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Hush Puppies Goes Back to the Dog
The shoe brand uses its icon to inspire design buy-in from its international retailers.

When Hush Puppies licenses its name to international retailers, the footwear brand sets the parameters for a consistent store merchandising design.But, as is often the case with franchising, the local retailers have dissected, tweaked and used . . .  » MORE
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Wooden It Be Nice
A retailer achieves an elegant, high-end look for $120 a square foot

Problem: Spector’s wanted a contemporary-yet-sophisticated setting for its men’s store in an Albany, N.Y., mall, but the landlord was footing the bill for design and build-out and the budget was tight. Solution: Designers found a wood ven . . .  » MORE
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Bellagio Everyday
This North Carolina women’s boutique is inspired by its surroundings.

 John Cram, owner of Bellagio Everyday, has a penchant for art and nature. For his women’s apparel store in beautiful Asheville N.C., he has collaborated with local firm Samsel Architects P.A. to replicate the surrounding mountain l . . .  » MORE
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A Pantry Stocked with Health
No complex carbs or processed foods here. Whole Foods' spring window campaign centers on cupboards of healthy foods as the foundation to any diet.

Whole Foods filled the windows at its London store with 34 good-for-you food items identified as cupboard staples as part of its latest window presentation. Designed, produced and installed by Elemental Design (London), the windows feature a hand-dra . . .  » MORE
    A Pantry Stocked with Health


Garden Work
The Chicago Botanic Garden's retail store uproots its old layout in favor of fresh finishes, materials and product groupings for its plants.

The Garden Shop at Chicago’s Botanic Garden has long been known for its strengths in plan science, conservation, research and education. Where it needed improvement was in its presentation, merchandising and revenue-generating design. Charles S . . .  » MORE
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SAQ Sélection
ISP/VM+SD Store Design Competition Winner

The design for the 8200-square-foot SAQ Sélection grew out of a marketing study that revealed consumers wanted more oenological savvy to make informed purchasing decisions. To this end, a discovery zone at the front of the wine store offe . . .  » MORE
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Chicago Botanic Garden Shop
ISP/VM+SD Store Design Competition Winner

The Chicago Botanic Garden bills itself as “the premier teaching garden in the country,” owing to its expertise in botany science and conservation education. When renovating the complex’s 3700-square-foot retail store, the garden&rs . . .  » MORE
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A Home for the Rich and Famous
Tom Ford's Madison Avenue store is defined by opulent design, an attention to detail and the use of beautiful materials

Tom Ford has never been uninteresting. When he left his post as creative director of Gucci in 2004, the fashion world was rife with speculation on what he’d do next. New company? New line? Movies? He was seen hobnobbing with actors, models and . . .  » MORE
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White Space
New York’s Garren Salon debuts with muted colors and lush materials

Celebrity hair stylist Garren has opened another of his signature salons in Manhattan’s historic Sherry Netherland Hotel. Completed by the Sausalito, Calif.-based Barriscale Design Studio, the salon features a sleek and bright white environment . . .  » MORE
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Call of the Island
The Caribbean telecommunications retailer jazzes up its store environment with materials in island-inspired hues

bMobile, a Caribbean telecommunications brand, is one of the most popular mobile service companies across the islands. Its acid-green logo and edgy advertising have been endorsed by Caribbean and international celebrities like soccer star Dwight York . . .  » MORE
    Call of the Island


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