Sears will report a 2009 profit. And Kmart had positive December comps. Those are not misprints.
Building green is in; ignoring it is worse than out.
As retailers struggle through this holiday season, look whose business is booming.
Problem: This new hypermarket needed an enormous and complicated graphics package. Solution: A supplier brought consistency and efficiency to its design book.
In the Zones: Nordstrom experiments with a new, smaller footprint that replaces formal departments with more flexible shopping areas.
Creativity gets consumers’ attention but brand support makes the registers ring.
Walmart (and the Internet) grabbed the honors this weekend. What does Walmart know that others don’t?
Fourth Down: As toy retailers enter into the critical holiday season, they’re setting up some intriguing plays to get shoppers to splurge for the holidays.
We're less with the passing of Cecil Bessilieu, Randy Ridless and David Morgan. But we're greater for the lives they lived.
Back to School: Barneys wanted its customary “cutting edge” for its new Chicago flagship, so it paid architectural tribute to the 19th Century work of Louis...
Time to get a “You know you’re getting old when . . .” birthday card for those 59 parallel lines on every product label.
Joblessness has cut into the store design world. Some talented, capable pros are out there consulting for their lives.
A Fresh Coat: Guess? Inc. updated its Chicago flagship with a clever “whitewashing” that created a clean, refreshed space.
Galloping digital technology has changed store designers’ tools, from pencils and T-squares to computer software and digital renderings. Here’s a look at the latest design software.
Why was Urban Outfitters the Retailer of the Year at last week’s IRDC? It’s all about Isadora.
Technology can bring efficiencies, but can it bring friendships and trust?
There’s a great program, as usual, in Dallas. Where else can you hear what Burt Tansky has to say?
Talking About Their Generation: The 2009 VMSD/Peter Glen Retailer of the Year has built an empire on knowing its customers intimately – then growing with them.
Though it still restricts foreign investment and ownership, the country also has a strong economy, a progressive government and a massive middle class.
As the clock advances, design technology is getting better and better, more and more dynamic.