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 ...

Thanks to a variety of macroeconomic pressures, few large retailers have truly thrived over the past year. Beauty company Ulta is one of those that has, despite inflation putting a strain on many ...

Walmart has introduced a new signature experience at its incubator location in Springdale, Ark. called “Time Well Spent.” The updated store has new features aimed at amplifying the physical, human and ...

The ecommerce surge generated by COVID-19 fueled a long-standing debate within the retail industry regarding the role of brick-and-mortar. But while reports of the “death” of the physical store have ...

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 ...

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 ...