Retail Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Retailers also recognize the importance of building a cohesive brand identity and narrative message that customers can understand and feel a sense of belonging to. This can include the creation of a distinctive store design, the use of unique materials and textures, and the integration of story-telling elements throughout the store.

Retail Design 174

Retail Design Design Display Engagement 174

Retail Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

Customers, who had eagerly awaited the opportunity to shop in-store after the unprecedented demand following the launch of its website and app last autumn, can now enjoy a retail space spanning over 6,000 square feet.

Gifts 183

Gifts Social Media Texture Curate 183

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Regular readers of Retail Focus will remember a recent article that focused on surfaces in retail and how shops and other venues can utilise these as part of their marketing strategy to help drive more sales. Then there is the floor beneath them. It could be the difference between a shopper entering or walking by.

Promotion 163

Promotion Outdoor Space Display 163

Dezeen

JULY 18, 2022

New York interior designer Sarita Posada has layered "lived-in" details and rich textures inside the first London store from fashion and lifestyle label Aimé Leon Dore. We wanted the space to evoke the feeling of some old members' clubs you might find around London.". Walnut cabinetry is used to display products on the main shop floor.

Boutique 98

Boutique Texture Interior Artistic 98

Dezeen

MAY 5, 2021

The spatial design revolves around the materiality of the interior, natural texture and artisan craftsmanship, reflecting Lost & Found's philosophy of art and daily life.". The shop is divided by partition walls of different heights. Partitions help to give the space a maze-like quality. "We Stone steps lead up to the cabin.

Architecture 145

Architecture Focal Point Texture Interior 145

Dezeen

APRIL 9, 2024

Five vanity rooms are each clad in distinctive coloured onyx or marble A teardrop-shaped column is located in the centre of the store, while boulder-like plinths positioned around the space are used for product displays. The textured display plinths were developed with a bespoke fabricator based in New York, who CNC-carved the forms.

Layout 91

Layout Focal Point Interior Texture 91

Retail Focus

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We asked Shoplight’s Focusing Manager, Terry Vann, why focusing is so important in retail lighting: Focusing allows you to control the spread of light and pops of colour on the shop floor. It transforms buying from a process to an experience, creates a desired ambience and can even make a retail space appear larger and more spacious.

Light 148

Light Flow Merchandising Space 148

Show Best

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) are becoming integral tools for creating captivating and interactive shopping experiences. Retail spaces will no longer be static; they’ll be dynamic and responsive, enhancing customer engagement and leaving a lasting impression.

Design Trends 77

Design Trends Retail Design Layout Design 77

Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

An estimated 20 per cent of the population identify as neurodivergent and navigate daily barriers in everyday scenarios including shopping. Shopping at a physical store is a sensory nightmare for me,” she said. I enjoy shopping for fun occasionally but have to reduce my activities before and after.

Light 130

Light Space Social Media Shopping 130

Dezeen

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Inspired by spatial design and the idea of self-reflection, features in a myriad of textures including chrome and mirror dominate the interior walls and reflect tonal surfaces in mint green," Self-Portrait said of the interior. "By Mirrors visually extended the space and blurred the boundaries of the store.

Texture 63

Texture Interior Contrast Architecture 63

Retail Focus

APRIL 21, 2022

Lotte Dongtan in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, the largest store in the province at 246,000 sqm has attracted high-end retailers such as Chanel and Dior as well as the homeware brand The Conran Shop, all of which take up prime position in this customer-focused, retail destination that combines luxury and leisure.

Department Stores 163

Department Stores Design Reimagine Texture 163

Dezeen

MARCH 23, 2023

American fashion brand Khaite has opened its flagship store in SoHo , New York City – a cement-trowelled and steel-lined interior with an evergreen tree planted into its shop floor. As light enters and flows into the space from the skylights the rough and textural quality of the cement-trowelled walls is revealed.

