Category: branding & visual communication
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Hunter Gatherer: More than Just a Rainy Day
A perennial problem for any noteworthy brand with a reputation built on an icon is the development of a wider commercial proposition away from the sanctuary of its established safe-haven. Hunter rules the rainy roost for premium Wellington boot buyers and is currently circumnavigating the choppy waters of expansion developing an assortment for the…
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Town Centre Retail Regeneration: The Complexity of Delivering Simple Principles
The simple truth of a successful and thriving retail destination is that you need the right assortment of shops and you need each one to be as good as it possibly can be. It doesn’t take the proverbial brain surgeon but it does take a meeting of commercial minds, and the work of many…
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Lush Pastures New: More than Merely Cosmetic
Simply as a concept Lush began its life as one of the most innovative and exciting brands ever conceived. In a world of copycats and unsubtle insurgents it’s easy to forget that the idea of tasty toiletries dressed up as fresh fayre, chalk-boards championing cosmetic concoctions and bath-bombs transforming every aquatic adventure all came first…
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Aaah Bicester! Tasty Temptations in “Tesco Town”
It’s fair to say that Tesco has always been at the vanguard of UK supermarket design from its famous 3D animated penguins and oversized banana signage to the opening of the UKs first true hypermarket concept, experimentation with category management with a focus on customer journey and missions to its collaboration on convenience and petrol…
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Personalised Promotional Activity for OmniChannel Customers
What has always been the most important thing when communicating with customers?The answer is relevance. A promotional message that is given in “the right place at the right time” is relevant to the customer, is of benefit and will deliver a sale – the customer will shake your hand. Equally a promotional message which…
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Apple Digital Garden: A Natural Evolution
It is a fair claim to say that Apple revolutionised retail just as it had with entertainment, work and communications channels before. This visionary business realised that the value of theatre and physical interaction was at the core of the retail experience; and that immediate sales were only a secondary objective for directly owned stores…
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Fashion, Fusion & Follies: Selfridges Studio Experience
Building excitement and new physical experiences is transforming the third floor of Selfridges London into a must-see destination as it unveils a series of lifestyle studios to entice & enthral its adrenaline driven customers. The Design studio is the latest area to be unveiled and at over 1000sqm presents itself a home for innovative…
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Centrifugal Celebration: Dyson’s Hair-Raising Experience
To call the new Dyson experience on Oxford Street a museum would be to relegate its content to the realms on history whereas this celebration of centrifugal forces is a testament to the extraordinary inventions of the future. This world-renowned company has of course cut its technological teeth on sucking seamlessly and extraordinarily efficiently…
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Retailers – “You’ve never had it so complicated!”
Is your retail brand ready to succeed in a complicated, customer orientated world? Without doubt, life used to be easy for retailers. To echo the famous words directed to the general public “you’ve never had it so good” the equally valid claim to retail businesses was definitely “you’ve never had it so easy!” In…
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Fossilisation: A Personal Investment
Far from remaining in the history of time, Fossil’s latest incarnation inhabits the modern world of customisation and personalisation, with new products, new services and a whole new store with a clear focus on the “his” & “hers.” An investment in individual identity. Most noticeable in the latest concept is the introduction of the…
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