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Testing ground

Bangkok – Japanese design studio Nendo has completed its most ambitious retail space to date in the Thai capital.

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Great glass lift

New York – Visitors to One World Trade Center’s observation lounge will be taken on a journey through time as they ascend the city’s reborn icon.

New York : Hettema Group : Blur Studio

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Let’s get Phygital: The Future Laboratory explores digital influence on design

London – The Future Laboratory and global association for creative advertising and design D&AD are hosting an evening exploring what the future of ...

D&AD : The Future Laboratory : Eventbrite

Micro Trends

Creative Phygital

In-store digital technology is no longer simply a clever tool for seamlessly managing sales and stock control. Imaginative retailers and designer...

Phy-gital : Technology : Ars Electronica Solutions

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From scratch: phygital facade makes user the film-maker

Montreal, Canada - An interactive digital wall invites people passing by the National Library in Montreal to make their own films inspired by the...

Phy-gital : Transmedia Futures : Soundscapes

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Stories of a shopkeeper: John Lewis celebrates anniversary

London – British department store John Lewis is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month with an in-store exhibition, an ode to its foun...

John Lewis : John Spedan-Lewis : Heritage

Big Ideas

Site gives panoramic shoppable view of boutiques

Avenue Imperial offers a virtual panoramic view of European boutiques.

Department Stores : Boutiques : Phy-gital

Viewpoints

Dr Nadia Shouraboura: The how of phy-gital retail

Dr Nadia Shouraboura, CEO and founder of US retailer Hointer, on how to appeal to the omni-channel consumer.

Phy-gital : Omnichannel : Retail Week Live

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live 2014: Part 2

Multi-channel is dead. Omni-channel is done. Welcome to the new fusion of physical and digital retail: phy-gital. We have been using this portmante...

Omni-channel : Multi-channel : Phy-gital

Big Ideas

Birchbox embraces Total Retail with New York store

US – Birchbox, the online beauty box subscription service, will open its first store in New York this spring.

Birchbox : Total Retail : Small Box Retail

Big Ideas

EuroShop 2014: Part 2

The 2014 EuroShop retail shopfitting show attracted 109,000 visitors, with 110 nations represented. Retailers noted their interest in interactive...

Interior : Shopfitting : Lighting

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Moving ahead: Reactive advertising blows into town

Stockholm – Hair-product advertisements often strike a familiar note, featuring a fresh-faced model with gorgeous locks captured mid-movement. Whil...

Akestam Holst : Reactive : Apolosophy

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Creating wonder: Behind the magic of projection mapping

London – At our Future of Media Network evening, held at The Future Laboratory HQ last week, LS:N Global senior journalist Peter Firth interviewed ...

The Future Laboratory : Box : Phy-gital

Big Ideas

Motorola and Pixar create 'a new kind of story'

Motorola and Pixar create ‘a new kind of story’

Google : Motorola : Augmented Reality

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White wash: Winning designs only revealed through tablets

Warsaw – OperaLab is an interdisciplinary studio that is one part gallery, one part think-tank. For its Design of Identity/Identity of Design compe...

Immersive : The Tomorrow Store : Phy-gital

Big Ideas

Luxury sneaker temple blends online and offline retail

Melbourne shop Sneakerboy offers innovative luxury

Trainers : Phy-gital : V-Wallet

Design Directions

Box

No matter what age you are, there is always a sense of awe when you see a magic trick performed for the first time. Short film Box – by San Francis...

Robotics : Magic Trick : Bot And Dolly

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Box of tricks: The magic of projection-mapping

San Francisco – Short film Box is a mystifying feat of technology and robotics that shows the artistic potential of projection-mapping.

Robotics : Magic Trick : Bot And Dolly

Markets

Womenomics retail: how to appeal to the fairer sex

Sensory spaces and experiential shopping zones are increasingly a focus for retail brands and designers looking to appeal to female consumers.

Experiential : Holistic Retail : Sensory Spaces

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Pure Jeanius: Selfridges opens denim department

London – With more than 11,000 pairs of jeans, ranging in price from £11 to £11,000 ($17–17,000, €13–13,000), Selfridges has opened another ‘b...

Shopping : Sebastian Manes : Denim Studio

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live: re-inventing the store role for phy-gital strategies

London – At this month’s Retail Week Live conference, retailers discussed the need for phy-gital strategies and how the physical store has to be re...

Tesco : Oasis : Concessions

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Andy Harding : Dotcom department stores

Andy Harding, executive director multi-channel for House of Fraser, talks about dotcom department stores.

Physical-digital : Andy Harding : House Of Fraser

Macro Trends

The Dawn of the Mega-systems

Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, Google, Facebook and Weibo are no longer simply trading platforms. They are the mega-systems of tomorrow, within which most...

Apple : Amazon : Google

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Peter Gold : Omni-channel enhances the physical store experience

Peter Gold, EMEA head of cross-border retail at CBRE, talks about omni-channel and the store experience.

Omni-channel : Peter Gold : CBRE

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Digi-print: Lexus turns the page on conventional ads

Interactive : Ad : Adverts