Store Design

Detailed background information and news for retailers about shop fitting, store design, concepts and equipment.

Modern Christmas tree ball; copyright: iXtenso/Pott...

#decorative lighting #shop decoration

Retail holiday decorations: trends for the 2019/20 season

"The little affectionate details are always what’s most important." Interview with Annetta Palmisano

Fashionstore mit Vinylfußboden_c_Altro Debolon

#shop building #visual merchandising

Expert tips: the best flooring options for your retail store

Ways to make a great first impression with customers

#pos marketing #in-store marketing

Power floor: power store

Practical examples of amazing flooring designs

#shop building #brick and mortar retail

What shop design can look like: Marktscheune in Berghaupten

Many wooden design elements, rustic flair, and the Farmer’s Café delight guests

Tobacco shelf at petrol station; copyright: Aral

#product presentation #automated replenishment (software)

Presentation of goods for convenience at gas stations

POS TUNING and ARAL report on a successful multi-partner project

Frau bringt Magnetfolie an Stand an copyright: iXtenso/Abramov...

#shop decoration #brand management

One, two, go: get a new shop window!

Magnetic films make it possible

#digital signage #decorative lighting

ISE: big LED displays, digital mirrors and more!

The trends of tomorrows audiovisuals and system integrations

#digital signage #brick and mortar retail

Show your costumers instant digital content on mirrors

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the smartest of them all?

Snipes Store shoe in detail; copyright: Julia Pott/ixtenso...

#digital signage #shop building

Snipes Reopening in Cologne: Shopdesign goes Hip-Hop

At the end of last year, the Snipes Store on Hohe Strasse in Cologne was reopened.

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#shop building #ceiling lighting

What shop design can look like: The Schubert pharmacy in Pullach on the Isar

Warm wood and limestone from the surrounding area greet customers after the renovation

Interior view of the second-hand warehouse Weißer Rabe in Munich; copyright:...

#shop building #shopfitting

A new design for GebrauchtWarenHaus Westend in Munich

Sustainable concept for a non-profit project of Weißer Rabe

#shop building #shopfitting

Store design for adventurers and those who have a sweet tooth

Storck-Welt and PME Legend at Centro Oberhausen

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#shopfitting #shop equipment

What shop design can look like: Indistrieel - India meets Industrial

For unique furniture and accessories, a visit to the rustic Dutch store is worthwhile

#shopfitting #shop equipment

What shop design can look like: Decorette Woonatelier De Lange Jan

Shopping in the store for interior design in Middelburg, Zeeland province of the Netherlands

#shopfitting #shop planing

What shop design can look like: Foot Locker in London

Brand communication and digitization at the Marble Arch Store

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#shopfitting #shop equipment

Innovative method offers new potentials for specialized craftsmen and dealers

DryTile revolutionizes the laying of ceramic floor tiles

store insights eobuwie.pl; copyright: Dalziel & Pow...

#digital signage #shopfitting

eobuwie.pl brings digital fluidity to physical retail

"Blending the convenience of online shopping with the fast fulfilment of brick-and-mortar retail"

#shopfitting #shop equipment

What shop design can look like: the Steiff flagship store in Munich

Cuddly toys for the little ones and collector's items for the grown-ups in a timeless, fresh arrangement

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Aesop, store for skin- and haircare in Tokyo; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf...

#shop decoration #shop design

Luxury, tradition, and new trends

dlv tour 2018 to Tokyo

gnomes with long beards and pointed caps; copyright: iXtenso / Pott...

#shop decoration #seasonal business

Christmas gnomes on the loose: Christmas decorating tips, part 7

Playful: Ways to delight children - and adults alike

Christmas decoration elements made of wood and artificially rusted metal;...

#shop decoration #seasonal business

Faux rust effect: Christmas decorating tips, part 6

Make yourself comfortable by the fireplace

visual merchandising

#customer relationship management #shop planing

retail trends 3/2018

Topics: retail technology, content management, lighing, interior design, and many more

Hölzerne Schaufensterpuppenhand hält Krawatte; iXtenso/Mörs...

#lighting concepts #decorative lighting

Attention to detail: Window shopping in Monforte de Lemos and Ourense

The Northern Spaniards have realized that a great store window display doesn’t have to break the bank

VW Bus Schuhregal copyright: Mörs/iXtenso

#digital signage #lighting concepts

What shop design can look like: Pull & Bear in Ourense, Spain

Sometimes you just need an eye-catcher to lure customers into a store

flooring

#shop building #lighting concepts

What shop design can look like: Harrods in London

Tradition, luxury, and elegance paired with an experience for all five senses

#lighting concepts #shopfitting

Store Design and Shopfitting at EuroShop 2017

Shopfitters, designers, lighting experts: They all have to work hand in hand to design the ultimate store

#design #flooring

The new custom printed flooring

Fotoboden: advertise, navigate, focus

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Ceiling design with luminaires; copyright: Messe Düsseldorf...

