Red Leaf Retail Concepts Inc. » retail design

Frog Design and Intel’s Shopping Kiosk

redleafretail — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:51:30 +0000

Debuted in 2009 NRF, Frog design and Intel worked together building a point-of-sale kiosk design. The kiosk combines the experiences from a real life shopping experience with the informative benefit of online shopping. It contains touch screens on different surfaces to allow unique and dynamic employee-customer interactions. The interactivity of the display allows users to view reviews, recommendations, store information and sales.

“The design also provides opportunities to increase revenue through digital signs, intelligent cross-selling tools, and targeted ads.”

- Terrence

Paris Opera Apple Store

redleafretail — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:40:56 +0000

Apple just recently opened the doors to their stunning new store on the weekend in France. Set in a former bank, the Paris Opera Apple Store is a refreshing sight in comparison to the usual mall Apple Store. Unobtrusive and respectful of the Parisian cityscape, the new store is a delightful amalgamation of historic architecture, innovative technology, and stunning product design.

What would retail experiences be like if all major companies integrated their brick and mortar stores uniquely to their local environments? What if there were no such thing as 40 page in-store guidelines to adhere to?

- Heather

2010 World Cup Inspiration

redleafretail — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:27:56 +0000

New Yorkers are lucky to have the recent addition of the Bowery Nike Stadium in their neighbourhood for the World Cup this year. Completed in May 2010, Nike Stadiums are multi-purpose event destinations. With stadiums already in Berlin, London, Milan, Paris, and Tokyo, the Bowery visual-experience can be summed up as an organically-strewn triangle sports party.

Featuring an interesting use of pegboard for visual effect, the layering of micro pegboard over macro not only provides a sense of depth and acts as a product highlighting tool, but also paves the way for huge functionality and versatility in the future for the mixed-use environment. From the images, it appears that the walls and merchandise can be playfully planogrammed like a game of tangrams – indicating a sign of smart and adaptable retail design.

Digital Media – Coming of Age

redleafretail — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:47:24 +0000

Retailers are beginning to recognize the benefits of using digital displays to influence consumer decisions. It allows consumers to create their own individual experience based on the digital elements they choose to interact with.

As demonstrated in the photos, this technology has been implemented in-stores using touchscreen components to help educate consumers, provide ease of navigation while displaying virtual images of the product on the user’s body without having to physically try it on. Interactive technology such as this has helped brands increase their sales (ie. 85 percent increase in sales at the Tissot concession in-store). For more information click on the Tissot photo.

- Maggie