Category: store experience
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Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Cath’s Cornucopia
in accessories, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, fashion accessories, home, impulse retailing, internationalisation, multi-category, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store theatre, visual merchandising, windowsAmongst the proud pillars of Piccadilly a little floral femininity has broken through the winter weather. Cath Kidston’s first flagship is a bright beacon of colour inviting the passer-by to explore a world of nostalgic designs, a celebration of classic kitsch, a veritable house of horticultural hype. Famous for its floral designs Cath Kidston largely…
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No Standing on Ceremony: Opening Up a Whole New World
in branding & visual communication, customer experience, fashion accessories, footwear, internationalisation, ladies fashion, luxury, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store layout, store theatre, visual merchandisingWhat goes around, comes around is at the heart of a retail philosophy that explores and explodes fashion influences from around the globe, to a growing portfolio of stores serving the insatiable appetites of followers across the continents. Opening Ceremony cleverly combines a wardrobe of favourite fashions such as Kenzo with a perpetually changing array…
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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 opulent ornaments…
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Gyroscopical; Chronological; Cosmonautical: Brilliant Breitling
in accessories, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, fashion accessories, in-store services, internationalisation, jewellery, luxury, packaging, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, retail, retail strategy, space planning, store experience, store theatre, telling product stories, visual merchandisingTime waits for no-one, and Breitling have wasted no time at all in propelling itself to the forefront of watch design and manufacturing par excellence. Every face tells a story and Breitling communicates every story with style, with integrity and with a precision that complements the design of its watches perfectly. The new store environment…
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Great Yarns: The Untold Riches of a Humble Past
In a world of future uncertainties, yet high on nostalgia, heritage, vintage and the warmth & security of the rose-coloured past, there’s an immeasurable wealth in bringing back the past to bear the fruits of future commercial success. Lyle & Scott is no fabrication, but the genuine material, and communicates attractively and intelligently its heritage…
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Weaving Magic: Great Lyle & Scott
Traditional Scottish knitwear brand Lyle & Scott confirms its transformation into a brand at the vanguard of contemporary youth fashion with a first flagship store on hip Carnaby Street. Straight lines and urban materials sit easily with its trendy neighbours whilst its heritage is woven beautifully into the store fabric through the warmth of wood…
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Open: Welcome to the House of Fun
Something pretty peculiar popped up in Islington. The coolest collection of contemporary living from the safest pair of hands in British retail. Open House is a month long pop-up experience exclusively featuring the House collection of John Lewis. The whole is housed in a two-floor space with the ground level given over to informally segmented…
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Crew Cut: Subtle Snapshot of What’s-in Store
Baited breath awaits the arrival of the much vaunted J Crew flagship store on Regent Street. However for the impatient and curious a subtle appetizer awaits amidst the stylish surroundings of Lambs Conduit, number thirty eight. In keeping with its history of opening specialist stores in its native New York the London store is a…
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One Seagull Makes an Evisu Summer: Hand Painted Pocket Poetry
The intimate environs of Boxpark create the perfect setting for the individual art of the exclusive denim brand. Obsessive in detail the manufacturer maintains its personalised proposition through the option of hand-painted pocket designs from its iconic seagull to a variety of signature signs. See the image board: Click below: RetailMeaning Pinterest: An inspirational showcase of…
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Puma21: Summer Season Comes of Age
in branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer-engagement, footwear, leisure & sport, location strategy, Pinterest Gallery, pop-up stores, retail, retail strategy, sales promotions & events, space management, store experience, store theatre, telling product stories, visual merchandisingFor 3 months Boxpark has been home to PUMA21 where the specialist sports brand has shared its space with an array of aspiring artists. Charlotte Stone, the design collective – Circle London and Amar Stewart have exhibited works alongside a limited edition of exclusive Puma products. From the Oslo Crew Sweat to the Traction Backpack…
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