#design #event

Design and culture at the Milan Design Week

Pictures from Fuorisalone 2018

#shop building #design

Stephanie Cohen Home: A new luxury flagship superstore

A 40,000 square foot high-end and innovative furniture store has opened up on the North Shore of Long Island

#design #fashion

What shop design can look like: Sneakstar in Flensburg

Industrial look mixed with elements hinting of history

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#lighting systems #decorative lighting

Visual marketing: macro trends for 2017

Brick-and-mortar retailers have a powerful tool to battle today’s increasing competition: the sales floor.

#sustainability #touch screens

Toms: When shopping becomes a good deed

Image gallery of London’s Toms store sustainability commitment

#design #visual merchandising

Window displays in London: Spring motifs

The iXtenso photo gallery shows window displays in London that put you in the mood for a spring shopping tour.

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17.01.2019 #shop building #ceiling lighting

What shop design can look like: The Schubert pharmacy in Pullach on the Isar

Warm wood and limestone from the surrounding area greet customers after the renovation

If you enter the newly designed Schubert pharmacy, you will directly feel comfortable. After the modernization, the premises score with a holistic appearance that is both concise and modern, yet fits into the rural region with its traditions. ...

12.12.2018 #shopfitting #shop equipment

What shop design can look like: Indistrieel - India meets Industrial

For unique furniture and accessories, a visit to the rustic Dutch store is worthwhile

Skilful mixing: What do you get when you mix Indian furniture with industrial look? "Indistrieel". The shop in the town of Middelburg in the Netherlands offers really exciting furniture, lamps, accessories and bags. ...

30.11.2018 #shop building #shopfitting

A new design for GebrauchtWarenHaus Westend in Munich

Sustainable concept for a non-profit project of Weißer Rabe

Shopping with a clear conscience: This was the core concept of the new store for Weißer Rabe (English: white-necked crow, a nonprofit organization in Munich). When an additional 200 square meters of retail space freed up, the company was able ...

28.11.2018 #product presentation #POS Solutions

Compartment Systeme POS TUNING

For slim products such as drugstore ranges, confectionery and fresh products

POS TUNING has optimized its pushfeed program for use in retail. The new compartment systems by POS TUNING are available in three different sizes: C60 (6 cm height) for narrow products such as drugstore assortments, C90 (9 cm height) for sweets, ...

27.11.2018 #shopfitting #shop equipment

What shop design can look like: Decorette Woonatelier De Lange Jan

Shopping in the store for interior design in Middelburg, Zeeland province of the Netherlands

A small courtyard in Middelburg in the Netherlands, where three shops cuddle up together: the Decorette Woonatelier De Lange Jan, the Kinderkamer Duimelot (children's shop) and the Eetkamer Likkepot (gastronomy). Today you can take a look at the ...

19.11.2018 #shop decoration #shop design

Luxury, tradition, and new trends

dlv tour 2018 to Tokyo

In collaboration with EuroShop, the dlv - Netzwerk Ladenbau e.V. shopfitters and suppliers network organizes a tour to a major city of the world once a year. Tour participants visit trendsetting locations that captivate with unique store designs. ...

12.11.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

Christmas gnomes on the loose: Christmas decorating tips, part 7

Playful: Ways to delight children - and adults alike

The Christmas season can be stressful for adults. Planning ahead for the holidays, getting ready for family visits, buying gifts and getting your house sparkling clean for your guests – all of this leaves little room for festive joy and ...

06.11.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

Faux rust effect: Christmas decorating tips, part 6

Make yourself comfortable by the fireplace

Accessories featuring a faux rusted (industrial) look are right on trend. Metal is given the look of rusted iron. ...

31.10.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

Christmas tree alternatives: Christmas decorating tips, part 5

The classic among holiday decorations

In these parts, Christmas trees are the quintessential symbols of the Christmas season. They prompt children and adults to get into the Christmas spirit. Yet a live fir tree has two major disadvantages: it takes up a lot of space and drops its ...

30.10.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

A story of ice and snow: Christmas decorating tips, part 4

Create a winter wonderland

Though the temperatures outside might not always reflect it, in these parts, winter puts us in the Christmas spirit. This makes white decorations and decorative artificial snow perfect tools to set the scene. A winter landscape with snow-covered ...

26.10.2018 #led lighting #lights

Blaze of light: Christmas decorating tips, part 3

Ambience for the shop window and the store

Light up the world! Luminous elements magically draw the eye to things and create a festive mood. If burning candles make you nervous, here are some other lighting ideas. ...

25.10.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

Back to nature: Christmas decorating tips, part 2

Woodwork self-made

A wooden Christmas tree is unquestionably a classic among Christmas decorations. You can make your own beautiful and interesting decorative elements using some basic woodworking skills. ...

