Envirosell

09/03/2026

Attractive visual merchandising and functional shopping design can sometimes work against each other. A recent trip to an Upstate New York restaurant/gift shop provided great examples of authenticity, deliberate design, and some room for improvement. As researchers, we tend to find inspiration everywhere. A few retail best practices (and missteps) we spotted along the way:

- Don’t block the mirror. It’s an invitation to engage, not a place to stage merchandise.
- Touch & feel matters. Scents, textures, and tactile discovery pull shoppers deeper into the experience.
- Authenticity drives exploration. When a product feels genuinely connected to a place and its story, shoppers want to know more, and the difference is obvious the moment something feels mass-produced or synthetic instead.

08/05/2026

As students across the U.S. begin heading back to school in August, back-to-school shopping is once again providing an early look at Q3 consumer behavior trends.

According to NRF’s 2026 Back-to-School Consumer Trends webinar, total back-to-school spending is projected to reach $146.8 billion this year, reinforcing why this remains one of retail’s most important shopping seasons.

07/03/2026

Selfurugi, a vintage clothing store in Japan that operates without any staff on site. The store is open 24 hours a day and runs on a pretty simple instruction set for customers. Shop the racks, try things on, check yourself out at the register, leave the hanger, and drop a comment on the community board on your way out.

07/03/2026

FIFA World Cup Store in Hudson Yards

07/03/2026

Nike pop-up during NBA finals

04/07/2023

A cart-stopping display

01/23/2023

Sign(s) of the time.

03/25/2022

High-Tech Inventory, Low-Tech List

11/02/2020

10/26/2020

We're just days away from ! One of the most important topics of this year's virtual experience is post-COVID shopper experience. Tom Moseman and Liam O'Connell of Envirosell join us to add international context to our conference's original research in consumer behavior. There's still time to register: bit.ly/2ZBp4mw