Almost everywhere you turn these days you read of doom and gloom in the retail sector. It is hard to provide any sympathy to businesses that have failed to understand that the world has changed. Especially large retailers who have either had their head in the sand or have been too arogant to think that the way they have been selling to customers are not so smart. I don't believe retail is dead, not by a long way and there are a number of great examples in this months edition of Monocle magazine where retailers and food outlets have had great success in recreating the customer experience.

This article on 7 Steps For Creating Disruptive New Retail Experiences posted on Fast Company Design gives some good ideas on how to get you started.

Happy shopping!

I picked this talk because it gives a really fresh approach to solution design. Showing a series of inspiring, unusual and playful products, British branding and design guru Paul Bennett explains that design doesn't have to be about grand gestures, but can solve small, universal and overlooked problems.

Check out more talks from TED here