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Digital City Doubles (VIDEO)
'NearLondon' Replicates Oxford Street in Online Shopping FormBy Peter Brown - Welcome to NearLondon, London’s Oxford Street as you’ve never seen it before--no litter, no traffic, no crowds, no queues, and best of all, no rain. Shoppers tired of the hustle, bustle and squash of London’s…
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HD Vending Machines (VIDEO)
Sapient Interactive 'uVend' Interactive Coke Machine Hits North AmericaBy Emily A. Davidson - Sapient Interactive has created an interactive Coke vending machine called uVend. uVend replaces the standard front of a vending machine with a 46” LCD touch screen rich with HD video, bluetooth and flash…
462 Views
11 Gift Cards and Certificates (CLUSTER)
From Controversial Gift Certificates to $50,000 Gift CardsBy Meghan Young - Although I’m a big believer in opening wrapped gifts from under the Christmas tree, sometimes you have to concede and purchase gift cards and certificates. I mean, there are so many choices out there that…
531 Views
50 Online Shopping Innovations (CLUSTER)
From Fitting Room Simulators to Invite-Only Shopping SitesBy Katherine Vong - Black Friday is the day for shopping bargains, there’s no doubt about it. But is waiting in hours-long lines, shoving your way to get to the 50%-off shoes, and having things from your shopping cart snatched…
2,398 Views
32 Exclusive Fashion Boutiques (CLUSTER)
From Basement Boutiques to Eclectic Kick ShopsBy Meghan Young - Considering how fast fads become massed produced, it’s hard to stay original nowadays, yet there are exclusive fashion boutiques that encourage individual style and limited number of pieces. This cluster…
1,641 Views
Fitting Room Simulators (VIDEO)
Try on Clothes With Tobi.com's Augmented Reality Dressing RoomBy Katherine Vong - Many companies have been trying—unsuccessfully—to create effective virtual dressing rooms for customers via their online stores. Now Tobi.com has launched their Augmented Reality Dressing Room, the first…
733 Views
25 Walmart Finds (CLUSTER)
From Insightful Subculture Studies to Cheap High FashionBy Meghan Young - If there has ever been a revolutionary superstore chain, these Walmart finds will surely solidify Walmart's claim to fame. With America’s Black Friday just around the corner, and Christmas sales right…
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Gift-Wrapped Heroes (GALLERY)
The Holiday Sub Sandwich from Erbert & Gerbert is Perfect for EveryoneBy Marissa Liu - Need a gift that won’t break the bank for that always difficult-to-buy-for someone in your life? Try the Erbert & Gerbert’s Holiday Sub and sandwich that come gift wrapped -- just don’t leave it under…
599 Views
53 Unique Store Displays (CLUSTER)
From Bolshevik Retail Windows to Piled Tennis Ball StorefrontsBy Katherine Vong - In our world of passive browsing, tight wallets, and short attention spans, sometimes a cool window or store display can make the difference between a shopper continuing on their way and actually entering…
5,415 Views
70 Credit Crunch Retail Promotions (CLUSTER)
Clever Store Promotions for Black Friday 2009By Marissa Brassfield - In 2009, Black Friday retailers will attempt to woo budget-crunched holiday shoppers into brick-and-mortar stores like never before. We’ve seen a number of innovative approaches in advance of Black Friday…
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Presidential Retail Windows (GALLERY)
The Bloomingdale's Holiday Windows Include President ObamaBy Katherine Vong - The holidays are a time for cheer—that, and special seasonal window displays. Displays, for instance, that include the President. One of the Bloomingdale’s holiday windows feature President Barrack Obama…
973 Views
20 Fantastic Food Deliveries (CLUSTER)
From Subscription-Based Sweets to Healthy Office SnacksBy Katherine Vong - Many food startups are using delivery-based business models and focusing on specific niche markets. It's a unique and innovative concept that stands to defy the era of big-box retailing. Despite the…
1,555 Views
Swedish Store Displays (GALLERY)
Fjallraven New York Store Says 'Hej Hej!' to the Big AppleBy Robyn Currie - I never thought I would see the day when my favorite adventuring brand set foot on our shores. The Fjallraven New York Store is about to open, which is great news for Swedephiles like myself. The Swedish…
724 Views
Spontaneous Employee Dances (VIDEO)
This Electric Slide at Microsoft Store Video Makes Me Glad I Buy AppleBy Marissa Brassfield - Okay, so I’m doing a little bit of gauntlet-throwing with my subtitle, but after watching this ‘Electric Slide at Microsoft store’ video, I’m relieved that I buy Apple. Microsoft store employees in a Mission…
755 Views
Color-Coded Wines (GALLERY)
