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October 9, 2018 by CallisonRTKL

Stuck in the Middle—What can save the average American mall?

Erich Dohrer doesn’t want to talk about the “dead mall” or the great mall success story—he wants to talk about design solutions for the ones that are just getting by. American malls are having an identity crisis. On one hand, we’ve all heard of the major decline in suburban shopping centers—too much retail square footage […]

September 26, 2018 by CallisonRTKL

Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: 3 Trends Changing the Future of Pet Retail

Nadya Liebich and Ryan Benson discuss what’s next for this steadily growing market According to Wired, more than 60% of Americans have a pet and 90% of dog and cat owners think of them as members of the family. With younger people, specifically Millennials, now the largest pet-owning group, it’s safe to say that pet […]

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September 19, 2018 by CallisonRTKL

The Future of Travel Retail

Kevin Horn and Shirley Cheng explore how a new generation of travelers is disrupting airport retail Travelers are stuck in the airport for hours at a time. For retailers, that means a rare, captive audience not often found outside airport walls. It’s an opportunity to give travelers what they want—local food options, the chance […]

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September 6, 2018 by CallisonRTKL

It’s About Time

CallisonRTKL Vice President Joan Insel says time is the new luxury and retailers who don’t keep up with this new way of thinking will get left behind. [Two-minute read] Time. We can’t make more of it. We’re always trying to save it. How we approach it is constantly shifting. And it’s ultimately what we all […]

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August 7, 2018 by Michelle Decker

Retail’s Digital Flip

Tom Pulk and Michelle Decker discuss how digital platforms and social media are turning retail and branding inside out. The traditional ‘product first’ model of retail has been transformed by an increasingly digital world. Think about a standard retail brand: they start with products that they merchandise in brick-and-mortar stores with an accompanying website, hoping […]