The Bookazine group have opened a new smaller footprint magazine and bookshop in Honk Kong. The shop would be no more than 50 square metres. Notice the magazine display on the front to the left of the shop – around the corner from this is the main magazine display which is quite small.
I have seen Bookazine evolve over the last few years. This latest incarnation is the best. The smaller footprint has a lot going for it in a shopping mall situation.
I like the this shop – neat, easy to shop, feels like a specialist and not too deep.
And at the other end of the scale is Print-On-Demand magazines. Currently US only and a brainchild of HP. Submit a PDF and… you are in the magazine business
http://www.magcloud.com/home
HK is full of retail innovations, every year in January for the Toy Fair i love browsing the malls and seeing the concept stores, designs and no fear attitude to trying things.
I guess when you are the finance capital of the world with a huge international audience, coming up with the latest to impress is what they do best.