Sanford Stein
Sanford Stein was proud to be named to VEND's Top 100 Retail Influencers for 2018. His most recent presentation, entitled Brand Stand 2.0 examines the changing roles of temporary tenancies from Pop-Ups to Retail As A Service (RAAS), through an engaging 'swat audit' of the cultural, marketing and design forces that are behind the trend; along with predictions of what to expect in the future.
In 2014, Sanford launched RETAIL SPEAK™, a LinkedIn platform for sharing ideas on all things retailing. This is on the heels of the introduction of RETAIL SCHMETAIL™ ONE Hundred Years, TWO Immigrants, THREE Generations, FOUR Hundred Projects. Published by Minneapolis based Beaver's Pond Press, the 328 page tome is part business book, part memoir, and is an in-depth look at 100 years of retailing in America. "In the age of Amazon, Sandy Stein reminds us why retail is far from dead. There's much to learn from his experience" noted Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, and former CTO of Best Buy. Sandy plans an indie bookstore tour, sharing his insights on the profound changes in-store in the new omnichannel retailing universe.
Mr. Stein's diverse national and international audiences have included GlobalShop, Las Vegas; National Retail Federation Annual Convention & Expo, NY; National Retailers Association of Mexico, Mexico City;1st Latin-American Congress for Fashion Developers, Rio de Janeiro; Congress on Trends in Retail, Amsterdam; ABEMD n Brazilian Direct Marketing Association, Sao Paulo;Design Futures Council, Aspen; and many more. Excerpts of Mr. Stein's addresses have appeared in such diverse publications as Metropolis, The Seattle Times, Kansas City Star, Minneapolis StarTribune, Women's Wear Daily's and Crain's Chicago Business.
Since its inception in 1981, SteinDesign, and more recently STEIN LLC has been an industry leader in creating unique and highly effective branded environments, while focusing on the ever-changing world of retail trending, branding and design. The firm has been responsible for over 400 retail projects ranging from regional and national prototypes, to niche concepts and store-in-store branded shops.
STEIN's client list includes such diverse names as: Anderson Renewal, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Brunswick Billiards, General Growth Properties, Hunter Douglas, Levolor, Life Fitness, Mall of America, TaylorMade Golf, Red Wing Shoes, ShopNBC, and Target to name just a few. Sanford has written or contributed to over 70 articles appearing in a variety of publications, including: Interior Design, Interiors, Visual Merchandising and Store Design, Retail StoreImage, STORES,World's Best Store Designs, and Retail Reporting's Stores of the Year.
Sanford Stein was proud to be named to VEND's Top 100 Retail Influencers for 2018. His most recent presentation, entitled Brand Stand 2.0 examines the changing roles of temporary tenancies from Pop-Ups to Retail As A Service (RAAS), through an engaging 'swat audit' of the cultural, marketing and design forces that are behind the trend; along with predictions of what to expect in the future.
In 2014, Sanford launched RETAIL SPEAK™, a LinkedIn platform for sharing ideas on all things retailing. This is on the heels of the introduction of RETAIL SCHMETAIL™ ONE Hundred Years, TWO Immigrants, THREE Generations, FOUR Hundred Projects. Published by Minneapolis based Beaver's Pond Press, the 328 page tome is part business book, part memoir, and is an in-depth look at 100 years of retailing in America. "In the age of Amazon, Sandy Stein reminds us why retail is far from dead. There's much to learn from his experience" noted Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, and former CTO of Best Buy. Sandy plans an indie bookstore tour, sharing his insights on the profound changes in-store in the new omnichannel retailing universe.
Mr. Stein's diverse national and international audiences have included GlobalShop, Las Vegas; National Retail Federation Annual Convention & Expo, NY; National Retailers Association of Mexico, Mexico City;1st Latin-American Congress for Fashion Developers, Rio de Janeiro; Congress on Trends in Retail, Amsterdam; ABEMD n Brazilian Direct Marketing Association, Sao Paulo;Design Futures Council, Aspen; and many more. Excerpts of Mr. Stein's addresses have appeared in such diverse publications as Metropolis, The Seattle Times, Kansas City Star, Minneapolis StarTribune, Women's Wear Daily's and Crain's Chicago Business.
Since its inception in 1981, SteinDesign, and more recently STEIN LLC has been an industry leader in creating unique and highly effective branded environments, while focusing on the ever-changing world of retail trending, branding and design. The firm has been responsible for over 400 retail projects ranging from regional and national prototypes, to niche concepts and store-in-store branded shops.
STEIN's client list includes such diverse names as: Anderson Renewal, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Brunswick Billiards, General Growth Properties, Hunter Douglas, Levolor, Life Fitness, Mall of America, TaylorMade Golf, Red Wing Shoes, ShopNBC, and Target to name just a few. Sanford has written or contributed to over 70 articles appearing in a variety of publications, including: Interior Design, Interiors, Visual Merchandising and Store Design, Retail StoreImage, STORES,World's Best Store Designs, and Retail Reporting's Stores of the Year.
RETAILING'S NEW TRUTHS
TRANSFORMING MALLS AND CENTERS IN AN AGE OF E-COMMERCE
The web has inspired a whole new generation of businesses that facilitate the sharing of apartments, meals, tools, cars, clothes, and couches. There is currently another greatly underutilized asset in our midst-vacant retail space. Vacancies in our malls and centers could be reimagined and become a solution to a whole series of interconnected challenges facing national brands, retailers, and shopping center owners today. Stein looks at the evolution from a selling goods to staging...
THE FUTURE OF RETAILING
In this age of Amazon, store based retailing must go from selling goods to staging experiences. We will explore six trend drivers which will influence omnichannel retailing in the coming years.
Big to Small - Major retailers are creating smaller, sometimes niche versions of themselves, in response to the growth of E-commerce, and changing consumer spending. We will examine how this will continue to change the retail landscape, for the foreseeable...
DESIGN AND THE ENTREPRENEUR
Many of today's Generation Y (millennials) and Generation Z (digital natives) are more inclined to 'make a job than to take a job'. It has never been easier for a young design professional to 'get into business' for themselves, given the ease of networking and access to internet crowdsourcing. However, building and sustaining a design practice can be a far more complex matter. We will explore entrepreneurship, drawing on the very real experiences of launching and maintaining a niche design...
DESIGN & THE BOTTOM LINE From Selling Goods to Sharing Experiences
