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The new Vegas Sports showroom creates a quirky, exploratory shopping experience for sports lovers

Retail Focus

The design scheme employs subtle, subliminal hints that encourage people to explore the space: ample circulation space, and nooks that unfold within a meandering layout. . Crafted by The Picturesque Studio using a product-first design language, the store is spaciously laid out to create seamless visual connections.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Themed ‘CIRCULATION,’ various installations and artwork fill the 2nd floor, and the exhibitions at the ends of the floor provide both visual and auditory stimulation, demonstrating the brand’s experimental spirit by infusing strange tension and rhythm into the space.

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Here’s what retailers need to know about central bank digital currencies

Inside Retail

Sweden, The Bahamas, France, The Philippines, Japan, Turkey and Switzerland are also testing CBDCs that could be used in public circulation, according to Coin Insider. In contrast, Bitcoin’s supply is limited, which means inflation is essentially impossible.

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Vaga Arquitectura and Pistache Ganache wrap Brazilian store in undulating "membrane"

Dezeen

In contrast to the coral walls, plush dark blue carpet – experienced after customers remove their shoes when they enter – directs circulation between the spaces and leads to the secluded Blue Room in the back corner offering "an immersive and automated experience, with controlled sound, light, and temperature."

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Reflecting pool centres XC273 fashion boutique in former Shanghai towel factory

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Dongqi Design strived to preserve and emphasise these different layers of history, which are contrasted against shiny new finishes to create a kind of "nostalgic futurism". The building is organised around three voids, which now form the basis of the store's circulation routes. Dongqi Design gave the second floor a bright white finish.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

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Micro-cement plaster paints are used to contrast the metal, adding a rougher texture against the smooth surfaces. The spatial layout of the store considers the current that customer's circulation creates in the space with the objects and openness," said the studio. Read: WGNB designs all-black flagship store for fashion brand Juun.J "The

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Offhand Practice designs second-hand bookshop in Shanghai to mimic greengrocer

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Both levels have an open-plan layout with circulation routes defined by shelving and clothes rails. Contrasting green tiles were used to frame the generous window openings revealed during the building's renovation, and to form integrated window seats. Books are displayed on the building's first floor and clothing on the second.

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