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What makes a store more than a store?  What makes a breakthrough brand experience at retail? These are questions that companies with brick and mortar assets wrestle with as they continue to lose share to online competitors or to those with mobile capabilities (smart phone-enabled mobile commerce as well as IRL roving mobile units and […]

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(Today’s post is the last in a mini-series of reviews of retail concepts that have caught my eye.  I’ve already covered 77kids in Times Square and new Starbucks stores in Seattle.  Hope you’ve enjoyed my takes on what makes a store more than a store – a real experience.) Central Market defies convention.  The Texas-based […]

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(This is the first in a mini-series of posts reviewing retail concepts that have caught my eye.  Check in tomorrow and the following day for two more of my takes on what makes a store more than a store – a real experience.) American Eagle’s flagship store in Times Square is breathtaking, but it’s what’s […]