A store’s layout and design often serve as a customer’s first impression of a business. Of course, it should be effective in persuading someone to make a purchase. However, it should also communicate ...

Image Courtesy of MoMA Design Store; photo by Eric Petschek In addition to reducing the store’s SKU count, the fully redesigned space emphasizes accessibility, storytelling and good design as ...

The evolution of retail design warrants a study of architectural practice in the digital realm. While physical commercial spaces have been the conventional center of shopping experiences, the emergent ...

Landini Associates has announced the debut of its design for ALDI Corner Store, an art-infused, small-format retail model that embraces fresh food, local artist collaborations, and an elevated ...

C-store retailers should be data-driven in their efforts to assess the problem of shrink within their operations. "It's easy to assume that shoplifting is rarer at a brand-new, next-gen c-store in an ...

A few months ago, I popped into a department store to grab a shirt for an event that night. Five minutes later, I’d looped past the same endcap twice and somehow ended up in housewares, miles from ...

When nearly anything can be bought with a few taps on a screen, brick-and-mortar stores have to work harder—and smarter—to earn a visit. Retail design, and the magic of merchandising, is something ...

Bath & Body Works recently debuted a store design dubbed Gingham+, according to a company press release. The concept includes a new layout, technology features and scent bars in select locations.

Modern grocery stores often feel carefully designed, yet many shoppers suspect those designs serve retailers more than customers. Layout strategies that once helped people find essentials quickly are ...

While the Apple World Trade Center retail store does not offer anything different than what other Apple Stores do, it is the location that it resides by that makes it special. Located 1.5 miles away ...

Pharmacies offer vital healthcare services, but they aren’t known for exciting interiors. So, adding a dynamic look to physical stores seems like an obvious strategy for winning back customers lost to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. This article is more than 3 years old. Ulta Beauty's new ...