We’re hearing the terms ‘Showrooming’ (shopping and comparing online whilst in-store); ‘Brand Journalism’ (driving content directly to customers, online and in-store) ; ‘Value of Values’ (the right choices in product quality and the right values in terms of provenance and ethics); these are being bandied about as current trends in retail but we’ve been watching … Continue reading
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Un-Packaging The Future [Oh Please YES!]
With bright fluorescent lights, flashy colours and countless catchy slogans and broad claims, buying groceries can be pretty jarring. Even more so when we consider that those eye-catching packages are destined to end up in the landfill. Is it necessary for our foods to be so loud, or could the future of packaging be a … Continue reading
Corridors & Clicks… The New Way Of Shopping?
Together with Klepierre, DigitasLBi Labs created “Inspiration Corridor” to illustrate the ongoing revolution and future opportunities for unique shopping experiences in shopping centres. An infra-red Kinect camera analyses individual visitors as they enter the “Inspiration Corridor”, thanks to body scanning technology. A device equipped with QUIVIDI video analysis and PigData product recommendation scans the users … Continue reading
Blooming Marvellous
If exploring London’s Kensington area this week, check out Chelsea Fringe—the alternative garden show that is happening in and around the neighbourhood from 18 May to 9 June. The displays are intended as a creative compliment to the famous Chelsea Flower Show which decorates Kensington in blooms every May. Several galleries and shops in the … Continue reading
Nike’s Best Foot Forward
The sports clothing company has put their name to an installation called “The Track” in Beijing’s best known art district – 798. The display features eight pairs of trainers suspended as if in motion above an illuminated track. The attraction was put together by Shanghai-based design office Studio-at-Large to promote the new range of Nike free … Continue reading
Would Like To Meet_ Bilder & De Clercq, Amsterdam
It’s a sunny weekend-about-town and I know just the place to go to for the freshest, tastiest ingredients and treats which, on the rare occasions when I’m not travelling and am ‘in residence’, I like to gather together for my favourite meal of the week: the lazy Sunday brunch. One of life’s simple pleasures and … Continue reading
The Word On The Street_ Raw Materials Home Store, Amsterdam
‘The Word On The Street_’ is a new feature where we get out and about in our local neighbourhood(s) and explore the spaces and places, be it here and now or in the making, that we want to hang out in, whether for work or play, eating and drinking, shopping, resting and thinking… This week … Continue reading
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