Merchandising Ideas – Presentation Fun

Merchandising Ideas for Retailers I’m a big fan of Free People, Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters. I’m a big fan of a 4′ cross-bar, and not the 2′ bars that you see here. That being said, I love this presentation.  They’re following a lot of rules that I would adhere to. I.e. Lightest to Darkest from left to right.  Tops above bottoms and so on. They’re also doing a lot of things I likely wouldn’t do, especially garments hung too high, and too much space between the shelf and the hanging garments. But…overall ‘This store is really fun and interesting!’ I love the denim on hooks. I love the clothing stories  that are being told.  I love the natural woods.  I love the shelf over the hang bar and the custom hangers.  My favourite stores are not ‘perfect’ stores.  They’re ‘interesting’!   I really hate slat wall!  It’s probably my biggest nightmare! Here … ‘The Wall is interesting’. The necklace holders are made with capped copper pipe! The sample ‘fairy’ dresses are hung on hand formed hangers. The lighting is perfect! As an independent retailer, you

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An Amazing Sexy Store

 Why sexy? Anthropologie Last week I got the opportunity to have a look at the newest stores in Park Royal South Mall, West Vancouver.  Most of you will already know that I believe Anthropologie is the leader in Visual Presentation. Urban Outfitters – The Sexy Sister I was blown away by how much I loved the design elements and visual presentation at Urban Outfitters.  You may not know that Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie and Free People are all owned by the same company – Urban Outfitters Inc.  Hence their similarities! I’m not going to talk about their product or controversies in this blog post, but only what I love and why. The Entry Urban and Edgy The materials are humble!  Plywood, Pegboard, concrete floors, recycled timbers.  The Design element of the timber-framed pentagon and triangle is everywhere; from the clothing fixtures to the upper walls . The repeating of the element keeps the store cohesive and interesting.   The space is interesting from the floor to the really high ceilings.  Have a look at the lighting as well in these images. I’m not a huge fan of

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