New pressure for innovative storefronts is arising as businesses eager to spare real estate costs for brick and mortar presences are moving online. Those stores that do continue to keep a 'real life' presence are feeling a stronger push for innovative storefronts, from architecture to customer entertainment. This cluster takes a look at some of most unique stores we've featured, from pop up shoes to stores of recycled shipping containers.
Implications - Storefronts in urban areas have to be especially crafty since they need to convince busy customers passing by to come inside. Storefront designers definitely have their work cut out from them as they create innovative ideas, and probably won't have much time for relaxing window shopping anytime soon.
49 Innovative Storefronts
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Container Stores
Uniqlo Drops Stores in NYC
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Crowdsourcing Billboards
American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign
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Upside Down Stores
Viktor & Rolf in Milan
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Cutting Edge Boutique
Up To You, Toronto (INTERVIEW)
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Couture Car Stores
'Italian Models' at Lamborghini's Las Vegas Boutique
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Cardboard Retail Shops
The Bombed Mache By Ksubi
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Guerrilla Fashion Boutique in Singapore
"Old School" Comme Des Garcons
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Pop-Up T-Shirt Shops
Baro-Iro Boutique Promos the Shibuya Center-Gai McDonald's
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The Retail Store of the Future
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Peep Shop Window Paintings
Agent Provocateur Storefront Art by Chris Acheson
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Traveling Shipping Container Stores
Puma City Might Come to Your Town
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Traveling Fashion Boutiques
Independent Designer Goes Mobile in Her Airstream 'Hitch Couture'
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Museum-Quality Retail Spaces
Buenos Aires Ayres Department Store Rules
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Interactive Storefronts
Elle MacPherson Intimates NY Fashion Week
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Automated Gift Shops
Luxe Next-Gen Vending Machines Replace Retail Boutiques
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Sneak Peeks at Retail Stores
Microsoft Store Plans Leak From Lippicott
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Morbid Storefront Displays
Barney's Show Outfits Are to Die For
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Ethereal Clothing Stores
Alberta Ferretti's Flagship Los Angeles Location is Heavenly
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Witty Shop Names
50 Puningly Brilliant Names for Real Life Stores
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Dinosaur Storefront Displays
Stella McCartney Clearly Digs Inflatable Dinos
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Storefront Scarecrows
Louis Vuitton Teams with Jeremy Deller for High End Vegetable Garden
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Multitasking Retail Spaces
The Achilles Project is Restaurant, Art Gallery and Boutique
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Glimmering Architecture
The Swarovski Store in Japan
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Window Shopping
Ralph Lauren Debuts Interactive Window Stores
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Tiffany & Co. Launch 70 New Stores
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Culture-Driven Collaborations
Magazines and Retail Chains Form Lucrative Partnerships
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Vibrant Designer Boutiques
Takashi Murakami Takes On Louis Vuitton's Omotesando Store
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Appointment Only Boutiques
Tokyo VIP Fashion Hot Spots
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Empty Store Front Media Ads
Motomedia StreetlevelBILLBOARDS
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Champagne Bars in Department Stores
The Harrods Veuve Clicquot Boutique
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Invite-Only Jewelry Shops
Scott Kay's Exclusive 'SK66' Flagship Boutique
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Retail Window Tributes
Barneys Celebrates Jim Moore's CFDA Award with Display
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Storefront Album Launches
Agent Provocateur Cuntro Classics
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Virtual Italian Storefronts
Moschino Opens First Online Boutique
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Swank Wine Stores
Alko in Finland
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18th Century Sensory Storefronts
Hermes ‘Silver Forest' Installation
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Splatter-Painted Retail Revivals
Raf Simons in Tokyo
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Pop-up Sportswear Stores
The 'Reebok Flash'
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Holiday-Themed Pop Up Stores
Sears Goes Halloween Crazy
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Mass-Market Recycling Initiatives
TerraCycle's National Waste Collection Effort in Big Box Stores
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Supermodel Interior Decor
'Cindy Crawford Style' Collection Hits Stores Soon
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Department Store Parties
Selfridges 100th ‘Big Yellow Festival' Includes Gay Bingo
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Cyber Speak Store Fronts
BCBG Max Azria Uses Texting Lingo In Window Displays
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Radio-Shaped Storefronts
Diesel Launches Radical Retail Refurb in London
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LEED-Certified Superstores
Barneys New York Expands Into Chicago's Fashion District
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Obama Storefronts
Election-Inspired Window Dressings
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Silk Wrapped Stores
Neiman Marcus Cloaks Store Fronts
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Online Stores Offline
Is @Cosme Cosmetics E-Store Pioneering Next Gen Retail?
