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For Rebekah Kondrat, retail is magic. \u201cA great experience, like a physical retail environment, can change someone\u2019s day,\u201d she said in an interview with Retail TouchPoints. <\/em>That\u2019s why Kondrat and the entire team at Rekon Retail<\/strong> focus on creating this retail magic for consumers by helping growing brands develop the vision for their brick-and-mortar experiences.<\/p>\n With experience working for brands like Apple <\/strong>and Starbucks<\/strong>, both of which have carved unique spaces in the realm of store design and experience strategy, Kondrat found that the best spaces had a sound operational foundation, and that these operations, teams and processes were standardized across all locations as the businesses grew.<\/p>\n These brands answered key questions like, \u201cHow do we train a large team to give a consistent customer experience every time?\u201d Kondrat said. \u201cHow do we think through how inventory is received so that we can get it to customers faster? I learned all those nuts and bolts, infrastructure and scalability, there.\u201d<\/p>\n Kondrat was able to apply these learnings at Warby Parker<\/strong>, where she served as Flagship Store Leader. At the time, the now-booming eyewear brand only had three <\/strong>stores, so she was able to help \u201cbuild something from the beginning.\u201d She added: \u201cTo enter that environment, where you don\u2019t have any standards or processes\u2026you have to think critically about what\u2019s best for this specific brand in its current place and in its journey.\u201d<\/p>\n \n