Sentences with phrase «of retail design»

Saturday afternoon Anthony J. Deen, vice president of retail design and development for Virgin Entertainment Group, will talk about «The New World of Music Retailing,» disclosing the company's plans for its Megastore 2010 project.

Chris Miller of Pacific Store Designs, Inc., one of the retail design firms that we interviewed for the cover story, calls this space the «decompression zone» and advises retailers to leave it open so that customers are not immediately inundated with selling propositions when they walk through the door.

«CASCO has a stunning mix of store habitats that will put pet stores at the cutting edge of retail design and innovation,» said Matthew Bubear, CEO of CASCO Europe.

As I researched this month's cover story on store makeovers, a number of the retail design firms that I spoke with reported that many specialty retailers utilize the first 20 feet of their stores to deliver a value message that focuses on price.

Here is a gallery of the retail design of the PadFone:

Not exact matches

Our exclusive tour of the retailer's corporate office, which was designed to feel like an art gallery.

While zero - hours contracts are particularly common in fast food and retail, other sectors where workflow is unpredictable, such as the creative industries (advertising, PR, film and design), have long employed «per project contract» freelance talent to deal with the ups and downs, and the specific skill requirements of individual projects.

The chain is changing the landscape of retail as its chic yet affordable designs continue to appeal to demanding customers who constantly crave new styles at low prices.

After numerous designs, awareness of Woodland's idea grew and eventually the retail and tech industries got involved in trying to create a successful UPC.

The founder of the luxe candy retailer designed her store to make people smile.

In essence, the core of their business was retail, meaning it makes sense to design the office more like a store that invited shopping and the spending of money.

Like Lululemon, Kit and Ace focuses on design and retail; the job of actually manufacturing the clothes is contracted out to woollen mills and factories in Asia and Italy.

Anderson and Sand had met while both were working on the design of a San Francisco retail store.

Nick and Jill moved into a cottage in the redwood forest near Pescadero, where Nick set about working 16 - hour days at the computer and the sewing machine, testing new fabrics for the next - generation product, designing marketing materials, writing patent applications, and starting to build up a network of retailers.

The spunky British apparel retailer, famous for its Japanese design flare, now has a handful of locations in the Northeast and on the West Coast.

Part of the tea retailer's success has been its focus on store design and how it gets people to sample its product

Contrast this with the modern - day retail model: Brands design an entire season's collection of 10 - 15 styles, do their best to estimate the demand based on wholesale orders or past seasons» performance, and then produce thousands of pieces abroad.

Between overtime and last - minute shipping costs, «suddenly the cost of that new garment was around six times what the original cost of the garment was,» says Stack, who now runs Stitch & Rivet, a design studio and retail boutique in Washington, D.C.

Albert Shum, director of operating system group design at Microsoft, says successful retail sites must deliver a relevant shopping experience.

Why it's revolutionary: Apple already transformed the retail landscape when the minimalistic design of the Apple Store took off, but the world's most valuable company hasn't let up.

Reed's first project about being the chief technology officer of President Barack Obama's second presidential campaign, was to create Modest, a platform designed to make mobile transactions simpler for online retailers.

Looking out on the next decade, Jobs may well be asking himself a variation of that very question: After creating more than $ 150 billion in shareholder wealth, transforming movies, telecom, music, and computing (and profoundly influencing the worlds of retail and design), what should Steve Jobs do next?

To that end, he said, the company sources ideas from buyers, retailers, and design firms as well as grandmothers of the receptionists.

The robots are designed to help the leading U.S. online retailer speed the time it takes to deliver items to customers and better compete with brick - and - mortar stores, where the bulk of Americans still do their shopping.

Like a branch concept being used by Citi in New York, the centrepiece of RBC's so - called retail store is a futuristic financial - planning table designed to impress upon consumers just how far banking has come from the days of long lines and not - so - great service.

He wanted to conjure the elusive magic that delights customers at Apple stores, or at a handful of brick - and - mortar retailers such as Burberry, H&M, Target, J. Crew, Lululemon (lulu), and a few others devoted to the art and design of the product and the space.

