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Retail
The practices, people, projects and roles behind UK retail design, in one place. Who is hiring, and how to move within it.
Knowledge
Working in retail.
Retail architecture covers the places people shop in: high streets, shopping centres, retail parks and the retail layers of mixed-use schemes. It is a sector being actively reshaped as shopping habits change.
The work splits into two worlds: rollout, where a brand is applied consistently across many sites at pace, and flagship or destination work, where the design itself is the attraction. Both build valuable, different skills.
This hub gathers the live picture for retail work: who is hiring, which practices are growing, and the conversations shaping the sector right now.
- It is changing fast
Online shopping keeps reshaping briefs: fewer big boxes, more experience-led and mixed-use retail.
- It is rollout and flagship
Retail splits into repeatable rollout work and one-off flagships, and each builds different skills.
- It links to brand
Retail designers work directly with brand teams, so communication matters as much as drawing.
Learn
Learn about retail.
- PodcastNavigating Architecture: Chris Hartiss Reflects on Career, Challenges, and ChangeThe Architecture Social PodcastListen
- PodcastInside Innovation: BDP's Justin Parsons Talks Transformative DesignThe Architecture Social PodcastListen
- ArticleRetail Design Careers with Rebecca AntosExplore retail design careers through Rebecca Antos's interior design route, portfolio lessons…Read
- GuideCharting Christopher Hartiss's Architectural Journey: From Early Inspirations to Shaping FuturesCPD guide from the podcastRead
Move within retail.
Create a profile so practices can find you, or advertise a retail role to our UK audience.