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Design4Retail are once again on the lookout for another team member and it could be you!

If you’ve got what we are looking for you could find yourself working for us as we expand to meet the growing demand for our services.

We have a creative job vacancy available for :-

New Business Development/Key Account Manager

For your application to be successful D4R are looking for a creative dynamic who is passionate about retail design with previous experience of working with a design agency.

You also need to have experience and contacts in Fashion and Mobile Technology.

We are looking for someone with a can do attitude who wants to work for a can do creative agency.

In return we will provide you with a nice working environment, friendly colleagues, the opportunity to work with large clients such as Kickers, Selfridges, Clarins and Triumph and a good salary to top it off.

If you think you have what it takes then send a copy of your CV to Chris.

All applications will be received in strict confidence.

London’s pan-Asian bar/restaurant Inamo has moved retail design into the future with cutting-edge technology.

They have replaced the waitress/waiters with touch-projection-screen technology to provide a tabletop menu system.

Diners can use the digital projectors to select and order their food and drinks as well as check out the latest weather reports, surf the web and pay their bill. Not only can the diners use the projection tables to interact with the restaurant, they can also find out information about nearby bars and order a taxi.

The projectors hover over each individual table in the restaurant and give diners an interactive experience and entertain them while they wait for their food to be served.

The style of the restaurant combines the futuristic style of the interactive tables with the retro feel of the furniture, patterns and colours.

This might not be the best news for waiters and waitresses of the world but we are sure that it will be of interest to anyone who is interested in retail design or gadgets and technology.

Design 4 Retail are happy to announce that we have joined forces with G-Star Raw, known for its craftsmanship with ‘Raw’ luxury denim and footwear, to design and deliver POP (point-of-purchase) merchandise to 500 key and independent accounts across Europe.

The d4r team worked with G-Star’s footwear divison to design their point of purchase displays to encourage greater take-up of the brand. We created a strong brand “call out”, but would also enable a greater potential for sales in-store too.

G-Star Footwear allowed our design team the flexibility to come up with a completely new POP concept while still maintaining the integrity of the brand itself.

We used raw black steel for the POP design with a discreet logo for branding. The display stands were of a premium yet simplistic finish.  The new merchandise kit includes an FSU to provide a key focal point for the brand, a logo block and shoe risers which will together enable the retailer to easily display the footwear throughout the store – from the shop window to the point of sale.

Look out for the new G-Star Footwear display stands and eye catching shoe risers next time you are out and about looking for some new shoes – they are bound to draw your attention.

The roll-out for G-Star Raw Footwear begins this month so expect to see our designs in a shop near you soon!

Packaging is in the news more and more these days as looking after the environment and being green is in the forefront of everyone’s mind.

Environmentalists are campaigning about the amount of packaging used on many products that once had no packaging at all and supermarkets have encouraged customers to use reusable shopping bags.

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Right boys and girls, we’re on the hunt for two very talented people; a creative designer and a development designer.

Thanks to the growing success of our design agency we need to employ some new blood. We already have a fantastic team of creative and highly motivated staff who know how to work hard, hit deadlines, ensure every last detail is taken care off and deliver the best possible service to our high profile clients. (Read more)

You’ve heard the old adage – get a hat, get ahead. Well, New Era, have got ahead – by making hats.

Currently the largest and fastest growing global headwear company,  New Era are makers of  cool and trendy baseball hats that can be seen on the heads of everyone from MTV rappers through to the clean-living baseball players.

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We’re not ones for blowing our own trumpets when it comes to delivering great retail design for our clients, but sometimes we just can’t help ourselves. It’s sort of like winning a BAFTA or an Olympic gold medal – you don’t want to brag, but you do want to share in the glory with your close friends, because you’re proud.

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Design4Retail love this new packaging design from heinz Ketchup for all you undecisive people out there.

The product is the same but the way it is packaged and served to you has changed for the sachets you get in fast food outlets and restaurants. The new packaging allows you to make a choice between dipping or squeezing! (Read more)

Here at Design4Retail we love the way Tiffany and Co have created this fabulous window display in time for Valentine’s Day.

The beautiful red US Mail boxes stand out to any passer by along with the well placed envelopes and branded special delivery postage franking on the glass window.

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If you’re passing through Selfridges London check out the fantastic retail design pop up space for Puma. Behind the genius pop up space are D4R, and renowned painter Kehinde Wiley who together have bought a splash of African colour and magic to men’s department.

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