Congratulations to Interisland Terminal and Sig Zane for a bringing wonderful retail experience to Honolulu. Fun times!

Real world applications of RFID in the retail environment. Stockrooms around the world rejoice.

The common window gets a huge upgrade from Samsung by way of transparent television technology. Expect your retail display to get a lot more interesting in the near future.

Source: ecogeek.org

Via @RetailProphet : Forget about QR codes and touchscreens.  This is the future of in-store display.

 

This is a sexy development in the world of POS systems. An iPad run POS synced to a server client you can monitor from home! Really. Shopkeep, keep up the good work.

Pantone Color of the Year 2011

It’s official, Pantone Color Institute® has announced the new color of the year.  Out with last year’s calm and cool Turquoise (my personal fav) and in with the invigorating Honeysuckle.  It’s an uplifting color that elevates the psyche to manage the challenges of everyday life.

“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits.  Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going-perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Panone Color™.”  Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color re, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”

The runway filled with a version of this color in women’s apparel, accessories and cosmetics.  Ladies, this color can be partnered with navy, black, white, charcoal or shades of grey.  It will also be seen in Menswear items such as ties, shirts and sportswear.  Honeysuckle is guaranteed to produce a healthy glow when worn by both men and women.  It’s a striking, eye-catching hue that works well for day and night.

Home Collection features patterned pillows, bedspreads and tabletop which will add a effervescent punch of color to interior spaces.   Looking for an inexpensive way to perk up your home?  Paint a wall in Honeysuckle for a dynamic burst of energy.

Honeysuckle has already been spotted on the market:

Watercolor Brushstroke Pillow by CB2

Cynthia Steffe Spring 2011

Nanette Lepore Spring 2011

Nanette Lepore Sprint 2011

Jonathan Adler Pillow

Ella Moss Spring 2011

Peter Som Spring 2011


To see our older post of  2010’s Color of the Year-Turquoise, click Here.


Lei Chic's Best of 2010

We heart Lei Chic and were proud to be a part of Tim Gunn’s appearance at Ala Moana Center.

Ever wondered why ‘the other line’ is always moving faster this Holiday season, wonder no more! The video above gives a scientific breakdown of the what makes good and bad queues, fascinating stuff. If the mechanics of waiting in line is your thing, head here for a amazing breakdown of how Disney handles queuing.

Often overlooked, lighting is an essential part of the character and performance of your store. But more important than a store ‘with a few lights on’, you should consider the appropriate type of lights to highlight your product. We can spend hours on this subject but, we’ve listed a few helpful tips to keep in mind. The 2 Functions of Interior Light - Safety and ProductSafety lights are fixtures that provide enough illumination for movement within a space, typically these lights ‘wash’ over a large area evenly. Product lights are designed to highlight a group or singular piece of merchandise or area. They should not be the same light as product lights tend to be focused and narrower. How much lighting is enoughA good rule of thumb for determining how much lighting you’ll need in a store can be estimated by the product size and quantity. Supermarkets and department stores require lots of light for reading labels and people movement. Fluorescent lighting works well in this situation. While jewelry stores, boutiques and restaurants rely on lighting to focus attention or set a mood. Spot and accent lights are best for this situation. Safety lighting can be reduced based on the amount of people movement within the space. Diners at a table requires less lights than a school cafeteria. (Nightclub don’t apply here) Color of light mattersRemember these simple concepts: Fluorescent lighting has a bias to blue and incandescent has a bias to amber (yellow-orange). Intensity of your light (through power or wattage) will determine the level of color influence. An easy way to remember this idea is through the positions of the sun.  Noon time light is typically bright white while sunlight closer to the horizon will be softer and more colorful. We witness color shifts as the Earth moves from direct to indirect light everyday. Position is Everything A good light far from its target is a bad light. A weak light near an object can become good light. Keep in mind where your lights are in relationship to your products and get them together. Color of SkinLighting can make someone or something beautiful, ugly, pale or healthy. Choosing the correct bulb for the job is important to its target. The image above shows how human skin is affected by different types of bulb technology. Don’t forget, human skin comes in many colors too!
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Often overlooked, lighting is an essential part of the character and performance of your store. But more important than a store ‘with a few lights on’, you should consider the appropriate type of lights to highlight your product. We can spend hours on this subject but, we’ve listed a few helpful tips to keep in mind.

The 2 Functions of Interior Light - Safety and Product
Safety lights are fixtures that provide enough illumination for movement within a space, typically these lights ‘wash’ over a large area evenly. Product lights are designed to highlight a group or singular piece of merchandise or area. They should not be the same light as product lights tend to be focused and narrower.

How much lighting is enough
A good rule of thumb for determining how much lighting you’ll need in a store can be estimated by the product size and quantity. Supermarkets and department stores require lots of light for reading labels and people movement. Fluorescent lighting works well in this situation. While jewelry stores, boutiques and restaurants rely on lighting to focus attention or set a mood. Spot and accent lights are best for this situation. Safety lighting can be reduced based on the amount of people movement within the space. Diners at a table requires less lights than a school cafeteria. (Nightclub don’t apply here)

Color of light matters
Remember these simple concepts: Fluorescent lighting has a bias to blue and incandescent has a bias to amber (yellow-orange). Intensity of your light (through power or wattage) will determine the level of color influence. An easy way to remember this idea is through the positions of the sun.  Noon time light is typically bright white while sunlight closer to the horizon will be softer and more colorful. We witness color shifts as the Earth moves from direct to indirect light everyday.

Position is Everything
 A good light far from its target is a bad light. A weak light near an object can become good light. Keep in mind where your lights are in relationship to your products and get them together.

Color of Skin
Lighting can make someone or something beautiful, ugly, pale or healthy. Choosing the correct bulb for the job is important to its target. The image above shows how human skin is affected by different types of bulb technology. Don’t forget, human skin comes in many colors too!

Source: core77.com

Polo Ralph Lauren has been at the forefront of integrating digital technology into their shopping experience for nearly 10 years. This is what they did to launch their new fragrance. 

Source: Gizmodo