James Sundstad
Creative Director & Retail Strategist
James Sundstad has over 35 years of experience as a creative director, brand strategist, store designer and project manager. His international projects in brand creation, restaurant, retail design development and branded architecture have helped set the course for some of today’s most successful retail brands. James has focused his career on branding and telling the brand’s story through the environmental experience. He has created customer experiences across various categories of retail, including Hospitality, Fashion Retail, Convenience Store, Grocery Store, Drug Store, Quick-Serve Restaurant and high-end Culinary Design. With experience in the US, UK, EU, UAE and Asia, James’s philosophy of removing the barriers between branding, architecture and build, is a methodology he has perfected in bringing countless concepts to market. His client experience includes Starbucks, Target, BP, WaWa, Panera Bread Company, Buffalo Wild Wings, Whole Foods, AM/PM, Amazon, Chipotle and many others.