Retail store design and display factors into window displays, furnishings, lighting, flooring, music and store layout to create a brand or specific appeal.

Store Design: Again citing Apple, Hodges lauds the company’s minimalist design approach, which he describes as “a highly engaging environment.” And echoing ProSource’s Workman, kudos also went to ...

New store design is welcoming and engaging In an interview with Ulta Beauty’s chief merchandising officer, Monica Arnaudo, it was clear that the new design comes from listening to its Ultamate ...

How to Design a Handbag Store. When you're designing a store, the layout of your displays matters just as much as what's on them. If you're selling handbags, for example, it doesn't matter how ...

The UPS Store design team worked with Columbus, Ohio-based design firm Chute Gerdeman to develop the new look, feel and layout.“We embarked on a collaborative strategic process that shed light ...

Throughout the store, bold, dimensional typeface (e.g. SEAFOOD, BEEF and DAIRY) directs customers to the exact section they are looking for, while aisles are marked with letter and number ...

Be willing to start over from scratch. Having spent 15 years in merchandising at Target, Johnson first designed the Apple Store using a traditional, product-oriented layout.

In a market characterized by what the researchers call "consumer-fit uncertainty," a retailer may design the layout of a store to facilitate the simultaneous inspection of products, Liu says.

Apple submitted its store design for protection to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2010, and the application was approved in January of 2013.