No doubt, it requires practical magic to create a highly successful museum shop. Mary Bloom knows. She’s developed some of the nation’s best and most profitable museum shops. Her company, Retail Detail, is the one you call when reputation—and the exchequer—require you to get it right the first time.

Though firm in her standards for creating an assured retail success strategy, Mary Bloom has an esteemed reputation for working collaboratively with a full design team, including world-renowned architects Renzo Piano, Steven Holl and Herzog & de Meuron.

So set aside those preconceived notions about what your museum shop should look like and what it should contribute to your bottom line. First, consider the well-earned wisdom of Mary Bloom and her collaborators at Retail Detail.