Store Design
July 28, 2016 at 9:37 am
We’ve all been there. You enter a store for one thing, but on the way to finding that very item you stumble upon countless other products you didn’t know you needed. A hundred dollars later and you have the $5 socks you came for, and a new blender, some shampoo, a birthday card for your…
July 27, 2016 at 11:41 am
Under Armour is looking to replace the void Sports Authority created when it filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to close all stores. The first of two expansion plans: taking over the iconic FAO Schwarz location in New York on Fifth Avenue. Officials say this can happen as soon as early 2018. Second, Kohl’s will…
May 20, 2016 at 11:09 am
Target has tapped its largest market, California, to test several potential changes to the look of its future stores. In a pilot program called "LA25," the discounter has taken its 35 top store enhancements that it's been testing across the country and put them all together in 25 stores in Los Angeles. Some of the enhancements include sleeker apparel…
May 16, 2016 at 10:45 am
American Girl is considered a pioneer of experiential retail thanks to its iconic stores that were among the first to combine shopping with eating, playing and all sorts of other -ings. Now, nearly two decades after it opened its first location, American Girl is developing the "store of the future." In fall 2017, American Girl's New…
April 7, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Enter any SoulCycle or Pure Barre class and you’re bound to see someone wearing lululemon athletica. When thinking of lululemon, you envision activewear like stylish yoga pants and patterned sports bras. The company, also referred to as lulu by its customers, has more than 300 stores selling the technical athletic apparel. However, lululemon revealed a…
March 2, 2016 at 11:13 am
Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. plans to invest more than $400 million in new and remodeled stores this year. Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Meijer announced Wednesday that the investment includes construction of nine new Meijer supercenters and 32 remodeling projects.
September 29, 2015 at 10:42 am
Selfie walls! Wearables! 3-D printers! The newly renovated basement at Macy's massive flagship store in New York City's Herald Square is full of millennial buzzwords. It's called One Below, and the department store wants it to be a destination for young shoppers. One Below is part of a $400 million renovation at Macy's flagship location and…
September 10, 2015 at 10:29 am
After years of struggling to maintain sales, Barnes & Noble may be looking to revamp its image, starting with smaller stores. The Wall Street Journal reports the nation’s largest bookstore chain is considering a new store prototype after facing a fifth straight quarter of sales declines. New CEO Ronald Boire says any changes would be in response…
June 30, 2015 at 2:43 pm
As you probably know all too well, data is the backbone of the retail industry. On top of that, retail is also one of the most competitive industries, so chances are good that your competitors collect the same data as you. The only way to remain relevant in this cutthroat environment is to leverage the…
June 1, 2015
What’s the story with STORY, a 2,000-square-foot retail store in New York City that takes the viewpoint of a magazine, changes like a gallery and sells product like your standard brick-and-mortar store? And how did company founder Rachel Shechtman come up with the game-changing concept?
