Concept Store news and trends

MATCHESFASHION.com’s Technology-Driven Retail Experience
Retail // September 17, 2018

There are many things that jump out at the shopper at the new MATCHESFASHION.com location in London’s Mayfair. The space has been described as a “store-come-house-come-school-come-gallery” by reviewers who have raved that the new store could be “a blueprint for the future of fashion.” The location...

Can Guitar Center Get Its Groove Back?
Retail // September 14, 2018

Though much of retail has been buoyed by a rising tide of strengthened sales and renewed consumer confidence, some sellers out there continue to struggle to grab a foothold during changing times. Guitar Center, founded in 1959, is one such business. Sales have fallen off...

10 Corso Como Brings Stateside Expansion
Retail // September 11, 2018

Experiential retail is a favored buzzword these days — the idea of the store that is more than a store where merely being there is an event in and of itself before a single purchase is made. It also tends to be treated like a...

DSW’s Experimental Moves
Retail // August 10, 2018

After years of steady, positive growth, DSW started to stumble in 2017 — particularly at the end. While some of it can be written off on account of bad weather — repeated hurricanes to be specific — its problems were wider ranging. DSW was one...

Quick Reads
AT&T Plans Concept Store In Seattle With Cafe

September 24, 2018
To provide a new shopping experience for wireless products, AT&T is opening a new 3,000-square-foot concept store in Seattle. The store, which is scheduled to open on Saturday (Sept. 29), is intended to be “part retail store, part coffeehouse and part hangout space,” the company said in an announcement. “The Lounge is more about an experience […]

Sephora Launches First Small Concept Store In Boston

July 21, 2017
Sephora has announced the launch of Sephora Studio, a new, 2,000-square-foot concept store in Boston that will focus on artistry and skin care services. According to a news release, the...