Showing posts with label Retail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retail. Show all posts
Monday, 9 January 2012
Nature Factory Store, Tokyo
http://cubeme.com/blog/2010/12/10/nature-factory-store-by-suppose-design-office/
'Tree' design to bring nature to the retail space, made out of recycled pipes.
'Tree' design to bring nature to the retail space, made out of recycled pipes.
Saturday, 7 January 2012
House of Fraser, Buy&Collect store
House of Fraser, the UK’s leading department store group, has opened its first new concept store in Aberdeen’s Union Square, with iPads, computers and interactive screens replacing merchandise.
The innovative new store will focus on House of Fraser’s Buy & Collect proposition. At 1,500sq ft, the smaller store format will not stock merchandise. Instead, a series of iPads, computers and interactive screens will be used to order products, which are then delivered the following day to either the customer’s home or to the store for collection.
This Buy & Collect store gives customers direct access to over 1,000 brands stocked on House of Fraser’s recently redesigned website, which include exclusives such as Biba and Mary Portas’ label, through to stalwarts like Polo Ralph Lauren, Chanel and MAC.
Customer service is key to the overall concept, with a complimentary coffee bar and comfortable seating encouraging a relaxed shopping environment. Inspired by the level of service given by hotel concierges, the store offers a virtual personal shopping facility as well as traditional department store features including a wedding list and beauty testers. Fitting rooms will also be provided so customers can try on items before taking them home.
Robin Terrell, executive director of multi channel for House of Fraser, commented: "Aberdeen is a thriving city and we’re extremely excited to be returning there with our first House of Fraser.com store. This is an entirely new concept and the launch is a pivotal moment in the development of our multi channel business, which has seen online sales increase by 107% in the first half of the year."
Further House of Fraser.com stores are planned, the next being in Liverpool One, which will open later this year.
The innovative new store will focus on House of Fraser’s Buy & Collect proposition. At 1,500sq ft, the smaller store format will not stock merchandise. Instead, a series of iPads, computers and interactive screens will be used to order products, which are then delivered the following day to either the customer’s home or to the store for collection.
This Buy & Collect store gives customers direct access to over 1,000 brands stocked on House of Fraser’s recently redesigned website, which include exclusives such as Biba and Mary Portas’ label, through to stalwarts like Polo Ralph Lauren, Chanel and MAC.
Customer service is key to the overall concept, with a complimentary coffee bar and comfortable seating encouraging a relaxed shopping environment. Inspired by the level of service given by hotel concierges, the store offers a virtual personal shopping facility as well as traditional department store features including a wedding list and beauty testers. Fitting rooms will also be provided so customers can try on items before taking them home.
Robin Terrell, executive director of multi channel for House of Fraser, commented: "Aberdeen is a thriving city and we’re extremely excited to be returning there with our first House of Fraser.com store. This is an entirely new concept and the launch is a pivotal moment in the development of our multi channel business, which has seen online sales increase by 107% in the first half of the year."
Further House of Fraser.com stores are planned, the next being in Liverpool One, which will open later this year.
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
MIRROR, MIRROR: VM EMERGING TREND
By Claire Dickinson, WGSN, 12 December 2011
Fashion forward brands are using mirrors in new ways to make an impact and show product from all angles.
