(PRESS RELEASE) NEW YORK — Nosto, an AI-powered commerce experience platform, announced it had acquired SearchNode, a global cloud-based ecommerce search technology company. This transaction marks...
Amanda McAllister ChangeUp’s new, 33-year-old Creative Director is eagerly heading into retail’s challenging future. But she also honors the grand traditions of her retail clients. Always...
...where the city begins and the mall ends and vice versa is blurred. They are located at urban nodes, where transportation nodes, residences, offices and retail...
Q: Covid changed the rules about “going to work.” People were suddenly reexamining what was important and gave life meaning. And, it seemed, working at a...
Catherine Keywan Bergmeyer’s Senior Interior Designer — and 2020 VMSD Designer Dozen winner – got her initial inspiration from TV. She painted her room and redecorated...
Albert Gilkey The Campaign Manager What’s it like dealing with perhaps one of the most widely known and recognized brands? It’s very exciting. The customer has...
Sarah Quinlan The Chief Economist of The Consello Group is not uncertain about this economy – nor about all the great potential for retail. 📷 SARAH...
...the “Checking Out” column on page 36 of the July/August 2020 print edition of VMSD: In addition to the entry experience, which you’d mentioned in the...
Lauren Jonson Walgreens’ Director of Environmental & Fixture Design talks about big-brand messaging, the Covid experience and why she chose graphic design over playing trumpet. Not...
Li Xiang The Shanghai architecture and design groundbreaker experiments with styles, experiences, materials and themes that make you “hold your breath.” Do you remember what first...
What was your background before co-founding TreeHouse? I grew up in a very small town in Southeast Texas, in an area that is ecologically known as...
You’re known for creating store windows for Stuart Weitzman shoes that were more art than merchandise. Where did that begin? In Chicago. We opened at 900...
How misunderstood is feng shui? Many people think they’re hiring a decorator. At first, everyone wanted the little water fountain and the bamboo. So it’s not...
Your journey as an authority on digital consumerism has taken you from being The New York Times’ first manager of digital partnerships and social media to...
When did you decide to make a career in the brand design space? Think of the perfect Venn diagram in your mind’s eye. You have branding...
Francesco Cordua Your career path includes stops working for Gensler, McDonald’s, Old Navy and Tiffany’s, among others. How did that happen? It came out of the...
Your PAVE Rising Star nomination mentions your work with students. What do you wish someone had told you as a young professional? To listen. School’s great...
YOU’RE FROM IRELAND and began your architecture/design career in London. How did you wind up in southwest Ohio, where you’ve worked (in chronological order) for Design...
What were your earliest career aspirations? As a 6-year-old entrepreneur, I remember imagining ‘small businesses’ and then creating them out of whatever was around the house....
What brought you to a career in design and fashion? My interest was there for a long time. When in school at the University of Pittsburgh,...