Design 104

Design Texture Interior Light 104

Dezeen

JULY 26, 2023

Raw finishes and brutalist interventions feature in footwear brand Veja 's first dedicated shop in Madrid , complete with an in-house shoe repair workshop and interiors designed by local firm Plantea Estudio. The shop also houses a repair workshop "We had to work a lot for it to look like we didn't do anything," the studio said.

Interior 98

Interior Design Contrast Light 98

Dezeen

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The 80-square-metre retail space belongs to Chinese design brand Jianze and forms part of an emerging cultural district in the city's Liangzhe New Town. Built-in cabinets and shelving made from pale birch wood add tone and texture to the space. The photography is by Wen Studio.

Contrast 99

Contrast Interior Display Form 99

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 space was decorated using no colour; only different textures in similar colours were used to highlight the space level," Lialawlab 's chief designer Liya Xing told Dezeen. "It

Texture 119

Texture Contrast Interior Light 119

Dezeen

JUNE 20, 2021

Located in the 479-square-metre basement space of a shopping mall in the Chinese capital, the Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore sells books as well as design objects, flowers, food and coffee. The shop occupies the mall's former equipment room, which featured a disorderly arrangement of walls, columns and dense pipelines.

Interior 112

Interior Architecture Texture Interior Design 112

Inside Retail

AUGUST 11, 2023

For our texture-based products, we look to minimise any of the clothing features that would create a cognitive overload. Another huge step in the right direction would be to make retail spaces more accessible to all customers. This will enhance the shopping experience for all consumers,” Mohammadian explained.

Fashion 130

Fashion Consumer Layout Marketing 130

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. Meanwhile, the City Shop and Seoul Lab, which were co-created with the adidas retail link team, offer services exclusive in the city flagship.

Display 148

Display Pattern Visual Merchandising Focal Point 148

Retail Focus

APRIL 9, 2021

On Monday 12th April, Frasers Group plc will open the doors for the very first time to Frasers Wolverhampton, a dynamic 34,000sq ft retail destination in the heart of the city. Located in the Mander Centre, in a unit once home to a Debenhams, Frasers Group have invested millions to transform the building into a premium shopping destination.

Concept 226

Concept Accessories Accessories Contrast 226

Retail Focus

AUGUST 23, 2023

These ephemeral retail spaces offer a unique platform for luxury brands to captivate their audience and deliver a heightened sense of luxury through carefully curated themes, aesthetics, products, events, and communications. Events: Pop-up stores serve as platforms for hosting events that engage consumers beyond shopping.

Curate 130

Curate Artistic Engagement Social Media 130

Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The L-shape display unit encapsulates how the combination of metal, acrylic, fabric, and LED panels can create a sophisticated design and in-store experience for cosmetic retail store customers. With hundreds of products in-store, a display unit helped to define and decluttered the in-store retail space. Work with TDF .

Visual Merchandising 245

Visual Merchandising Merchandising Concept Display 245

Dezeen

MAY 7, 2023

The Miss Circle flagship in occupies a long, narrow space designed by JUJU Studio The space has a long, narrow footprint, so studio founder Jing Ju devised a variety of display techniques for the brand's womenswear garments.

Boutique 73

Boutique Display Accessories Accessories 73

Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

Since Battersea Power Station reopened less than two years ago, major retailers have flocked to open innovative retail spaces and concepts. It’s been described as a luxury retail experience focused on Gen Z – those tough customers who are not traditionally drawn to department stores.

Department Stores 130

Department Stores Beauty and Health Visual Merchandising Art 130

Dezeen

JUNE 23, 2021

Located in Beijing's Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping village, FOG Architecture designed the 170-square-metre ToSummer store to recall the atmosphere of a cave. Above: the exterior of the store is covered in a textured faux stone. The brand's concrete requirement for this space design was a modern cave," said FOG Architecture. "The

Architecture 81

Architecture Interior Texture Space 81

Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Customers can shop travel essentials, schedule health services like travel anxiety care, or book wellness rooms for yoga, fitness, or meditation. With its newfound medical services expertise XpresSpa Group looked ahead. This led to Treat, a new concept focused on travel, health and wellness. The first 1186-sq.-ft.

