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When Shopping Is Media, Retailers Become Content And Community Obsessed

Women are looking to online shopping as a form of retail therapy that we know so well, and they'll have more fun and buy more of a product, more often, when given the opportunity to shop in a community. READ»

Intel's Touch-screen, AR-Packed, Digital Ad Display Almost Isn't Fair

It's not enough for Intel to grab your attention with targeted, customized rich media ads that are smart enough to read the best way to broadcast to passersby. They want you to stop and interact, feeding them analytics about your ...READ»

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Apple's Revamping Its Retail Stores, and Growing Trees Inside

This past October, Microsoft was all aflutter with the launch of Windows 7 and its very own retail store. And those stores bore an uncanny resemblance to Apple's. Apple is now fighting back with a "new prototype for the ...READ»

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Nendo Brings Minimalist Magic to New Issey Miyake Shop

The shops furniture evokes shopping carts, in a beautifully funky way.READ»

Nike's New Tokyo Store: Serious Sole Power!

The theme for the new flagship store in the Harajuku neighborhood? Shoes, and lots of 'em.READ»

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"Retail Experiment" Turns Shopping Into Scavenger Hunt

Unless you're a design-crazed hipster, Subports is bound to make you feel very, very old.READ»

Yellow: An Illustrated Essay on Branding and Desire

A story about beauty, materialism and obsession, as told through 12 canvases painted by Debbie Millman.READ»

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Horrible Idea of the Day: Microsoft to Build Retail Stores Right Next to Apple's

Microsoft's COO says that the stores will open this fall. Just one question: How epic will the failure be?READ»

Day and Night: How Le Laboratoire Survives the Recession With Two Different Businesses

A new space in Paris has duel functionality, thanks to a retractable display-case system.READ»