34 Hip Stores and Boutiques

— September 13, 2008 — Art & Design
Whether you prefer to hit the mall, chic boutiques or make your purchases online, the point remains that you love shopping ... or if you don’t, then you can’t dodge the fact that you have to shop.

The following boutiques and stores highlighted in the slideshow below shed light on some of the out of the ordinary modern shops set up around the world today. From upside down stores to touch-screen display windows, these shops offer a little more than just a place to buy your goods.
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Classmate Business Collaborations
Classmate Business Collaborations
Made You Look Jewelry Stores
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Solar-Powered Retail Stores
Solar-Powered Retail Stores
Wal-Mart Canada
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King Shopping
King Shopping
'Home of Alfred Dunhill' Store Offers Bently Pickup, Barber and More
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From E-Tail To Real Life Boutique
From E-Tail To Real Life Boutique
As Seen On Screen
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Bookseller Strives to Remain Relevant
Bookseller Strives to Remain Relevant
Borders Opens Hi Tech Store
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Recyclable Retail
Recyclable Retail
'NoStore' Offers Artisans Retail Space for Just One Week
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Silk Wrapped Stores
Silk Wrapped Stores
Neiman Marcus Cloaks Store Fronts
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Virtual Mall With Real Stores
Virtual Mall With Real Stores
PopWeb City
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Real Life Movie Tie-Ins
Real Life Movie Tie-Ins
7/11 Stores Refitted as Kwik-E-Marts
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Entrepreneur Communities
Entrepreneur Communities
Endossa Shops
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Open-Air Shopping Centers
Open-Air Shopping Centers
The death of Malls?
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Branded Architecture
Branded Architecture
Citroen Flagship Store in Paris
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Traveling Boutique With Recycled Clothing
Traveling Boutique With Recycled Clothing
Prangsta Style on the Go
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Swank Wine Stores
Swank Wine Stores
Alko in Finland
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Ultra Hip Parisian Bookstore
Ultra Hip Parisian Bookstore
Cool Hang Out
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Guerrilla Fashion Boutique in Singapore
Guerrilla Fashion Boutique in Singapore
"Old School" Comme Des Garcons
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Holiday-Themed Pop Up Stores
Holiday-Themed Pop Up Stores
Sears Goes Halloween Crazy
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World's Most Expensive Store
World's Most Expensive Store
The House of Bijan
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Gesture Based Window Shopping
Gesture Based Window Shopping
Orange's No-Touch Interactive Shop Window
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Couture Car Stores
Couture Car Stores
'Italian Models' at Lamborghini's Las Vegas Boutique
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Stylish Rubber Boots?
Stylish Rubber Boots?
GumDrops Boutique
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Glimmering Architecture
Glimmering Architecture
The Swarovski Store in Japan
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Luxury Fast Food Interiors
Luxury Fast Food Interiors
Chic McDonald's Europe Stores
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Interactive Store Windows
Interactive Store Windows
Diesel Milan Display is Very Big Brother
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Fashionable Interiors
Fashionable Interiors
Karim Rashid Vesna Store
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Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico City
Saks Fifth Avenue Mexico City
A New Shopping Temple in Santa Fe
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Recycled Bottle Ceilings
Recycled Bottle Ceilings
Aesop's High Glass Boutique
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Eyelash Boutiques (FOLLOW-UP)
Eyelash Boutiques (FOLLOW-UP)
Tokyo Lash Bar Reaches America
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Cutting Edge Boutique
Cutting Edge Boutique
Up To You, Toronto (INTERVIEW)
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Cardboard Retail Shops
Cardboard Retail Shops
The Bombed Mache By Ksubi
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World's Largest Gucci Store
World's Largest Gucci Store
Gucci New York
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Upside Down Stores
Upside Down Stores
Viktor & Rolf in Milan
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