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New York StyleThe author uses the city around him for inspiration. Store windows, construction sites, even Broadway shows provide design ideas for these troubled times.
All designers are inspired by the world around them. But I live and work in New York City, so the world around me happens to be Manhattan, where the opportunities to become inspired are everywhere I go, everywhere I turn. Inspiration filters i . . . » MORE |
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Recession Survival KitLearn how to equip your retail environment to weather a chillier economy.
Call it a recession, a correction or a seventh-inning stretch, the results are the same: Costs are up, consumer confidence is down and many retailers are struggling to make ends meet. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, almost . . . » MORE |
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Creative Kickstarts: Stuck in the Mud?Tools to use when that next great idea is struggling to emerge.
Over all my years in this business, I’ve had the good fortune to work with some stellar groups of designers, whose spirit seemed to flow directly into the work they produced. Teams like these are fun to be a part of and to watch. To observe the . . . » MORE |
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Do you "Habla Espanol"?Field Report: It's a big, diverse market. Don't try to paint it with a broad cliché.
It’s been well-documented that the Hispanic-American population is the most rapidly growing segment in the U.S. Less-well-documented is how retailers should address that market. One thing is certain. It isn’t simply a question of how you . . . » MORE |
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Commune With NatureYou might uncover your best ideas out there in the woods.
There is a place I escape to outside of Columbus, Ohio. It’s a rustic ecological retreat center located on a land preserve, just an hour and a half outside of the city, past soft rolling hills, farms and country stores. The place is set up on t . . . » MORE |
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Field Report: Pint-Size AttractionThere's one prerequisite when you design for a kid. You have to think like a kid.
Designing for kids – you might be tempted to say it’s “child’s play.” But we know that while the customer may be small, the opportunity is not. Kids’ buying power is estimated to be upwards of $18 billion, promisin . . . » MORE |
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Your Brilliant IdeaHow to sell even the most reluctant retail clients on that next great design concept.
Everyone in retail is selling ideas – even the store associate fluffing up a sweater display. But what do you do when that can’t-miss idea you know customers will love is resisted because of classic, fearing-the-unknown, risk-avers . . . » MORE |
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Field Report: Designing for Arab CountriesBusiness there is rarely “as usual”
In the last decade, the Middle East has become home to the largest shopping center in the world. Soon to follow will be the tallest building in the world, the largest theme park complex and shopping mall and one of the busiest airports. Fantastic and . . . » MORE |
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VM+SD Top 50 Retail Design Firms - 2008Who’s creating all those store spaces
VM+SD’s annual survey of retail design firms serves as a one-stop resource for answering the following questions: Who are the biggest players in the field? Who are the sector specialists? Who’s located in which part of the country? Who&rs . . . » MORE |
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Back to the FutureNeiman Marcus turns 100 this year with an eye already on 200
For the previous 100 years, Neiman Marcus was the sophisticated embodiment of the Milan and Paris runways, staying ahead of the fashion curve as it brought cutting-edge style to its sophisticated and wealthy clientele in the U.S. Now, as it enters it . . . » MORE |
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