Building engaging, immersive experiences across Macy's online and offline channels.

DEFINE

Problem

With technology evolving so fast, people are buying more frequently online and on their mobile phones. Millennials are also shifting their spending from materialism to experiences and meals with friends. This indicates a higher need for meaningful interaction and has a direct correlation with the global rise in conscious consumerism, eco trends, and mindful lifestyles.

ENVISION

Solution

To give shoppers a reason to visit physical stores, we must focus on what matters most...human connection. People are becoming more conscious and not as interested in materialism. Therefore, there must be a deeper reason for people to shop. Stores need to be more exciting and focus on shopper needs and wants to give customers a reason to shop more often across all channels.

CREATE

Results

Create new experiential store environments that immerse every shopper in engaging, personalized, and valuable experiences. Focus on global causes, networking events, eco fashion shows, emerging technology, education, and customizable collections. Offer workshops to demonstrate products, interactive spaces to showcase the latest trends, and master classes around wellness.
  

STRATEGIZE

Develop and lead a collective vision and success metrics to drive the future of retail as a global industry leader.

UNDERSTAND

Empathize with executives, teams, and customers to understand problems and focus on solutions.

SOLVE

Champion omni-channel customer experience design solutions that deliver value to business and customers.

Collaborate

Lead regular design workshops to build relationships, foster collaboration, and create internal alignment.

Motivate

Encourage creativity and imagination, empowering teams to achieve their best work and develop their fullest potential.

Innovate

Evangelize user experience innovation to create a culture of design thinking and drive future-forward transformation.
 

Present at conferences

Teach and inspire

Write and engage

Data-driven

Future-focused performance

Guide team members based on a more data-driven approach, free of personal bias and opinions. End-of-year structures that hold people accountable for past behavior do so at the expense of improving current performance. Rather than focusing on past performance, place more emphasis on future opportunity, growth, and development to groom talent for the future.

Personalized

Constructive coaching

Drive a more personalized approach to performance management, tailored to individual growth that aligns with company goals. Provide constructive coaching, transparency, and positive communication to help teams achieve their best results and fullest potential. Support personal engagement and motivation to maximize team and company-wide performance.

Ongoing

Continuous evolution

Performance management needs to help teams adapt to change and inspire people to reinvent themselves continuously. Support honest conversations and frequent interactions with all team members to address real-time performance goals and align with ever-changing business needs. Mentor team members around personal, professional, and career development.
 

CONNECT

Human experience (HX)

Purpose
Brand strategy
Values, needs, emotions
Experience design
Success metrics

ENGAGE

Customer experience (CX)

Insights
Marketing strategy
Customer service
Omni-channel design
Advertising campaigns

INNOVATE

User experience (UX)

Journey
Product strategy
Architecture
UX / UI design
Engineering

RESEARCH
Research the challenge, customers and metrics.

EMPATHIZE
Understand what customers think, feel, do and say.

DEFINE
Analyze user pain points, wants and needs.

IDEATE
Explore creative solutions, ideas and strategies.

PROTOTYPE
Build solutions into testable models or prototypes.

TEST
Get customer feedback and evolve ideas.

ONLINE RESEARCH

Digital experience

Virtual interviews
Online surveys and social media polls
Card sorts and tree tests
A/B and usability tests
Eye tracking and screen recordings
Video and mobile diaries

IN-STORE RESEARCH

Physical experience

In-store interviews
Focus groups
Peer parties
Customer journey shopalongs
Immersion events
Real time journaling

GUERRILLA RESEARCH

Marketing experience

Outdoor interviews
Verbal surveys
Conversations
First-time store journey
Product testing
Video impressions

Millennial

Fashionable Spender

34 . Female . Single . No Kids . Journalist . Philadelphia

Generation Z

Social Spender

21 . Female . Single . No Kids . Student . San Diego

Baby Boomer

Traditional Spender

52 . Female . Married . 2 Kids . Hairdresser . Chicago

Engaging Store Environment

Connected shopping experience

•Facial recognition to welcome returning shoppers
•Interactive store navigation to easily find items
•Showroom feel with one sample per item on display
•Inspiring, organized, open, modular environment
•Curated collections and interactive panels with fashion shows
•Contactless shopping with mobile app or RFID ring
•Automatically scan and send collections to fitting room

Social Shopping

Inspiring community interaction

•Browse collections together via interactive display panels
•React tables with collection ideas, reviews, recommendations
•Share personalized curated collections with friends
•Take photos of outfits to compare and ask friend for opinion
•Private areas to socialize and explore the latest trends
•Meet others in-store who share your fashion interests
•Discounts and incentives when groups purchase together

INteractive Fitting ROoms

Smart touch screen mirrors

•Personalized curated collections based on fashion avatar
•Request new styles, sizes, and colors in the room
•Automated conveyor delivery system in stylish modular closet
•Customizable environments: lighting, music, backgrounds
•Fashion show of collections, reviews, recommendations
•Save fitting room session for future purchase
•Virtual checkout and automated pickup from fitting room

Conscious consumerism

Mindful and sustainable 

• Purpose-driven brand storytelling
• Sustainable conscious brands
• Purchases supporting global causes
• Mindful lifestyle celebrity ambassadors
• Eco fashion shows and events

Values and passions

Meaningful and experiential 

•Social networking events
•Immersive movie screenings
•Speaker series events
•Cafes to work and network
•Professional development

Health and wellness

Active and healthy lifestyles 

•Wellness workshops
•Yoga classes online and in-store
•SoulCycle spinning classes
•Virtual consultations and recommendations
•Mobile fitness and wellness tracker

Curated collections

Convenience and originality

• Personality
• Style
• Mood
• Purpose
• Seasons

Technology

Experience-enhancing innovation

• Virtual fitting rooms (mobile, web, in-store)
• Immersive VR experiential spaces
• Smart augmented experiences
• Personal AI shopping stylist
• Seamless contactless checkout

Personalization

Customization and individuality

• 3D printing
• Personalization
• Material and patterns
• Colors
• Styles

The Magician

This brand archetype is inspired to make dreams come true.

Motto

Everything is possible

Personality

Clever
Transformational
Visionary
Charismatic

Application

Visionary brand and company
Catalyst for change
Transformational, user-friendly experience
Help consumers expand their consciousness

Brand Promise

Make shopping an unforgettable experience.

MISSION STATEMENT

Inspire customers in new and innovative ways.

BRAND GOAL

Deliver the best brands and personalized experiences.

Brand Attributes

Fashionable
Understanding
Connected
Engaging
Innovative
Trendy
Visionary

Visual Language

Inspiring
Modern
Simple
Colorful
Minimal
Clean
Engaging