Category: assortment structure planning
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Personal Spaces: A Meeting of Monsoon Minds
Monsoon and Accessorize, although long time co-inhabitants of the same family home, have rarely and inconsistently been seen out in public together. However lifestyle changes and a move towards the evolution of an intimate third place for women have resulted in a more common and strategic crossing of paths, with not only shared store…
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Tiger in your tank: Pinterest Gallery
Tiger, with its impulse offer and low prices, is thriving and turning up not only in secondary locations and low-rent backwaters but on some of the most expensive streets in London. After a trial in Tottenham Court Road, the Danish destination has opened its doors on Oxford Street, rubbing shoulders with value giants such as…
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Tiger Earns Its Stripes: The Cat In Search of the Cream of London
Natural survivors evolve and expand beyond their traditional habitats widening their historical distribution. Tiger, with its impulse offer and low prices, is thriving and turning up not only in secondary locations and low-rent backwaters but on some of the most expensive streets in London. After a trial in Tottenham Court Road, the Danish destination…
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Irregular Heartbeat: The Life & Soul of Footwear
In the heart of Carnaby Street, at the centre of Soho is a footwear store that embodies and embraces the entrepreneurial spirit and ethos of excitement of the area like no other. Irregular Choice will set the pulse racing of anyone on the prowl for individual and exciting footwear. 600 footwear ideas a year come…
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Proof of the Pudding: “Rice is certainly not skin deep!”
Cast away those pungent memories of school dinner halls – the world has changed. Scratch the surface and “rice is certainly not skin deep.” Rice to Riches takes a staple of world diet and explodes it into popular culture with imagination, humour and a degree of good taste. If its possible to do so…
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“Gone Fishing!”: Satisfying Eddy’s Eclectic Taste!
In one of the strongest retail sectors in the world which has spawned such benchmark companies as Crate & Barrel, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn with their precision space planning & slide rule store presentation, there is another homeware retailer whose apparently chaotic store environment masks an equally shrewd commercial strategy. Fish’s Eddy feeds…
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Listening Booths: Playing a Popular Tune for the Local Crowd
Minimising assortment for the same or increased sales is the deal that soothes many a headache for an over-stretched buying team. More for less is a wise choice, but a risky and brave one for the ill-informed. Grocery stores exhibit the ultimate and most topical examples of the tailored assortment as every brand clamours…
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From Knightsbridge to Airbridge: Flying the Harrods Flag
Something has changed in the retail offer at Gatwick airport, South Terminal, as part of the enormous investment in the airport. Centre stage of the new development is Harrods. In the extensive store there are plenty of brands attracting the attention from Longchamps to Swarovski to DKNY but it’s the clever commercialisation of the…
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A Sonic Site for Sore Eyes is Music to Your Urbanears
The myriad of messages are presented in a beautifully simple and stylish way allowing the customer to select by lilac, lemon or whatever hue is particularly you. Limited editions combine function and fashion, with the superbly subtly coloured Pumpkin capturing amber audio ambiance ideal for your autumn activities. Environmental credentials are encapsulated by Platten,…
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New Home: West Comes East to be Part of the Furniture
Style travels well, … and judging from the stunning arrival of West Elm on this side of the pond, the American home fashion retailer is about to make serious waves in the UK decor market. The essential elements have been transported safely with its distinctive high wall displays, blocked shelving, colour story chic and…
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