New Technologies in Waitrose in Swindon branch...

Customer's convenience while shopping in any retail store is of prime importance. Be it any clever retail or in store designs or innovative technologies, the main purpose is to display the best to the customers.

The Swindon branch of waitrose which opened last month has installed new innovations and best in store systems. This branch has various tablet stations for the customers that would help them to discuss and decide what to buy along side the help from staff.

"Speaking last week at the grocer's new Swindon store, Price argued that Waitrose is "competing on all of these fronts" and said that his business is "going to be everything the discounters aren't" as it looks to continue increasing sales and its market share in the coming months."

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Starbucks to open in Downtown Disney District

Starbucks to open its first store in Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California. Starbucks has teamed up with Disney for the first time. Starbucks coffee shop will be opening first store out of four at Disney location for guests to come and relax.

The retail design plays a vital role. It should be comfortable for the guests and they find the place very relaxing.

"This store is a reflection of two iconic brands coming together to offer their customers the kind of high quality experience they expect in a way that embodies the unique passion of each," commented Arthur Rubinfeld, chief creative officer and president, global innovation for Starbucks. "Collaborating with Disney offered us the opportunity to create a unique moment of connection for our customers in a way that evokes the magic that their guests expect."

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Japonesque - Retail design by Ignite

Ignite recently finished retail design for Japonesque. Completed turn-key solution from concept to installation of 4 sites in just 10 weeks.

Retail Design process:

- Management and production of all graphic applications from light box duratrans through to animated screen content to insure full integration and impact is provided to increase sales..

- Absolute communication with client and store to insure smooth transition from initial ideas to completion, to full satisfaction.

- Integration of all client and store specifications.

- Sourcing of all peripherals including furniture fixtures and lighting.

- Design and realisation of innovative modular product holders and planagrams for shelves and all other product areas including tester tables and Hero shelving.

- Initial floor plans including foot flow and brand visibility through to elevations and full design intent packages.

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FREE Design Consultation/Critique of in-store brand proposition & existing retail store. Contact Paula Dowie @ + 44 (0) 208 870 3240.

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Importance of interior design for a retail store

A good retail design is not by chance.  It requires research, understanding, experience and constant evaluation.  An appropriate design attracts to the mind and the heart and it increases customers preferences.  We believe interior design of a retail store is the creation of visual signals that convey what a brand stands for and distinguishes it in people's memory.

The interior design of retail store creates the constraints of overall design often the spaces already exists and have had many prior uses.  It is at this stage logistics must be determined, structural features like columns, stairways, ceiling heights, windows and emergency exists all must be fractured into the final interior design.  In retail all the available space must be utilised and have a purpose.

The floor plan creates the circulation which is very important in in store design because it ensures that the consumer moves through the store from front to back guiding them to important displays and in the end to the cashier.  

6 basic retail design insight:

i) Straight Plan - This plan devise transitional areas from one part of the store to the other by using walls to display  merchandise.  It also leads the consumer to the back of the store.  This design can be used for a variety of stores ranging from Pharmacies to Apparels.  

ii) Pathway Plan -  This is most suitable for large stores that are single level.  In this plan, there is a path that is unobstructed by shop fixtures.  This smoothly guides  the consumer through to the back of the store.  This is well suited for Apparel department stores, as the clothes will be accessible.

iii) Diagonal Plan -  Diagonal Plan utilises perimeter design which cause angular traffic flow.  The cashier is in a central location and easily accessible.  This plan is most suited for self service retail store.  

In interior design of a store once the overall structure and circulation of space has been determined, the atmosphere and thematics of the space must be created through lighting, sound, material and visual branding.  These interior design elements have the greatest  impact on the consumer and thus the level of productivity that could be achieved.

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What is Commercial Retail Design ?

Commercial retail design is the core area of Ignite Retail design agency, creating most innovative and high end designs for all the clients to make the most beautiful environments for customers to transact businesses or have shopping pleasure in peaceful and joyful surroundings. Ignite Retail has well trained and most experienced professionals under them with over 20 plus years of expertise in the requisite field. They have great reputation across the globe for cost effective and timely delivery of their projects. Every care and utmost importance is taken to develop eye catching and inimitable design as per the preference of the clients.

The key areas of specialization of Ignite Retail are:

• RETAIL DESIGN
• SALON DESIGN
• SPA DESIGN
• EXHIBITION DESIGN

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Shoe retail store design ideas

Do you own a shoe store?

Here is a collection of some world's best shoe store retail design. They are simply awesome. From lighting to shoe display, everything holds its importance and nothing can't be ignored.

