Since this book presents the most recent trends in the planning of retail space, its contents are almost inevitably bound to ignore national boundaries, demonstrating how commercial landscapes are essentially the same in Milan, New York, Beirut and Tokyo. There is, in fact, a clear tendency to go beyond the constraints imposed by the local tradition, opting for more expressive and communicative techniques of an international character. The accompanying texts provide an interpretation of the examples presented, coupled with large format pictures and a detailed apagesendix. The book can, therefore, be used as a reference, providing an immediate repository of information.