Design 93

Design Color Concept Light 93

Greater Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In recent years, retail designers have been met with a new challenge: to create shopping experiences that cater to digital-first generations while continuously engaging shoppers who primarily shop in-store. In-store hospitality offerings: mtl Coffee Shop. The design of the mtl cafe adds to the engaging retail experience.

Design 52

Design Layout Engagement Department Stores 52

Retail Design Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Customers can shop travel essentials, schedule health services like travel anxiety care, or book wellness rooms for yoga, fitness, or meditation. With its newfound medical services expertise XpresSpa Group looked ahead. This led to Treat, a new concept focused on travel, health and wellness. The first 1186-sq.-ft.

Design 90

Design Color Concept Light 90

Greater Group

MARCH 28, 2023

When applied to retail interior design, this can be used to understand how design choices in a retail space can influence customer behaviour and satisfaction. Many consumers may not fully recognise the impact of a retail store’s interior design and layout but they are intuitively aware of its effect on their shopping experience.

Interior Design 52

Interior Design Interior Design Layout 52

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.

Pattern 233

Pattern Interior Beauty and Health Display 233

Dezeen

AUGUST 25, 2021

Located in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and designed by Glossier's in-house team, the 6,200-square-foot (576-square-metre) retail space is four times larger than the pop-up and marks the brand's largest physical store to date. "As An affirmation welcomes shoppers into the store.

Contrast 110

Contrast Texture Display Architecture 110

Greater Group

JUNE 9, 2023

In a perfect world, businesses would be able to take individual customers by the hand and show them around their retail spaces. Each of these customers would feel right at home and, having had an outstanding shopping experience, would love to come again. Decompression zones generally extend about 1.5

Layout 52

Layout Design Display Visual Merchandising 52

Design Week

APRIL 9, 2021

Fashion brand Scotch & Soda has revealed a new visual identity alongside a retail concept, which rolls out across more than 20 retail spaces around the world. The repurposed building will be the largest of Scotch & Soda’s retail spaces and follows a ‘Free Spirit’ store concept.

Unity 111

Unity Concept Fashion Social Media 111

Greater Group

JUNE 2, 2022

They have an open floor plan consisting of terraced meeting space with bleacher seating, collaboration spaces, living rooms and other creative amenities to further foster a creative environment where everyone can connect with one another. International luxury skincare brand Aesop is known to have a recognizable biophilic retail space.

Space 52

Space Design Light Texture 52

Elmwood Timber

MAY 2, 2022

Sometimes all it takes to make a project more inviting is a few natural elements, like real wood , that add a little texture and color. The principles of biophilia can help to explain the growing demand for interior designers to include natural elements into modern spaces. Modern Wood Wall Paneling Design Ideas.

Focal Point 52

Focal Point Interior Design Texture Interior 52

Greater Group

JUNE 9, 2023

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. Designers know that a good retail design concept ensures that the experience does not end there, because good retail design makes people want to keep coming back.

Concept 52

Concept Retail Design Layout Design 52

Retail Design Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2022

detailed the story behind design and construction of the small space. Customers can shop travel essentials, schedule health services like travel anxiety care, or book wellness rooms for yoga, fitness, or meditation. In accepting the Store of the Year award, Tobi Wray, founder of Design Well Spent Co.,

Concept 59

Concept Architecture Color Visual Merchandising 59

Retail Design Institute

OCTOBER 10, 2022

detailed the story behind design and construction of the small space. Customers can shop travel essentials, schedule health services like travel anxiety care, or book wellness rooms for yoga, fitness, or meditation. In accepting the Store of the Year award, Tobi Wray, founder of Design Well Spent Co.,

Concept 52

Concept Architecture Color Visual Merchandising 52