Consumers are returning to the physical store for all the advantages it offers: the ability to touch, feel and experience the brand — and most importantly, be a part of the brand’s community or “tribe ...

As physical retail regains momentum, brands are rethinking the indisputable relevance of stores and looking for ways to elevate the shopping experience they provide to customers. As many retailers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Clara covers the consumer trends shaping the future of retail. As retail reclaims its role as a space for real-life connection and ...

These words spring to mind whenever I’m embarking on a retail therapy spree. Of course, while the only cameras around are security cameras, I see the lights and everyone in full (shopping) action.

As sustainability has become increasingly urgent in higher-level executive discussions, store design teams have had to face a new creative reality: that they need to integrate sustainability into ...

The evolution of retail design warrants a study of architectural practice in the digital realm. While physical commercial spaces have been the conventional center of shopping experiences, the emergent ...

Large blocks of empty retail space left in Long Island's malls and shopping centers after the exits of Lord & Taylor, Sears and other retailers are providing real estate opportunities for health care ...

C-store retailers should be data-driven in their efforts to assess the problem of shrink within their operations. "It's easy to assume that shoplifting is rarer at a brand-new, next-gen c-store in an ...

Starbucks has opened its first cafe designed to give customers with disabilities a “more accessible store experience,” the company announced Friday in a news release. The move is part of a wider ...