #1 Exciting creative concept.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The launch of the swim capsule coincides with Sportscraft’s In The Roundhouse collaboration that centres around the same concept and stars the flower motif used in the brand’s resort collection.

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Dezeen

MARCH 16, 2023

Concrete chimney blocks form display plinths and benches The gridded framework comprises beams of poplar wood surrounded by metal frames that were anodised to produce a vivid electric-blue colour. Sheets of poplar also form the top of the store's display plinths and bench seats, which have chimney cement blocks for a base.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 24, 2021

While Lego’s existing store format has been successful for the brand, Burke spoke of a desire to evolve the concept “to strengthen brand love” and create memorable experiences. “We Canceri advises retailers to blur the line between the digital and physical store experience. “In-store, Visitors can create personalised souvenirs.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 10, 2022

With the rise of Web3 technology, it’s possible to create a close connection between the brand, designs, experiences and global community and store information in the form of on-chain records. The lines dividing these channels seem clear at the moment.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2022

It’s been six years since Australian beauty giant Mecca closed the doors of its indie sister brand Kit Cosmetics, which had its own line of products and physical stores at the time. Loyal beauty addicts will fondly recall Kit’s focus on under-the-radar brands, but now, Kit is back in the form of a reimagined skincare brand made in Melbourne.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Located in a former warehouse on a corner in Miami 's Wynwood neighbourhood, the store is a flagship for Billionaire Boys Club (BBC) , which was founded in 2003 and includes sub-brands Icecream, Bee Line and Billionaire Girls Club. Displays line the walls. Beige panels line the walls. An astronaut statue is the centrepiece.

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Retail Focus

MAY 30, 2023

Creating a brand community has always been an important marketing concept and a valuable brand asset. Examples of brand communities include Apple enthusiasts forming online forums, Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners participating in rallies, or Nike fans engaging on social media. Ghalia BOUSTANI.

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Inside Retail

JULY 7, 2021

This has been an unexpected silver lining, but it also comes when darker clouds are gathering for retailers looking to sustain and build upon this growth. And smart brands are finding that performance-based partnerships are an effective and lucrative way of forming these authentic connections. The rise of the partnership channel.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 5, 2021

A hybrid retail concept goes beyond the traditional retail experience of stores displaying products, assisting customers with the selection and proceeding with the transaction. The Blow Bar concept is simple yet complex. But the persistence of what I believed was a perfect concept was what pushed me to keep going.”. Blow Bar Co.,

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Dezeen

JUNE 1, 2021

Created for independent skincare brand Formoral, the concept store is laid out across a 120-square-metre retail unit in the city's GDA Plaza shopping mall. The store is themed around the concept of retrofuturism. A spherical volume forms an entrance to the store's more private spaces. "To

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