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Fallers Jewellers

Stephen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:06:21 +0000

Fallers Jewellers in Galway was established in 1879 by Stephen Faller. The company has thrived through 4 generations and is now run by Paul & Bernadette Faller. The shop underwent major renovations in July 2011 with the newly renovated giftware department completed in September 2011. Brands stocked include Newbridge Silverware, Pandora, Thomas Sabo and of course Claddagh Jewellery.

Client Paul & Bernadette Faller

Location William Street Galway

Line of Business Independent Jewellery Retailer

Architect Kieran Quinn, Sean Dockry & Associates

Shopfitting Store Design Shopfitting

Anthony Ryans

Stephen — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:54:30 +0000

Anthony Ryans was established in 1909 and are considered Galway’s leading fashion store in Mens & Ladieswear. The menswear department was re-fitted in November 2011 and was designed by MA Design who are based in Coventry. Finished include brushed stainless steel and Cordoba and Driftwood timber finishes with shopfittings finished in mirror chrome.

Client Anthony Ryan

Location Shop Street, Galway

Line of Business Independent Menswear Retailer

Design MA Design, Coventry

Shopfitting Store Design Shopfitting

Shopfitting Systems Inset4, Bespoke

Glenaran

Stephen — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:03:07 +0000

Completed in August 2011, Glenaran is a fit-out of giftware area to include recognised brands such as Newbridge Silverware and Waterford Crystal. The retail unit was designed by Store Design and the Glenaran Team with mechanical and electrical design and fit out by Glenbeigh Construction. Units are constructed with a combination of walnut and MDF lacquer finishes. All display lighting in the units are ‘A’ rated LED fittings.

Client Glenaran

Location Shannon Airport Duty Free

Special Features Jewellery Guild Display Feature

Design Store Design/Glenaran

Shopfitting Store Design

Shopfitting System Inset4, Bespoke Joinery

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Waterford Crystal

Stephen — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:54:16 +0000

Completed in August 2011, Waterford Crystal units are manufactured to Waterford specifications to include high gloss frame & display tops and matt black interiors with LED lighing to highlight the product to great effect. A discreet display system, inset4, was used and coloured matt black to emphasize the crystal display.

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Azure Fashions

Stephen — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:59:08 +0000

Azure Fashions Terminal 2

Completed in November 2010 , Azure uses a class 1 fire rated teak cladding to ceiling and back wall feature area . The ceiling is accentuated by the use of concealed blue led strip light.

Wall areas are clad in a high gloss aluminium finish with inset 4 accessories .Graphics over head these units are hand painted. Window backs are polished clear acrylic tubes with window bases in back sprayed glass.

Fitting room areas are large with recessed mirror areas and multicoloured feature disc wall…

Client Acapella Fashions
Location Terminal 2, Dublin Airport
Special Features Teak Cladding , Acrylic & Stainless Steel Displays,Commissioned Murals
Line Of Business Independent Wholesaler and Retailer
Architecture & Design Alan McMahon, Nikki O Donnell , Andreas Heil
Shop Fitting Store Design Shopfitting
Shop Fitting Systems Inset 4 , bespoke

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Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre

Stephen — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:22:38 +0000

Cliffs of Moher is now a leading visitor destination – in the top two in Ireland with up to 1 million visitors annually.

The busy gift store had a central cash point which was not performing to it’s full potential. The new cash & wrap area has focused on presentation of self select gifts and jewellery at the point of purchase. There was also a need to signifigantly improve the presentations of premium jewellery.

The solution is a very commercial, flexible layout which has considerably boosted sales in all categories.

www.cliffsofmoher.ie

The Suit Co. Dublin

Stephen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:51:08 +0000

The Suit Co.

The Suit Co. opened in Westend Retail Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin in November 2010. Finishes include porcelain polished floor with shop fitting fixtures in satin chrome, aluminium and truffle oak.

The shop was designed in conjunction with the Suit Co. design team and the overall project was realized in a 6 week period.

Location Westend retail park Blanchardstown

Design Suit Co. /Store Design

Shop fitting Store Design Shopfitting

Shop Fitting System Inset 4

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Kylemore Abbey

Stephen — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:12:45 +0000

Having completed a very successful revamp of the restaurant facility last year, the new management team have turned their attention to large gift & craft store. This is being developed in conjunction with brand builders Bradley McGurk. The first and most pressing issue to be dealt with was the entrance and cash & wrap area.

The challenge was to deal with the large volumes of customers that arrive simultaneously on coaches. This leads to a big traffic jam in this critical area and causes major disruption to customers at that critical “point of sale” moment.

The solution reflects the image that Kylemore want to project while organising purchasing and arriving customers. The customised “Q” management system is also very effective for those vital impulse sales – all in all a great start to the refit of the store.

www.bradleymcgurk.com
www.kylemoreabbey.com
www.kylemoreabbeytourism.ie

6th Sense

Stephen — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:26:35 +0000

The 6^th Sense store in Golden Island SC, Athlone, is the first branded stand alone store that 6^th Sense have opened. The brief to Store Design was to create a distinct environment that reflected the brand’s positioning through the use of existing features but also to put a strong emphasis on the product itself. The Shopfitting project itself was mostly cosmetic as there were existing services and structures in place. The shop fittings needed to be flexible enough to allow them to merchandise the product to it’s maximum potential through coordination and storytelling to colour blocking. The entire project from design to shop fitting was carried out by Store Design with a strong input from 6^th Sense. The end result is a store that not only looks well but works very well also.