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Online Music In Stores
Best Buy Acquires Napster
Related Ideas
Contemporary Guitar Stores
Klein Dytham Architecture Designs Fender's Tokyo Flagship Store
Raw Architecture-Inspired Retail Interiors
The New Balenciaga Flagship Store Recently Opened
Social e-Commerce Platforms
Hoppn Creates "A New Type of Centralized Online Shopping Experience"
Next-Gen Sneaker Stores
Foot Locker's Store of the Future Concept is Bolder and Easier to Shop
Biodegradable 3D-Printed Pop-Up Cafes
The Nescafé Dolce Gusto Neo Store is Eco-Focused
Intentionally Unfinished Footwear Stores
Veja's Shoe Store in Madrid Has a Raw, Rough Interior
Interactive Arcade Storefronts
JD & Snap London Created an AR Storefront for Christmas
Consumer-Inspired Store Mannequins
Gymshark's London Store Mannequins are Inspired by Real People
Contemporary Engaging Stores
New Balance Opens Unique Retail Concept Store on in Boston
Community-Driven Retail Stores
Stone Island's Munich Store Emphasizes the Importance of Community
Luxe Fashion Flagship Stores
Hedi Slimane Design the Celine Miami Flagship Store
Virtual Beauty Storefronts
The Clinique Lab is a Next-Gen Digital Retail Concept
Supermarket-Style Pavilions
Venice Architecture Biennale's Latvian Pavilion Has a Familiar Form
3D-Printed Net Storefronts
Tiffany & Co's Airport Store Design Creatively Repurposes Fishing Nets
Engaging Shelf Displays
Netvisual is Elevating In-Store Advertising with its Shelf Edge Displays
Stunning Eyewear Store Interiors
El Departamento Orchestrates an All-Green Eyewear Store Aesthetic
Video Store Speakeasies
Blockbuster Speakeasy Reimagines the Video Store as a Bar
Kitchen-Inspired Store Interiors
Crosby Studios Designs This Unconventional Jewelry Store Interior
Recycled Clothing-Crafted Furniture
Hemingway Design Transforms London's Traid Store
Online Merchandise Storefronts
The Panera Shop Gives Access to Bread-themed Apparel & Carb-Couture
Interactive In-Store Ads
Visibubble Brings Mobile Messaging Capabilities to Store Shelves
Consumption-Inspired Fashion Capsules
LOUTRE snd Dover Street Market Work on a New Capsule
GenAI Virtual Shoppers
Cindy by Imaginuity Boots Online and In-Store Foot Traffic
Futuristic Auto Micro Factories
Most Architecture Unveils a Modern Factory for Charge Cars
Multi-Brand Virtual Malls
Bloomingdale’s Virtual Experience Spotlights Beloved Brands
Small-Format Grocery Stores
Amazon’s Whole Foods to Open New Small-Format Stores in Cities
Public-Oriented Furniture Exhibits
Furnishing Utopia's Jean Lee Displays Furniture for Public Use
Circular Shopping Experiences
The Stock Market by Selfridges is a Sustainable Shopping Experience
DTC Kitchenware Stores
Kitchenware Brand Our Place Opens its First Physical Store in Los Angeles
Authentic Streetwear Stores
eBay's Canal Street Wear Features On-Site Authentication
Premium Athleticwear Pop-Ups
Reigning Champ Announces Pop-Up in Toronto’s Yorkdale Centre
Content-Inspired Physical Retail Experience
Netflix House Creates a Space for Fans to Buy Merch
Small-Format Department Stores
Macy’s Unveils Plan to Open Up to 30 Small-format Stores
Whimsical Pop-Up Cognac Bars
