Puma City wins Travel + Leisure 2009 'best retail space' award

Puma City has been named 'Best Retail Space' by American publication Travel + Leisure. A tour de force of architecture and design, the 11,000 square-foot (over 1,000m²) structure is made from 24, 40-foot long, steel shipping containers, each weighing in at 11 tons. It consists of three levels of containers stacked on top of one another and then slightly shifted to create natural outdoor spaces with large overhangs and wide open terraces. 5 Mar 2009 12:53

New shopping mecca on the bay shore

Eden on the Bay promises to be a unique new shopping and lifestyle destination in the Cape when it opens its doors on 26 March 2009. This mixed-use development is situated on a prime location on the shore of Blouberg's Big Bay, with no road separating the building from the beach, and will host a selection of upmarket stores and restaurants. 27 Feb 2009 14:02

PnP concept store is keystone to Sandton development

A 1950m² unique Pick n Pay concept store will anchor the R280 million Morningside Shopping Centre redevelopment in Sandton, which is set to open in June 2009. 20 Aug 2008 12:37

It's refrigeration, but is it art?

Buying a commercial fridge used to be a dull job when it came to choosing the finish. Like Henry Ford, the suppliers would offer 'any finish you like, so long as it's stainless steel'. Now British manufacturer Precision has developed a range of commercial cabinets that look exciting but are every bit as tough and hygienic as the traditional type. 14 Mar 2008 06:05

Santa goes camping

Cape Union Mart stores in both Canal Walk and Tygervalley shopping centres in the Western Cape have been a hive of activity with the launch of their exciting new window concepts, in time for Christmas 2007. 13 Dec 2007 05:58

Trendsetting on our own turf

In the past, the concept of ‘local is lekker', particularly when it came to store design, tended to lose out to overseas influences. But that now seems to be changing. 16 Nov 2007 11:01

Riding Apple's retail coattails

[Keith Regan] USA - Several Apple resellers have started to roll out Apple-like storefronts of their own. In Orem, Utah, Simply Mac now sells its wares from a glass-front store that features the same amenities found in the Apple stores - from high-end displays to the service bar with qualified support staff. In fact, at first glance, it's difficult to tell the store from a flagship Apple location. 2 Oct 2007 11:14