Wellness has become part of the luxury lexicon with it in almost every luxury brand’s playbook. According to the Global Wellness Institute, wellness is the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health. We look at wellness in two ways: core and peripheral. Core wellness are products and […]
Customer delivery spaces are increasingly becoming part and parcel of new automotive dealership layouts. Luxury brands started the trend around 15 years ago with the trend expanding among mass market brands. The genesis of customer delivery spaces dates to the late 1980s when Saturn designed them into their dealership layout. Although Saturn ultimately failed, its […]
The trend toward larger designer store flagships continues with a new House of Dior opening in NYC on the corner of Madison Avenue and West 57th in NYC. Designed by legendary retail architect Peter Marino, the new space is close to 50,000 square feet over four floors and flanked with 20-foot-high glass. The new flagship […]
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