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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…
read moreExperience 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…
read moreFCB 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.…
read moreThe 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…
read moreThe 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…
read moreRD+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…
read moreBlockchain 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…
read moreA 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…
read moreRethinking 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…
read moreWhole 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…
read moreAn 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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