NRF, Retail’s Big Show 2023 (New York City, January 15-17) welcomed 35,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors. From ‘shy’ tech, capitalising on kidults and transformational experiential retail to harnessing humanity and the paradoxical perspectives on Gen Zalpha, we present nine key themes, including commentary from creatives, analysts, and brands, such as Petco, Walmart, Claire’s, Studs, Mattel, and Target. 

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A Northwest Ohio-based insurance company is moving its Dublin location to Bridge Park, where it will become the largest office user at the prominent development.

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Design Leader Katie Pass-Brinker shares how our team designs guestrooms with wellness in mind.

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KFC got its start in Corbin, Kentucky. The Harland Sanders Café & Museum in the location of that original restaurant has been redesigned to better celebrate the chain’s founder. 

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For a new office in Harrisburg, PA, the team at Windward Engineers and Consultants prioritized the health and wellness of the staff — with lighting as a key element. With a range of amenities from huddle rooms to a café, the designers incorporated innovative lighting solutions throughout the space.

“Windward is an architectural engineering firm with a major lighting studio. It was imperative from the start that the level of lighting design in the space be reflective of what we do. Yet, we also feel that lighting is acritical wellness feature in the space. A lot of things that we put in the office were specifically for the benefit of the employees,” said Shawn Good, Windward’s lighting studio director.

In partnership with NELSON Worldwide, responsible for the interior design, Windward wanted to ensure that the workspace supported a range of work styles, from heads-down to collaborative. Huddle rooms and phone booths were added to serve as personal areas, essential in the expansive office. Read more here.

Georgia-based nonprofit, Professional Photographers of America (PPA)– the largest association in the world for professional photographers– recently tapped global architecture and design firm, NELSON Worldwide, to refresh the interiors of its Peachtree Center home in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Read more with Business of Furniture. 

NELSON Worldwide highlights company culture in Boston Consulting Group’s Atlanta office. Read more here.

Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is proud to announce the appointment of 30 leaders in its newly created Path to Principal program.

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Architecture, design and strategy firm Nelson Worldwide has named Balmiki Bhattacharya industrial practice leader. Based in Seattle, Washington, Bhattacharya will spearhead client solutions and integrate design programs to maximize operations and investments while also helping create a strategic, sustainable plan for Nelson Worldwide’s future, the firm said.

“We understand industrial facilities are the core of every business, especially today considering ongoing concerns surrounding supply chain gaps and environmental issues,” said Nelson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John “Ozzie” Nelson Jr. Read the full article here.