Yinka Ilori Designed an Eye-Catching Pop-Up at Selfridges
AR Shopping Malls
American Express' Door to Shop Small Highlights 10 Small Businesses
Community-Centric Headquarters
SPACE10 Embraces Community-Centric Design for Its Headquarters
Vibrant Pop-Up Galleries
Elizabeth Sutton Launches a Pop-Up Gallery and Studio in New York City
Playful Retail Pop-Up Installations
Selfridges Unveils the Joke Shop with a Slapstick Generator
Augmented Reality Stores
Zero10 is Debuting Its AR Store Prototype at Viva Technology in Paris
Sustainable Fashion Stores
Cos Unveils Two Stores in Stockholm and Mexico City
Inspiring Multi-Shop Pop-Ups
Pinterest's Possibility Place Immerses Guests in Inspiration
Tactile Fashion Boutique Designs
FOG Architecture Designs a New Xiaozhuo Store Location
Flagship Store Window Designs
6a Architects Highlights Sex Shop Windows in New Storefront Design
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
E-retailer Fashion Pop-ups
The SHEIN Pop-up Shop Experience Opens March 23 at the Eaton Centre
Circular Fashion Pop-Ups
The Coachtopia Pop-Up Brings Luxury Circular Fashion to Gen Z
Inviting Contemporary Auto Dealerships
Rivian’s Spaces Aims to Disrupt the Auto Retail Space
Pared-Back Coffee Interiors
Keiji Ashizawa Has Ccreted a Minimalist Blue Bottle Coffee Shop
Advanced Adaptive Retail Experiences
Walmart Unveiled New Retail Technologies at CES 2024
Vibrant Multi-Level Office Designs
Gensler Reimagines the Accenture Office Space in Chicago
Rejuvenated Retail Buildings
This Vietnamese Building Will Feature Lush Native Greenery
Mixed-Reality Shopping Apps
StockX Launched an Immersive Way to Shop with the Apple Vision Pro
Lunar Boutique Pop-Ups
Celebrate Lunar New Year at Bayview Village's Lunar Luxe Boutique Pop-Up
Colorfully Immersive Retail Experiences
Al-Jawad Pike Designs a Athletic Propulsion Labs Store
Autumn eCommerce Fashion Pop-Ups
This SHEIN Pop-Up Will Celebrate the Arrival of Fall Fashions
Community Commerce Pop-Ups
TikTok Shop UK Opened a Pop-Up on London's Oxford Street
Workplace-Integrated Store Locations
IKEA Hosts Hej!Workshop Coworking Space in its Store
Leisure Activity Grocery Stores
The FreshTake Concept Grocery Store Blends Experiences
Circular Metaverse Capsules
H&M Releases a Metaverse-Inspired Collection at Its Williamsburg Store
Craft-Centric Retail Locations
LOEWE Amsterdam Opens with a Colorful Interior
Upcycled Tower Designs
3XN Shows How Sustainable and Cost-Cffective Reuse Can Be
French Modernism Luxe Retailers
The New Celine Store is Located on Paris' Rue Saint-Honoré
Phygital Fashion Retail Experiences
Macy's mstylelab Digital Shopping Platform is Immersive
Sophisticated Tokyo Flagship Stores
WIND AND SEA TOKYO Features Glass and a Clean Aesthetic
Japan-Expansive Physical Fashion Stores
Studio Nicholson Gets a New Store in Tokyo
Live Commerce Holiday Windows
TalkShopLive's WindowShopping Merges Physical & Digital Experiences
Forward-Thinking Wedding Pop-Ups
Anthropologie Weddings x Pinterest Shares Emerging Styles
Eco Tech Accessory Pop-Ups
The CASETiFY Style Lab Highlights the Work of Gen Z Fashion Students
Futuristic Phone Accessories Stores
CASETiFY Taps Andre Fu for Its Retail Location in Osaka, Japan
