Welcome to my newest Brand Experience Brief, a video audit and analysis of a new or interesting retail or restaurant concept.  Today you can take a look at Sport Chalet flagship store located in the Fig@7th shopping center in downtown Los Angeles, CA.  As you will see, the concept and design of the store is quite compelling […]

This Brand Experience Brief covers Best Buy.  I visited the location in Richfield, MN, and found that instead of presenting a cohesive Best Buy brand experience, the store provides a collection of shopping experiences for different brands. Take a look: DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Best Buy in Richfield, MN from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo.   transcript: […]

Whole Foods Market opened a unit in Midtown, Detroit, to serve a primarily black, low income consumer who is relatively uneducated about local and healthy food. Check out this video audit to see how it designed and managed the customer experience there. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Whole Foods Detroit from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. other […]

A new store format from Radio Shack, “Interactive,” presents the best of what the brand has to offer including mobile repair service “Fix It Here!”  Check out this Brand Experience Brief: DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Radio Shack Interactive from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. […]

TargetExpress, the new smaller retail concept from the folks at Target, is intended to offer “an assortment that is locally relevant to meet urban guests’ quick trip wants and needs at an everyday value.” Check out this video audit and analysis to see how it delivers on that mission. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief TargetExpress from […]

Downtown Project, the movement to revitalize downtown Las Vegas originally funded by Tony Hsieh the CEO of Zappos, has been in the news a lot lately.  On the downside, many articles (including this one) Monday-morning-quarterbacked the collection of businesses and organizations when it laid off 30 staffers.  But in the plus column, it was praised […]

The company behind Sbarro has created a new fast casual pizza concept, Pizza Cucinova. It’s a higher end customer experience than most brands aspiring to become the “Chipotle of pizza.” Check out this video audit and analysis of the brand experience: DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Pizza Cucinova from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. other brand […]

Wendy’s celebrates its heritage through a unique customer experience at this, the site of the original Wendy’s restaurant. Check out a video audit and analysis of the brand experience. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: Wendy’s Dublin Ohio from Denise Lee Yohn on Vimeo. other brand experience briefs: Carl’s Jr. sports-themed restaurant Nike and New Balance Patagonia’s […]

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Brand Experience Week wrapped up last week, but there are plenty of Brand Experience Briefs for you to learn from.  Check out these 41 videos that audit and analyze new or interesting restaurant and retail brands to learn the do’s and don’ts of customer experience design: 1. AT&T Retail Center:  With a name like “Retail Center […]

Brand Experience Week draws to a close today with a Brand Experience Brief about a great brand in the making.  This video audit and analysis introduces sweetgreen, a 30-unit salad quick serve restaurant concept, that brings the company mission and values to life in every aspect of the customer experience. DLYohn Brand Experience Brief: sweetgreen from Denise Lee […]