by bgaddis | Mar 3, 2023 | Architecture, COVID19, Design, market trends, Restaurants
Few would deny that the post Covid business environment is vastly different than was the pre-pandemic world of an “entertaining experience.” The fundamental need to congregate is still strong, for sure, but the shopper is often looking for something much...
by bgaddis | Feb 22, 2013 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
I have probably posted these notes about daytime storefronts in the wrong order. This post really should have been first because the images provide a visual definition of the main problem a designer faces when dealing with storefront display options at a time of day...
by bgaddis | Aug 3, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
I am posting the image above because I want to analyze its huge power of attraction and demonstrate how to apply the technique to a retail store concept design. It is important to understand that this is a 2 dimensional image made to look like 3. If you were to see...
by bgaddis | Jul 24, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
Last week was Northern Virgina “Retail Week.” I attended several presentations by Marc Wilson, retail expert and consultant to the Virginia Small Business Development Center. A page entitled, “Differentiate the Business” appeared in...
by bgaddis | May 21, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning
At the AIA convention this week I attended an event entitled: Bathesda Row a Retrospective Look at a Retail Icon. For anyone not familiar with it, Bethesda Row it is a highly successful mixed use development project that took place over 17 or so years. It is a...
