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Designing the Value Gap into Your Physical Store Experience
A New Blueprint for Customer Expectations
Jul 27 • Ian Johnston
The Lost Ritual of Shopping
Rediscovering the Joy of the Purchase
Jul 27 • Ian Johnston
The Sideways Mindset
Stop benchmarking and start observing
Jul 26 • Ian Johnston
The Dynamic Potential of Multi-format Estates
When retail formats collide, every interaction becomes a test of strategy.
Jul 19
Transforming Existing Retail Formats
Why transforming an existing retail format might be a better idea than starting from scratch
Jul 12 • Ian Johnston
Tech with Manners
Designing In-store Digital that Knows when to Stop
Jul 5 • Ian Johnston

June 2026

The Rise of the Plant Wall
Does Nature in Retail Cultivate Real Customer Connection?
Jun 28 • Ian Johnston
Retail that educates while it sells isn’t the future - it’s the overlooked present
Why blending transformational and transactional experiences matters
Jun 21 • Ian Johnston
Our Heightened Sense of Community
How can local and global connections bring a greater sense of place?
Jun 14 • Ian Johnston
The Surprising Power of the Analogue Experience
What fireworks, vinyl, and retail stores teach us about emotion over efficiency
Jun 7 • Ian Johnston
Halving the Cost not the Experience
Value Engineering Physical Retail Formats
Jun 1 • Ian Johnston

May 2026

Design isn't the Garnish. It's the Recipe
What McKinsey’s data reveals about design as a growth driver
May 24 • Ian Johnston
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