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JoAnn Fabrics

JoAnn Fabrics New Store Format Turns Dreamers into Doers https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/JoAnnFabrics.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 22, 2018 June 22, 2018

JoAnn Fabrics New Store Format Turns Dreamers into Doers

It’s the goal for every brand to engage, excite, and–most importantly–inspire each consumer who walks through its door. JoAnn Fabrics’ new concept store in Columbus,…

Future of Play 2018 Issue https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/futureofplay_archive.jpg 491 800 Nathaniel Seevers Nathaniel Seevers https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/903959c6b29e9bf8b829b9f9749601d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 12, 2018 June 25, 2018

Future of Play 2018 Issue

Duluth Trading Co

Duluth Trading Co. Gets Down to Brick-and-Mortar Business https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DuluthTradingCo2.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 8, 2018 June 8, 2018

Duluth Trading Co. Gets Down to Brick-and-Mortar Business

Notable for its cheeky ads for products like buck-naked underwear, ballroom jeans, and no-yank tanks, Duluth Trading Co, is “bringing humor to everyday, universal truths,”…

Toy Retail: Redefining a Future of Play https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ToyRetail_insights.jpg 491 800 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 5, 2018 February 25, 2019

Toy Retail: Redefining a Future of Play

CAN RETAIL COME OUT AND PLAY?REDEFINING THE TOY EXPERIENCE What if Woody and Buzz never escaped Sid Phillips? What if Princess Fiona became evil Lord…

Marine Layer Sails Into Communities Across the US https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/MarineLayer-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018

Marine Layer Sails Into Communities Across the US

With a harmless toss of a t-shirt, Marine Layer was born in 2009 by founder Mike Natenshon. Devastated about the loss, he wondered if he…

The Retail Design Institute Inducts Brian Shafley Into The Legion of Honor https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2013-11-07-at-1.34.47-PM.png 2414 1356 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 21, 2018 May 23, 2018

The Retail Design Institute Inducts Brian Shafley Into The Legion of Honor

Chute Gerdeman’s CEO, Brian Shafley, has been inducted into the Retail Design Legion of Honor. The award, presented by the Retail Design Institute, recognizes outstanding…

Shopify Headquarters

Shopify Moves from Cloud-Based to Community Space https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Shopify.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 11, 2018 May 14, 2018

Shopify Moves from Cloud-Based to Community Space

We’ve had our fair share of coverage of ecommerce brands taking to brick-and-mortar, but the most recent could be the most unexpected. Canadian based ecommerce…

Millcraft

A Millcraft Paper Experience https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Millcraft.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g May 2, 2018 May 2, 2018

A Millcraft Paper Experience

Over the last decade, the design industry has been privy to a massive shift in the use, implementation, and overall reliance on paper. At this…

Retail Space

Breakout Brands Pivot from Direct-to-Consumer to Brick-and-Mortar https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/BreakoutBrands-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 26, 2018 April 26, 2018

Breakout Brands Pivot from Direct-to-Consumer to Brick-and-Mortar

We’ve debunked the myth of this year’s retail apocalypse. The industry as a whole needed a reset, and while store closures were an inevitable result,…

RH Chicago

RH Transcends Retail With Residential Hospitality https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RH-ResidentialHospitality.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 20, 2018 April 20, 2018

RH Transcends Retail With Residential Hospitality

When you stand back and think about shopping for furniture, it’s a lot like shopping for a car. It can be a big commitment in…

GlobalShop: An Industry Allegiance of Inspired Retail Design https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/GlobalShop-Featured.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 13, 2018 April 13, 2018

GlobalShop: An Industry Allegiance of Inspired Retail Design

As the industry’s largest annual retail design industry trade show, GlobalShop has combined insights and innovation in store design, visual merchandising, retail technology, and shopper…

Kids dressed up in costume

An Out of the Box Toy Experience https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ToyExperience.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g April 7, 2018 April 10, 2018

An Out of the Box Toy Experience

In September of 2017, the American toy store brand Toys “R” Us filed for bankruptcy and most recently decided to finally call it quits with…

Shoptalk 2018

A Social Shoptalk: Retail’s Resilience in a Digital Age https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Shoptalk2018.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 29, 2018 March 30, 2018

A Social Shoptalk: Retail’s Resilience in a Digital Age

We live, shop, eat, and order in a world driven by technology; it’s a consumer’s paradise, bridging every gap between want and need. A process…

