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“Bricks n Mortar:” A Cog in the Wheel of a “Buy Anywhere” Paradigm

by bgaddis | Feb 8, 2018 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

It is that time of year again.  Marketing guru’s are expected to predict the future and tell us all about the hottest trends for the new year.  Not to be left out, I attended ” Marketing Trends & Predictions for 2018,” our local event, and for...

ReTuna but not a fish: Can recycled stuff impact “nuts & bolts retail?”

by bgaddis | Jan 11, 2018 | Architecture, Design, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Planning

Would you like to shop in a mall that sold only recycled merchandise?  Of course you would!  I know that I would.  Well someone in Sweden has built such a place.  It is called ReTuna Återbruksgalleria  (ReTuna Recycling Gallery after the name of the town).  It is...

New Old Town

by bgaddis | Jun 9, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

Is it possible to make a newly built “un-mall” look more authentic?  Would it imporve the retail traffic if the landlord  were to infill with “mom & pop” tenants, including their home made store designs?  A good question?  I don’t...

To Mall or Un-Mall?

by bgaddis | Apr 26, 2012 | Architecture, Design, Increase Retail Traffic, Retail Roll Out, Retail Store Design, Retail Store Display, Retail Store Planning

Old Town Alexandria, VA Crocker Park Shopping Center, Westlake, OH For some time I have wanted to compare a real town shopping district  to one of the fakes that are popping up around the country.    We humans have this acute sense of the authentic, leading me to ask,...

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