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show talk 014 The Time Has Come DOUG HOPE FOUNDER AND SHOW DIRECTOR, GLOBALSHOP doug.hope@emeraldexpo.com @globalshopshow A H, THE SMELL of a trade- show in the morning. On March 18-20 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, that is what will be in the air. The scent will drift through the corridors of the exhibit hall and through the entire industry, causing a rippling-yes even a Butterﬂy Eﬀect- through the retail channel throughout the year. Pretty nifty, eh? Okay, admittedly pretty hokey sounding as well. But consider this: at one place, at one time, over a period of three days, almost 80 percent of the retail chains in North America and almost three-fourths of the nation's leading CPGs and brands will converge with some 650 exhibiting companies. Some $40 billion of CapEx and marketing dollars will be spent on the ﬂoor either immediately, or through eventual orders that are placed with exhibitors via our attendees. So, that flowery statement-that Butterfly Eﬀect-is very real. This year, perhaps like no other before it, the complexion of the event, and of the retail industry it serves, is changing and is more dynamic than ever before-and the speed of change is increasing to its highest rate ever. The challenge to make the right decisions is far greater than it ever GlobalShop 2014 March 18-20 Sponsored by A.R.E Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas | GlobalShop.org CONTACT US: 1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste. 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772 Ph: (770) 291-5400 MARCH 2014 DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM has been, as the market intelligence both on the retail buyer and exhibitor seller sides have increased to meet the demand of the ever-more challenging and complicated consumer puzzle. That's one of the reasons why we have simpliﬁed the show ﬂoor, improved our conference program and curated a mix of vendors that represents the greatest variety and savviest, most insightful exhibitors in our 21-year history. That's not to say that we don't have some time to have a little fun and enjoy the creativity of those around us. In fact, we have a feature at the entrance to the show that will allow you to tell us why SHOW STAFF: → Founder and Show Director Doug Hope (770) 291-5453 doug.hope@ emeraldexpo.com → Sales Manager Roarke Dowd (770) 291-5428 roarke. dowd@emeraldexpo.com → Account Executive Dreama McDaniel (770) 291-5420 dreama.mcdaniel@ emeraldexpo.com → Account Executive Kerry Tyler (770) 291-5432 kerry.tyler@ emeraldexpo.com you love retail. Look for a drawing space that you can participate in. And, thanks to Visual Marketing Partners, the GlobalShop Opening Night Party will kick oﬀ at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay on March 18. At press time, we still have tickets available through our registration site, and some may be available at the registration counters at the show. Both the Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) and POPAI have their own events to celebrate excellence through their awards programs-the A.R.E. Design Awards on March 18 and POPAI's OMA Awards Gala on March 19. For those interested in spending an hour or so "sharpening their saw," we've crafted a conference program that will no doubt deliver keen insights and a valuable glimpse into successful concepts, starting with Kip Tindell, chairman and CEO of The Container Store, as our opening day keynote speaker. We hope that each and every one of our design:retail readers gets to see (and smell) the event ﬁrsthand. See you in Vegas! → Marketing Manager Heather Kuznetz (770) 291-5512 heather.kuznetz@ emeraldexpo.com → Conference Manager Toni Ward (770) 291-5441 antoinette.ward@emeraldexpo.com → Senior Operations Manager Derrick Nelloms (770) 291-5452 derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com EMERALD EXPOSITIONS: → President, Emerald Expositions David Loechner → Senior Vice President, Business Development Darrell Denny → Vice President, Finance Denise Bashem → Vice President, Operations Lori Jenks → Vice President, Digital, Teresa Reilly → Vice President, Manufacturing & Marketing Services Joanne Wheatley → Senior Vice President Joe Randall http://www.GlobalShop.org http://www.DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - March 2014

design:retail - March 2014
Contents
Editor's Note
Show Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Innovation
Postcard
Before & After
How'd They Do That?
Have You Heard?
Perspectives
The Visual Eye
Searhing for Steve Jobs
2014 Markopoulos Award
Come & Play
McDonald's
Starbucks
Beyman
Hointer
Smart Tech
Retail
Design Leaders Listings
GlobalShop 2014: The Ultimate Show Guide
Products
Backstory

design:retail - March 2014