by: David Polinchock
BusinessWeek has a nice slide show of cool, retail spaces. Any client out there want to pay for the trip to visit them all?
Today's boutiques, malls, and flagship stores seem intent on recreating old-fashioned shopping magic, but with a distinctly high-tech flair By Kurt Soller.
From luxury brands to candy stores, companies are recognizing that their retail space is more than a distribution channel. It can be a branding opportunity, a marketing stunt, and a chance to draw in customers with an exemplary experience or to deliver a service on top of their product offerings. Meanwhile, commercial developers are aiming to lure more shoppers and keep them longer, by building recreational options into their retail centers. The result: bigger, better or even more outlandish retail spaces and shopping centers, often designed by name-brand architects such as Peter Marino and Rem Koolhaas. Following are ten stores that take the shopping experience to a new level.
Link: Retail Wonders of the World.
Original Post: http://blog.brandexperiencelab.org/experience_manifesto/2006/09/retail_wonders_.html
