Retail Focus

JUNE 28, 2021

Lucky Fox wanted to keep the scheme super light and contemporary to echo the minimalist aesthetic of the brand. But ensuring the space made an impact amidst a busy department store was important too. Elsewhere, lightboxes with campaign imagery add impact and double as handy shelving fixtures to display key merchandise.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TAG Heuer has worked with the world’s leading department store for over 20 years, sharing a commitment to offering watchmaking excellence in an environment known for unparalleled luxury. TAG Heuer unveils today its exhibition windows and pop-up at London’s iconic shopping destination, Harrods.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The neon sign sits across three sets of windows in the Knightsbridge store and is decorated with star motifs, twinkling mirror balls and lights. Last year , the department store decked the halls in October. In 2020, the lights went up in early November, just shy of 50 sleeps until the big day. Harvey Nichols.

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Retail Focus

JULY 27, 2022

The execution of the dramatic bar is a major milestone for umdasch The Store Makers in the 10-year grand renovation process of the world-famous department store. Surrounding the bar are five areas framed by library-esque bottle displays, gold-hued seating and bespoke tabletops designed to echo the effervescence of champagne.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 5, 2023

“The design concept is represented in a way that the separation between the old space and the new space is vague, by installing the lights on the glass on top of the sticky residue of tapes on the floor, and these floor lights, unlike the ordinary ceiling lights, create the extraordinary mood of upside-down.”.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Selfridges adopted the Christmas spirit early this year – earlier, in fact, than any other department store in the world, it claims. This year’s “A Christmas for Modern Times” displays have been on display since 17 October. Selfridges. Fortnum & Mason. Liberty London.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 24, 2024

Its store design pays homage to the industrial history of Battersea and is inspired by mid-century sci-fi films. The wall display looks like mirror computer switchboards, the basin almost looks like a control desk and there’s a giant, orb-shaped light fixture above. A true luxury store should be as aspirational as possible.

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VMS

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Regular VMSD readers know that we recently launched our exclusive Brain Squad , which is made up of visual merchandising and store designers across the country (and beyond) who offer up industry insight that only they can provide. The huge toy displays at FAO Schwartz in New York City in the late 1960s. It was magical!

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Retail Focus

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As the holiday season approaches, Dior has created The Fabulous World of Dior , a spectacular presentation illuminating the hallowed halls of the world-famous Harrods department store. WINDOW DISPLAYS, A CELEBRATION OF DREAMS AND DIOR SAVOIR- FAIRE. PRECIOUS SETTINGS: TWO EXCLUSIVE MULTI-EXPERIENCE POP- UPS.

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Dezeen

MAY 17, 2022

Indoor trees, natural light and a sculptural 12-metre-high waterfall help to create a calming shopping experience inside the Hyundai Seoul department store in Seoul , with interiors designed by Canadian studio Burdifilek. Mirrored display cases allow products to take centre stage.

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Dezeen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Located in the Wonder Room at Selfridges in London, the temporary store was created to launch a new collection of Coach products crafted from reused leather bags and recycled materials. The lighting will be reused for other key stores, including Coach's flagship on Regent Street.

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Jahabow

JULY 9, 2021

You can’t just put everything out in your store without a plan; visual merchandising allows you to tell a story with your displays and products, enticing shoppers to buy. The best way to get shoppers inside your store is to lure them in with your window displays. Rotate Displays Regularly. Adjust the Lighting.

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VMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) COMMERCE, CA — With a trim, modern appearance, Nora Lighting’s MAY LED Track Heads illuminate retail displays in small boutiques or large department stores. Nora Lighting has been a family owned and operated business for more than 30 years. Noralighting.com. Learn about our submission guidelines.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Now, in partnership with the Fifth Avenue Association and luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman, Nest has created an exclusive, olfactory shopping experience around its best-selling product. Consumers can also scan a QR code on the holiday tree display to shop Nest products online at Bergdorf Goodman directly on their phones.

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Barber Design

OCTOBER 28, 2024

To continue our previous article regarding Airport design coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, as designers with a particular eye on duty free retail, we wanted to showcase the latest bravest thinking for travel retail store design. The duty-free stores feel more like a department store than typical airport shopping.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 20, 2021

To enhance the sense of homeliness, the local firm opted for natural materials such as oak flooring, clay walls, travertine display tables and caramel-coloured suede and linen curtains. A colonnade stretches across the entire back wall of the store in a nod to the neoclassical architecture of Copenhagen.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 26, 2023

Fashion brand Acne Studios has opened its latest store in China, which was designed by Stockholm studio Halleroed and is located in the submerged SKP department store designed by Sybarite in Chengdu , China. The 338-square-metre store has a discrete sandstone exterior marked by a red LED sign displaying the brand's logo.

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Retail Focus

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Girl power at Selfridges Two windows were created by Propability for the famous department store using designs by agency Blue Kangaroo. Palm trees, logo and window vinyls were applied to each store. A disco scene from the movie that included the real costumes worn by Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling was delivered.

