Judges awarded the new flagship for Ethan Allen in New York City because of how the designers transformed a drab corner in Manhattan into a new and dynamic retail facade. The judges were less impressed with the interior, which they felt was s...

Vapiano International is a fast casual chain with 30 locations worldwide that is looking to gain a foothold in the U.S. The Heiserman Group succeeded in giving the chain a memorable first location with this outlet in Washington, D.C. The firm...

For the second time in three years an Eight Inc.-designed Nokia Flagship store is being recognized in the SADI competition. In this case, judges were less impressed with the interior—which is largely similar to other Nokia stores—than they we...

It would have been easy to cut corners to just open a new store in the same market. Instead, Macy’s took the time and effort to renovate a historically significant property. For that, the SADI judges named the project a winner in our new depa...

Bed, Bath & Beyond’s announcement last week that it plans to open 60 new stores in fiscal 2010 highlighted a change in attitude that’s slowly taking place among national retail chains. While most national retailers spent 2009 trying not to...

Timberland is a brand that has been around for a while. But the retailer wanted to “create a visually dynamic shopfront” with a new store in London. Checkland Kindleysides succeeded in bringing the iconic brand into a memorable location. Judg...

In a bit of a shocker, the SADI judges tapped this unassuming, 75,327-squarefoot power center in Venice, Calif., as this year’s Grand SADI winner. The reasons? The project goes far and beyond what could have been a run-of-the mill shopping ce...

The Fairholme Fund and The Fairholme Focused Income Fund, each a series of Fairholme Funds Inc., on March 31 entered into definitive agreements to acquire new equity capital of the reorganized General Growth Properties Inc.. The investment manager...