Don’t overlook the construction details.

by | Oct 4, 2017

What makes a store look expensive?  Way back in 2013 I wrote a post on this site asking if a higher price could be placed on merchandise because the store design looks expensive? The post was about the impact that a curved ceiling might be expected to have on what is...

Retail Doom & Gloom: Crisis or Opportunity?

by | Jul 6, 2017

Mid Year State of the Market:  Maurisa Potts, in a mid year “state of the market” presentation sponsored by the Alexandria SBDC featured a headline stating, “Soft economy hitting big retailers hard.”  There are, I might add, some small ones not...

Wire Management is a Design Issue

by | Apr 20, 2017

The cash wrap in the photo above is in a medium high end fashion boutique in a trendy “New Urban” style shopping center with other similar competitors up and down the center.  I noted the problem during a site visit I made to meet with the shop owner who...

Designing With An Open Plenum Ceiling

by | Aug 18, 2016

Open plenum ceilings are common design practice these days, seen more often than not in stores moving into newly built shopping environments.  In short we take them for granted as an acceptable design solution.  Recently, I have had a reason to take a critical look at...