Chic Modern-Industrial Buildings
YN Studio Designs a Slick Facade in Gillett Square
Shoppable Virtual Beach Houses
The J.Crew Virtual Beach House Shares Interactive Content & Games
Mid-Century Luxe Fashion Stores
Thom Browne Opens a New Store in San Fran by ASA Studio Albanese
Norwegian Coastline-Inspired Stores
Snøhetta Designs the Latest Holzweiler Store Location
Colorful Metaverse Cities
Space Popular Applies Aldo Rossi’s Ideas to the Metaverse
Micro-City Housing Nooks
Notan Office Transforms an Industrial Site in Brussels
Sustainable Furniture Capsule Shops
Light and Dwell Open up a Store of Furniture Designs
Film-Inspired Bottle Shop Interiors
Studio Paul Chan Draws Inspiration from Wes Anderson
Glass Facade Shopping Centers
OMA and Shohei Shigematsu Design the Harajuku Quest Retailer
Dynamic Organic Store Displays
External Reference Decorates the La Manso Store in Barcelona
Transformed Historic Bank Buildings
Ivy Studio Overhauls the Interior of a Historic Building
Rejuvenated Former Bank Buildings
This Dutch Building Now Boasts Solar Panels & Insect Hotels
Digitally Led Bakery-Cafes
Panera's Small-Format Store Has a Digitized Menu & Tracking Screens
Sculptural Art-Detailed Store Designs
Halleroed Designs the Flagship Toteme Store in Mayfield
Demountable Wooden Retail Spaces
Architecture for London Designs Present & Correct's New Space
Regionally Inspired Retail Destinations
Japan & France Converge in the Kenzo Dubai Boutique Design
Digital Delivery Service Storefronts
Instacart Storefront Lets Retailers Customize the Interface
Vibrant Fashion Boutique Restorations
Gucci Renovated Its Boutique at 63 Wooster Street
Skyscraper-Inspired Furniture Collections
Ben Ganz Designed a Series of Cityscape Furniture Pieces
Liveable Artful Pop-Up Installations
Julie Cloos Mølsgaard Creates a Pop-Up Hotel Installation
Anniversary-Celebrating Pop-Up Stores
Random Studio Creates the Bodyscape Installation
Aluminum-Wrapped Sportswear Store
Oshinowo Studio Designs the New adidas Store in Lagos
Third-Party Artisanal Marketplaces
Michaels Launches the MarkerPlace Alternative Marketplace
Food Court Footwear Shops
Skechers' Food Spot Drives Foot Traffic to the Footwear Store
Whimsical Bright Creative Workspaces
Publicis Groupe's New Workspace is in New York's SoHo
Exposed Concrete Factory Structures
Iksoi Studio Adds a Concrete Grid to the Mallcom Factory
Retail Food Preparation Stations
Urban Eat Debuts a Smart Retail Solution for its Food-to-Go Range
Optical Illusion Replica Artworks
Leandro Erlich Forms the Building in the Liberty Science Center
Apothecary-Style Supplement Stores
The New GNC Flagship Boasts a Warm, Open, Inviting Atmosphere
Elegant Grocery Shopping Spaces
De Zwarte Hond Designs the New Dynamic SuperHub Store
Newly Renovated Fashion Stores
NEIGHBORHOOD Recently Re-Opened Its Shibuya Flagship Store
Self-Guided Cannabis Retail Experiences
BLAZE ECOM Revolutionizes In-Store Cannabis Retail
NYC-Based Apparel Stores
Aviator Nation Launches its First Pop-Up Shop in New York City
Vintage Homeware Shops
Galerie Was Opens a Brick-and-mortar Shop in Lower Manhattan
London-Based Startup Retailers
The Nothing Store is Opening a Location in Soho, London
