Detailed background information and news for retailers about shop fitting, store design, concepts and equipment.
Jury prize award at Frame Awards 2020
For reducing the spread of COVID-19 at the point of sale
The store design of the AllSin gourmet chocolate store in Barcelona is all about blocks of chocolate
Brava Fabrics concept store reflects the Barcelona spirit
Frame Awards 2020 – Wellness inside and outside of the body
Why design isn’t everything
burkhardt leitner modular spaces at the EuroShop
Categories for outstanding designs include stores and window displays
Shelves and their possibilities at EuroShop 2020
Just one of the innovations: LightBeton® Retro
The retail shopping experience for men
What must actually be taken into account in point of sale fitting?
Biophilic design in retail spaces in the 2020s
Beauty and intelligence combined: What the system looks like and what it can do
A guest contribution by Emmy Noel
How can brick-and-mortar stores stay competitive? With continuing retail reinvention!
For unique furniture and accessories, a visit to the rustic Dutch store is worthwhile
Shopping in the store for interior design in Middelburg, Zeeland province of the Netherlands
Character in store design and in all details
"The little affectionate details are always what’s most important." Interview with Annetta Palmisano
Magnetic films make it possible
Ways to make a great first impression with customers
Practical examples of amazing flooring designs
Topics: retail technology, content management, lighing, interior design, and many more
FOTOBODEN™ at BOE – Best of Events, the trade fair for experiential marketing
FOTOBODEN™ will pull out all the stops at the Playground Area of BrandEx – the International Festival of Brand Experience
… and is the biggest exhibitor at EuroShop 2020 occupying several thousand square metres
Tradition, luxury, and elegance paired with an experience for all five senses
Pictures from Fuorisalone 2018
A 40,000 square foot high-end and innovative furniture store has opened up on the North Shore of Long Island
Window installation featuring the Ura raincoat
The Northern Spaniards have realized that a great store window display doesn’t have to break the bank
Brick-and-mortar retailers have a powerful tool to battle today’s increasing competition: the sales floor.
When we at Richter akustik & design present ourselves at national or international trade fairs, it is worthwhile for the experts to take a closer look.And now it’s time again. From the 16. to 20. of February at EuroShop 2020 in the CCD ...
Vans opens its first community-driven retail and event space in Downtown Los Angeles. The 11,500 square feet space pays homage to Los Angeles' deep skateboarding roots and thriving art community over two floors featuring work from a number of ...
A new decade has begun and has inspired the iXtenso editorial team to track down the latest retail design trends for you. One of the hottest trends of the moment is biophilic design. ...
Fairmont Pacific Rim announces the unveiling of the TASCHEN Library, located on the hotel’s second level. This artistic collaboration is one of only two retail locations in Canada completely dedicated to TASCHEN. The new library at Fairmont ...
There is no avoiding FOTOBODEN™ at BOE – Best of Events, the trade fair for experiential marketing at the Dortmund Trade Fair Centre from 15 to 16 January 2020! ...
FOTOBODEN™ will also act as a Silver Sponsor at the second BrandEx event. After all, the central motto reads “passion” and this can be felt with each and every one of these custom-printable, photorealistic vinyl floors – both ...
There is no avoiding FOTOBODEN™ at EuroShop! Because visitors will discover one or two of these custom-printed photorealistic vinyl floors in every other if not every hall, without the slightest trace of boredom. Quite on the contrary: it ...
Making a “grand entrance” this all starts with BrandEx – International Festival of Brand Experience on 14 January at the Dortmund Trade Fair Centre. “Passion” is the central motto of the event in 2020 – and the ...
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has announced the best interior designs of 2019 across the categories of Health and Education, Offices and Retail. The annual awards, which started at RAI Amsterdam, encompass the best interior designs from the ...
Papier Tigre, a contemporary stationery brand, is rehabilitating its showroom on rue des Filles du Calvaire in the Marais, in the heart of Paris. It brings together a sales area, a space dedicated to custom products and the workshop in the back.The ...
