The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 43 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we briefly cover a series of design patents covering an in-store planter, an Apple Store "Building" that's a style found in China and one for an Apple Store-within-a-Store Retail Fixture.

The brand recently passed $1 billion in digital sales.

Legacy Supervalu retail businesses to become freestanding entity

The store is replacing traditional cashier-run checkout lanes equipped with conveyor belts with self-checkout systems. The retailer wants to determine if adding more self-checkout lanes will decrease the amount of time if takes customers to make purchases while also cutting down on person-to-person interaction.

The rebrand of the Kidd Jones will change the main identification and canopy to 7-Eleven buildings and gas dispensers to Exxon/Mobil Fuel, according to permit documents.

The COVID-19 crisis has turned consumer journeys through physical spaces quite cut-and-dry, eliminating the spontaneity and experiential elements that make in-person retail visits attractive in the first place. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Reading “future of” pieces can feel like a trip to the World’s Fair. There are hundreds of new gadgets and designs being dreamed up to keep us safe from biological threats, mediate our hesitancy to socialize again, and further the integration of our digital and physical lives. As much as this excitement will help us in the long run, what retailers need most right now are tested solutions they can deploy immediately.

Retailers need to consider longer-term strategies that prioritize the needs of consumers in a post-COVID-19 world, say leaders from GMDC and BHDP Architecture

With consumers frequently enjoying delivered meals and shopping for goods online, brick-and-mortar restaurants and retail structures need to be more advanced than ever to compete

COVID-19 is driving change in the way retailers operate their physical stores - BestBuy, Vince and Lands End share their experiences to date.

Lessons in adaptation and flexibility help retailers stay safe and profitable.

A one-way system and a clear exit strategy for shoppers would solve some of the issues posed by social distancing measures within airports, as they gradually reopen for passengers

New post-COVID safety protocols will prove challenging to implement irrespective of retail sector, but for those operating at the luxury end of the market, maintaining even a semblance of the in-store customer journey may seem impossible.

Thanks to the many tech innovations that retailers have integrated into their e-commerce offerings, consumers have become accustomed to a personalized shopping experience. Retailers have struggled to provide this same level of personalization and data insights in their brick-and-mortar stores.

After the black-swan event of the COVID-19 pandemic, what will the restaurant industry look like? We asked readers to provide their takes.

Connect Partitions wants to introduce ourselves and our newly released restaurant optimized partitions.

Cohen Architectural Woodworking has ramped up production to meet the growing nationwide demand for sneeze guards.

The ceiling cools down the space by providing shade and helping the cool air circulate. The design concept of the entire space is sustainable and meant to be removable.

In light of the coronavirus pandemic, hotels are planning significant changes into their architecture and design.

London’s historic Liberty department store has risen to the challenging circumstances. The team has used the enforced hiatus of lockdown to reinvent itself as a more commercially viable proposition to move forward into a post pandemic future.

Bunnings and Officeworks are among the much-loved Aussie stores commercial property agents have tipped could ditch warehouses for more boutique addresses after coronavirus.

Struggling shopping centres around the country are warned they will have to adapt if they want to survive.