In South Korea, Tesco Homeplus opened a virtual supermarket in a subway station.

Romanticism, a Chinese women’s wear retailer, designed its Hangzhou flagship of netlike material inspired by woven fabric and the idea that clothing should be like a second skin.

Australia’s health and beauty chain, Aesop, believes unequivocally that good design can improve your life. The brand collaborates with designers and architects to create the stunning showcases for their specialty products with materials of local origin.

In an imaginative use of technology, one retailer created an interactive installation in order to play music that matched the style/genre of the clothes tried on, whether indie, punk, rock or hip hop.

A vending machine is expected to transform the beverage business.

The Quai Branly Museum in Paris, France features a hydroponic Vertical Garden System that allows both plants and buildings to live in harmony with one another.

According to A. T. Kearney’s Global Retail Development Index, Brazil ranks as the top developing economy for global retail expansion

Drugstores are tired and old and haven’t changed in a lot of years

An elegant new consignment marketplace in Tokyo encourages customers to recycle belongings they love but no longer need

If you bill yourself as “la banque d’un monde qui change” which means the bank for a changing world, your retail branches need to reflect that ethos

While the U.S. is known for its generic architecture, the rest of the world is not so constrained. Innovative projects from around the world may inspire retailers at home to follow their lead.

The ION Orchard in Singapore represents the best of the Asian design aesthetic