Despite concerns about store closures and bankruptcies as well as the rise of online giants like Temu and Shein, retailers are still making in-store experiences an investment priority. In fact, 83% of respondents to the 2025 Store Design & Experience Survey said store design and experience investments have become a bigger priority at the organizational level.
Key concerns for store designers include the still-rising cost of materials, identified by 67% of retailer respondents, and their top store design and visual merchandising priorities including experimenting with new, more creative visual methods to tell the brand story (74%) and integrating sustainability into design plans and material decisions (71%).
You can dig deeper into the current state of store design by downloading the survey from Retail TouchPoints and Design:Retail.
