How to Design Commercial Spaces for Excellent Customer Flow
Mindful Design
MAY 1, 2024
In the world of business and commercial spaces, success isn’t just about the products on the shelves or the services offered—it’s about the experience.
Developing retail experiences through immersive retail design
Retail Focus
MAY 9, 2023
With the rise of e-commerce, retailers must find new ways to attract customers to physical stores and give more meaning to their visit; one way to do this is by creating a more engaging and immersive experience. Retail design, physically, can directly impact customer emotions and behaviors.
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Melbourne’s Design A Space to shut up shop after 17 years
Inside Retail
JUNE 26, 2023
Melbourne retailer Design A Space will close its stores next month, calling time on a retail model which allowed rural and regional small businesses the chance to stock their products in the city centre. We know so many of you have put your support behind Design A Space and for this, we are very grateful.”
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Designing Luxurious Living Spaces: The Latest Trends
Retail Focus
MAY 2, 2023
Designing luxurious living spaces is an exciting process that requires a balance of creativity, innovation, and practicality. Homeowners are looking for ways to make their homes and gardens more livable, enjoyable, and environmentally responsible, while also incorporating the latest technological advances and design innovations.
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Revolutionizing Retail Spaces: Wall Design and Custom Millwork
FC Dadson
JANUARY 22, 2024
Revolutionizing Retail Spaces: Wall Design and Custom Millwork In the world of retail design, the walls around us are more than just structural elements; they are canvases waiting to be transformed. This knowledge, paired with the expertise of FC Dadson in custom millwork, can revolutionize any retail environment.
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Private banking client suites by One Space Limited
Retail Design Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
One Space Limited created a fun and sophisticated space that flows to the outdoors for a private banking company’s client.
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Revolutionizing Retail Spaces: Wall Design and Custom Millwork
FC Dadson
JANUARY 22, 2024
Revolutionizing Retail Spaces: Wall Design and Custom Millwork In the world of retail design, the walls around us are more than just structural elements; they are canvases waiting to be transformed. This knowledge, paired with the expertise of FC Dadson in custom millwork, can revolutionize any retail environment.
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Four Principles For Designing A Retail Space
RetailMinded
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Design is a key aspect of setting up a retail space, as the aesthetic appeal of a business can greatly improve its chances of success. Here are four principles for designing a retail space, all of which can help you optimize your space to attract more customers.
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Romantic femininity, tone and texture are at the heart of steele. HOUSE flagship
Retail Focus
AUGUST 12, 2022
It is a meeting place for a unique community of creators, designers, bloggers and customers. Reflecting this, the brief asked for a space that was flexible, with the ability to be reconfigured to host influencer/media dinner parties one night and returned to a retail space the next day, all while housing HQ offices upstairs.
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INDIGO – New Store concept @ The Well partnering with Dalziel & Pow.
Retail Focus
JANUARY 17, 2024
The entire space is surrounded by an abundance of curated books alongside a dedicated manga & graphic novel zone with space for customers to dwell. If the perimeter is dominated by a consistent presentation of the book range, the centre-floor is a flowing journey through various stand-out features.
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The Beauty of Natural Light: How to Enhance Your Home with the Right Windows
Retail Focus
MAY 7, 2024
Natural light can transform your home, making spaces appear larger, fresher, and more welcoming. This article explores how you can enhance your living space by making smart choices with your window designs and placements. These not only maximise light but also extend your living space visually, connecting you to the outdoors.
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Creating an effective retail space
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. So, how can a retail space be called successful in given so many factors? Symphony by H2R Design.
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9 Tips for Designing a Flexible Retail Space
Fuhrmann Construction
JULY 31, 2023
Designing a flexible retail space is essential for staying relevant in a rapidly changing retail landscape. A versatile store layout allows retailers to adapt to different trends, customer preferences, and even unforeseen circumstances. Multi-Functional Spaces Designate certain areas for multi-functional use.
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Bear Capital office by Oktra
Retail Design Blog
MAY 9, 2024
Oktra designed a purpose-built office space for Bear Capital in Richmond, transitioning from angular to curved architecture to enhance flow.
