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Oct. 2017

Features

Columns

30

8 Editor's Note
In real life

Indigo

10 GlobalShop Talk
RFID takes flight

Imagine a bookstore
that goes beyond just
selling books

26 The Visual Eye
Heritage &
handcraftsmanship

36

28 Style Made Simple
Selfies and shareable
moments

Capital One

The revamped Union
Square branch is more
than just a place for
deposits and withdrawls

Departments

42

12 On Trend
16 We Love This!

Retail Industry
Survey 2017

18 Designer Picks

Our annual look at the
state of the retail industry
now, and a glimpse into
the future

20 Postcard
22 Have You Heard?
23 Mingle
24 Perspectives
56 Backstory

On the Web
↗ Projects Check out
this month's articles at
designretailonline.com/
projects

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multitude of retail
project photos in our
online Galleries. Visit
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - October 2017

design:retail - October 2017
Contents
Editor’s Note
GlobalShop Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Postcard
Have You Heard?
Mingle
Perspectives
The Visual Eye
Style Made Simple
Indigo
Capital One
Retail Industry Survey 2017
Products
Backstory
design:retail - October 2017 - Intro
design:retail - October 2017 - design:retail - October 2017
design:retail - October 2017 - Cover2
design:retail - October 2017 - 1
design:retail - October 2017 - 2
design:retail - October 2017 - 3
design:retail - October 2017 - Contents
design:retail - October 2017 - 5
design:retail - October 2017 - 6
design:retail - October 2017 - 7
design:retail - October 2017 - Editor’s Note
design:retail - October 2017 - 9
design:retail - October 2017 - GlobalShop Talk
design:retail - October 2017 - 11
design:retail - October 2017 - On Trend
design:retail - October 2017 - 13
design:retail - October 2017 - 14
design:retail - October 2017 - 15
design:retail - October 2017 - We Love This!
design:retail - October 2017 - 17
design:retail - October 2017 - Designer Picks
design:retail - October 2017 - 19
design:retail - October 2017 - Postcard
design:retail - October 2017 - 21
design:retail - October 2017 - Have You Heard?
design:retail - October 2017 - Mingle
design:retail - October 2017 - Perspectives
design:retail - October 2017 - 25
design:retail - October 2017 - The Visual Eye
design:retail - October 2017 - 27
design:retail - October 2017 - Style Made Simple
design:retail - October 2017 - 29
design:retail - October 2017 - Indigo
design:retail - October 2017 - 31
design:retail - October 2017 - 32
design:retail - October 2017 - 33
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design:retail - October 2017 - Capital One
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design:retail - October 2017 - Retail Industry Survey 2017
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