Check out these cool shoe stores:

Which one is your favourite? Check out more retail design ideas here

I recently visited Nike store on oxford store. The way they have put altogether makes the store looks so spacious and dispaly of shoes is excellent.

At ignite, we also strive to give our customers best possible retail designs so their customers can't stop coming to their store. We try and make the retail store easy to shop in and every product should be arranged in some kind of order.

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Pop up shops - Retail Store | Ignite Retail

In the sixties in London, trendy Carnaby Street is suffering economic downturn. This also resulted in well known brands going under economic stress.

For seasonal celebrations such as christmas, halloween, many shops go for original pop ups ideas that persuade customers in the shop.

" Now an increasing number of new small businesses are fuelling a pop-up shop boom. In one empty unit in Richmond, south-west London, where there was room for six retailers, 80 different pop-up shops opened in the space of just five months." 

Read More how pop ups can help retail stores to face the financial curb.

At Ignite Retail, a retail design agency with a team of professionals, we build strategies to aid retail stores to keep pace with economy downturn. The more strategically you analyse customer behaviour, more helpful it is to to increase retail sales.

Get in touch with us if you need assistance with in store design.

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Make your brand with Ignite Retail

Ignite Retail, a retail design agency, can help you to turn your brand into a famous brand and improve your customers every month.

Recent project by Ignite:

Campaign: ZEISS lenses:  Precious Eyes
Objective: To enlighten consumers of the importance of their lens choice and to persuade consumers to ask for ZEISS lenses by name.
Result: We created & produced a Value For Money, High-Quality  10 sec Digital Poster for Shopping Malls

We also help you to build a perfect commercial environment to your retail store. Not only this, our professional team has expertise in in store desigining as well.

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Ignite Retail - Aston Martin Case Study

IGNITE DESIGN LTD is one of the leading retail design agencies with offices in London (Head Office) and Beijing.

A recent design success is the newly opened retail space in Harrods for the bespoke international silversmith Grant MacDonald and their exclusive new luxury range - Silver by Aston Martin.

“Given the Silver Room is full of shiny metal products predominantly displayed on black gloss units, the challenge we faced was to create a real point of difference and make the products the hero. So firstly, we took our Inspiration from both art installations and museum displays of rare & priceless artefacts that give space and gravitas to each individual object”, says Paula Dowie, Managing Partner at Ignite.

The finished environment had to “look gorgeous” says Paula. “And everything we designed had to exude quality. Secondly, it was highly important to create an environment which would enhance the very shiny gold & silver products; so we selected materials to perfectly compliment the expertly crafted products on display. A combination of depth, dimension, matt lacquered finishes, laminates and the subtle use of the iconic Aston Martin logo, together with the department’s generic gold wall backdrop, all come together to present a story of traditional yet contemporary, highly exclusive craftsmanship.”

“We created a Simplistic Architectural approach to presenting the products using modular cubes rather than glass shelves which creates a more unique display environment and allows merchandising versatility, says Dominic Plumb, Ignite’s Creative Director.

He continues “intentionally selected subtle changes in texture and finish work with the Aston Martin ethos of quality engineering & style giving visual definition and luxury - while keeping the overall retail display as a backdrop in order to enhance  the silver and gold products”.

As well as creating a luxury and fluid environment, the carefully considered design allowed for manufacturing against a tight budget and deadline, whilst conforming to the new Harrods environmental guidelines.

“Our clients were delighted with our design work and detailed assistance throughout the manufacturing process,” adds Paula.

For more information on retail design and in store communication, contact ignite retail today.

Retail Design by Paula Dowie - Ignite Retail

For more than 20 years, Ignite has been designing stunning retail environments for global brands. They combine creativity & shopper psychology with the brand’s business objectives to disrupt & inspire consumers at the First Moment of Truth. Not only is this a winning combination but additionally, Ignite’s Retail Designs are practical to manufacture and finished environments will look like the approved concept. 

Client Testimonial

“We have valued the patience and experience of the team at Ignite during the design & manufacture of our first boutique store.

Not only did they create a stunning design which enhances and complements the quality of our products, but they have also created a retail design language for us which expresses a real point of difference.

The end result - a sleek and contemporary space which is inviting to customers, heroes our products and underpins our brand identity. We are thrilled.”

GRANT MACDONALD

To further explore Ignite Retail Design’s luxury credentials and creative and flexible approach contact Paula Dowie direct on 0208 876 7972 or email at paula.dowie@igniteretail.com.