Dec London Interiors
Analysis
By Hannah Glick, 20 December 2011
- With Christmas round the corner, shoppers make the most of longer opening hours and end-of-season sales
- Christmas and party VM displays include winter wonderland props and nostalgic narrative scenes
- Retailers encourage holiday shoppers with enticing reductions in price, on winter stock and partywear widely promoted across the mid-market
Top trends
- Period armchair shapes look authentic upholstered in aged conker brown leather and plush velvet
- Mid-century chair styles continue to be popular with shearling, raffia and shaggy fur seats
- Large square and rectangular coffee tables in wood, marble and veneer are a minimalist feature piece
- Statement lightshades include flocked chandeliers, tiers of retro plastic curls and crystal teardrop beads
- We note slogan mugs as a key gifting product featuring catchphrases and mantras
- Clean white crockery has a back-to-basics aesthetic
- Wine and champagne glasses for party dining are seen in coloured glass
- Jewel tones of magenta, sapphire blue and peridot green are noted for bed linen
- Frosty metallics look luxe and wintry for blankets and pillows. Schiffli embroidery, beaded embellishment, quilting and ruffles add texture
- Candle sticks look decadent in tall gold and silver period styles with glass flutes and Baroque-inspired patterning
- Pots and vases look luxe in gold and silver. Mirror mosaic, hammered metal and geometric Art Deco patterning all look strong
- Christmas themes feature on soft furnishings with snowflake, reindeer and plaid patterned blankets and cushions
- Christmas influences continue as we see Christmas tree trinkets and novelty accessories
Top retailers
- We love Delcor’s period armchairs with offbeat patterns of dogs and love tattoo graphics
- Designers Guild continues to show stand out textile designs. We like the teacups with a pictorial scene of an Eskimo fishing
- Reindeers make for a festive update on cushions at Harrods and India Jane
- We like the humorous slogan and moustache print mugs at Urban Outfitters
DESTROYED DESIGN: GRAHAM HUDSON X PATRIK ERVELL POP-UP
Non-profit arts and culture organisation BOFFO unveiled Patrik Ervell's pop-up store in collaboration with the British architect. NY
The second annual Building Fashion event launched the temporary retail space designed by London-based architect Graham Hudson to house Patrik Ervell's utilitarian fashion line. On first glance the store looks like it's under construction, with building scraps, scaffolding, crumbling walls and exposed pipes. The concept for the store explored destruction and decay, transforming it into art and design which seamlessly matched Ervell's menswear and womenswear pieces. In line with WGSN's Eco Hedonism macro trend for autumn/winter 2012/13, the store uses recycled rubbish and rubble to creatively merchandise the product.
FANTASY WORLD: IRENE NEUWIRTH POP-UP
Part fairyland, part prehistoric landscape, the Irene Neuwirth pop-up store is a visual extravaganza, NY.
Fluid metal-work, lush plant-life and glass pods are key components in the fantastical VM display at jewellery designer Irene Neuwirth’s TriBeCa pop-up store. The biomorphic installation – titled Fibulae – is a collaboration between Neuwirth and Brooklyn-based architect Marc Fornes of TheVeryMany.
The store was unveiled by non-profit arts and culture organisation BOFFO during the second annual Building Fashion event, with Neuwirth's designs displayed under large glass domes set into a curvy metallic sculpture made from 7,000 brushed aluminium panels. The spectacular, other-worldly golden structure was entirely pre-cut and assembled on the premises.
"I LOVE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN MY VERY MODERN AND FEMININE GEMS AND MARC'S REALLY MODERN AND CONCEPTUAL WORK."
Inside the 19 pods, Neuwirth's feminine necklaces and earrings hang delicately from tree branches appearing as minature landscapes, parallel to a wall of vivid green foliage. The installation is in line with WGSN's Wonderlab macro trend for spring/summer 2013.
Fluid metal-work, lush plant-life and glass pods are key components in the fantastical VM display at jewellery designer Irene Neuwirth’s TriBeCa pop-up store. The biomorphic installation – titled Fibulae – is a collaboration between Neuwirth and Brooklyn-based architect Marc Fornes of TheVeryMany.
The store was unveiled by non-profit arts and culture organisation BOFFO during the second annual Building Fashion event, with Neuwirth's designs displayed under large glass domes set into a curvy metallic sculpture made from 7,000 brushed aluminium panels. The spectacular, other-worldly golden structure was entirely pre-cut and assembled on the premises.
"I LOVE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN MY VERY MODERN AND FEMININE GEMS AND MARC'S REALLY MODERN AND CONCEPTUAL WORK."
Irene Neuwirth
Inside the 19 pods, Neuwirth's feminine necklaces and earrings hang delicately from tree branches appearing as minature landscapes, parallel to a wall of vivid green foliage. The installation is in line with WGSN's Wonderlab macro trend for spring/summer 2013.
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