During the past year, significant discussions emerged from the popular press predicting the demise of traditional retailing and the ascendancy of Internet shopping. Some analysts predict that Internet sales could approach $50 billion in three or...
A mall's information booth, typically a prime real estate location, is undergoing a dramatic transformation in a pilot program that combines high-tech facilities with personal services...
New technologies in signage and point-of-purchase communications are creating exciting and effective methods to drive customers to purchase your products. From smart signs to new materials, technologies present retailers with an unprecedented...
Frank J. Pasquerilla, chairman and CEO of Johnstown, Pa.-based Crown American Realty Trust, died on April 21 from a massive stroke. Pasquerilla was 72...
NEW VENTURES Retail Development Partners (RDP), a New York-based retail services company, has been formed by Richard Seligman, a retail consultant and former senior managing director of New York-based Insignia/ESG's retail group. The company will...
Design Forum Creates Golfers' Paradise Dayton, Ohio-based Design Forum completed the design of PGA Tour Stop, the anchor store in World Golf Village resort in St. Augustine, Fla. The 31,000 sq. ft. store entertains shoppers with a putting green...
NADEL ARCHITECTS * ONE WESTSIDE * Los Angeles In the category of New Open Centers, Nadel Architects, Costa Mesa, Calif., received an Honorable Mention for its design of One Westside in Los Angeles...
CALLISON ARCHITECTURE INC. SEIBU DEPARTMENT STORE * Funabashi, Japan In the category of Renovated Department Stores, Callison Architecture Inc., Seattle, was awarded the 1999 SADI for its design of Seibu Department Store in Funabashi, Japan...
