Grocery stores are carefully engineered spaces. Here’s how layouts quietly influence spending more than shoppers realize.

A retail store requires comprehensive marketing planning, from determining the products being sold to how the in-store advertising materials will be displayed. Part of that planning is developing ...

You may have noticed how many of the grocery stores you visit have similar layouts — you can find the milk in the back, fruit up front and more packaged and processed foods in the middle. Those ...

Beyond just creating a good-looking store with aesthetically pleasing displays, retail store design is a well-thought-out strategy to set up a store in a certain way to optimize space and sales. The ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Sam’s Club shoppers should expect to see some major changes in the coming years. President/CEO Chris Nicholas detailed some of the company’s plans during an investor’s ...

A few months ago, I popped into a department store to grab a shirt for an event that night. Five minutes later, I’d looped past the same endcap twice and somehow ended up in housewares, miles from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shelley E. Kohan covers the retail industry and is based in New York. This article is more than 2 years old. Ulta Beauty's new ...

Kohl's is revising the layout of its stores. Stores operated by Kohl’s Corp. are in for a new look as the business works to rebuild its sales. While discussing the merchant’s first-quarter financial ...