Retail ThinkTank: Store Ops & Design (2022)

Beyond Yoga Stresses Relaxed Comfort for Brick-and-Mortar Debut’s Design

One year after its acquisition by Levi Strauss & Co., Beyond Yoga has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Los Angeles, where…

Great Store Experiences Don’t Mean Making it Disneyland — Invest With Your Brand Ethos in Mind

The past two years have proven that the store is anything but dead. Retail has managed to bounce back from the depths…

DTC Brands Forge Unique Paths to Growth

As many direct-to-consumer brands are learning, there is no one-size-fits-all strategy for growth. After all, there are so many channels and touch…

Pop-Up Strategies That Power Unique Shopper Journeys

Despite their temporary nature, pop-up shops are intended to make a lasting impression on visitors through offering extraordinary consumer journeys. These spaces…

How ‘Retailtainment’ Multiplies the Impact of Experiential Spaces

Are “retailtainment” and “experiential retail” essentially different names for the same thing? Not really, although they do share a number of elements….

How EMERGE in Color’s Design Connected Black Creatives With Luxury Consumers

Even though it operated for little more than one month, EMERGE In Color at Los Angeles’ Beverly Center created a powerful space…

Study: 82% of Retail Workers Say Stress and Burnout Have Increased

There are strong signs that the “Great Resignation” is still having a major impact on the U.S. job market as a whole,…

New Solana Spaces Store in NYC Heralds Coming Wave of ‘Phygital’ Web3 Concepts

[Editor’s Note: See the store for yourself and go behind the scenes with Co-founder Vibhu Norby in our Store Tours video here.]…

How DTC Brands Are Scaling the Store Experience

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are increasingly turning to stores in order to continue their path to growth. However, if companies like Warby Parker…

New ‘Phygital’ Experience at Saks, Neiman Marcus Aims to Bring Shoppers into the Metaverse

Fashion designer Jonathan Koon has teamed up with the retail-focused metaverse world Highstreet to launch a “phygital” experience at Saks Fifth Avenue,…