Month: October 2015
Palliser Taps Martin Roberts Design for Pinnacle Seating
New to the showroom of upholstery producer Palliser Furniture at market is signage created by retail design veteran Martin Roberts. Palliser tapped Roberts to create high impact in the showroom and on retail floors for their luxury brand, Pinnacle Seating Studio. The manufacturer wants to create an environment that stands out from the rest of
Join Martin Roberts at High Point Market for “Smart Retailers Think Differently”
If you’re a retail executive with P&L responsibilities this is the one seminar you can’t afford to miss. It’s time to think differently about how design impacts strategy, assortment planning, and making the most of your valuable assets. Learn more about recent expansions and those in the pipeline. Hear how to take advantage of distressed
Mattress First Case Study Shows How to Double Your Percentage of Sales
Mattress First just released its case study of how one family-owned midwest furniture store doubled their percentage of sales in mattresses. Kloss Furniture hired Martin Roberts Design to help them remodel their existing store environment, including their mattress area. The case study highlights how the new design helped boost their mattress sales to double. Kloss
Belfort Furniture Unifies Store Exterior with New Design
Over the years, the Belfort Furniture campus, housed in what was once a shopping mall just off the highway on route to Dulles Airport, grew organically into four unique buildings with five separate entrances. Promoted as Washington D.C.’s largest selection of home furnishings, encompassing some 100,000 square feet of selling space, the retail complex worked
China Towne Furniture Completes $600K in Renovations
Solvay, N.Y. — China Towne Furniture & Mattress is wrapping up a two-year-old renovation project this week. The project began in October 2013. It later incorporated repair work after a fire in the store’s basement in February 2014 which sent smoke throughout the building. Rita and John Yennock founded China Towne Furniture & Mattress in 1970.
Martin Roberts Puts the Emphasis on Design at Interiors Furniture and Design
New Strategy Focuses on Higher‐End Consumers’ Desire for Individualized Experience CAMP HILL, PA – When retail design specialist Martin Roberts was approached about creating a new Interiors location here, he decided the last thing his client needed was another furniture store. Rather, he relates, the emphasis here needed to be on interior design services. Published
Furniture Mall of Kansas – The Dreams You Dare to Dream
In 1900, Frank Baum’s whimsy discovered the Land of Oz. It was thirty-three years later that Ben and Eva Winter envisioned their own magic at Emporia, Kansas. “A furniture store, along with a gas station, a dog kennel and a restaurant called Howdy Come In,” their son, Jeff, told us. “They pretty much did whatever
Palliser Furniture Introduces High Impact Motion Furniture Signage
Retail design veteran Martin Roberts reported that he recently worked with Palliser Furniture to create an environment to set apart the manufacturer’s luxury brand—Pinnacle Seating Studio—both within the showroom and on retail floors. The challenge: To design the elements that would create a special environment at retail to properly showcase the luxury brand and set
Palliser Furniture, Martin Roberts Create Footprint for Pinnacle
Canada’s Palliser Furniture commissioned Martin Roberts Design to create an environment for luxury brand Pinnacle Seating Studio in the company’s showroom and for retail floors. Palliser encouraged Roberts to create a layout that would showcase the brand and make it stand out from other parts of a retail showroom while informing customers that Pinnacle offers
Swann’s Furniture & Design – New Address, Same Refined Look
Relocating and designing a new flagship store for the iconic 117-year-old Swann’s Furniture & Design in Tyler, Texas was an exciting and far-reaching endeavor for Martin Roberts Design.