When a national wireless retailer was ready to expand its cell phone store in Times Square, it called on Richard M. Cole & Associates to transform a small, ground-floor space into a smart, new flagship for New York City and their largest retail location in the country.

When the venerable candy maker was ready to update its image, Fanny Farmer Candy Stores turned to Richard M. Cole & Associates to marry its old-fashioned values with a more modern aesthetic. RMC&A’s prototype combined traditional materials and elements – arches, multi-paned and etched glass, custom cabinetry and white-stained maple wood – with bright color accents and a fully integrated sign system.

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Over 15 years of rapid expansion, Silo, an electronics retailer, needed exciting and recognizable store designs suitable to diverse locations and conditions. Richard M. Cole & Associates’ signature design featured a stepped and graded glass entrance corner, signature colors and bold signage.

Olly, a fast growing Canadian children’s shoe retailer, commissioned RMC&A to create a design for four new locations in the United States. The results are bright, cheerful and fun, while incorporating Olly’s high-tech requirements

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