With all the focus on e-commerce and websites, it’s easy to forget that online sales still only accounted for about 10 percent of all retail transactions last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau ...

A store’s layout and design often serve as a customer’s first impression of a business. Of course, it should be effective in persuading someone to make a purchase. However, it should also communicate ...

Pink as a Design Tool: Atmosphere, Identity, and Experimentation in Interior Design In 2001, Apple issued its Retail Store Manifesto, proclaiming its ambition to use retail to convince people that ...

Image Courtesy of MoMA Design Store; photo by Eric Petschek In addition to reducing the store’s SKU count, the fully redesigned space emphasizes accessibility, storytelling and good design as ...

1. Fresh Produce at the Entrance: A Healthy First Impression You walk into a grocery store and the first thing that greets ...

A few months ago, I popped into a department store to grab a shirt for an event that night. Five minutes later, I’d looped past the same endcap twice and somehow ended up in housewares, miles from ...

As part of its technology-driven retail strategy, Walmart has unveiled a new digitally-enabled look and feel to its store design and layout rolling out to hundreds of stores this year to create an ...

Landini Associates has announced the debut of its design for ALDI Corner Store, an art-infused, small-format retail model that embraces fresh food, local artist collaborations, and an elevated ...

C-store retailers should be data-driven in their efforts to assess the problem of shrink within their operations. "It's easy to assume that shoplifting is rarer at a brand-new, next-gen c-store in an ...

Pharmacies offer vital healthcare services, but they aren’t known for exciting interiors. So, adding a dynamic look to physical stores seems like an obvious strategy for winning back customers lost to ...

Bath & Body Works recently debuted a store design dubbed Gingham+, according to a company press release. The concept includes a new layout, technology features and scent bars in select locations.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. This article is more than 3 years old. Ulta Beauty's new ...