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Window Displays – The Importance of Customer Communication

VMS

Customers are returning to our High Streets and the shopping malls for that interaction between the sales teams in the stores, and the need to “touch and feel” the merchandise, which is something that cannot be achieved when shopping online. There is the need to get customers excited about your store.

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Luxury Lessons: What High-End Brands Can Teach Store Designers

Retail TouchPoints

“Now that consumers have come back into the stores, everybody really wants an experience,” Plenert said. When they go shopping, they want to be treated specially. They’ll go with their friends, have lunch and then shop afterwards. It also is a way to bring in new customers that may feel intimidated to go into a big store.

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The Art and Business of Christmas Windows in Retail

Retail Focus

Creating a Memorable Shopping Experience In an era dominated by online shopping, the physical retail space must offer an experience that transcends the transactional. Christmas windows, acting as the gateway to the store, set the stage for a memorable shopping journey. Christmas Windows Around the World!

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Jewelry Sales Increased Sharply in July, Survey Finds

VMS

At a national level, back-to-school shopping is well underway, impacting a number of sectors as anticipated in our forecast. Return of the In-Store Shopper: Brick-and-mortar browsing is making its return, with in-stores sales making up 81.9% July numbers reflect a return to the store. Advertisement.

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IRDC 2022 Delivers a Hands-On Experience for Retail Design Pros

VMS

IRDC was also co-located with the Shop! You can read more about this year’s Shop! Fake it Till You Make It,” led by Chuck Palmer, Retail Strategist, and Stephanie Bair-Garant, Director of Visual Merchandising, ZenGenius Inc., Advertisement. NO CRYING IN VISUAL MERCHANDISING. Advertisement.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, well before high-end shops and boutiques graced the iconic retail corridors of Fifth Avenue, Champs-Élysées and Via Monte Napoleone, consumerism and desire became a driving force in Western culture. Right, Left: An advertisement for decor references the return of American soldiers from WWI (left).

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 271 – Amazon Q2 2021 Recap

Retail Geek

Bed Bath & Beyond traditionally is a pretty chaotic treasure hunt so very hard to find your way around people complain that they get lost and can’t find an exit the, the lines of sight in a Bed Bath & Beyond or horrific so they stack product to the roof so you can’t see very far in any direction in the store.