Specialty Apparel

shoeBUZZ

The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley, Millbury, Mass.

Published

19 years ago

February 1, 2005

admin1

Innovative Signage/Graphics
Special Award
Monastero & Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

Signage and graphics drive the design at shoeBUZZ, a new kids' shoe store designed to make shopping fun for kids and convenient for parents. Fun fixtures feature games on side panels, creating a diversion for the target clientele. And the unique logo pervades all store signage, including the FitZone, where the “Buzz Patrol” (store personnel) checks shoe sizes.

Client: Stride Rite Children's Group, Lexington, Mass.
Pam Salkovitz, president, Children's Group
Jay Nannicelli, svp, retail operations
James Harte, director, retail and construction

Design: Monastero & Associates Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
Nina Monastero, principal-in-charge
Edith Twining, designer
Jonathan Merin, job captain

General Contractor: Treehouse Development, Lake Mary, Fla.

Outside Design Consultants: Friskey Design, Sherborn, Mass. (graphics)
Lux Lighting Design, Belmont, Mass. (lighting)
Zade Co. Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (engineers)

In-Store Graphics: ICL Imaging, Framingham, Mass.

Mobile fabricator: Unigami, Coral Springs, Fla.

Interactive toy panels: Custom Surroundings, Valley City, Ohio

Fixtures: OPTO Intl. Inc., Wheeling, Ill.

Storefront signage: Colite Intl. Ltd., West Columbia, S.C.

Photography: Lucy Chen, Somerville, Mass.

MasterClass: ‘Re-Sparkling’ Retail: Using Store Design to Build Trust, Faith and Brand Loyalty

HOW CAN WE EMPOWER and inspire senior leaders to see design as an investment for future retail growth? This session, led by retail design expert Ian Johnston from Quinine Design, explores how physical stores remain unmatched in the ability to build trust, faith, and loyalty with your customers, ultimately driving shareholder value.

Presented by:
Ian Johnston
Founder and Creative Director, Quinine Design