Future Stores 2024
June 03 - 05, 2024
JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
Pre-Day
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Registration and Store Safari Overview
Join us for the most well-received and exciting part of any Future Stores event: the store tours! Head out for an afternoon packed with tours to renowned retailers in Seattle’s retail core. This is your chance to see retail innovation in action from some of the world’s most admired brands. Sign up for a tour that interests you and spend the afternoon exploring new in-store trends. (Pre-registration is required for all tours).
Seattle Store Safaris Begin (pre-registration required)
Store Tour A
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm The Starbucks Reserve Roastery Featuring Princi BakeryTour the beautiful Starbucks Reserve location and discuss history, concept and design of the building, roasting plant operations,
Roastery Café operations. Plus, check out their new Italian bakery concept, Princi and enjoy a coffee and pastry pairing.
Host: Maxime Clabaut, Event Specialist, Starbucks
Store Tour B
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm The Lounge By AT&TPart coffeehouse, part co-working space, part retail store and part learning center…Check out AT&T’s new lounge concept in Seattle’s Capital Hill neighborhood.
Host: Rebecca Petersen, Sales Program Execution Manager, AT&T
Store Tour C
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Evereve at University Village Katie Whyde - Director, Visual Merchandising, Evereve Kari Ihle - Director, Environmental Design, Planning and Maintenance, EvereveEvereve is a casual contemporary boutique curated for the fashion-loving mom. Join a guided tour of the inviting, simple in-store experience that supports their 3-ways to shop (evereve.com, Trendsend, In-store) and see how they have used design to bring authentic customer relationships to life.
Hosts: Katie Whyde, Director, Visual Merchandising, Evereve
Kari Ihle, Director, Environmental Design, Planning and Maintenance, Evereve
(plus walking tour of other retailers in University Village)
Tuft & Needle is the pioneer and leader among direct-to-consumer mattress startups. The company has changed the way we buy mattresses, and its retail experience, which currently boasts a 90 Net Promoter Score, exemplifies the company's pragmatic, customer-first approach. Its Seattle retail location in the heart of Belltown is the largest location to date at 6000+ sq. ft., and the space is divided using a light, airy semi-obscuring privacy screen fabric to surround five mattress displays, a flex-use space and an innovative product lineup.
Host: Nick Arambula, COO, Tuft & Needle
