Everywhere, Embedded Commerce In 2023
STORIES IN FOCUS
Having faced setbacks and losses in response to competition from the likes of Amazon, it is preparing for a comeback as more people gravitate towards physical stores, this time bringing the familiar with more contemporary offerings of community spaces & coffeeshops; and leaning into the identity of "the third space". Barnes and Noble
A store boom: Retailers in the US have announced 4,432 store openings versus 1,954 closings - Insider Intelligence (2022)
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Story is a 2,000 sq. ft pop store in Chelsea, New York that reinvents itself every 4-6 weeks. It blends the format of a magazine, exhibition, museum, and retail store with storytelling. Artifacts are selectively hand- picked to create an ever-changing, high social currency experience. Story
Paper Source
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Walking into this stationery store is like walking into Pinterest. I love stores like Paper Source, and also Christmas markets Christkind Market such as pottery markets and farmers markets. One wants to buy from such pretty places for it feels so intimate and beautiful – 27 years, Female
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