Price still rules the grocery sector. But the rising popularity of private-label brands and diverse store concepts are proving to be viable recession-busting strategies.
The lowdown on retail's burgeoning hotspots.
VMSD reviews the scenes that made us smile this holiday season
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.
New ‘white box’ shopping complex is part retail center, part life-as-art experience.
VMSD’s 2009 Retail Renovation Competition winners deliver thrills without frills to reignite retail appeal.
Vendor shop-in-shops help retailers stand out from the competition while quenching consumers’ thirst for product knowledge.
Discount retailer Dollar General is upgrading its merchandise presentations… to a point.
A branded in-store shop is helping Best Buy dial in a bigger share of the mobile communications business.
High-end retailers chase ‘value-for-quality’ shoppers
Airport concourses are flying high as sites for higher-end stores and cool restaurants.
Sector Spotlight: Retailers are re-examining what was once the “recession-proof” health, beauty and cosmetics department.
How to find inspiration and guidance from the next generation of designers
Old Navy’s new mannequins may signal a return to more realistic models with an obvious ethnicity.
High-tech screens play a high-profile role at Zacky's New York store.
Premium drinks giant Diageo's new refrigerated “pods” are designed to drive beverage sales at European supermarkets.
Check out our gallery of reader-submitted examples of creative small-store visual merchandising.
Let creative merchandising seduce customers with these tips.
As lighting codes continue to evolve, retailers can look to advances in daylighting options for alternative illumination sources.
Sector Spotlight: The major U.S. book retailers are facing a future in which consumers text, Twitter, blog, download and Kindle, but they don’t buy books.