A short-range drone was the hottest retail story of 2013. The morning after CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled Amazon’s “octocopter” on “60 Minutes,” the Internet was abuzz with speculation about whether this ...

Multifamily mixed-use properties—complete with ground-floor retail space—are on the rise. One reason for this trend is municipal requirements. Another is developers’ and owners’ belief that such ...

Having to integrate new digital media and technology components into stores (44%). While adapting to sustainability priorities wasn’t deemed a top challenge for respondents, most (61%) indicated that ...

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ChaseDesign and JGA integrate operations for the first ever design firm capable of delivering new category growth opportunities and branded retail differentiation to all retail formats. SYRACUSE, N.Y.

Over the past year or so, California-based AO has enjoyed a bump in its retail design assignments that, according to its Managing Partner Rob Budetti, can be attributed mostly to retail being ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Long Beach-based international full-service architecture firm RDC has named Yu Wang D’Arcy as retail design ...

Retail has always evolved around a central promise. First it was price and scale. Then convenience and speed. More recently, brand and experience took the lead. Now another shift is underway, one that ...

The ecommerce surge generated by COVID-19 fueled a long-standing debate within the retail industry regarding the role of brick-and-mortar. But while reports of the “death” of the physical store have ...

Baccarat is shining light on its 260-year history. The crystal purveyor is kicking off a new era of retail design starting with its South Coast Plaza store in Costa Mesa, Calif. — and it’s a sparkling ...

At Jared stores, what customers see and discover and how they engage with employees is evolving. “We’re upgrading to Claudia’s vision,” said Stewart Henderson, director of retail design for Signet ...