94wines Uses Numbers and Colors for Customer PersonalizationBy Katherine Vong - If you’re a wine connoisseur, it’s probably unimaginable to buy wine in which you have no idea what country it was from and when it was made. The Dutch company 94wines, however, is offering numbered and…
1,163 Views
City-Exclusive Fashion Lines (VIDEO)
Chanel Shanghai will be the Most Refined Boutique East of ParisBy Marissa Liu - Famed luxury fashion house Chanel will open a new boutique in China. Chanel Shanghai will open on November 25th in what the company is promising to be their most refined boutique ever. Shanghai, an extremely…
1,814 Views
Weekly Cake Clubs (GALLERY)
Le Dolci Delivers Organic Desserts to London's DoorstepsBy Katherine Vong - Food-of-the-month clubs are on the rise (at least in New York City) and dessert clubs are not far behind. In London, Le Dolci is one such dessert club. But instead of monthly deliveries, Le Dolci delivers…
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Original Online Stores (GALLERY)
Supermarket Sarah Turns a Living Room Wall into an Online DisplayBy Jessica Marcel - Supermarket Sarah is an online store with an original display concept: put everything for sale on one wall. Simple, yes, but surprisingly effective. The site puts up an eclectic selection of art and crafts…
625 Views
Grocery Store Status Bags (GALLERY)
Bargain Priced Chanel and LV Bags at Costco in NYCBy Katherine Vong - Did you ever think you would find Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags at Costco? Well, the new Costco Warehouse Shopping Club in New York City is carrying designer handbags including those from Chanel, Louis…
1,842 Views
Synthetic Wishbones (VIDEO)
Totally Unreal & Guilt Free Lucky Break Wishbones are PlasticBy Katie Cordrey - Synthetic Lucky Break Wishbones allow everyone -- even vegans -- to participate in the traditional holiday fun of breaking the turkey wishbone in a friendly tug-of-war. The winner, determined by who is…
884 Views
High-End Fashion History (VIDEO)
Prada Book Documents Its Place in Culture, Fashion & ArtBy Ryan Hinkson - Italian fashion powerhouse Prada has announced the release of a book documenting the label’s history in fashion, art, architecture and film. The Prada book, otherwise known as 'Prada: Creativity, Modernity,…
1,205 Views
Dripping Chocolate Ceilings (GALLERY)
The Godiva Chocoiste is a Chocoholic's ParadiseBy Marissa Liu - I am a chocoholic and I think that Godiva’s new flagship store in Harajuku (an ultra-hip area in Tokyo, Japan) might be my mecca. Designed by Wonderwall the concept Godiva Chocoiste has a dripping chocolate…
1,593 Views
Auction Webzines
eBay Launches the Inside Source MagazineBy boomchickyboom - eBay has announced the launch of The Inside Source, a new online digital magazine. The focus of the magazine will be primarily on fashion, offering insights into what eBay shoppers are searching for, or…
680 Views
Designer Markers (GALLERY)
Stella McCartney Launches Markers for the Gap so Kids Can Customize Their ClothesBy Shelby Lee Walsh - From high fashion to markers? No, Stella McCartney has not gone mad, but rather has made a set of designer markers for kids to go along with her children's clothing collection at the Gap. The designer…
744 Views
Vending Machine Burgers (VIDEO)
Tateishi Burger Has Patrons Order Burgers via MachineBy Katherine Vong - There are vending machines for books, jeans, and produce so it's only natural that vending machine burgers would pop up somewhere. And that somewhere is Japan (of course), at Tateishi Burger, which is…
911 Views
32 Riveting Retail Spaces (CLUSTER)
Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative InteriorsBy Katherine Vong - Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers…
16,190 Views
Raw Meat Fashions (VIDEO)
The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak HouseBy Nancy Vaughn - There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their…
1,477 Views
High Fashion Rentals
The RentTheRunway Website Allows You to Lease Designer ClothesBy Jacqueline Parrish - If you have ever wanted a high fashion designer garment straight from the runway but balked at paying the multi-thousand dollar price tag that comes attached, then the RentTheRunway website is for you.…
1,036 Views
10 Bizarre Barcode Variations (CLUSTER)
Innovations Worthy of a Universal Product CodeBy Howard Wu - When retail commercial items become mainstream enough to earn a barcode—Universal Product Code (UPC) numbers—one can safely assume that these items have earned some degree of widespread popularity. Perhaps…
1,037 Views
15 Shopping Cart Creations (CLUSTER)
From Smart Pushcarts to Load-Baring BicyclesBy Meghan Young - I don’t know why, but somehow whenever I start my grocery shopping, I tend to forget to grab a shopping cart. This is usually a bad thing as I usually mean business when I enter a grocery store. It seems…
1,795 Views
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