That means Cloth & Company holds no inventory, and can take more design risks and spin up partnerships with retailers like Target (tgt) and Amazon in a matter of a month, says co-founder Meganne Wecker.

Take a look at women's retailer Chico's, for which my company, Vision Critical, provides a customer intelligence platform, a secure, cloud - based community of thousands of customers who help improve products, store design and marketing.

Says Philp: «The expectation was that this would be the retail paradise we'd eternally pined for — a magical mix of quality and design and affordability that we'd always imagined our neighbours to the south were enjoying while we were denied.

This 1,070 - foot - tall office skyscraper, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, will become the centerpiece of the San Francisco Transbay redevelopment plan, which contains a mix of office, transportation, retail, and residential uses.

David Denniston, director of environmental design at Fitch, a retail merchandising consulting firm in Columbus, Ohio, weighs in on four other store trends.

Luxury retailer Barney's (an exclusive retail partner for the MICA cuff) and the Council of Fashion Designers of America recommended Opening Ceremony as a creative partner because of its modern and multinational approach to design, according to Carol Lim, co-founder of the New York - based global retailer and fashion brand.

Not only is the $ 28 - million, four - storey office one of the greenest in Canada, but it's also been designed to encourage the active, healthy lifestyles one would expect from the staff of an outdoor sports clothing and equipment retailer.

Manhattan's annual spectacle is just one more salvo unleashed in the retail wars as flagship stores vie for design awards, rave reviews and the hearts and dollars of those strolling by.

Miniso's pitch to customers of «aesthetics and intelligent design» that will «enrich» their lives taps into that, with the added promise of rock - bottom prices, making it something of a stylish Dollarama — the storefront window has a large sign proclaiming «$ 2.99, High Quality Life» and items in the store retail for anywhere from $ 1.50 to $ 25.

It's designed to encourage spending on Amazon.com and purchase of the retailer's $ 99 per year Prime membership.

Under existing VOS program designs, solar customers continue to purchase all of their electricity from the grid at the utility's retail rate and receive credit for the solar electricity exported to the grid at the approved VOS rate.

The collection is designed to coordinate with JCPenney Home, one of the retailer's most popular private labels, the company said.

«This is going to be an alternative form of e-commerce,» says Greg Fant, chief marketing officer at One Kings Lane, the design - centric home - decor web retailer.

This store in particular is one of the nation's top discount retailers, carrying a huge inventory of items designed to appeal to a cost - conscious consumer.

Christened Z3 Technologies, the business was born of CEO Evan Giniger's efforts to speed information flow among all the parties involved in retail - design projects he manages for clients such as Levi Strauss, Liz Claiborne, and Gateway.

Fab.com will focus on selling a wide assortment of items from other designers and retailers with an emphasis on «design gifts and collectibles,» Goldberg said.

Williams - Sonoma hires in the areas of design and creative, technology, inventory management, corporate, customer care, merchandising and retail, supply chain, and distribution and manufacturing and has posted a range of flexible employment opportunities in the past, including part - time, full - time, and telecommuting jobs.

That's why First Capital Realty is renowned for our highly selective and strategic retail locations, our functional designs, our thoughtfully assembled mix of tenants and our commitment to excellence in property operations.

We currently serve hundreds of retail automotive dealerships and automobile manufacturers with sales and marketing strategies designed to maximize traffic opportunities, market share, and increase dealership profits.

The needs of our clients drive our design direction, providing the foundation from which we create incredible interiors encompassing the scope from retail interior design to corporate and institutional.

Michael Kors Holdings Limited engages in the design, marketing, distribution, and retail of branded men's and women's apparel and accessories.

Seattle - based Starbucks says all of its company - owned retail stores and its corporate offices will be closed the afternoon of May 29 for «a training program designed to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks store feels safe and welcome.»

We offer a unique selection of rich finishes, design options, and functional solutions fitting the demands of today's commercial office, retail, restaurant, institutional, hospitality and residential environments.

Furthermore, since retail deposits tend to be sticky, the design of the LCR encourages their use as a primary funding source.