New digitally tuned-in retail fixtures may help department stores regain some of the fashion authority they have given up to specialty stores and mass merchants. The Virtual Personal stylist, developed by nG Connect Program, takes away some of the frustration of fitting rooms and messy makeup counters by enabling customers to “try on” apparel and [...]
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Express’s launch of its new concept retail store in King of Prussia Mall outside Philadelphia will introduce to American mainstream customers the unique vision and off-the-wall style of Japanese design firm Wonderwall. A visit to the Wonderwall web site alone is worth the trip, but the new Express store is a true happening. Creative use [...]
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In each of our blog posts we’ve been talking about what makes retailing exciting and retailers interesting to work with. We hope you’ve enjoyed our insights into consumer markets, technological trends, branding, fixture innovations, new retail formats, green building practices, distribution strategy, customer communications, and more. This week we want to let you know what [...]
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Whole Foods rocked the foodservice world in 2005 when it opened a new flagship store in Austin, Texas with six different in-store eating concepts under one roof. Today, the store’s restaurants offer chicken fried tofu, press-to-order panini and wheatberry quinoa Waldorf salad. The Austin Whole Foods’ wine department now sells wine for drinking either in [...]
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