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The Landlord Got it Right

by bgaddis | Jan 4, 2014 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Residential Design, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

      What does it say about a retailer when the most visible storefront window in the shopping center where they reside is a vacancy for rent by the landlord. I have blocked out the signs for these retailers and put them up in a gallery so as to show how the...

Visual Holiday Cheers!

by bgaddis | Dec 27, 2013 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design

It is probably obvious to anyone following this website that I am after a formula for the perfect daytime storefront.  The challenge is how to make the window display standout against all the visual noise in the environment.  Whenever, in my travels,  I see a...

Approaching After

by bgaddis | Aug 15, 2013 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

  This is one of my projects in an almost finished condition.  The storefront display is not yet in and there is still a blade sign and interior work to complete.  In a few weeks you will find the completed project in the portfolio menu above. I have posted it...

Jumping into the Complete Marketing Message.

by bgaddis | Sep 28, 2012 | Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

Graphics have been a standard marketing tool since at least the invention of the printing press and possibly before.  They are required on some level for virtually every retail establishment.  From the pervasive plastic shopping bags, to merchandise tags, to beautiful...

Think “LA Ink”

by bgaddis | Aug 17, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

  After you get over the initial shock and take a close look, you soon realize that this European location is not a lot different from a typical “Old Town” street scape.  Three story facades with shops opening onto brick sidewalks form interesting...
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