Visual Merchandising and Retail Design - August 2020

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VM&RD; is India’s only magazine on Visual Merchandising and Retail Design and was launched in September 2005, VM&RD; underscores the best there is to the systematic art of creating a complete retail experience. Each issue of the magazine focuses on all aspects of retail design and visual merchandising in the context of branded shopping environment.

A spatial narrative of journey & destinations

Located in Ahmedabad, Sternhagen is a collaboration between renowned design firms Opolis based out of Mumbai and Zurich based MACH Architektur. The showroom is all enabling transactions in an experiential environment.

2 mins

Mandap: A marriage of Opulence & elegance

Spread over two levels, the Mandap showroom in Vadodara, designed by Vadodara based JAD Arch Studio, spells luxury and opulence and is all about showcasing the brand’s rich heritage.

2 mins

Kitchen revisited at Euromobil's Milan store ITALY

The name Euromobil is synonymous with furniture and home design. Gruppo Euromobil is backed by over 45 years of technical know-how and craft culture. The company focuses on environmentally friendly designs and technology. It employs selective production standards and has good export capacity with over 800 points of sale throughout the world.The company’s first flagship showroom in Milan, Italy, designed by Matteo Thun & Partners Architecture is all about making the kitchen space even more of what it actually is - the heart of the home.

1 min

A window to retro minimalism ISRAEL

Klil is an established name in the design of aluminum windows and doors in Israel. A store design upgrade was initiated to highlight the brand’s new Bauhaus series. Designed by Tel Aviv based Studio Samuelov, the new showroom design is all about bringing together precise functionality and seamless aesthetics.

1 min

Illuminating new standards of innovation

It was a proud moment for Mumbai based leading manufacturer of lighting solutions , Focus Lighting and Fixtures Limited, after it won the acclaimed Red Dot Design Award for its newly designed Magnus Spotlight. The award is bestowed on products featuring outstanding design. In a special chat with VM&RD, Amit Sheth - Managing Director & Founder, Focus Lighting, highlights the special attributes of the award-winning Spotlight range, how it reduces the energy wastage while enhancing retail spaces, and more...

4 mins

‘The best is yet to come'

At a time when people and businesses are grappling with the question of ‘what next?’ it is reassuring to hear voices of positive conviction. Huzefa Merchant, Founder, INSYNC Shop Fittings (SAFE ENTERPRISES), motivational speaker, author and recipient of many accolades including that of ‘One of the Top 100 influential retail minds in India’ for three consecutive years and winner of the Young Achiever’s title at the Golden Globe Tigers in 2018, strongly believes that the best things happen to those who never give up. As someone who has steered INSYNC into a well established position in the retail solutions space, Huzefa is a standing example of his conviction that it takes vision to run and sustain a business. He recently launched the Engage Fit N Light System that encompasses the many benefits of a phygital solution for the retail space. In an exclusive chat with VM&RD, Huzefa talks about the new solution, about how a truly phygital solution gives the business enabling edge to retail, his vision for Indian retail, and more…

4 mins

‘Right mannequins successfully convey the brand story'

Belgian mannequin manufacturer Bonami Mannequins has developed what it calls “the first sustainable mannequin that is 100% recyclable”. Made of BONPLAST™ that has several advantages, it is unbreakable, has durable construction which resists marking and damage and is lightweight, which results in faster and easier dressing and moving of the displays around the store. In a chat with VM&RD, Nico Bonami, CEO and Founder, Bonami Mannequins, shares more details on the need for such sustainable products and the highlights of the new eco-friendly mannequin.

4 mins

The Art Of Visual Story Telling In Stores As Community Spaces

At a time when lifestyle, businesses and services are all getting redefined, the retail space is more than just a transactional point, evolving more into a community hub. Given this, what is the design sensibility that works best? In this column, part of her series for VM&RD, Angela Kreutz shares her take.

3 mins

When empathy matters in the business sense

If there’s one lesson that’s emerging very strongly from the pandemic then it is that empathy may be more than just a social or personal virtue. It could actually translate into higher for sales for brands who closely understand customer challenges and address them meaningfully.

1 min

Ready, tech-set, go: Malls' new mantra

As malls roll up their sleeves to get back into the business and safely guidelines become a standard protocol, technology seems to be the big enabler.

1 min

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VM&RD is India’s only magazine on Visual Merchandising and Retail Design and was launched in September 2005, VM&RD underscores the best there is to the systematic art of creating a complete retail experience. Each issue of the magazine focuses on all aspects of retail design and visual merchandising in the context of branded shopping environment.