Top 5 Retail Design Trends for 2009: Pop-Up Environments

In our last post, we introduced The Dadson Diaries' "Top 5 Retail Design Trends for 2009" list and kicked it off with a doozie: flexible fixtures. Flexibility is the name of the game for the New Year and our next trend ties right in.

#4: Pop-Up Environments
2009 will not only bring flexibility in fixture designs but also to the retail environments themselves is this next trend has anything to say about it. Pop-up stores and retail exhibits found homes in vacant store fronts, college bookstores, and established retailers in 2008, and as results of these efforts begin to come in, we see these temporary stores breaking out in 2009.

That means designers and manufacturers will have to start thinking in terms of the short-term. Taking a cue from the trade show industry, these temporary environments will call for portable pieces that break down easily -either to be moved to a different location or discarded. In another nod to trade shows, we'll also be challenged to communicate the full brand story in a condensed space without sacrificing impact or appeal.


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