Faced with declining traffic and the constant rise of e-commerce, stores need to evolve and adapt to new consumer expectations. In this quest, developers are focusing on more mixed spaces, but also on architecture and design to make a splash. Which means that physical retailing is taking centre stage, aiming to offer consumers an improved, more diversified experience.
To embody this evolution in physical retailing from transacting to relationship-making, Saguez & Partners invented the term “Hosping”, a contraction of hospitality and shopping. Check out the special Mapic White Paper produced by In Interiors, and exploring exciting new design innovations through food, art, leisure & diversity.