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Description
The 7th edition of Silent Selling: Strategic Visual Merchandising is a vital resource equipping students with a dynamic understanding of the fast-paced developments in retailing, including advancements in visual merchandising and the online environment. The seventh edition features more than 125 new color photographs and discusses, digital marketing, generative AI, and the neuroscience human behavior that go into creating a retail space. New box features include “Master Classes," which spans L. Frank Baum's legacy in visual merchandising to the arts of collaboration and communication, which get students thinking about their own experiences and what inspiration can be drawn from it to create engaging visual merchandising environment. The author also brings industry experience through “Judy Bell's 3-Step Innovation Theory," and Bell's Color Coordination Model to inform students of approaches to solving common visual merchandising issues and provide real-world connections to the theory.
New to this Edition
-“Master Class” series and used to highlight visual merchandising history, communication and presentation techniques, and reflect on student's personal experiences with digital marketing
-Explore important industry applications through in-text activities like “Judy Bell's 3-Step Innovation Theory” and interactive exercises designed to provide real-world connections
-Updated topic coverage, reflecting growing interest and developments in neuroscience, generative AI, and digital marketing
-Every chapter begins with an all-new Design Gallery featuring retailers' history and analysis of their creative blueprints
-First edition to include videos with author's industry insights and expertise
STUDIO
-Study smarter with self-quizzes featuring scored results and personalized study tips
-Review concepts with flashcards of terms and definitions
-Go deeper with video tutorials
Instructor Resources
-Instructor's Guide with Test Bank provides suggestions for planning the course and using the text in the classroom
-PowerPoint® presentations include images from the book and provide a framework for lecture and discussion
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Part One: PREPARATION FOR VISUAL CREATIVITY
1. Creative Thinking: Getting “Outside the Box”
2. What is Visual Merchandising?
3. Core Design Strategies
Part Two: PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES FOR THE SELLING FLOOR
4. Layout and Fixtures for Fashion Apparel
5. Fashion Apparel Wall Setups
6. Fashion Apparel and Accessory Coordination
7. Home Fashion Presentation
Part Three: COMMUNICATING RETAIL ATMOSPHERICS
8. Signing
9. Lighting
Part Four: VISUAL PRACTICES FOR NONTRADITIONAL VENUES
10. Grocery and Food Service Stores
11. Non traditional Retailing
Part Five: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MERCHANDISE DISPLAY
12. The Magic of the Display Window
13. Mannequins and Mannequin Alternatives
14. Building a Visual Merchandising Department
Part Six: CAREER STRATEGIES
15. Visual Merchandising Careers
Glossary
Directory of Visual Merchandising Professionals
References and Resources
Index
Product details
| Published | 18 Mar 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 7th |
| Pages | 448 |
| ISBN | 9798765137987 |
| Imprint | Fairchild Books |
| Illustrations | 280 colour illus |
| Dimensions | 280 x 215 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

























