Customer or Brand? Which Should I Focus On?

Customer or Brand? Which Should I Focus On?

  I have been working with some Visual Merchandising and Branding students recently. For the Consumer Behaviour and Psychology unit I am lecturing on, they are asked to do some consumer research. Throughout this assignment their focus should be predominantly on...
Retail Store in 20 Years

Retail Store in 20 Years

  We have recently run the second Mind-Bending Breakfast of our newly formed The #1 Club for the innovators in the customer experience space. The #1 Club has been created for those professionals in the customer experience space who push boundaries, believe there...
What psychology has to do with retail design?

What psychology has to do with retail design?

  This is still a common sentiment amongst designers and retail professionals. Even though the designers and retailers often focus on creating amazing experience to effect emotional engagement and build long-term relationships with customers, the idea of...
Relationship Before Design

Relationship Before Design

  Last week I spoke at POPAI Retail Experience Conference. The room was full of retailers, designers and many other people involved in creating retail design and experiences. When speaking with some of them, there was one aspect coming up – relationships. They...