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Founder, Chairman & CEO, Amazon
Key Projects: Amazon Retail and Services, Kindle Products,
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NLESS YOU HAVE been living under a rock, it has been difficult lately to read
anything regarding the retail industry without stumbling across "the Amazon
effect." After leaving a hedge fund job to sell books online back in 1994, Jeff Bezos
revolutionized the way people purchase goods (and now services) on the web. With more
than $100 billion in annual sales, Amazon has disrupted both traditional and e-commerce
retail in ways no one could have imagined.
Just a few months ago, Amazon further shocked the retail community by acquiring
natural grocer Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. In April, Bezos also announced that he
would sell $1 billion of his Amazon stocks annually to fund his space exploration company,
Blue Origin.
In an interview with U.S. News & World Report in 2008, Bezos opined about where
businesses should focus their energy to ensure success: "If you're competitor-focused, you
have to wait until there is a competitor doing something. Being customer-focused allows
you to be more pioneering."

Jeff
Bezos
Vice President, Concept Design, Construction & Merchandising,
L'OCCITANE en Provence, North America
Key Projects: Flatiron Experiential Community Boutique, New York;
World Trade Center Boutique, New York; 40-plus L'OCCITANE stores
across North America

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NGLISH NATIVE PAUL BLACKBURN may call New York home now, but he gets to put
his European roots to work every day at the Provençal skincare and beauty powerhouse.
With more than 15 years of experience in design and construction in both retail and
residential areas, Blackburn joined L'OCCITANE in 2012 and now oversees design and
construction for more than 250 stores in North America.
"I have a detail-oriented modern aesthetic, which is heavily influenced by my experience working
on private residential projects," Blackburn explains. "Warmth and comfort are essential. If a space,
or an experience, makes you feel comfortable and welcome, then you're more inclined to stay and
discover what's being offered. Good design should also be timeless."
Blackburn gleans inspiration from travel, movies and the industry, among other places. "Closer to
home my daughter, Emma, is a constant source of inspiration," he says. "Looking at the world through
her unbiased eyes allows for a fresh perspective on everything. I often ask myself, 'Will she enjoy the
spaces I am creating?' When I designed our flagship store for Disney Springs in 2016, that idea pushed
me to create one of my favorite stores to date."

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - September 2017

design:retail - September 2017
Contents
Editor’s Note
GlobalShop Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Clicks & Mortar
Postcard
Mingle
How’d They Do That?
Have You Heard?
Perspectives
Ask Judy
Shopping with Paco
2017 Portfolio Awards
Retail Design Luminaries
Retail Design Infl uencers
Retailer of the Year
Best Store Designs of the Year
Design Firms of the Year
Best Visual Merchandising Programs
Retail Superlatives
Products
Backstory
design:retail - September 2017 - Intro
design:retail - September 2017 - CT1
design:retail - September 2017 - CT2
design:retail - September 2017 - design:retail - September 2017
design:retail - September 2017 - Cover2
design:retail - September 2017 - 1
design:retail - September 2017 - 1A
design:retail - September 2017 - 1B
design:retail - September 2017 - 2
design:retail - September 2017 - 3
design:retail - September 2017 - Contents
design:retail - September 2017 - 5
design:retail - September 2017 - 6
design:retail - September 2017 - 7
design:retail - September 2017 - Editor’s Note
design:retail - September 2017 - 9
design:retail - September 2017 - GlobalShop Talk
design:retail - September 2017 - 11
design:retail - September 2017 - On Trend
design:retail - September 2017 - 13
design:retail - September 2017 - We Love This!
design:retail - September 2017 - 15
design:retail - September 2017 - 16
design:retail - September 2017 - 17
design:retail - September 2017 - Designer Picks
design:retail - September 2017 - 19
design:retail - September 2017 - Clicks & Mortar
design:retail - September 2017 - 21
design:retail - September 2017 - Postcard
design:retail - September 2017 - 23
design:retail - September 2017 - Mingle
design:retail - September 2017 - 25
design:retail - September 2017 - 26
design:retail - September 2017 - 27
design:retail - September 2017 - How’d They Do That?
design:retail - September 2017 - 29
design:retail - September 2017 - Have You Heard?
design:retail - September 2017 - 31
design:retail - September 2017 - Perspectives
design:retail - September 2017 - 33
design:retail - September 2017 - Ask Judy
design:retail - September 2017 - 35
design:retail - September 2017 - Shopping with Paco
design:retail - September 2017 - 37
design:retail - September 2017 - 2017 Portfolio Awards
design:retail - September 2017 - 39
design:retail - September 2017 - Retail Design Luminaries
design:retail - September 2017 - 41
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design:retail - September 2017 - Retail Design Infl uencers
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design:retail - September 2017 - Retailer of the Year
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design:retail - September 2017 - Best Store Designs of the Year
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design:retail - September 2017 - T1
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design:retail - September 2017 - Design Firms of the Year
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design:retail - September 2017 - Best Visual Merchandising Programs
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design:retail - September 2017 - Retail Superlatives
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design:retail - September 2017 - Products
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design:retail - September 2017 - Backstory
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