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June 19
Open Portfolio Day at FIDM
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The
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising will hold an Open
Portfolio Day on Thursday, June 19, from
10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at their
Los Angeles Campus. Portfolios of May and June graduates will be
available for review.
Please RSVP to careercenter@fidm.com.
FIDM is a specialized private college dedicated to educating students
for the fashion, graphics, interior design, and entertainment
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Job Opportunity
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Retailer is looking for a store design manager to live and work in the Ft. Myers area. If you are interested, email Karen Doodeman. To post your job openings and view available positions, visit A.R.E.'s online Career Center. |
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Feminine Style by Chute Gerdeman
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New Shopko design is
fashion-forward, female-friendly
With a fashion-forward concept that maintains discount store efficiencies, this new generation store connects with its busy core customers-women driven by value, convenience, and family. Involving everything from the brand identity and exterior architecture to the interior design, floor plan, fixtures, adjacencies, and graphic communications, the project strikes a balance between practical components and aspirational elements.
Click here for more details and a list of contributing companies. |
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QUESTION OF THE MONTH
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What Affects Are You Seeing From the Current Economic Downturn?
Are prices increasing? In what areas-materials, labor, shipping? Are you finding better real estate deals than in recent years? Are you finding better prices and/or opportunities internationally and domestically? What are the areas you are cutting back in? Behind every cloud there is a silver lining. Is the economic downturn helping you in some way? Email or phone in your response to A.R.E.'s director of sales and marketing, Karen Doodeman at 954-241-4833. Your confidential answers combined helps the industry assess the realities of the current market conditions. Look for a compilation of responses on this topic in next month's retail e-newsletter. |
RESEARCH RESULTS ON LAST MONTH'S QUESTION
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Retailers Reveal Favorite Future Topics
Last month we asked retailers to identify which topics they would like to learn about at future A.R.E. sessions at GlobalShop and during the NADI Show and Shoptalks. The following seven were identified by over half of the 23 respondents.
Designs That Inspire You
Favorite Retail Design Ideas (presented by industry leaders)
Fast Prototyping
LEED for Retail 101 or LEED for Dummies
Trends in Store Fixturing
Trends in Retail Design
Trends in Global Retail
If you have specific slants on any of these topics you'd like to add, or if you can recommend specific speakers or panelists with backgrounds in these subject areas, please email your suggestions to Karen Doodeman at A.R.E.
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2008 NADI SHOPTALKS BRING RETAILERS TOGETHER
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 Sign Up For One in Your Area Today!
NADI's Shoptalk is back for its fifth year in 2008, with more educational and networking opportunities for visual merchandising and store planning professionals.
This year's Shoptalk discussions will offer new inspirations and fresh ideas, as top industry forecasters and influencers share their insights on design trends and the green movement. Both topics have a major impact on the decisions retailers must make and the challenges they face every day.
Major retail executives in each of the four cities have agreed to serve as hosts for the events, lending their assistance in programming and outreach to other retail executives within their companies and community.
San Francisco: September 18, 6-9 p.m.
Nordstrom San Francisco, 865 Market St.
Speaker: Claire Hamilton, Retail and Events Editor, WGSN
Retail hosts: Shawn Thrapp, Nordstrom; Janis Healy, Orchard Supply Hardware; Mark Brodeur, Sharper Image; Aimee Spence, Sephora; Michael Trowbridge, Gap Inc.
Sponsors: B and N Industries, Stylmark
Chicago: October 2, 6-9 p.m.
Macy's on State Street, 111 North State St.
Speaker: Helen Job, East Coast Editor, WGSN
Retail hosts: Chuck Luckenbill, OfficeMax; James Hilyard, Sears, Inc.; Glenn Russell, Sears Holdings
Dallas: October 16, 6-9 p.m.
The Container Store, 500 Freeport Parkway, Coppell, TX
Speaker: Amanda Carr, Senior Editor - Store Design and Visual
Merchandising, WGSN
Retail hosts: Peggy Doughty, The Container Store; Elsom Eldridge, Radio Shack; Jeanne Solitare, JCPenney; Ignaz Gorischek, Neiman Marcus
Sponsor: Centiva Floors International
A fourth Shoptalk will be announced at a later date.
Questions, contact Karen Schaffner or register online through NADI.
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Over $10,000 Raised for Students
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PAVE and GlobalShop Partnership Takes Off!
As part of a five-year partnership between PAVE and GlobalShop, GlobalShop has donated $10,917, one dollar from each paid registration from GlobalShop 2008.
PAVE is steadily increasing the dollars contributed to design students and design programs. "Dollars invested in today's design students will keep tomorrow's retail industry vibrant. We applaud GlobalShop's commitment to our industry's future," said Klein Merriman, executive director, PAVE.
 Thanks to all of the retailers that purchased tickets to GlobalShop 2008 and helped contribute to future generations of the retail design industry.
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