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The Department Store dilemma

Retail Focus

Unfortunately for many department stores, the pandemic has been a final blow in the battle with online retail, spiralling real estate costs and difficulty serving up physical retail that is consistently experiential, engaging and adaptable. So, what is to become of these extinct department stores?

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Flying into the future: Step inside Pan Am’s flagship store in South Korea

Inside Retail

“The design concept is represented in a way that the separation between the old space and the new space is vague, by installing the lights on the glass on top of the sticky residue of tapes on the floor, and these floor lights, unlike the ordinary ceiling lights, create the extraordinary mood of upside-down.”.

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London’s back, baby: Exploring three of the city’s retail hotspots

Inside Retail

Since Battersea Power Station reopened less than two years ago, major retailers have flocked to open innovative retail spaces and concepts. Its store design pays homage to the industrial history of Battersea and is inspired by mid-century sci-fi films. It all comes down to smart planning and execution.

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Retail Spaces That Build Community

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Latest retail results show department stores need more than touch-ups. And while both online and in-store transactions are part of the overall experience, it's the retail space that currently requires new ideas and layouts. largest retail space. Brand Strategy for Your Retail Design.

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Retail Fitout Melbourne: A Fusion of Creativity and Functionality

Greater Group

Coop’s Shot Tower, Melbourne Central, Source: Wikimedia Commons The ever popular pedestrian-only shopping strip, Bourke Street Mall, is another quintessentially Melburnian retail hub with its department stores and designer boutiques. The flexible design also accommodates events such as book talks and book signing.

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Ten pop-up shop interiors featuring memorable designs

Dezeen

Our first lookbook of 2023 collects 10 pop-up shop interiors from around the world, from a swimming-pool-style store by fashion brand Jacquemus to a playful supermarket stocked with groceries made of felt. A squiggly neon overhead light took cues from the shape and energy of handwriting. Find out more about this SKKN pop-up store ›.

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Combining retail and hospitality through creative store design

Greater Group

Traditionally, the physical store is transaction-centred. The focus is thus on the products; all design mechanisms such as spatial planning, shelf layout and product categorisation work towards the goal of yielding maximum profits at maximum efficiency. The experience-based store, however, operates on different principles.

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