____Apple officially trademarked its store design last week, an endeavor the company has been pursuing since May 2010. After being rejected twice by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which claimed ...

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 ...

As part of its technology-driven retail strategy, Walmart has unveiled a new digitally-enabled look and feel to its store design and layout rolling out to hundreds of stores this year to create an ...

A store’s layout and design often serve as a customer’s first impression of a business. Of course, it should be effective in persuading someone to make a purchase. However, it should also communicate ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week granted Apple a trademark for the unique design of the company's brick-and-mortar retail outlets, a process nearly two years in the making. First applied ...

Take a look inside Target’s new store layout, made to improve the shopping experience and win new customers. BY KATIE RICHARDS ILLUSTRATION BY IRENA GAJIC Stop us if you've heard this one before, but ...

Shopping should be a fun and invigorating experience, but for many, it’s becoming a source of frustration. A recent trend in store layout design is leaving shoppers feeling more confused and less ...

With all the focus on e-commerce and websites, it’s easy to forget that online sales still only accounted for about 10 percent of all retail transactions last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau ...

Bath & Body Works recently debuted a store design dubbed Gingham+, according to a company press release. The concept includes a new layout, technology features and scent bars in select locations.

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 3 years old. Ulta Beauty's new ...

"From this the Court concludes that the representation of the layout of a retail store, by a design alone, without indicating the size or the proportions, may be registered as a trade mark for ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ever walked into a big chain store and walked out with way more than you had planned to purchase? Big retailers certainly seem to know ...