Sandy Dixon is CEO and founder of Sandy Dixon & Associates (SDA), one of the nation’s leading consultants on implementing the universal banker model. SDA specializes in transformational retail strategy for the banking industry and […]
Digital signage and interactive technology in community banks and credit unions add dimension and elevates the customer experience. As a leading designer of retail branch environments, we work tirelessly to improve this aspect of the […]
Seasons Federal Credit Union is in the process of implementing ITMs into their branch network. We recently renovated the main office in Middletown, CT office, which is also the busiest in the network. The teller […]
According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a financial services research firm, it is estimated that over half of all America’s bank branches will disappear in the next decade. Armed with this information, financial institutions should […]
The roughly 80 million Millennials in the United States (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) surpassed Generation X as the largest demographic cohort in 2015. They spend approximately $600 billion annually (projected to […]
Many community banks and credit unions are sited in buildings that, though once appropriate for their needs, are now regarded as cavernous chambers from a bygone era. These legacy branches are growing more conspicuous as […]
Solidus recently conceived and designed a new branch prototype that uses interactive technology, cash automation, “touchdown points”, and private offices. The branch footprint is approximately 1,000 sq. ft., with two basic configurations and a third […]
CorePlus Federal Credit Union wanted to redesign their underutilized platform area for better efficiency and to project a warmer, more inviting feel to the branch. They also wanted the platform to be flexibly designed enough […]
We recently completed the construction and furnishing of an eye-catching 1,900 square foot ground-up branch in Hudson, MA for Marlborough Savings Bank. Our architect designed the exterior and interior of the branch, which we tailored […]
Solidus recently completed a superb new branch in Oxford, CT that is commanding a lot of attention. The ground up construction of a branch of Newtown Savings Bank was part of the larger, self-contained Quarry […]
