09-30-20

The best retail design of 2020

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards in the Retail Environments category.

By Fast Company1 minute Read

Winner

[Photo: courtesy Local Projects]

“The Truth Is Local” Storefront Installations
Local Projects
An audiovisual installation in vacant New York storefronts that brings The New York Times‘s local reporting to life

Finalists

[Photo: courtesy Bruce Mau Design]

Aurora Flagship
Aurora Cannabis, Bruce Mau Design

[Photo: Enjoy]

Delivering the Smart Last Mile
Enjoy

[Photo: Michel Florent/courtesy Bjarke Ingels Group]

Galeries Lafayette
Bjarke Ingels Group

[Photo: Nike]

NikeLab Re-Creation Center c/o Virgil Abloh
Nike

[Photo: courtesy Truebird]

Truebird Micro-Café
Truebird

[Photo: Velofix]

Velofix corporate fleet
Velofix

Honorable Mentions

[Image: courtesy 3M]

3 Phase Marketing Shopify Rescue Package
3 Phase Marketing

[Image: Code and Theory]

Adidas Originals Superstar 50th Anniversary AR Experience
Code and Theory

[Photo: Burrow]

Burrow House
Burrow

[Photo: GM]

Cadillac Live Showroom
General Motors

[Photo: WS Development]

The Current
WS Development

[Photo: Nelson Worldwide]

KFC Drive-Thru
Nelson Worldwide

[Photo: Levi’s]

Levi Strauss & Co.
Anthemic Agency

[Photo: Mailchimp]

Small Mall by Mailchimp
Mailchimp

[Photo: Studs]

Studs Studio
Studs and HuxHux Design

Video

Impact

In a battle between this endangered flower and a lithium mine, who should win?

The price tag for a net zero transition: $3.5 trillion a year

This guaranteed income pilot gives low-income New York mothers $1,000 a month

News

Report: Fashion retailer Shein eyes U.S. IPO, the first after China’s crackdown on stock listings

New York’s mask mandate is in jeopardy. Here’s what could happen next

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Co.Design

One huge post-pandemic shift for retail workers? More comfortable stores to work in

From reels to ruins: See inside America’s crumbling movie theaters

The trolliest drop this year uses illegal logos from Coca-Cola, Walmart, Tesla, and Microsoft

Work Life

Switching careers? Here are 4 ways to find a knowledgeable mentor

Why no one on your team wants to be a manager anymore—and how to change that

5 ways to set winning goals–and stick to them