Beyond just creating a good-looking store with aesthetically pleasing displays, retail store design is a well-thought-out strategy to set up a store in a certain way to optimize space and sales. The ...

As part of its technology-driven retail strategy, Walmart has unveiled a new digitally-enabled look and feel to its store design and layout rolling out to hundreds of stores this year to create an ...

Shopping should be a fun and invigorating experience, but for many, it’s becoming a source of frustration. A recent trend in store layout design is leaving shoppers feeling more confused and less ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. This article is more than 3 years old. Ulta Beauty's new ...

If you were planning on opening a store selling your brand new computer brand with a setup that's not unlike the Apple Store, you'll probably want to re-think your strategy starting this week. Apple ...

____Apple officially trademarked its store design last week, an endeavor the company has been pursuing since May 2010. After being rejected twice by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which claimed ...

When you're designing a store, the layout of your displays matters just as much as what's on them. If you're selling handbags, for example, it doesn't matter how fashionable or high-quality they are - ...

"From this the Court concludes that the representation of the layout of a retail store, by a design alone, without indicating the size or the proportions, may be registered as a trade mark for ...