The new-look stores are designed to better showcase new technologies such as 3D TV and home cinema systems.
The latest Apple and Sony stores are designed to display products, in the full expectation that many people will buy online.
"These stores are designed to look inviting and attract people, like a cake shop – but people leave with a potential long-term problem," he says.
The MET5, which costs $499 and is available in many sporting goods stores, was designed for sports like skiing, in which bursts of energy are followed by periods of rest.
He said that it was as if the stores were designed for a product like the iPad.
HDTVs, microwaves, even benchtop woodworking tools purchased at big box warehouse stores are designed to be replaced, not serviced.
"The stores are designed to support a highly efficient distribution mechanism," said Tenser, "with pallet-deep gondola shelving providing space for a high level of stock-on-hand.
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Talbots CEO Trudy F. Sullivan Trudy F. Sullivan said strategies launched earlier this year to enhance marketing and reimage stores "are designed to generate sales growth and productivity gains over time".