Updated Tech-Brand Store Locations
The New Apple Store is at Battersea Power Station
Conversation-Encouraging Retail Spaces
PlayLab Inc Creates a Flagship Store for MadHappy
Serene Ambiance Tribeca Galleries
StudioTwentySeven Unveils a Flagship Gallery in New York
Ceramic Tile Boutique Storefronts
Neri&Hu Design the New Piaget Storefront in Hong Kong
Gridded Immersive Retail Experiences
Studio Lotus Designs the New Ekaya Banaras Retail
Pop-Up Event Companies
'Steel Space Concepts' Provides Mobile Structures for In-Person Events
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
California-Inspired Gallery-Style Stores
Studio FB Designs the New Frame Store in London
Repurposed Textile Factory Stores
Kooo Architects Converts an Old Factory to a Store for Freitag
Vibrant Apartment Showrooms
&Tradition Designs the Under One Roof Apartment Showroom
Small-Format Retailers
Nordstrom’s Small-Format Strategy 'Closer to You' is Expanding Until 2025
Perforated Brickwork Office Buildings
Tropical Space Designs the Premier Office in Vietnam
Automotive Parking Lot Pop-Ups
Mercedes-Benz Turned Parking Lot Spaces into a Mini Showroom
Deadstock Concept Stores
size? Launches its Debut Concept Store at Liverpool ONE Shopping Center
Youthful-Inspired Office Designs
OSO Architecture Creates the New Office for Esalco Logistics
Offline Shopping Campaigns
'Shop Offline' Helps People Rediscover the Joy of Real-World Shopping
Traditional Pavilion Skincare Stores
Samuso Hyojadong Designs the New Aesop Store in Seoul
Park-Inspired Outdoor Fashion Capsules
Parks Project Sets out to Preserve National Parks
Pastel Palette Retail Stores
Aro Archive Opens Up a New Store Location in Shoreditch
Retail Accessibility Frameworks
Starbucks Has Unveiled the Inclusive Spaces Framework
Modern Deco Office Designs
Reflect Architecture Designs the NewGen Office with Contemporary Detail
Online Tuxedo Showrooms
Generation Tux Launches a New Physical Showroom in Ohio
Pop-Up Celebrity Cookie Bakeries
The Cravings x Shopify Bakery and Pop-Up is Only in LA
Retailer-Backed Holiday Experiences
J. Crew Launches a New AI-Powered Holiday Experience
Thatched Hut-Defined Bright Offices
Space Projects Designs a New Space for the Brand Polspotten
Minimally Designed Store Openings
London Opens its Door at the New Self-Portrait Store in Chelsea
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Revamped Modern Phone Booths
100architects Brings Digital Touches to the Classic Phone Booth
Curated Vintage Decor Retailers
Vintage Beyond is Toronto's Newest Preloved Design Destination
Summer-Ready Boutique Shops
Urban Outfitters Unveils a New Dress Boutique Pop Up Opening in April
Pixelated Furnished Eyewear Stores
Bogdan Ciocodeica Studio Designs the New Lunet Eyewear Store
Converted Concrete Warehouses
Neri&Hu Converts a Warehouse to a Headquarter Location
Drive-Up Grocers
Addie's Functions as a Pick-Up Only Store
Industrial Warehouse-Inspired Offices
Carr Designs a New Office Block with Industrial Themes
Metal Sheet-Facade Book Stores
Wutopia Labs Designs the Shanghai Book City with a Dynamic Facade
Locally Focused Footwear Stores
The Athlete's Foot Opened a Neighborhood Concept Store in Atlanta