24.10.2018 #shop decoration #seasonal business

Colorful shop windows: Christmas decorating tips, part 1

From lilac to orange: something different for a change

Christmas is just around the corner. Gingerbread houses greet you in every supermarket and the early birds already wonder about the gifts they should buy. It’s high time to inspire potential shoppers to start buying Christmas gifts. ...

08.10.2018 #shopfitting #shop planing

What shop design can look like: Foot Locker in London

Brand communication and digitization at the Marble Arch Store

Power Stores is the name Foot Locker gives to its new stores in different locations. The most recently redesigned store is located near Marble Arch and Oxford Street. ...

02.10.2018 #shopfitting #shop design

New design for TEDi

Wanzl shop solutions provide for even more attractive shops

Wanzl once again proves its worth when it comes to shop solutions. The long-established Leipheim company has played a key role in redesigning TEDi branches. TEDi is a growing retailer which currently has around 1,900 stores around Europe, and ...

01.10.2018 #customer relationship management #shop planing

retail trends 3/2018

Topics: retail technology, content management, lighing, interior design, and many more

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19.09.2018 #shop building #shopfitting

Store design for adventurers and those who have a sweet tooth

Storck-Welt and PME Legend at Centro Oberhausen

The Centro Oberhausen, the largest leisure and shopping center in Europe, houses unique stores. Among them the Storck-Welt and PME Legend. With their unique and individual designs, they are an eye-catcher for every customer. In the report, we show ...

13.09.2018 #lighting concepts #decorative lighting

Attention to detail: Window shopping in Monforte de Lemos and Ourense

The Northern Spaniards have realized that a great store window display doesn’t have to break the bank

Summer vacation is over but the summer impressions remain. Like those garnered from a visit to Galicia in Spain’s northern region. If you venture deeper into Spain’s heartland between a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and a beach ...

13.09.2018 #printers #scales

Precision Meets Top Performance

Bizerba at the POST-EXPO 2018

Bizerba will present products in the weighing and label sector at this year’s POST-EXPO trade show (Hamburg, Germany, October 9-11). In hall B2, booth 145 of this world-leading trade show dedicated to the mail and parcel service industry, ...

30.08.2018 #digital signage #lighting concepts

What shop design can look like: Pull & Bear in Ourense, Spain

Sometimes you just need an eye-catcher to lure customers into a store

While I was on vacation in Ourense, a city in northwestern Spain, the “Pull & Bear” store in the Ponte Vella Shopping Center caught my attention. A small bright orange VW bus that also works as a shoe rack stands out right in the ...

24.08.2018 #brick and mortar retail #real estate

Showroom-like stores could overthrow the basis for retail rents

Traffic and customer data could trump traditional measures

If present trends continue, retail rents might one day be based on traffic and customers rather than traditional metrics such as sales per square foot or percentage rent, observes Mike Harris, Managing Director of CREModels, in a new column for ...

01.08.2018 #shop building #lighting concepts

What shop design can look like: Harrods in London

Tradition, luxury, and elegance paired with an experience for all five senses

The world-famous Harrods department store in London is pulling out all the stops for its renovations and features precious materials and custom-designed shopfittings. Harrods’ fully re-designed "Fine Wines & Spirits" and ...

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25.07.2018 #shopfitting #shop equipment

Innovative method offers new potentials for specialized craftsmen and dealers

DryTile revolutionizes the laying of ceramic floor tiles

Time is a very valuable resource - also and especially in the building industry. That is why one has been thinking about the possibility of combining the excellent properties of ceramic tiles with other advantages such as time saving or simple ...

19.07.2018 #customer satisfaction #customer analysis

Nike’s new store was located and stocked by you, Los Angeles

“Sunsets on Melrose”, a re-imagined walkthrough of a typical LA day

Research into the insights and behavior of NikePlus members in Los Angeles shows that they are running and style obsessed. They are on the competitive side but are also visionaries. That reality is what spurred Nike to develop Nike Live, a ...

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16.07.2018 #shop building #design

Concrete use in architecture and design: “Imperfection is back in fashion”

Interview with art historian and author Chris van Uffelen

By calling their latest album "Concrete & Gold", the members of the American rock band Foo Fighters are not the only ones who are playing with the contrast between concrete and other materials. Architects also use this building ...

29.05.2018 #brick and mortar retail #cloud computing

Alibaba's Tmall unveils first Retail Megastore for Intersport

An array of Tmall’s new retail technologies implemented under one roof

Tmall, China's largest consumer platform for brands and retailers, today announced that its New Retail technologies and solutions have helped Intersport, one of the world’s biggest sporting goods retailers, to transform its flagship store ...

