Tag Archives: Retail
September 26, 2012
Simple is beautiful | Food Service & Experience Branding
Sometimes the best restaurant concepts are the simplest, the most honest, the most direct. They go back to the heart of giving, exchanging and trading enterprise. Asking the core questions – Why [do we love this idea — devoting ourselves … Continue reading
September 6, 2012
Amazon retail — bricks and mortar?
Amazon retail, a theory [Girvin]– bricks and mortar? Brand, retail, retelling, retooling, rethinking. Retail and community, brand storytelling as a reflective sharing — the story of place, of culture, of wonder, embracement and connectivity. There is a theory [Girvin] that … Continue reading
August 29, 2012
SHELF EPIPHANY, RETAIL DESIGN, BRAND STORYTELLING AND SHINING ––––––––––––– I was talking to a client about the concept of the shine. Walking the street, I spied this installation — a shine brush in a window. And it urged a meditation … Continue reading
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August 23, 2012
Marvin Traub and Bloomingdale’s
Marvin Traub and Bloomingdale’s Girvin’s 1985 2-sided shopping bag for Bloomingdale’s The height of retail branding | Girvin, John Jay, the 1980′s. Campaign Theme Design as a Form of Integrated Retail Experience
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June 22, 2012
The Spool: Papiota Café: Cut, sew, drink — a new mix.
Papiota, “spool” – Bucuresti, Romania Cut & sew. And drink & eat. Bobbins and bottles:
Posted in Concepts, General, Retail, Trends
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May 8, 2012
BIG Japan, made elegantly small: UNIQLO CALENDAR
Uniqlo brand glow BIG Japan, made elegantly small: UNIQLO CALENDAR: NYC uniqlo | holiday | 2011 I embrace attitude. I like people that have attitude. Employees, friends, clients. And brands. I ponder, what is attitude? 300 years back, it was … Continue reading
May 1, 2012
THE SEMINARIUM | INTERNATIONAL RETAIL CONGRESS
Travel, brand, retail, explorations: The 9th International Retail Congress Seminarium. The focused walking-study, explorations of design and human-place, place-making, retail storytelling, cultural impressions and insight in presence. Just got back, last week.
Posted in Concepts, General, Places, Retail
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March 8, 2012
hot press – STARBUCKS | AMSTERDAM
Great person, an earlier GIRVIN | friend + colleague — Liz Muller Storytelling, here. Some notes, here. Liz Muller STARBUCKS CONCEPT STORE : AMSTERDAM Last Thursday, March 08, 2012, marked the launch of Starbuck’s concept store, “The Bank”, on the … Continue reading
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December 20, 2011
Campaign Strategies | Building Brandstories at Christmas
Bergdorf Goodman designing the street — where legendary windows own the sidewalks. I reached to former CEO, Dawn Mello — the retail legend, a friend in NYC. And my other “Dawn” pal. Dawn is a rare breed — a kind … Continue reading
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