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Moriarty’s

Stephen — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:06:24 +0000

Having completed an extensive market research project on their store and it’s customers, Moriarty’s embarked on a rebranding excercise which has had a very positive impact on their business.

One aspect of their retail offer which they felt was weakest was the jewellery department. They were unable to give customers sufficient service and space and they also wanted to be able to tell customers more about the story of celtic jewellery.

They asked Store Design and Solvar to propose a new look and new location for this new jewellery offer. The results have been excellent with signifigant increses not only in turnover but also in average purchase price.

The retail design and shopfitting was by Store Design. Branding and Design was by Cork-based Think Tank.

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Retail Industry Productivity Review – 2nd Quarter, 2011

Stephen — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:41:29 +0000

The retail excellence Ireland 2nd quarter review 2011 makes for disappointing reading. With an average quarterly decline year on year of 6% it is now the 40th consecutive month of declining retail sales.

The big losers this quarter were electrical and ladies fashion but all sectors including grocery suffered declines. To some extent the decline can be attributed to discounting but in general consumers are avoiding unneccessary purchases.

Return per square foot is the big issue and how to get this up is the challenge. Retailers need to examine their product range and see where the gaps may lie. With such a prolonged period without investment, stores start to look tired and it is worth considering re-imaging to some extent to get a fresh look and excitement for customers.

Go to www.retailexcellence.ie for the full report.

Euro Shop 2011

Stephen — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:03:39 +0000

Every three years there is a major shopfitting and exhibitions trade show which is held in the enormous Messe in Dusseldorf, Germany. Exhibitors form all around the world pair up with shopfitters and exhibition contractors for what is the biggest event in the Industry and at which all the latest innovations are unveiled in what is effectively a shop fittings shop. Anyone who has anything to do with shop fitting will be there. Declan and I attended for the 8^th and 9^th time respectively and still there were great surprises.

Lighting:

The overwhelming point of interest was in lighting and in particular LED lighting. This is being incorporated now into shelves, rails, furniture, aside completely from the mainstream application of general and spotlighting. All the mainstream lighting manufacturers were holding workshops on this development and how it compares with metal halide, fluorescent and halogen lighting. I suppose the bottom line is that while certain areas such as display cases have benefited greatly from this technology. The cost and consumption of the technology is on a par with the other traditional technologies but the breakthrough for LED is not that far away and it will soon be the leading technology in that sector.

Trends:

In the area of retail shopfitting there were no earth shattering developments. The major shop fittings shops downplayed the equipment aspects of their businesses with the word “concept” being constantly used to put the focus more on design and away from mechanics. The fact of the matter is that the astonishing level of presence from Eastern manufacturers has attracted the attention of those in the trade, both retailers and shopfitters, who are mainly interested in value. The quality level has advanced in leaps and bounds with the Western suppliers now taking the photographs!!

Some interesting products we came across were –

Vinyl backing materials in very attractive patterns and finishes
High Gloss and textured surfaces
Aroma machines
Window display props from Italy
A number of products for Jewellery and gifts – keyless counter locking systems, solar turntables, watch security products
In store displays controlled by microchips that will display information on a screen for whichever product you handle

Forums:

We attended forums on COEO, Morhs and Communication in Retail.

COEO is a concept sustainable store in Berlin. They categorise products into four areas -Fair Trade, made by people with disability, organic/sustainable and books on environmental and wellness.

Morhs is an Independent Department Store in a small town (population 1,900) 40 km from Hamburg. By having a highly individual style and premium brands they have developed a loyal following. In an unconventional approach they have ceased mail order trading and it is not possible to shop online. In order to shop here you must visit the store and experience the environment.

Blocher&Blocher did a presentation on two projects from a communications perspective -Intersport Brundl in Kaprun is in a rural area of Austria and was about how the Architecture of the building related to the physical environment and how they reflected their natural environment in their graphics message back to customers.

Kastner&Ohler in Graz, Austria is a Department Store that was recently demolished and rebuilt. This was the story of how they communicated with their public when reopening and looked at a number of unusual topics in what was regarded as a souvenir publication. They included features on the building itself as it developed with photography showing progress, stories on individual employees cleaners to management, interviews with local celebrities and politicians on their experience and memories of the store. They also asked the question – what would happen if there was no Kastner&Oehler? Physically what would the City’s landscape look like and how would it effect the city itself.

Newbridge Silverware

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:50:52 +0000

Newbridge Silverware

For 70 years Newbridge Silverware has designed and produced homeware products continuously innovating and producing items that are relevant to the lifestyles of each new generation of customers.

Newbridge Silverware opened in Linen Green designer retail park in Dungannon Co. Tyrone in October 2010.

Display units are manufactured in soft white mdf with black gloss lacquer frames surrounding the displays to

separate the extensive product range of homewares and jewellery items

Displays are lit using state of art led fittings that are cool running, A rated, and have good colour rendering

properties …

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David Cullen Jewellers

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:48:05 +0000

David Cullen Jewellers

David Cullen has been involved in the jewellery trade for over 15 years and has traded in Nutgrove S.C. for the

last 7 Years. In 2010 a decision was made to move his shop from its original position to a more prominent

corner site in the main mall

Store Design presented a new proposal to change the original entrance to maximise visibility and traffic flow.

Walnut timber finishes were used along with opal laminated glass and tektura wallcoverings to compliment

the young designer jewellery brands

A purple carpet was used along side polished cream tiles at the entrance area…

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