23 Educational Retail Features

From Immersive Whiskey Simulators to Experiential Tech Retailers

— November 23, 2015 — Autos
Educational retail concepts provide the opportunity for customers to engage with product and service offerings on a conceptual level, which in turn serves as a crash course in the brand's values. In addition to cultivating an audience for the back story of the brand or product in question, immersive retail spaces take engagement to the next level by integrating product education and hands-on testing.

A great example of a retail design focused on storytelling and product education are Tesla's boutiques located within shopping malls. Although not the traditional space for shopping for a car, such educational retail spaces offer consumers the chance to familiarize themselves with a product in a setting that is low pressure and inspired by play.

Additionally, brands are increasingly turning to virtual reality technology in order to provide immersive product trials that are almost as realistic as the real thing. A winning example of this Audi's use of virtual reality to offer virtual test drives, essentially creating a mobile dealership.
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Vodka Mixology Classes
Vodka Mixology Classes
Deep Eddy Vodka Hosts Signature Cocktail Making Sessions
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Luxury Hotel VR Tours
Luxury Hotel VR Tours
The Shangri-La Hotels Now Offer Immersive VR Tours to Attract Travelers
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Smart Shoe Racks
Smart Shoe Racks
The Scala Lift and Learn Wall Lets Users Pick Up Shoes and Read Specs on a Screen
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Educational Cannabis Sommeliers
Educational Cannabis Sommeliers
The Mile High Dispensary in Denver Has an Expert 'Budtender'
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Indoor Sledding Stunts
Indoor Sledding Stunts
North Face's Dog Sledding VR Experience Launches a Real-Life Race
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Beacon-Embedded Mannequins
Beacon-Embedded Mannequins
The Westfield Ted Baker Store Introduces Location-Based Technology
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Interactive Telecommunication Displays
Interactive Telecommunication Displays
This Store Includes Hands-On Demonstrations of New Products
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Educational Beer Shops
Educational Beer Shops
This Taproom and Bottle Shop Offers Educational Classes and Events
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Electric Car Retail Displays
Electric Car Retail Displays
The Tesla Store is Redesigned to Emphasize the Brand's Electric Cars
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Pop-Up Eco-Energy Labs
Pop-Up Eco-Energy Labs
The Shell Eco-Marathon Experience Took Place in Rotterdam
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Virtual Reality Car Dealerships
Virtual Reality Car Dealerships
The Audi VR Experience Serves as a Mobile Car Dealership
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Experiential Tech Retailers
Experiential Tech Retailers
The Samsung D'Light Experience is a Multi-Level Immersive Retail Shop
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VR Runway Experiences
VR Runway Experiences
Tommy Hilfiger's Virtual Reality Retail Store Provides a Runway Experience
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Virtual Reality Flavor Journeys
Virtual Reality Flavor Journeys
The Boursin Sensorium is a VR-Powered 3D Exploration of Cheese
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Beauty Subscription Shops
Beauty Subscription Shops
Birchbox's Subscription Service Experience Now Takes the Form of a Shop
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Digitized Detergent Displays
Digitized Detergent Displays
This Woolite Retail Display Informs and Intrigues Consumers
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VR-Powered Hybrid Retail
VR-Powered Hybrid Retail
The Ted Baker Shoreditch Store Has a Barbershop and VR Technology
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Experiential Pop-Up Stores
Experiential Pop-Up Stores
This Dyson Pop-Up Store Lets You Test Out Vacuum Cleaners
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Interactive Tech Retail
Interactive Tech Retail
The Intel Ultra Store is an Immersive Retail Experience in Beijing
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Search Engine Store Displays
Search Engine Store Displays
The Google Store Retail Concept Boasts a Slew of Interactive Elements
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Interactive In-Store Displays
Interactive In-Store Displays
Kate Spade Introduces Perch Technology to Better Customer Experience
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Interactive Electronics Shops
Interactive Electronics Shops
The littleBits Pop-Up Store is Part Retail Space and Part Laboratory
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Interactive Whiskey Architecture
Interactive Whiskey Architecture
This Jim Beam Honey Display is an Immersive Pop-Up Display
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