As experiential retailing takes deeper root, Crate and Barrel is testing a concept not often found in standard stores: a full-service restaurant sporting, naturally, Crate and Barrel items
Eat In? Crate And Barrel Opens Restaurant In A Store
Luminaire Brings Their Flavor of International Design to Los Angeles
For 45 years Luminaire has helped to define what it means to be a top notch purveyor of international design.
The surprisingly bright future of retail
In 2018, many startups recognized that stores could be a huge asset because had the power to deepen the customer’s relationship with a brand, increasing their lifetime value.
Luminaire opens first West Coast location in West Hollywood
A two-storey building with glazed walls houses the new Los Angeles showroom for upscale modern furniture retailer Luminaire of which Haworth is a majority owner.
Nike’s huge new flagship looks like the future of retail
Nike’s new flagship store in New York City aims to make shopping in a physical store as convenient as shopping online.
Retail Design in 2018: Store Aesthetics, a Shifted Lens
Branding 2018 — What’s in Store?
Consumers are changing but are companies? Claire Propsting interviews CallisonRTKL Senior Associate Vice President Sarah Kimes about how multi-channel marketing, new status symbols and mission-driven branding are changing in 2018.
Searches for private offices have become more popular than coworking space among SMEs over the past year, according to new data from commercial property marketplace Hubble.
Before social media became mainstream, the first thing diners did when their food arrived at a restaurant was dig in. Today, many patrons wait until they’ve captured the perfect food picture to add to their social media feeds.
Is There a Future in Retail Banking? Part I
While data shows that the percentage of Americans banking online is increasing, interestingly enough 45 percent of Americans have been to a bank in the last 30 days.
Amazon go's First Checkout-Free Grocery Store opens in Seattle
Said to enhance the world’s most advanced shopping technology, customers can simply enter the store with the app, take the products they want, and ‘just walk out’ with no lines or checkout. Say goodbye to traditional shopping because the future of retail is already here.
The Set List: Retail 2018 Trends and Predictions
Small is the new large. As more and more people migrate into the city, the rise of local, more personal shopping experiences via highly curated and thoughtful product edits will be key.
Content furnishes Paloma nail salon in Texas with comfy blue chairs and brass details
Here's what could happen to America's hundreds of dead malls
More than 6,400 store locations have announced closures this year. In a recent report, analysts from Credit Suisse predicted that 20% to 25% of malls — about 220 to 275 shopping centers — would shutter over the next five years, largely because of store closures.
Amazon is transforming Whole Foods into a tech store
Exclusive: Samsung And WeWork’s Plan To Outsmart Apple’s Genius Bar
Mick McConnell was sitting with his wife at one of Apple’s Genius Bars when he realized the charm of the experience had worn thin. After an hour and a half of waiting past his appointment, the sterile frozen yogurt shop vibe had finally lost its chill.
Lord & Taylor Building, Icon of New York Retail, to Become WeWork Headquarters
In selling its flagship building to a WeWork joint venture for $850 million, Lord & Taylor and its parent, the Hudson’s Bay Company, are bowing to pressures that have increasingly weighed on the retail industry.
Watch: MacBook-Roofed Apple Store opens on Chicago's Riverfront
Back in 2015, rumors of a new Foster + Partner-designed store along Chicago’s riverfront had been circulating amongst the Apple community. Dubbed its ‘newest and most ambitious store’ yet, Apple Michigan Avenue made its grand debut today.
Masterpiece Theatre – Retail Edition
It’s about injecting the theatrics back into design—not in a way that’s over-the-top for shock value’s sake, but in a manner that is true to the brand ethos, deepens the level of engagement and helps to ensure return visits.
Allbirds Makes a One-Way Flight to New York City
The San Francisco-based brand operates mostly online and only had a retail location in the city but just recently, they launched the opening of their second retail location in New York City’s SoHo.
Design Within Reach Expands at NorthPark Center in Dallas
Design Within Reach today announces the opening of its new retail Studio at NorthPark Center in Dallas. At nearly 13,500 square feet, the new space is three times the size of the previous temporary space the company occupied within the luxury shopping destination and looks to provide design enthusiasts with engaging, innovative pieces and client experiences from best-in-the-industry account executives.