Tag: Store Design

June 9, 2023

Retail TouchPoints’ 2023 Store Design & Experience Survey found that store design teams are laser-focused on implementing more creative visual merchandising methods (90%) and using technology more thoughtfully to support in-store engagement (63%). To illustrate how these two objectives effectively […]

February 28, 2023

Food shopping options for downtowners can be downright dismal. I know — I’m a center city dweller. I feel fortunate to have a great Ralph’s in my neighborhood, but before the store opened, downtown San Diego was pretty much a […]

February 13, 2023

Through a special arrangement, what follows is a summary of an article from WayfinD, a quarterly e-magazine filled with insights, trends and predictions from the retail and foodservice experts at WD Partners. Last year, a WD Partners’ study, “Retail Supernova,” […]

November 14, 2022

New university research explores how grocers can take advantage of in-store cameras employing advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to read facial expressions — raising an eyebrow, opening eyes, smiling — to enhance store layouts. “Emotion recognition algorithms work by employing […]

November 10, 2022

And now for something completely different. Target today said that it plans to open new larger-format stores with new reimagined open layouts designed to better meet the needs of the chain’s guests (AKA customers). The new stores, which will measure […]

November 10, 2022

Target has introduced a larger-format store concept — nearly 150,000 square feet compared to the chain average of 130,000 square feet — that will become the retailer’s focus for new stores in the next few years. The new design, which […]

October 14, 2022

The pop-up model has brought some retailers a lot of success in recent years, so much so that some retail experts see pop-ups as a standard component in the future of retail. Jay Prag, economics professor at the Drucker School […]

June 8, 2022

Tempe, AZ, is putting the finishing touches on a planned car-free community built to let its 1,000 inhabitants live — and shop — without owning cars. The 17-acre community, called Culdesac, will open later this year, according to ABC 15. […]

April 20, 2022

Champs Sports, a sporting goods retailer owned by Foot Locker, will soon launch the first location of its HomeField experiential store concept. Homefield, which is opening this month in Pembroke Pines, FL, will carry sneakers and equipment aimed at a […]

March 21, 2022

Both Target and Amazon have pledged to run their companies in a more environmentally sustainable manner — a commitment that could appeal to eco-conscious consumers. Target’s Vista store will serve as a testing site for innovations that will inform future […]

December 29, 2021

The pandemic has changed the in-store experience, possibly forever. After spending months with home delivery and curbside pickup as the norm, shoppers have developed a greater taste for convenience than ever before, which in turn has changed how retailers need […]

December 15, 2020

Starbucks plans to open a whopping 22,000 locations to bring its massive store count to 55,000 by 2030. At its bi-annual Investor Day, Rosalind Brewer, COO and group president-Americas, projected Starbucks’ U.S. base would expand by “nearly 800 gross stores […]

November 12, 2020

A Target store near its Minneapolis headquarters gained national attention in May when it was looted after the videotaped death of George Floyd drew national attention to excessive force by law enforcement officers in Black communities and racial inequality across […]

October 1, 2020

Walmart has introduced a new store design to help millions of customers who shop at its supercenters every year reap the full advantages of the “omni-shopping experience.” In a blog post, Janey Whiteside, the retailer’s chief customer officer, says the […]

September 3, 2020

Amazon.com could be entering a new phase of its e-grocery business as it opens its first dark store dedicated to Whole Foods’ e-grocery fulfillment. Amazon will be opening the location in Brooklyn, NY, according to USA Today, but will not […]

September 19, 2019

The concept was born on the Customer request in order to be as representative as possible of the brand itself. “OROVIVO the new traditional” is a famous jewelry label which was recently bought by Thom Europe, the european jewelry fast […]

April 20, 2017

CVS Pharmacy continues to make a concerted effort to transform its stores, with the goal of fostering a better customer experience. The retailer on Wednesday officially unveiled a new store design to enhance the retail customer experience with a new […]

September 28, 2016

As JCPenney overhauls its 100-year-old business, it has found that moving quickly is the key to winning. After making the decision to relaunch its home appliance business, JCPenney went from idea to deployment in four months, Mike Amend, exec-VP of omnichannel, […]