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A Disruptive Design For A New-Age Tea Drinkers’ Haunt
Retail Focus
JANUARY 24, 2024
To achieve this, the designers at The Melange Studio embraced the clients’ brief, which asked for a global, yet local experience that draws from the disruptive success of Starbucks in India. The brand’s core values are translated into the interior space in terms of authenticity, innovation, and an on-trend quirkiness.
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Tips for Decluttering and Streamlining Your Home
Retail Focus
APRIL 12, 2024
However, by embracing the art of decluttering and streamlining, you can transform your living space into a sanctuary of tranquility and effortless living. By adhering to the one-year rule, you’ll be able to pare down your possessions to the essentials, freeing up valuable space and creating a more streamlined living environment.
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CAN Event Recap: Soiree at the Well | The Future of Retail Spaces
Retail Design Institute
FEBRUARY 18, 2023
On February 15th, 2023, we enjoyed an evening of networking and celebration as we raise a glass with colleagues and peers to recognize top Canadian student retail design talent and the top three winners of the 2022/23 Student Design Competition | The Future of Retail Spaces.
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WOW! 6 projects of retail design to visit in 2023
CAAD
JANUARY 31, 2023
What better way to start the year than planning the best projects of retail design we want to visit in 2023? It is a purpose for lovers of architecture, retail and design. Trends in the retail sector Trends in the retail sector In what context do we make these proposals? Copyright © FRAME. Still Young.
How to Master Retail Design Concepts: Transforming Your Store into a Shopper’s Haven
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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Why focusing is an essential part of retail lighting
Retail Focus
OCTOBER 20, 2023
If you think lighting installation is the final step in a beautifully lit retail environment, think again. Although it can be easily missed, light focusing is a final step that is key to making retail lighting more purposeful and impactful. The process involves adjusting beam angles and the spacing of the light fittings.
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9 Tips for Designing a Flexible Retail Space
Fuhrmann Construction
JULY 31, 2023
Designing a flexible retail space is essential for staying relevant in a rapidly changing retail landscape. A versatile store layout allows retailers to adapt to different trends, customer preferences, and even unforeseen circumstances. Multi-Functional Spaces Designate certain areas for multi-functional use.
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Multi-dimensional, story-telling design for South Korea’s largest, luxury department store
Retail Focus
APRIL 21, 2022
A strong addition to South Korea’s new generation of luxury, retail destinations opened its doors at the end of 2021 to high acclaim. The retail space opens out onto a large terrace, the first Lotte designed outdoor space, with flowing grasses, hidden sanctuaries and sculptures.
Chinese bookstores: an unknown and extraordinary retail design
CAAD
AUGUST 30, 2021
There are not enough adjectives to describe this frenzy in which retail design has a lot to say. The amalgamation of spectacular bookstore designs in China is unmatched in the world, nor is it sufficiently popular. Through the arch bridge concept, rivers of books seem to flow on the floor and on the ceiling. © Copyright.
IRDC 2022 Delivers a Hands-On Experience for Retail Design Pros
VMS
DECEMBER 1, 2022
“Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc., was improv-driven and mixed and matched attendees into a number of impromptu groups to get those creative juices flowing. Piddi Design. Retail Design Institute.
Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI
Retail Focus
OCTOBER 4, 2021
Gentle Monster has launched the latest HAUS project, a new vision of “Future Retail” that defies stereotypical notions of commercial space. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience.
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Japanese Retail Design – Top Stores in Tokyo
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.
Hermès reopens its store in Pacific Place Mall, revealing a unique, spacious design and reaffirming its history with Hong Kong
Retail Focus
JANUARY 27, 2022
Transformed by the Parisian architecture agency RDAI , the floorplan is guided by the curved forms of the space and follows a fluid, open layout that encourages the eye to travel from one side of the store to the other. A unified palette of honey hues, ranging from sun-drenched yellow to light caramel, creates a warm and welcoming ambience.
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Window France Wins Creative Retail Awards’ EuroShop 2023 Best Stand Award
Retail Focus
MARCH 7, 2023
The space was light, clean, and inviting, with focus points that flowed into experience spaces on each side. The post Window France Wins Creative Retail Awards’ EuroShop 2023 Best Stand Award appeared first on Retail Focus - Retail Design.