28.05.2018 #sustainability #refrigeration cabinets

New material makes cooling devices more energy-efficient

Environmentally friendly alternatives are systems which use water

Waste heat from industry can often not be utilised because of its low temperature. With this material, it can be used in environmentally friendly cooling systems for example in the field of building technology. Cooling devices are considered to ...

22.05.2018 #design #event

Design and culture at the Milan Design Week

Pictures from Fuorisalone 2018

Once again, everything revolved around design in Milan. While the Salone Internazionale del Mobile celebrated its 57th edition in April, countless events also took place outside of this realm as part of the Fuorisalone – the Milan Design Week. ...

22.05.2018 #digital signage #shopfitting

eobuwie.pl brings digital fluidity to physical retail

"Blending the convenience of online shopping with the fast fulfilment of brick-and-mortar retail"

eobuwie.pl is striding forward with its new, sector-defining store concept, designed by Dalziel & Pow, which positions the Polish brand as the ‘next big thing’ in footwear retail. The concept is a direct response to the changing ...

14.05.2018 #scales #labeling systems

Bizerba continues its growth path

Renewed sales increase in Europe

Bizerba, the market-leading supplier of weighing, slicing and labeling technology, recorded worldwide sales of 677 million euros in fiscal 2017. The revenue of the family-owned company based in Balingen (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany) thus grew by ...

14.05.2018 #brick and mortar retail #brand management

Bulletin to open flagship location in Union Square

The flagship will open in historic ladies' mile early June

The store, which is powered by Shopify, is its third in New York City and hosts product from more than 60 female-led brands. Across Bulletin's three stores and online platform, it now supports about 150 brands, most of which are small ...

07.05.2018 #label printers #labeling systems

GLM-Ievo 40: The New Heavy-Duty Labeler from Bizerba

Automatic labelling for large-volume products

Bizerba introduces the new GLM-Ievo 40 as the ideal weigh price labeling solution for heavy-duty applications. Providing high flexibility, the latest member of the GLM-levo family automatically labels large and heavy products. The network-enabled ...

30.04.2018 #shop furnishing #interior design

New Samsung's sitting area amazes the passengers

Travellers’ paradise at the Athens International Airport

Our latest project is the Samsung sitting area at the Athens International Airport, the country’s biggest and busiest airport with almost 22 million travellers in 2017. The project was assigned to us by Solid Havas, the leading advertising ...

23.04.2018 #brick and mortar retail #trend research

Obituary: The North American Mall (1956-2018)

A comment on the development of shopping malls

It was an amazing run. With a tip of the hat to the franchise restaurant, nothing rivals the American mall in shaping the culture and lifestyle of the country over the past 70 years. However, 2018 is the year we can call the time of death on this ...

20.03.2018 #brick and mortar retail #fashion

ARKET to open first store in hometown of Stockholm

ARKET will open its first store in Sweden in early summer 2018

The new store follows the brand’s launch in August 2017 with openings in five major European cities as well as an online store in 18 markets. A modern-day market offering essential products for men, women, children and the home, ...

15.03.2018 #fashion #economy

Nordstrom Rack to relocate Sugar House Store

The approximately 36,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2019

Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. plans to relocate its Rack store to a new, larger location within the Sugar House Shopping Center, in Salt Lake City, UT. The property is owned by Dees, Inc. The new location is in a ...

21.02.2018 #food technology #labels

The dot on the apple

Bizerba’s LDI 20 applies labels to fruit

Bizerba introduces the modular LDI 20 labeling system for automatic labeling of fruit and vegetables. Maximum flexibility is achieved by up to 14 label dispensers that can be controlled individually to apply different label formats. The system can ...

19.02.2018 #omnichannel

Delivering the omnichannel shopping experience with JYSK Nordic

Retailer JYSK Nordic turns the tables on the customer experience

Bringing the omnichannel experience to life in the bricks and mortar store requires customer engagement points across the buying journey. Kiosks and tablet based applications provide that instant information that today’s customers expect and ...

19.02.2018 #pos marketing #pos communications

Commercial Audio Solutions

Expertise in PA technology

At the beginning of February, MONACOR has published the new product catalogue 'PA Technology 2018' and at the same time released a brochure called 'Commercial Audio Solutions 2018' which comprises 68 pages. In 22 application ...

07.02.2018 #retail #brick and mortar retail

New A.T. Kearney study projects a changing future for retail real estate

“Retailers are still opening new stores every year.”

“The Mall Is Dead. Long Live the Mall,” is the main message of The Future of Shopping Centers, a study released today by A.T. Kearney that identifies key trends in retail real estate and how customer demographics and attitudes are ...

07.02.2018 #scales #services

My Bizerba extended into the retail sector

Increased individuality, quality and flexibility for the retail business

Bizerba now also provides its service and solution packages for customers in the retail business. Different contracts strike an ideal balance between individuality, quality and economy, thereby offering customers maximum flexibility. ...

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