Treasure&Bond may be Nordstrom’s new, cool downtown retail experiment, but it’s running on a lean and mean budget, and donating all profits to charity
The visual merchandisers of the 1980s and 90s still have plenty to say
The 105-year-old brand gets hip with modern technology, telling old and new stories to trendy New York shoppers
Who can blame anxious retailers for moving up the start of the holiday shopping season? Apparently everyone!
The desire to be plugged into the newest technology is driving the world of consumer electronics, from need to aspiration
The city’s trendies keep finding new areas to shop and hang out
Starbucks and Nordstrom find ways to proactively help their fellow countrypersons
Steve Jobs leaves a void in the world of store design
These spaces use design to tell their brand story
The new North Face store brings the adrenaline rush of the brand’s website to its bricks and mortar setting
A “Today Show” reporter discovers that mannequins actually lead to sales
C-stores are being forced to upgrade and drop the 'smokes and Cokes' image as competition moves into their territory
A suddenly modest Abercrombie demands that “Jersey Shore” cast stop wearing its stuff
Whole Foods Market has ridden through the recession, keeping its ideals without lowering its standards
A new LG concept store in Singapore repositions the electronics maker as a cutting-edge, premium brand
S&P has downgraded the nation’s bond rating. And yet, luxury retail is thriving
Macy’s rebuilt a damaged mall store in Warwick, R.I., with an eye toward a new national design strategy – including, perhaps, its Herald Square overhaul
Some Chinese retailers have apparently ripped off our Apple stores – but didn’t quite get it right
C&A had been Brazil’s drab and crowded fast-fashion store. Now it’s as bright and trendy as the market it serves
Nordstrom is shuttering its Indianapolis store