
How do retailers manage the best from their staff and thereby achieve excellence in quality and customer satisfaction? Read this book written by Luc Ardies.

How do retailers manage the best from their staff and thereby achieve excellence in quality and customer satisfaction? Read this book written by Luc Ardies.

Developing a framework for understanding authentic retail settings. Learn from this research report.

Pimkie Color Forecast shows you in real time what colors people are wearing in the fashion capitals - Paris & Milan & Antwerp. Discover more about this app.

The convenience industry is growing faster than ever, as people lead busier and busier lifestyles. Within the sector there are many innovative and in some cases ‘whacky’ ideas. Read this article...

An Australian IKEA store tested out last year the idea of having a “play space” for weary husbands and boyfriends. Read this article.

A new generation of consumer spaces that reinvent the experience of the customer relationship. Read this article...

According to Mc Kinsey research, the bottom half of apparel articles typically account for just 5% of sales; they represents a ton of bad complexity. Read this article...

The idea is that consumers will be able to ask all manner of questions about products, trends and recommendations. Read this article...

Discover how the traditional rules of store design are broken by Abercrombie & Fitch in its Paris branch. Read more about this...
After testing a pilot, Albert Heijn plans to introduce greeters in all its big sized locations, they will guide customers to specific products and promotional offers. Read more about this...

If a customer stands in front of the machine, it estimates their attributes from anonymous video analysis, and shows advertising content to match the customers demographic. Discover more about this vending machine...

Shop in Haarlem (The Netherlands) for men and women selling cool streetwear, shoes, accessories and books. The store also stocks art works by students of art schools across the country and from time to time there's a showcase of emerging artistic talent. The owners are actively involved in the shop that provides a good vibe. Clean white interior mixed with maplewood. Discover more...

Brennels (Kraggenburg, Netherlands) offers fashion made from organic cotton and nettles: supple, casual, cool and modern.
Source: Brennels Mode

Oldenhof Cooking Shop is set in a huge monumental building in the heart of Hilversum (Netherlands). The 2500 m2 cooking shop and cooking studio is the largest of their kind in Europe. Everything, absolutely everything you could need in the kitchen is available here. Discover more...

The Vertu flagship store opened early 2009 near the Ginza 4-chome crossing in Tokyo (Japan). The store is Vertu’s first in Japan, and the largest of Vertu’s 19 flagship boutiques worldwide. The store is spread over 3 floors, and accommodates a relaxed private viewing lounge in addition to the main store. There are rumours that it will be closed in the near future. Discover more...

"Hier is de plek" is an inspiring place set up by a bank in Utrecht (Netherlands) where students and entrepreneurs come together to work, study and relax. You can meet in this inspirational environment to discuss your project. Read your study material, hang back on a bench or enjoy surfing on one of the borrowed Ipads. Discover more...

Koekela is one local favourite in Rotterdam (Netherlands). In this store you will find freshly baked cookies, muffins, scones and cakes. All homemade according the original Koekela recipes. It is a challenge for them to use traditional methods and still remain creative and innovative. Discover more...

The specialist cheese company Cantina Guffanti with headquarters and ageing cellars in Arona (Italy) have been listed by the Wall Street Journal in 2010 amongst the Top Ten Cheese Shops in the world. The company has been maturing cheeses since 1876 in their spectacular underground maturing grottos, where the microclimate created by Lake Maggiore adds that “je ne sais quoi” to their italian cheeses.
Source: Wall Street journal , Cantina Guffanti
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