• Retail Q&A with Ian Taylor

    Head of retail for SPAR, the independent retailers group, Ian Taylor discusses the role the smaller store can play in the community.

  • What a carry-on

    Stephen Hitchins travels through history to trace the evolution of luggage from its earliest form to the new smart case.

  • Talking Points

    Fiona Livingston discusses the issues and challenges to be met in translating a digital brand into a 3D bricks-and-mortar space.

  • Workspace Invaders

    In a forward-looking workshop run by charity Open-City for HÅG, London school kids envisaged the workspace they would want to be working in when their time comes...

  • Dare to dream

    The chance to dream – something designers are rarely offered in the name of productive work. Veronica Simpson uncovers some inspiring examples of schemes – even countries – that offer support for unfettered creativity.

  • Mondadori Megastore, Milan, by Migliore & Servetto

    The design for this three-storey book store takes book selling to new heights for the Italian retailer, with 600 outlets around the country.

  • Retail Focus: The day of the little shops returns

    With changes in shopping behaviours and some financial help, the day of the little shops may be having a welcome resurgence...

  • Profile: Richard Blackwell

    Eschewing the degree route in favour of starting out as a management trainee manager with Ryman Conran, Richard Blackwell – CE of Bisley – moved into the workplace storage furniture business as ‘something to do’.

  • Retail Expo: Store credit

    Emily Martin has a sneak peek at what some of the exhibitors have in store, ahead of this year’s Retail Design Expo, 9-10 March.

  • Reporter: Retail Design Expo

    A call into Olympia this month will give you everything you’ll want to know about retail design at the Retail Design Expo 9-10 March.