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  • Delight in the details

    Delight in the details

    Sometimes, the smallest details create the greatest delight in a retail experience Among all touchpoints, the fitting room stands out as a pivotal moment. It is where the customer fully engages with a product and where its transformative potential becomes real. Yet this “moment of truth” is often undervalued by retailers, even though it is…

  • Taking a break

    Taking a break

    I’m taking a break from my blog. I hope to be back soon. Meanwhile you can follow me on Instagram @retailseen.

  • MAP Provincetown: Seasonal retail done right

    MAP Provincetown: Seasonal retail done right

    As I touched on in my last blog, seasonal retail, especially when aimed at affluent urban vacationers, can and should provide a more sophisticated shopping experience than the run-of-the-mill. While on vacation, style-savvy LGBT urban dwellers as well as their straight counterparts, are perfectly primed for indulgent shopping and self-gifting. In the gay mecca of…

  • Retail Inspiration at IDS15: The 4 most inspired ideas

    Retail Inspiration at IDS15: The 4 most inspired ideas

    While the annual Interior Design Show in Toronto is a high calibre design show, it is squarely focused at the residential market and the end consumer, rather than the commercial and retail sectors. Yet, every year I come away from the show with inspiration, not so much from the products but from the exhibits – and sometimes…