Everyone is grappling with the realities of this pandemic. What it means for their business, customers, employees, and the future of their brand is uncertain. As dire as that sounds, always keep in mind, this will all end eventually. Quarter20 is always looking ahead, and now is no different. When people go into stores, what will they find and how will it be changed is a question that we are looking to answer.
Take a look at how these five major global brands are focusing on sustainability in their retail building and design strategies. From a focus on earth-friendly fixtures and materials to customer engagement with sustainable initiatives in-store, these brands are making sustainable retail design a priority.
The Case For Convenience. How These Retailers Built Convenience Directly Into Their Brand Experience
Read how these major brands have built convenience directly into their retail brand experience.
The evolution of the retail market has created a chasm between the online and offline experience. The transactional nature of e-commerce has created a consumer expectation of ultra-convenience, which retailers are incorporating at all levels of the purchase process. In the digital age of convenience, shopping online and in-store from the same retailer can feel different resulting in the massive adoption of technology to help build convenience in shopping experiences in online stores and brick-and-mortar stores. The following tips highlight the various ways that retailers can build a convenience store concept among their customers.
As legal cannabis sales continue to grow, there's a movement among dispensaries to improve the perception of cannabis, from educating consumers to providing a luxury buying experience. There is a growing trend across the industry to create spaces that are cutting-edge design statements and feature elegant décor and a one-of-a-kind, branded luxury buying experience. Cannabis dispensaries are giving designers like us a new canvas to explore. From incorporating natural materials like rich woods, stone, and bright lighting, to creating retail establishments in alternative spaces - creative dispensary design is working to brand cannabis retailing as a luxury experience. We are more than up for that challenge.
Major brands are building in-store community experiences into their brand strategy and store designs attracting internet shoppers into their physical spaces to interact with and purchase their products.
Airports offer different spaces to tell stories and engage with customers, but the conversation is very different from a storefront on Main Street. We appreciate how there are new experimental spaces that are going up in airports across the world.
Senior Project Manager Scott Jacobs and Senior Account Executive Stacey Santoro visited GlobalShop @ RetailX. A few stand out highlights from what they saw.
Our team visited the Louis Vuitton Pop-up that was on Randolph st. in Chicago. Here are some of our impressions and take aways from the Chicago part of the pop-up tour.
our designers toured Neocon 2019 and had some great take aways for your next retail experience.