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New York – Designed by architectural design firm Sergio Mannino Studio, Medly is a pharmaceutical experience comprising of an app and a physical space, that collates the online and offline pharmacy experience.

The Brooklyn-based pharmacy recently launched an app, which aims to ease the prescription process by allowing consumers to order medication online and have it delivered to your home. Alternatively, those that still want to have a physical experience can choose to collect their prescription at the Brooklyn space and can organise face-to-face consultations with health professionals through the app.

Much like Medly, mattress specialists Casper recently opened their first standalone store featuring six ‘miniature homes’ that encourage shoppers to learn about their products through the sensory experience. Both are examples of how retailers are beginning to understand the necessity of providing a fuller in-store experience to compensate for the shift to online shopping.

London – Bridging the gap between a pharmacy and a health store, new retail space anatomē aims to educate consumers who are looking for mind-body solutions. Selling a variety of own-brand vitamins and nutrients as well as oil elixirs at an apothecary-type bar, consumers are guided by in-house nutritionists and practitioners to help them on their journey to health. Influenced by the traditional apothecary store and its use of botanicals and herbs, in addition to health supplements – the store sells herbs, spices and plants.

‘With the plethora of health products on the market, it's hard for consumers to know what’s right for them. At anatomē, we seek to help inform consumers and connect with them more meaningfully,’ Brendan Murdock, founder of anatomē tells LS:N Global.

In the age of Upstream Health, consumers are increasingly taking an active role in their journey to health and seek spaces that help educate them.

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