The Difference from Retail Stores: Selling Transactions, Not Foot Traffic

Comparison of two store layouts. A typical retail store is open: dense shelves, circular circulation, cashier near the entrance, aiming for as many visitors as possible; a luxury showroom is by appointment: very few products, clear start and end points for circulation, negotiation and closing rooms hidden in the innermost part, serving only one group of guests at a time. Avoid: filling the showroom with shelves and promotional areas, placing the checkout counter at the entrance, making the circulation free-roaming without hierarchy, accommodating many groups of guests simultaneously.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

兩種商店的平面對照。一般零售店是開放的:貨架密集、動線循環、收銀台靠門口、希望越多人進來越好;奢華展示廳是預約制:商品極少、動線有明確的起點與終點、洽談與成交的房間藏在最裡面,一次只接待一組客人。避免:在展示廳裡排滿貨架與促銷區、把結帳櫃台放在入口、讓動線沒有主次變成自由逛、空間同時容納很多組客人。