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Eddie Nketiah celebrates new partnership by opening latest Under Armour brand house on Oxford Street
Retail Focus
AUGUST 15, 2023
The design of the Oxford Street store is inspired by the City of London and the iconic London Underground. Existing structural elements in the space are cladded with hand-crafted local tiles in black and white, with the brand logo applied to represent how Under Armour is strongly connected with London and its athletes.
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The facades take the protagonism in retail design
CAAD
OCTOBER 28, 2021
. • One of the most important parts of façade design is lighting , both day and night. Standing out from the competition and attracting the consumer, through retail design, was a matter that has historically been dealt with in shop windows. Shop windows are no longer enough. © Copyright. Urban Art Projects. © Copyright.
Designing for Interior Spaces in Retail Settings
Elmwood Timber
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Retail stores may seem like fairly simple, straightforward jobs, but they’re often more complicated than residential or commercial office designs. Retail spaces have very specific needs because they’re interacted with by the public on a frequent basis. Entrance. . Materials. .
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Travel retail design project visuals for Flemingo Duty Free
Barber Design
MAY 17, 2018
This week we are pleased to be able to reveal some visuals for our travel retail design project for Flemingo Duty Free at Macau International Airport in China. We also worked with them to develop a retail design concept for the departure lounge at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, Sri-Lanka, last year.
What’s new in visual merchandising?
Retail Focus
APRIL 2, 2024
Cameron said the onus is very much on retailers to make their sales space as appealing as it can possibly be, with visual merchandising, as well as the use of props and attractive displays, helping them to achieve just this. My advice for retailers wanting to succeed with these projects is to choose and stick to a theme.
Laings opens debut OMEGA showroom for Wales in St David’s
Retail Focus
MAY 19, 2022
Landsec has announced that Laings, the luxury jewellery retailer, has opened a new dedicated OMEGA showroom at St David’s Cardiff. The renowned watchmaker has taken an 838 sq ft space, which is both the first mono-brand showroom to be operated by Laings, and the first dedicated store for OMEGA in Wales.
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Elevating Customer Experiences With Interior Design: Tips For Retail Stores
Retail Focus
OCTOBER 10, 2023
You want to utilize an open-plan design with plenty of space so people can easily move around the store without feeling crammed in. Consider traffic flow so that a natural route will take people all around the store and prevent people from bumping into one another.
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Retro Neon Flexible LEDs from Perspex Distribution
Retail Focus
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
LED Neon 10 is available in a sleek 4mm, rounded 8mm, and bold 12mm wide flexible profiles and can be used to create everything from flowing neon-style scripted letters and company logos, to accent lighting. Thanks to its slim profile and silicone housing, Neon 10 can be manipulated to create complex designs, even within small spaces.
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Retail Spaces That Build Community
Quarter 20
AUGUST 9, 2019
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. fully embrace the concept of a retail community in their spaces. largest retail space.
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Barber retail design for the new Sherwood Forest visitor centre
Barber Design
JULY 24, 2018
Best known for the legend of Robin Hood, the Forest covers over a thousand acres and the new partnership, comprised of six agencies – including Nottinghamshire City Council and The Woodland Trust – will be working together to protect and enhance the space for future generations.
Masquespacio designs “metaverse world” for Mango Teen store
Retail Focus
AUGUST 3, 2022
The futuristic tunnel, swimming pool, hotel reception and washing machine elements are intended by the studio to “invite the teens to enter a universe in which a new use is given to the objects, giving them the opportunity to let their imagination flow and use the space how they dream about it.”
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Designing the Human Experience: Retail Design
Onyx
AUGUST 27, 2019
Retailers can achieve these experiences for their customers by embracing data-driven solutions, personalization, and technology into their physical environments. Interior designers can help implement the physicality of these solutions in the design of space.
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Transforming the POS into a retail experience through gamification
Retail Focus
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Retailers can now be first movers and benefit sustainably from the gaming trend by increasing interaction through gamification and directing visitor flows. Brick-and-mortar retail stores are not only up against other stores like them and online retail.
Angels Kidswear – a retail design for AW Rostamani Group in Dubai
Barber Design
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Last week our new retail design store concept for Angels Kidswear opened in the Dubai Mall, in Dubai. The Angels retail design has a modern, cool and contemporary feel with interactive elements to make the experience of shopping with children enjoyable and fun – rather than a chore.
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