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Dezeen

AUGUST 4, 2022

Trainers injected with magnets climb the walls and polystyrene ceiling tiles line the floor of Axel Arigato 's "upside-down" office-themed sneaker pop-up in London's Selfridges department store. The concept was in contrast to other sneaker brands at the time, which typically displayed as many shoes as possible across shop walls.

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Dezeen

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Dutch studio AMO has used pillows to form the display stands and line the walls in this tactile womenswear boutique by fashion brand Jacquemus in Paris, France. The studio completed the store's easy-going atmosphere with the help of a stripped-back scheme, including cream-coloured carpet, soft lighting and clothing rails in a milky beige hue.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Here are a few of the latest stores to check out from around the globe. Upmarket department store Nordstrom has introduced a two-storey ‘Home’ space at its Manhattan flagship location as part of the launch of the Nordstrom Home collection nationwide. Luxury nesting with Nordstrom.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Dutch design studio Random Studio has created Bodyscape, a "futuristic" pop-up store, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of French fashion brand Mugler's fragrances. The Mugler installation, which was designed for luxury department store Selfridges , includes sculptural, chrome-effect fragments designed to evoke a woman's body.

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Barber Design

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It’s that time of year again when we take a look at some of the best Christmas window displays and this year we’ve decided to take a look at Christmas windows in two of the world’s greatest shopping capitals – London and New York. Fortnum and Mason. Where they have chosen the theme ‘Believe in Wonder’ for their festive feature.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 7, 2020

As well as featuring classic pieces like the T1000 World Receiver radio and the Phonosuper SK4, affectionately known as Snow White’s Coffin, the display will also include some lesser-known pieces from Rams’ career. It is comprised of a column system for text and features a muted colour palette of olive green and light grey.

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Retail Design Institute

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

department store in Seoul. Veering away from global retail trends, the store was designed to be approachable, while providing visionary design elements that are inspirational and aspirational. A skylight extends through the building core and bathes the space in natural light. The Hyundai, Seoul. CDF Macau, Cotai.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Some small outlets stocked paperback romances, as well as department stores like Big W in Australia and Walmart in the United States. Its light-filled space and book displays show off the covers of its novels. Once, if you wanted to buy romance novels , you had to know where to look.

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VMS

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The latest example is the new Citizen Watch shop in a major Herald Square department store in New York City, which recently installed one of the world’s first consumer-facing augmented reality product display cases. The Challenge. The Process.

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In the soaring ground-floor space, a giant mannequin presides over the displays of SKIMS' ultra-stretchy underwear, loungewear and shapewear collections. These include the New York headquarters for cosmetics company Glossier and a bar inside department store Nordstrom. The photography is by William Abranowicz.

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Dezeen

JANUARY 7, 2023

Experience design firm Random Studio created a series of pop-up installations at London's Selfridges department store that served as temporary shops for French fashion label Jacquemus between May and June last year. A squiggly neon overhead light took cues from the shape and energy of handwriting. Image courtesy of Selfridges.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Be it large-scale printed graphics showing football players in action in sportswear shops, or even digital screens inviting displaying videos of a fashion show in high-end clothing stores, there is huge scope for signs and graphics in retail. For the most recent project, Capital INK chose to work with Drytac’s SpotOn White M50.

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Creative Displays Now

MARCH 8, 2022

From the moment consumers step foot in a store, they start making purchasing decisions based on what they see. The display colors, lighting and messaging play a significant role in which products catch their eye. This practice took off in the 19th century after department store window displays became popular.

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Retail Design Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Located in former department store, the team designed an experience to encourage visitors to explore the brand, its products, and stories. Judges were impressed by the clean and easy to navigate space with its great balance of merchandise displays and interactive elements. Edinburgh (lighting). Suppliers: Atrium Ltd.,

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Dezeen

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Shoes are displayed on white shelves in front of brushed chrome panels. Sci-fi references can be seen across the store, which is fully carpeted in bright red and features brushed chrome panels divided by thin light strips along its walls. "In

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Creative Displays Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

What Is a Retail Store Layout? Also known as a layout design or store design, a retail store layout is a term used to describe how retailers set up their merchandise, product displays and fixtures in a store. The structure of store design is highly influential in the customer experience.

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VMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

(PRESS RELEASE) COMMERCE, CA — With a trim, modern appearance, Nora Lighting’s MAY LED Track Heads illuminate retail displays in small boutiques or large department stores. Nora Lighting has been a family owned and operated business for more than 30 years. Noralighting.com. Learn about our submission guidelines.

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Retail Focus

JULY 24, 2024

Stand-alone pop-ups are particularly effective for brands looking to make a bold statement or test a new market without the long-term commitment of a permanent store. In-store design elements might include interactive displays, sensory experiences, or technology-driven installations that engage visitors on multiple levels.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From its ephemeral presence in the Melbourne CBD to its captivating interior, every aspect of the store is carefully curated, with limited signage enticing curious seekers to discover the elusive spot. Inside, the store defies conventional retail norms.

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