Retail Design, New York City Tourism, and New Beginnings

My wife and I just returned from a trip to New York to visit with my family, and while there we managed to spend one of our days in New York City, where I grew up.

(my family just recently realized that I have nearly reached the point where I have not lived in New York for as long as I lived in New York, and they took this opportunity to remind me of this newly discovered fact several times. Thanks mom!)

We had a chance to have dinner with some friends, who asked my wife what quintessential “New York Things” had I taken her to see.  She quickly responded by recounting our first trip to New York, which we spent riding the subway and visiting every Best Buy in Manhattan, along with a few other smaller retailers. In hindsight, probably not the best first impression that I could have provided, however, it serves as a great metaphor for the motivations that drive me as a retail design thinker.  I am passionate about what I do.  A little too much at times.

I started my career in manufacturing, designing and building merchandising solutions, Read more