There are many interior design firms in the Chicago area, but veteran interior designer Debora Lyn has added a new twist to the typical interior design firm. At the end of November, Lyn brought a new ...

National Retail Federation (NRF) has forecasted that, when the year is tallied, retail sales during 2025 will have grown from 2.7% and 3.7% year over year to between $5.42 trillion and $5.48 trillion, ...

I had always wanted some kind of retail establishment. Initially, I was fearful of making this commitment because although my design business had been established for nearly 15 years and I had no ...

Michael Kors store at Woodbury Commons. Photo by Merton Wu, courtesy AZA. Top luxury brands burnish their images by opening stimulating and inventive in-person settings for high-end shopping corridors ...

When nearly anything can be bought with a few taps on a screen, brick-and-mortar stores have to work harder—and smarter—to earn a visit. Retail design, and the magic of merchandising, is something ...

A new retail and events concept called Levels that melds brand experience, commerce and tech will open its doors this weekend in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district. Founded by four entrepreneurs ...

Retail is a huge global industry, yet much of its decision-making still happens in the dark. Product assortments, merchandising strategies, and store designs are often locked in months before they are ...

We often think of the sales floor as the only place where the brand lives. However, environmental psychology tells us that customers form their deepest opinions in the transition zones. These are the ...