Experience Retail Now
CONTENTS
AUG UST 2011
Vol. 142, No. 8
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COLUMNS
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FROM THE EDITOR VMSD EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD THE GOODS
IRDC preview NeoCon product highlights Barnes & Noble’s app fun Two minute tour: Turkey
14 DESIGN DETAIL
Telecom dials up an inspiring design in New Zealand
18 NEXT STORE
Tap into the power of augmented reality and store design
46 SHOWROOM
Surfacing & materials
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AD INDEX
Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre Hospitality
56 CHECKING OUT
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F E AT U R E S
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BETTING ON THREE
South Korea’s largest discount store operator breaks out with three new specialty concepts. VMSD’s European editor reviews some of the trends making waves across the pond.
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EUROPE STILL SURPRISES
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AFTER THE FLOOD
Macy’s renovated Warwick, R.I., store demonstrates some new thinking on the part of the 150-year-old retailer. Colorado welcomes the first Original Wrangler Store.
ON VMSD.com
Exclusives in August
AMERICAN WEST
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COWBOY PARADISE
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THE ART OF TECHNOLOGY
LG showcases its products in a design-driven, sophisticated setting in Singapore.
On the cover Telecom New Zealand’s Auckland City store is bursting with
Learn how Wrangler’s graphics play tribute to blue jeans and horses. Plus: An audio-video tour of the store with JGA’s Ken Nisch.
personality, including an eclectic mix of furniture and found objects.
PATRICK REYNOLDS PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
PHONE HOME
More photos of Telecom’s brand store.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of VMSD - August 2011