Chute Gerdeman Office

design:retail Recognizes Michael Munchoff in 40 Under 40 Award https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/DesignRetail-40Under40.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 28, 2018 August 20, 2018

design:retail Recognizes Michael Munchoff in 40 Under 40 Award

We are proud to announce Chute Gerdeman’s Creative Director, Michael Munchoff, has been chosen by design:retail to be part of the magazine’s 4th annual 40…

Shopping for Sunshine 2018 Issue https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/shoppingforsunshine_archive.jpg 491 800 Nathaniel Seevers Nathaniel Seevers https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/903959c6b29e9bf8b829b9f9749601d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 22, 2018 June 25, 2018

Shopping for Sunshine 2018 Issue

The Great Grocery Shakeout: A Shift in Store Dynamics https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GroceryCart_FeaturedImage_POV.png 400 892 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 22, 2018 February 25, 2019

The Great Grocery Shakeout: A Shift in Store Dynamics

THE GREAT GROCERY SHAKEOUT A Shift in Store Dynamics 32 million Americans head to the grocery store every day. That’s 1 in 7 consumers shopping…

Chicago City Guide

Experience Chicago: A Windy City Adventure Guide https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Chicago-Guide.jpg 1440 428 Amanda Seevers Amanda Seevers https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d14fcf377fdd83ebd23fae8cfdf4f742?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 21, 2018 March 26, 2018

Experience Chicago: A Windy City Adventure Guide

Among one of the largest cities in the US, and a diverse group of neighborhoods, there’s sure to be something for everyone in Chicago. From…

FCB Office

FCB Earns Recognition in Advertising Age’s “2018 Agencies to Watch” https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FCB_AdAge_Press.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 20, 2018 March 22, 2018

FCB Earns Recognition in Advertising Age’s “2018 Agencies to Watch”

Advertising Age recently released the results of its annual A-List, a coveted honor of the top, forward-thinking agencies and creative innovators in the advertising industry.…

The Salvation Army Fights Against Food Deserts With Grocery Retail https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/TheSalvationArmy.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 16, 2018 March 20, 2018

The Salvation Army Fights Against Food Deserts With Grocery Retail

A large portion of consumers today are lucky enough to live within close proximity to not one but maybe two or three large grocery chains…

people walking in the street

The Cross Generational Connection https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CrossGeneration.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g March 6, 2018 March 7, 2018

The Cross Generational Connection

Restaurant and retail design has shifted in recent years to keep up with an evolving consumer base. This group of individuals driving change is comprised…

Barrels at Book & Bourbon Southern Kitchen

RD+D Explores Restaurant Design Through 3D Modeling & VR https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BB_RDD-Press-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 26, 2018 February 26, 2018

RD+D Explores Restaurant Design Through 3D Modeling & VR

Customers aren’t the only ones embracing game-changing new technologies in restaurant spaces. Designers, too, are leveraging technology to revolutionize the process of creating, presenting and…

Produce

Blockchain Technology Brings Transparency to Grocery Retail https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BlockchainGroceryRetail.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 22, 2018 February 22, 2018

Blockchain Technology Brings Transparency to Grocery Retail

Consumers’ increasing demand for transparency has played an influential role today in everything from design and packaging to in-store signage and product information. While most…

Mobile Kiosk

A Taste of Tech: Is Your Restaurant Ready? https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RestaurantTech-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 15, 2018 February 15, 2018

A Taste of Tech: Is Your Restaurant Ready?

The first restaurant POS system was introduced in 1973, back of house management technologies were implemented somewhere around the mid 90’s, and online table reservations…

Rethinking the Purpose of Retail with Retail’s Future Designers https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RetailPurpose-OSUMentorship.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 6, 2018 February 7, 2018

Rethinking the Purpose of Retail with Retail’s Future Designers

Columbus is a hub for retail, and as such we at Chute Gerdeman know the importance to support and foster the education of the next…

Fresh Produce

Whole Foods’ National Scale vs. Kroger’s Local Sourcing https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GroceryNationalLocal-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 1, 2018 February 5, 2018

Whole Foods’ National Scale vs. Kroger’s Local Sourcing

After Amazon acquired Whole Foods last summer many analysts speculated on the strategic implications of the merger. Most indications pointed towards reduced prices, but most…

Retail Interior

An Inclusive Retail Movement https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/InclusivityRetail-2.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 26, 2018 January 26, 2018

An Inclusive Retail Movement

Food has always signified a unifying factoring by being able to not only bring together individuals from different cultures, races, but also communities and genders.…

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HOW WE THINK SETS US APART

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