Category: branding & visual communication
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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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“UFO lands in NYC!”: Uniqlo’s Universal Appeal
Uniqlo is on an international mission from its Japanese heartland to become truly an international fashion destination. It is already the 4th biggest fashion retailer after Inditex, H&M and the GAP. The new 5th avenue store is as impressive a brand statement as you could ever wish to see. The store is spread over…
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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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Sweet Sounds for UrbanEars: Colour in a World of White Noise
A simple store speaking louder than words makes the action of listening a pleasure and an experience. UrbanEars is a concept in listening from Scandinavia, an ergonomic and aesthetic sound sensation for all the world to enjoy. The concept is based around colour , sound quality and the pleasure of wearing headphone in the…
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