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Lessons From a Shifting Luxury Retail Category https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LuxuryHeaders.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 7, 2019 October 7, 2019

Lessons From a Shifting Luxury Retail Category

Over 75% of global affluent consumers say they are making fewer – but more meaningful – purchases (source). This stat is the result of more…

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Retail & Hospitality: A Perfect Partnership

Recently, we took a daytrip to one of the Midwest’s largest retail hubs, Easton Town Center. Having such a renowned retail mecca in our own…

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Bolstering executive leadership; Christopher Barcelona is new Chief Innovation and Growth Officer

Chute Gerdeman bolsters executive leadership; Christopher Barcelona is new Chief Innovation and Growth Officer Barcelona joins Gerdeman, recent promotions of Highland and Johnson as company…

Pawrents Are Driving New Experiences

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Pawrents Are Driving New Away From Home Experiences

Pawrents, petrents, dog father, granddog, fur babies… there’s a growing family dynamic that may or may not involve children and it’s driving an entire economy…

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Rockets of Awesome Pops Up

Rockets of Awesome hit the streets of NYC with their very first Pop Up shop and just in time for back to school. The “cool…

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Inspirations From The Road: Hatch Show Print

If you make your way to Nashville to explore music and southern hospitality, be sure to make a stop to Hatch Show Print. Even if…

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Brands Creating Food Playgrounds

Brands, in both restaurant and retail industries, are constantly looking for new ways to engage consumers–exploring new tastes, building communities to learn about or to…

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Exploring Walmart IRL

Walmart’s new Intelligent Retail Lab (IRL) store is what some are calling a peek into Retail of the Future. This clearly piqued our interest, so…

Digital Balance https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/digitalBalance.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g July 26, 2019 January 3, 2020

Digital Balance

It’s becoming increasingly important to balance our digital interactions and offline play. The link between slower childhood development and the use of screens should be…

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The Social Side of Electronics Retail

Electronics brands have a tremendous opportunity to bridge the online and offline worlds, or rather, showcase how to make their brand (and products) more approachable…

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Is Localization The Answer?

It’s clear that when we say “localization” there are often many different ideas of what that means for retail and restaurant industries. From merchandise to…

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Complimentary Combo: Subscription Services & Brick-and-Mortar

Subscription services have been all the rage. Consumers can get seemingly ANYTHING easily delivered from shaving products to wine to vitamins, a full wardrobe, you…

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Glossier: Beauty in NYC SoHo

In between busy schedules and client meetings, our team takes extra time to get out beyond everyday tasks to see what’s happening in the market.…

Store design rendering of interior of new Krispy Kreme Time Square Flagship

Krispy Kreme New Times Square Flagship Store Design https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Krispy_Kreme_featured.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 19, 2019 February 12, 2020

Krispy Kreme New Times Square Flagship Store Design

KRISPY KREME TIMES SQUAREKrispy Kreme Announces New NYC Flagship Store Designed by Chute Gerdeman In early 2020, Times Square will be glowing brighter, hotter and…

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Activated Associates are Brand Assets

In the wake of Fyre Fest, influencer marketing has been called into serious question. Real connections and values are challenged when brands are paying top…

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Retail Re-Thought: CBUS Retail 2019

It may be surprising to some, but Columbus, Ohio is where retail is created. For years, this gem of a city has been the testing…

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Retail Technology at the Speed of Change

Both in a constant state of change, retail and technology go hand in hand. But with all the shiny options it’s increasingly important that brands…

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Unique Multilevel Shopping at Hudson Yards NY

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson Yards is truly the most unique blend of innovative shopping and dining that I’ve ever seen in NY. There…

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I Work, You Work, We All Work with Crow Works

Creativity Works Working together, Chute Gerdeman and Crow Works developed the second vendor collaboration display to showcase a truly flexible workspace. When we first began…

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Bonnie Kyle Promoted to VP, Implementation

With a passion for client assistance and a focus on technical execution, Bonnie Kyle will lead Chute Gerdeman’s Implementation team; providing consultative services forged to…

When Kids Have Buying Power https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kid_Header.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 1, 2019 January 9, 2020

When Kids Have Buying Power

It’s been said that infants are the most powerful people in the world. Anyone who has ever been a parent can attest to this firsthand.…

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Integrating Acoustics Into Restaurant Design https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/RestaurantAcoustics.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 25, 2019 January 22, 2020

Integrating Acoustics Into Restaurant Design

If you’ve ever found yourself in a restaurant yelling small talk to other parties at your table then you understand just how important acoustics can…

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Growing Up Gen Z

It wasn’t that long ago that Millennials began to fill the workforce as one of the most digitally native and diverse generations to date. We…

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Responsible Business Practices Enhancing Retail

It’s a topic that demands attention and brands have been making strides to build a better business model and get involved, not only in economic…

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Beauty Inclusivity meets the Forgotten Customer

“By promoting and fostering more inclusive strategies, beauty is becoming the poster industry for doing good.”Stylus The beauty market is no longer convoluted by endorsements…

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SXSW2019: Where Austin Gets Tech Weird

SXSW has an aura about it but this being my first time attending the Austin based–week-long–brand and music extravaganza, I really had no idea what…

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Keep Up With Consumers: A New Age of Department Store Revolution

When people think of today’s department store, flashes of soft, plush carpeting blanketed beneath unorganized racks of clothing usually comes to mind. Conjured memories of…

Future of Retail: ShopTalk 2019 Highlights https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ShopTalk_Header.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 14, 2019 February 3, 2020

Future of Retail: ShopTalk 2019 Highlights

ShopTalk 2019 lived up to the hype, proving to be the best retail conference for what’s really happening in retail today and how to shape…

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