Category: store experience
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Battlements to Condiments: Tower of London in Mint Condition
Where there are people, there are customers and there is the opportunity for retail. The world-wide trail of tourist destinations is opening up the potential of this phenomenon, satisfying the daily demands of its millions of open-mouthed, empty stomached, hungry, thirsty, time-starved, cash-rich customers who pass through their historical doors day-on-day. Turning a horrible…
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Be-dazzled: Pinterest Retro-Techno Pull & Bear
A colour, graphic explosion lights up the latest store incarnation of Pull & Bear, the young casual concept from Inditex. But this is no blind leading the colour blind, no random application of hues and tones to randomly revive a fading friend. In a very cool but classic way Pull & Bear has combined the…
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Notcutts Horti-Cultural Gastro Gardening Universe: View the Pinterest Gallery
All the fun of traditional fayre with a generous helping of city street culture. See the image board: Click below: RetailMeaning Pinterest: An inspirational showcase of brand new, retro, and vintage shop designs, visual displays & customer experiences. Classic retail spaces with forever lessons. Click the link to see new & classic retail Pinterest boards.…
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Retro-Techno Pull & Bear: A Colour Daze of Future Passed
A colour, graphic explosion lights up the latest store incarnation of Pull & Bear, the young casual concept from Inditex. But this is no blind leading the colour blind, no random application of hues and tones to randomly revive a fading friend. In a very cool but classic way Pull & Bear has combined the…
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Horti-Cultural: The Centre of the Gastro Gardening Universe
Notcutts have embarked on a journey of discovery from languishing local garden centres to regional destinations for the horticultural and gastronomic worlds. The newly opened Nottingham store features a food extravaganza turning the traditional top soil of garden centre cafes on its head, as it creates serious furrows in the brows of Beefeaters, Harvesters and…
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Tipple Point: A Storming Tea Cup
In the trend soaked streets of Shoreditch an avant garde angle on the traditional cup of tea is putting on the proverbial and literal kettle in anticipation of your next visit. Where Whittards once was, T2 is now the fresh from the tea fields’ package, adding its own individual flavour, refined to the taste of…
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Seasonal Selfridges: Winter in a Tourist Wonderland
Christmas comes but once a year, and so do tourists. So, with this in mind, and with the usual indomitable Selfridge’s spirit, the Winter Wonderland has already arrived in anticipation of those seasonal September sales. Globetrotters in search of gifts and glitter are falling over themselves heading for the fourth floor to immerse themselves…
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Defining Desigual: Putting a Price on Personality
Always the unashamed showcase for unique creativity and distinct colour combinations and designs, Desigual sometimes felt like the awkward overdressed guest at the party that was the hugely successful Spanish high street. Against the mass market commercial appeal of its rivals, their fast fashion footwork, and intelligent interpretations of the catwalk, Desigual had many admirers,…
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Passion Fruit: Lululemon Squeezing Life to the Full
Shops don’t just sell and retailers don’t just retail in the passionate world of modern consumer brands. Talking the talk has moved to walking the walk and now to dreaming the dream, where assortment and retail store portfolios are simply the essential baggage required for living the life of the brand. Yoga inspired Lululemon…
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Soho Alive & Kicking: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Soho returning to its roots as the 21st Century Jimi Hendrix experience returns to its streets, for a few weeks at least. “People, Hell & Angels” is the latest and most authentic posthumous album from the 60’s guitar hero. And to launch the album a unique Pop-up shop has arrived just off Carnaby Street,…
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