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While the state of the economy is having a negative effect on most areas of the retail sector, more than a few industries are experiencing an uptick. Time examines recent trends in consumer spending, discovering that products and services that fulfill needs like escapism, inexpensive luxury and stress relief are reaping the most benefits.
Though it’s [...]
We’ve witnessed some innovative re-uses of shipping containers in the past from retail pop-up shops to portable health clinics, but the Müvbox Restaurant located in Montreal’s Old Port is particularly stunning. The website explains the modular design:
Created from an old shipping container powered by solar energy, this concept is a modern-day reinvention of the
old-fashioned canteen [...]
When we saw these ‘wooden utensils’ in Anthropologie on 5th Avenue in New York recently, we wondered if the retailer was engaging in a bit of greenwashing. Sure, the bundle of eight knives, forks and spoons may be made from sustainably grown birch but is it really “sustainable” when they wrap it all in non-biodegrable [...]
Creative Social points us to a campaign run by MasOportunidades.com, an Argentinian e-commerce website that is a great example of a challenger brand as made popular by Adam Morgan. Challenger brands are brands that are not necessarily market leaders but have the ambition to get there, making best use of their limited resources - an [...]
US News and World Report examines some of the contributing factors that have lead to a general decline in many of America’s malls, once the stalwarts of suburban prosperity and convenience. One interesting note from the article is the underlying (and accepted) notion that malls have “natural lifespans,” owing to changes in consumer habits, architecture and [...]
PSFK is happy to announce the publication of our newest book, PSFK Snapshot Brooklyn. From the more obscure corners of the borough to just off the G train, we’ve gathered over 40 of the most inspiring shops, restaurants, galleries, venues, movements and happenings from around the diverse neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York.
PSFK Snapshot Brooklyn [...]
At out 2009 New York conference, we had a panel of representatives from creative agencies that were starting their own product lines. Ben Malbon, Carl Johnson, Robbie Vitrano and Bart Haney all shared insights into this new model (The full video version is available here). Fast Company’s Danielle Sacks moderated the panel, and has provided [...]
In the past year or two we’ve seen both magazines and books move to an electronic format — but now, a gallery in the Chelsea art district of NYC is taking a large portion of their collection online. Called “The Project Room” and located at dinterfineart.com, the site showcases works which can only be seen [...]
You’d be forgiven if the first response to the above image was that either some photoshop work or guerrilla street art. But the truth is that the Obama Deli and Grocery will open for business shortly in Brooklyn, NY. From a branding perspective this is getting a lot of pedestrian attention. But maybe not the [...]
If simply getting customers in the door is the key to creating a successful business, then IKEA just might have developed the winning formula. The NY Daily News visits the Swedish retailer at their location in Red Hook, Brooklyn to examine the growing trend among people who are visiting the store several times a week to [...]
OXO, an innovative consumer products company, recently created an exclusive line of office products for Staples. The designs hope to make office supplies more efficient, easier to use and just maybe, a little sexier. From yet another design for easier stapling, to new pushpins and magnets, the OXO designs certainly look like a fresh redesign [...]
Membership, reward and loyalty cards are available from almost every major merchant and now there may be an easy way to lighten your wallet or purse load. CardStar is an iPhone app designed to store and retrieve cards which can be scanned from the barcode the app creates from your reward number. The merchant list [...]
Wander around a Paris area home improvement or gardening big-box store and you might happen upon the work of the French artists collective called Encastrable. The group randomly visit DIY stores and create temporary sculptures and installations from products and materials for sale in the store. They work covertly and don’t ask permission from the [...]
Furniture company Wintercheck Factory offers designs they hope will appeal to customers who are seeking “a unique product that is sturdily made, intelligently designed and moderately priced.” Their pieces are modern to a tee; sharp, clean, minimal, and bright. What differentiates Wintercheck Factory from any other number of furniture companies that proffer high quality modern [...]
UK celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has opened a chain of food stores called Recipease, where anyone can learn to cook in-store under the guidance of professional chefs. Currently there are just two branches, one in Clapham in London and the other in Brighton, Sussex. The project, in the works for a while now, aims to [...]
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