Retail
We’re in Retail Focus
This little old blog featured in the May edition of Retail Focus which subscribers can read on line (for free). Well worth subscribing to in particular for their coverage of VM. Read More …
And now … the pop up mall
Coming to Shoreditch, London in August 2011 is Boxpark. A pop up mall of 60 containers on two floors located opposite the Tea Building. More information and a nice little video on the Boxpark website. Definitely worth a visit in the summer to what should be an interesting and original addition to Shoreditch. Read More …
Cielito Querido Café
Very nice Mexican café. So much time and energy has gone into this and a fantastic use of colour and type. Just goes to show you don’t need supersize product images to get your style and flavour across. Spotted at The Dieline Read More …
C&A as you’ve never seen it before
Who knew C&A could look like this. Just shows what a bit of South American pizazz can do. Of particular note are the light fittings just showing how much can be achieved with simple ideas well executed. Spotted on LSN Global. Read More …
Centre Commercial – Paris
A lovely looking store, Centre Commercial by Veja opened at the end of last year in Paris. The distressed look is to the fore but what makes it stand apart is the excellence of the cross merchandising, beautifully and elegantly done. Also of note is the lighting, little spots on the wall products and an interesting take on neon chandeliers. Originally from Another Face in the Crowd Read More …
A nice cup of tea and a sit down
Harney & Sons recently opened in SoHo, New York City. A tasting bar, over 250 varieties of tea and a beautiful store, what more could any tea connoisseur want? Originally and more at PSFK Read More …
Cross merchandising the Harvey Nichols way
It’s always important to up sell in retail and being obvious about it is not always going to work. Sometime a bit of lateral thinking can go a long way. These ads from Harvey Nichols take cues from ecommerce sites as in ‘people who bought that also bought this’ but really in quality retail this kind of cross merchandising should be the norm, although generally it isn’t. Three Read more …
D’Espresso – New York
A nice little coffee shop in New York (on Madison Avenue). The optimum word here being little, at only 420 square feet (39 square metres) the designers have done a great job of tricking the eye into making you believe you’re in a larger space. The back wall becomes the floor with the floor and other walls covered in library book wallpaper. I’m starting to see quite a few smaller shops covering Read more …
Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett opened a new format store back in February in Bury St Edmunds. Eventually we got around to taking a look. Features included an olive oil station and coffee area and a new Good Food to Go identity which is rather at odds with the traditional Holland & Barrett identity as well as further window graphics which are again mismatched with the Good Food To Go identity. Gondolas are Read more …
Not for sale
A new store in Paris, the Smart Store where everything is not for sale, but can be tried and tested. From LSN:Global Read More …