Award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide has merged operations with Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects PC (DDI), an award-winning, internationally recognized interior design and architecture firm headquartered in Center City, PA. With almost 50 years of history as a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), DDI joins the NELSON team with shared values. The firms come together to solidify their commitment to creative design solutions that thoughtfully respond to client objectives and transform the human experience. Read more with InspireDesign here.

To complement more than 30 new digital capabilities introduced during the pandemic, Men’s Wearhouse recently opened the doors of what it calls its first next-gen stores, which reimagine the physical space at the heart of its transformation. Read more with AD Week.

In a recent article with Retail TouchPoints, teammates Kristin Cerutti and Meredith Seeds discussed their thoughts on how discussions surrounding neurodiversity and inclusion have long occurred in the workplace, but they are beginning to take shape in the retail sphere.

Since the start of the pandemic, the prevalence of anxiety, stress, depression and PTSD amongst all age groups has skyrocketed — igniting more conversations around mental health. Subsequently, the term “neurodiversity” has sprung up in multiple conversations surrounding the way we interact with our environments. Neurodiversity celebrates the differences in how people’s brains take in and process information. Think of those who experience a traumatic brain injury or are prescribed medication that temporarily affects how their brain functions. Read the full article here.

Architecture and interior design firm Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects (Philadelphia, PA) merged with architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide (Philadelphia, PA). Read more with Consulting-Specifying Engineer here.

NELSON Worldwide, an architecture and design firm, has merged with Daroff Design Inc + DDI Architects, an interior design and architecture firm. The firms come together to solidify their commitment to creative design services that respond to client objectives. Read more with Mergers and Acquisitions here.