<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none;" alt="" src="https://dc.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=431778&amp;fmt=gif">

    Steve Manning

    Steve Manning is a journalist based in Idaho. When he's not writing, he can usually be found at the theater or taking his dog on a hike. If he could only go to one restaurant for the rest of his life, it would be Al's Place in San Francisco.
    Featured

    How IKEA is Evolving Beyond the Blue Box

    Rob Olson didn’t plan on going into retail. When he started in the industry, it was with a job at Walmart that he took to pay for college. Originally hoping to become an accountant, he quickly discovered that the accounting life wasn’t for him. 

    By Steve Manning  |  
    Featured

    Whole Foods CEO Discusses New Small-Format Store and More at RetailSpaces

    Growing up in Wisconsin, Jason Buechel spent more than a little time on his grandparents’ dairy farm—picking stones, bailing hay, butchering meat, and gaining deep insights into the work that brings food to the grocery store shelf and eventually the...

    By Steve Manning  |  
    Featured

    AI, Sustainability, Flexibility: Store Development Leaders on Today's Top Priorities

    Four store development and design veterans put their heads together at RetailSpaces in Palm Springs, CA, for an illuminating discussion about the industry’s present and future: the obstacles they’re facing, how they’re navigating new tech and work...

    By Steve Manning  |  
    Featured

    Remodel Lessons from T-Mobile, NGS, and GUESS

    The retail industry continues to struggle with the disruption of the past few years, from supply chain disruptions and cost increases to labor shortages and permitting issues. 

    By Steve Manning  |  
    Featured

    How T-Mobile, Canadian Tire, and Dutch Bros are Tackling Store Development Challenges

    Costs are up, real estate availability is down, materials are in short supply, permitting offices are understaffed, labor is fickle, customers remain wary about in-person shopping: the state of store development could be better, in short, but it...

    By Steve Manning  |  
    Featured

    Retail Experts Debate the Future of Physical Stores

    As the fog of the last few years fades away, retail brands are finally beginning to glimpse an outline of the industry’s future. What they see is a familiar landscape evolving in several directions at once: a little more curbside pickup here, a few...

    By Steve Manning  |  

    Recent Articles

    More like this

    How IKEA is Evolving Beyond the Blue Box

    Rob Olson didn’t plan on going into retail. When he started in the industry, it was with a job at Walmart that he took...

    Whole Foods CEO Discusses New Small-Format Store and More at RetailSpaces

    Growing up in Wisconsin, Jason Buechel spent more than a little time on his grandparents’ dairy farm—picking stones,...

    AI, Sustainability, Flexibility: Store Development Leaders on Today's Top Priorities

    Four store development and design veterans put their heads together at RetailSpaces in Palm Springs, CA, for an...

    Remodel Lessons from T-Mobile, NGS, and GUESS

    The retail industry continues to struggle with the disruption of the past few years, from supply chain disruptions and...

    How T-Mobile, Canadian Tire, and Dutch Bros are Tackling Store Development Challenges

    Costs are up, real estate availability is down, materials are in short supply, permitting offices are understaffed,...

    Retail Experts Debate the Future of Physical Stores

    As the fog of the last few years fades away, retail brands are finally beginning to glimpse an outline of the...

    More recent articles