Here follows a series of snapshots of the shop Merci in Paris by Kristina Dryza.

Sturegallerian opens first crowd sprouting store in Sweden
- impressive discounts on exclusive shopping when Swedens first “group buy” store opens.
In the midst of global financial turmoil where many retailers have taken a blow Sturegallerian, a leading premium shopping destination in Stockholm, Sweden, introduces its own ”crowd sprouting” shop.

Monday May 4, the store Together opened its doors in the fashionable galleria in the Swedish capital. The store offers substantial discounts on products from Sturegallerian’s exclusive shops and boutiques.
Today there is a number of web sites such as, crowdsprout.com, which offers discounts to groups where a lot of pepole are interested in the same product. Now this concept is introduced in Sweden as a physical store, and that in one of Sweden’s most exclusive shopping destinations.

– ”Despite the financial crisis Sturegallerian is doing well. However, we believe that we need to stay on our toes and constantly be on the look out for new things. We see this as an exciting experiment to show the wide range of products and services offered in Sturegallerian”, says Pernilla Karvia, head of the shopping centre and responsible for the initiative.
The store will offer around 30 products every day and will be updated daily with new offers. In addition to all the shops in Sturegallerian, the exclusive gym and spa, Sturebadet, and the many restaurants will also offer discounts.

In the store, the merchandise will be on display and customers can submit their interest for a specific product or service. If enough people announced their interest the customer will then receive a text message saying that he or she can pick up the product at the store. Every offer is valid for a limited time only.
For those interested you need to be quick. The store will only be open during the month of May.
The idea behind Together and the design of the store is a collaboration between Sturegallerian and retail and brand specialists BAS Brand Identity.

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I’m proud to announce the new David Report bulletin called “I shop therefore I am”. In this issue we are looking into the world of consumer culture from different point of views; ethical, social, political, economical and humanistic.

Shopping has turned into a lifestyle. We consume as leisure and a way to pass time. But at the same time many are realizing that the power of consumption is stopping us from finding true and sincere happiness; and that shopping often works as a substitute for something that we’re missing in life. At what point does the accumulation of material goods become less fulfilling and more stressful and overwhelming?

Our consumption grows in the same pace as our economic growth. Studies shows that in hundred years we consume eight times as much per capita as today. Can our globe take such a strain? The power of consumption is being questioned and there’s a change in attitude and way of life. We don’t want to be consuming goofs, we want to be considered aware and responsible. It is all about WHAT we buy and WHAT we choose to invest in, the world we live in will be the result of those choices.

In the future consumption will be more about experiences and services than things. Perhaps giving will be more important than having. Are the companies, who survive on our consumption, prepared for this transition?

The David Report bulletin no 9 “I shop therefore I am” also offers insight on the subject from strategist Kristina Dryza and Zen-Buddhist Sante Poromaa. On top of this an interview with Mathilda Tham, guest professor at Beckmans school of Design. THIS LINK takes you to the new bulletin (and yes, it’s free!).

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Shoptalk is a series of sessions on tomorrow’s retailing and beyond by FutureDesignDays. These Shoptalks will take place April 2 in Malmö, May 15 in Stockholm and May 22 in Borås, Sweden.

I will be one of the participants in the panel debate at the Malmö event. Book your ticket by clicking the link above, however seats are limited. Here’s a short description of the event by FutureDesignDays:

Have you grasped the full implications of the real world web? The fact that the dividing line between the virtual/digital world and the real world melted away long ago? With the resultant paradox that, in an increasingly digitalised world, physical meetings are being subjected to new demands, and that the shop once more stands centre stage in the growth and development of retailing, a position that is increasingly focussing on relations rather than transactions.

So what are the challenges? Where are the opportunities? Most important of all, who are the crazy, courageous and insightful people who are driving the issue of tomorrow’s retailing?

FutureDesignDays Nomad continues its quest for tomorrow’s business models from a design perspective, and turns the spotlight on the future of retailing in a series of exciting splashdown-events in spring 2008. As usual, the programme will feature lots of interesting speakers, plus a series of come-and-enjoy supporting events in which the networking opportunities of the mingle format are justifiably renowned. The first three splashdown points will be Malmö, followed by Stockholm and Borås.

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tags technorati : futuredesigndays shoptalk retail seminar design

Andra bloggar om: framtid, design, seminarie, trender, retail, shopping

Some time ago I wrote about the seminar Future Shopping which I moderated during the Stockholm Furniture Fair. Here follows a couple of images from the exhibition that was part of the Future Shopping project as well. If you read Swedish, or would like to look at some images of the student projects, you can follow this link.

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Lifestylebazaar is a London based design shop passionate for beautiful things and for creating beauty within a desired space. They offer decorative objects, china, glassware, lighting, art works, contemporary furniture and accessories, many from young designers from across Europe.

Lifestylebazaar is also featuring an exciting new range of mens and womens clothing and accessories. Worth a visit next time you are in London.

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Andra bloggar om: design, london, butik, shopping, retail, mode

The on-line resource luxuryculture.com with the vision “sharing the art of living well” brings in their latest issue forward 16 of the world’s best concept stores. Among familiar ones like Milan’s Corso Como and Paris’ Colette you can read about the cool Restir shop in Tokyo and The Corner in Berlin. Don’t forget to check them out next time you are on a road trip. Below are a few more of their top pics. Now I’m just waiting for them to list Carlson Ahnell in Skanör/Sweden next year…

Five green in Dubai

Pool in Munich

Via Garibaldi 12 in Genova

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tags technorati : concept store luxury culture shopping

Andra bloggar om: shopping, resor, butik, mode, inredning, tips

Tomorrow November 24th is the international Buy Nothing Day (November 23rd in the US). More than 65 nations around the globe are involved. The first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Vancouver back in 1992 and has subsequently been promoted by the Canadian Adbusters magazine. The describe the Buy Nothing Day like this; “it isn’t just about changing your habits for one day” but “about starting a lasting lifestyle commitment to consuming less and producing less waste“. According to me it’s an important day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption. As I have mention before it’s impossible to just go on and buy more and more useless stuff. It’s about time to really think about our consumption and try to buy less but better products. I hope that this day of austerity could lead on to a more open-minded attitude towards materialism and the wear-and-tear society we are all part of.

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tags technorati : consumerism buy_nothing_day adbusters materialism

Andra bloggar om: en köpfri dag, konsumtion, miljö, prylar, politik, moral

Buy Less Crap started the other day as an reaction to the RED campaign founded by Bono (as I wrote about here a couple of month ago) and they offer people to donate directly to RED’s beneficiary The Global Fund among others without consuming. Buy Less Crap brings forward that shopping is not a smart response to human suffering around the world. It’s a tricky question. Because people ARE consuming. We will not be able to change that in the short run. Unfortunately they buy a lot of crap. But consuming is a powerful tool. Tim Power who is a co-writer here at David Report made a clever comment to the original post about RED and I would like to bring it forward in full:

RED is a fantastic example of what can happen when consumption meets social responsibility. I have always believed that one of the tools of individual empowerment given each and everyone of us upon birth or immigration into an economically liberal democratic society is the power of the political vote, but equally important is the power of the ‘economic vote’.
Each and every Dollar (or Euro of whatever) we spend on a product or service is a vote for (or against) the process, quality, belief system or form of what we buy. Every dollar we spend is a vote - you use what you buy to empower what you believe in! Go Bono.

Thanks to Josh Spear.

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