Detailed background information, news, and tipps for retailers about shop fitting, store design, concepts and equipment.
The COVID pandemic is not over. That’s a hard but necessary truth. And brick-and-mortar retailers need to face that. But there is also good news. While expanding e-commerce and omnichannel services is important, surveys show that ...
The building’s renewed presence meets modern ecological standards through the use of sustainable materials such as reclaimed wood, LED lighting, recycled materials, and finishes from renewable resources. Located at 251 Saint-Catherine Street ...
In professional shopfitting, not only the question "What goes into the shop?" often arises but also "What has to be taken out again when the property is vacated?" In the case of the ambitious concept of the Zurich shop ...
In Burberry’s latest venture in digital innovation, the luxury fashion house has collaborated with ELLE Digital Japan to create an interactive virtual replica of its flagship Ginza store. Burberry regularly pushes the boundaries through ...
Sephora announced its largest store expansion in the retailer’s 21-year history in the U.S., including over 60 freestanding client-centric locations and 200 locations opening inside Kohl’s stores later this year.Following a year in which ...
SWIX announced that this holiday season the brand is launching its first U.S. retail outlet, its Concept Store, at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Ski Stadium in Lake Placid, N.Y. The story features a modern layout and design and will highlight products from ...
For some, widespread vaccinations offer a glimmer of hope that life will soon return to normal. However, with many Americans (44 percent) planning not to receive the vaccine, consumers say vaccinations will hardly change their current shopping ...
The Molteni Group is opening a new window on the world, in 22 Rue de Saints Pères, in the seventh arrondisement, the heart of the Parisian rive gauche. The spirit of a unique, evolutionary project, in line with modernity and true to its own ...
The newly opened Joe Fresh Flagship store in Toronto offers an energizing environment experience. Designed by Burdifilek, the unique retail space embodies the essence of the Joe Fresh brand, resulting in a youthful, fashion-forward, and fresh ...
Quartz Co., a company specializing in Canadian-made winter jackets, enlisted Blanchette Architectes, Rainville Sangaré, and A+ to develop its first retail space located at 5445 avenue De Gaspé, in Montréal. The furniture was ...
Shopping becomes experiential thanks to the soft atmosphere and precious materials that define the style of the project in the new Intrend store in Montesilvano (Italy) designed by Italian architects Silvio Binini, Emanuele Piccinini, and Paola ...
Shopping is a 360 degree experience. Customers not only see what's at eye level, on shelves or on merchandise tables. The entire space – from the floor to the ceiling – helps to shape the impression created by the room. ...
When a long-established jewelry store prepared to make the move to a better-trafficked location, the owners saw an opportunity to embrace a new look that would appeal to a fresh generation of shoppers. While they wanted the new retail environment to ...
At Christmasworld in Frankfurt at the beginning of each year the latest decoration materials and objects for the Christmas season are exhibited. For this purpose, the style agency bora.herke.palmisano determines the style trends for the coming ...
The best fantasy authors manage to create vivid imaginary worlds in the minds of readers, which they are unlikely to forget anytime soon. A successful combination of mood, colors, and details creates an atmosphere and an emotional response. Our ...
Im Versand wie im Verkauf - mit Verpackungen hat der Einzelhändler tagtäglich zu tun. Doch was macht eine gute Verpackung aus? Welche Vorschriften müssen Einzelhändler kennen? Und warum sollte eine Verpackung smart sein?Das und ...
The rock ‘n’ roll legends that are the Rolling Stones opened their world-first flagship store, ‘RS No. 9 Carnaby’ on 9th September at 9 Carnaby Street in London’s Soho. The new store, created in partnership with ...
Foot Locker, Inc. has opened its largest store in Singapore. Located in Orchard Gateway @Emerald, the five-story space with retail over three-levels delivers an engaging retail experience, combining premium product and elevated in-store ...
Albertsons Companies (ABS), Inc. and vertical-farming company Plenty Unlimited Inc. announced an agreement that plans to provide shoppers in more than 430 stores across California with Plenty’s fresh and flavorful produce.Plenty’s ...
"New retail" has been a hot term in recent years. It is a business concept and simultaneously, a new way of living. As the concept of "new retail" evolves, traditional recreational locations such as movie theaters are also ...
Elena Galli Giallini Ltd. (EGGL) unveiled the rejuvenated North building of the Grand Gateway 66 retail complex (GG66), located in Shanghai’s bustling commercial, cultural, and historic zone of Xijiahui. Comprised of two distinct buildings of ...
Pink flamingos adorn the walls in the entrance area of Natura in Barcelona. The name reflects the essence of the store: the sales floor features natural colors, wooden design elements, greenery walls, and warm light. ...
Anyone who enters this shoe store right in the Old Town of Barcelona with its population of 5.5 million is instantly transported into another world. The store’s two small sales rooms let customers dream about the perfect summer vacation ...
Anshuka was founded in 2010 on Nanshan Road, Hangzhou, next to the famous West Lake. It is named after the owner’s name "An", meaning “kindness ". It is the first Western-style pastry store to bring semi-cooked cheese ...
The Frame Awards 2020 has received almost 1,076 submissions from hundreds of design studios from over 51 countries across the globe. The jury panel for the spatial award retail category consists of internationally renowned directors from top brands. ...
APG Cash Drawer, a global manufacturer of cash management solutions announces the release of the Guardiant™ Countertop Shield for retail, grocery, convenience, gas stations, pharmacy and medical clinics. The Guardiant™ Countertop Shield ...
Attention all chocolate lovers and sweet tooths: Heaven is located at Carrer de Ferran 30 in Barri Gòtic, the charming Gothic Quarter right in the heart of Barcelona.The store’s display tables feature chocolate towers stacked high with ...
With its endless streets full of fashion boutiques and chain stores, Barcelona is a mecca for shopaholics. As they venture off the beaten track into the city’s side streets, travelers will discover hidden local brands. Brava Fabrics, a ...
L’OCCITANE Bouquet de Provence is a renovation project of their flagship store located at Shibuya Crossing, one of the busiest places in Tokyo. For their first-ever collaboration with Pierre Hermé in Japan, the store was transformed ...
The secret is out: The iXtenso editorial team loves flooring. After years of putting up with old carpet, our office hallway has now turned into a real eye-catcher.This made us wonder: Apart from a modern and customized design, what other ...
As part of the world's leading trade fair EuroShop Düsseldorf 2020, a trade fair for innovative products for global retail, burkhardt leitner modular spaces was presenting its new product clic up and a unique edition of clic up display ...
On Thursday 20 February 2020, the winners of the Frame Awards 2020 were announced. During the Frame Awards day festival program on 19 & 20 February, the nominees defended their work publicly during the live judging sessions before the category ...
Shelves are no longer just shelves. Form, colour and also function can vary. At EuroShop 2020, we will see what is possible with merchandise compartments today and that the good old shelf is not obsolete despite digitization! ...
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. ...