For further information visit www.igniteretail.com

 

Retail Sector - Business Rates Impact

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee, led an inquiry few weeks ago to find out how the increasing business rates system impact the retailers. This was launched after seeing the condition of the high streets with Jessops, HMV like big brands going into administration this year.

The work is being done by retail week and the british retail consortium to get a better business rates system to achieve the stable condition of high street.

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Ignite Retail is a retail design agency based in London also help retail store how to fight with difficult economic conditions and recession. At ignite, we have a team of professionals who are expert in retail designing and in store, brand marketing and many more.

We have worked with many big brands in th UK like D&G, OLAY, Harrods and many more...

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Saving UK Retail Stores - Ignite Retail

Recently due to economic ups and downs, major retail stores in the UK are going through bad times. Like Jessops, HMV and many more...

Customer attitude needs to be changed to come back in the industry. No one likes to buy expensive products. With the online market growing so fast and everyone having access to internet, it makes shopping very easy for everyone. Hence, for the retail stores, cost cutting is very important to get customer attraction.

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Ignite Retail Design is based in the heart of london specialising in retail designs. Helping big brands to improve income and customer base.

Here are some retail design done by Ignite Retail:

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Future of retail design here....

Ignite Retail is a growing retail design agency based in the UK. Today we are discussing about the future of retail design. Where is it going?

How retail design should be evolved in future to engage more consumers in the difficult economic times?

At Ignite Retail, we have helped many brand with in store designing as 75% of purchase decisions are made in-store.  What is clear is that in-store communication will become increasingly crucial for brand success and that considering this from early stage product development will become a priority.

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Spa Designs by Ignite Retail London

Ignite Retail Design also expertise in spa designing. Here are some of our recent spa designs :

At Ignite, we have a team of skilled and competent retail designers. Our experience in retail designing and conceptual designing help us to give new edge to the brands and compelete new in store environment.

Do visit our website to check examples of our work in retail and spa design.

Brands only benefit from seamless integration of technology - Ignite Retail

Retailers and brand owners must never lose sight of the fact that there are only three reasons to use technology in store: to drive product sales, improve customer communications and enhance brand image.

It is the job of the visual merchandiser to seamlessly integrate technology into the brand proposition and this according to retail guru Paula Dowie, Managing Partner of Ignite Retail Design, requires as much creative thought as all other elements of counter design.

“We are all excited about where technology could take retailing but we cannot afford to stand back and admire it simply for what it is,” says Paula. “It can therefore never be a question of just putting a screen on a wall and thinking job done. Instead the use of technology can only be justified where it adds value to a specific retail sales operation.

“This fits in very well with my ‘aisle to armchair’ approach to retail design,” continues Paula. “By this I mean that a customer’s expectations of a brand are sustained throughout the communication process. The relevance of the high-tech visual images contained with a TV commercial, for instance, must also be translated into the brand environment in-store to ensure there is no disconnect at any stage of a customer’s experience.”

Having over 20 years experience working with leading international brands, multiple retailers and top spas including L’Oreal, Procter & Gamble, Selfridges, Marks & Spencer and Urban Retreat,as well as developing the retail businesses of niche products and independent salons, Paula and her team at Ignite have a thorough understanding of what works in store.

To see how Ignite Retail Design creative and flexible approach together with its record of delivering above expectation, has turned many of the world’s leading beauty product retailers and brands into their customers, visit igniteretail.com or

contact Paula Dowie direct - T: 020 8875 2341 E: paula.dowie@igniteretail.com

We also assist with in store designing to give your retail store a brand new look.

Ignite’s growing reputation leads to company relocation

Following a successful series of retail design projects completed recently for a growing client base of companies operating across the luxury goods and premium beauty sectors, Ignite Retail Design has relocated its principal design and innovation office to Barnes in South West London.

Having for the last several years been based in the Wandsworth area of London, Managing Partner Paula Dowie felt now was the right time to take the company into a new and highly prestigious location. 

“The move builds upon what has been a very encouraging period for the company,” says Paula. “All of our work comes through recommendation and so we have been thrilled to have worked over recent months with some of the biggest names in luxury retailing, as well as some of the internationally best known beauty and drinks firms, world leaders like Harrods, Grant Macdonald, Procter & Gamble, Lancôme Parim, Heineken and Drambuie.”

Ignite Retail Design is now based at 15 Church Road, London SW13 9HE.

To find out more about Ignite Retail Design’s creative and flexible approach to all design and retail promotional work contact Paula Dowie direct on 020 8876 7972 or email her at paula.dowie@igniteretail.com.