Yes, men do like to shop! A visit to an outlet of the Spanish BlawStore chain in Barcelona’s neighborhood of La Ribera can attest to this. This is where modern minimalism meets rustic chic and where selected products are showcased in a ...
Checkout system, material, paint finish – apart from technology and design, today’s point of sale system must fulfill many different roles. Yet its most important function is and will always be the successful completion of the customer ...
Whether it's a supermarket, a fashion boutique or a DIY store – a variety of POS architectures and designs are required depending on the retail format. Lisa Beck of atelier 522 provides a few tips.Mrs Beck, not all materials are ...
A real presentation problem has now been solved.The presentation of tobacco products can be a real challenge. In hardly any other area you find such a wide variety in packaging sizes. For instance, there are the classic cigarette pack, the tobacco ...
As part of an ongoing relationship with Puma, Green Room has designed key digital and physical experiences within the new City Store experience, to coincide with Puma’s new partnership with Manchester City.The concept centres on bringing City ...
When you think of marble countertops, you probably think about the beautiful natural stone countertops adoring a kitchen or a bathroom.Time to change our perspective.Marble countertops are the perfect addition for any business. Whether you run a ...
In the Sant Antoni district, which in recent decades has developed from a working-class district to a hip district with bars, cafés, bookshops and boutiques, there is a small boutique, the Trait Store, hidden in Calle Parliament 28. ...
Shopfitting – it’s no longer about shelves, sales counters and cash registers. Silvio Kirchmair, CEO of umdasch The Store Makers, considers it a stage where brick-and-mortar retailers can and should showcase themselves – especially ...
Fourteen waterproof raincoats are suspended from seven bicompartmental metallic structures strategically placed on the ceiling of the store simulating drops of water. The shoppers’ attention is therefore drawn directly upwards to the product ...
Every year, Annetta Palmisano and her colleagues of Stilbüro bora.herke.palmisano compile the decoration trends for the coming Christmas season. Below we outline four styles for the 2019 season. ...
Many details or a simple design, artificial light displays or natural light – there are many ways to showcase window displays. Retailers who decorate with a light touch can use the emotional impact on customers and affect retail business ...
You need a new look for the flooring in your store – you have many options and they must be considered carefully. Industry experts told us what the different types of flooring from vinyl to carpet all the way to renovation lacquer systems have ...
Sales promotion is also a matter of the floor. Take the time for some inspiration and discover different designs - from colorful and patterned to natural and neutral - in practical examples that we have put together for you. All projects can also be ...
Buy a piece of cake, have a cup of coffee and pick up some fresh vegetables and fruits to take home. Customers can run all of these errands at the Marktscheune (English: Market Barn). The so-called Naturpark-Bauernmarkt (English: Nature Park ...
At this year's Annual Conference on Trade and Change in Gas Stations and Convenience Shops, Kristin Kolbe-Schade from POS TUNING and Carsten Biermann from Aral reported on a successful tobacco project which they implemented together with other ...
Redecorating an entire shop window in 30 seconds? Yes, that's possible! At the Panorama in Berlin we saw exactly that at the booth of the Pioneer Trading Company. The principle is simple: magnetic films with all kinds of motifs can be ...
iXtenso was at the ISE in Amsterdam and looked around for the latest trends in audiovisual media. We couldn't help but to take snapshots of some of the most beautiful implementations. ...
In the interview Jukka Vänskä from Seloy Live is showing us, what customers can do with a digital mirror and why it could benefit retailers. His partner Alexander von Reuterhorn from Fineko Green Technologies ensures a bacteria-free ...
We attended the pre-opening and were privileged to see the new design in the first customer's eyes. Have fun with the video report!Your iXtenso team ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Accessories featuring a faux rusted (industrial) look are right on trend. Metal is given the look of rusted iron. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
