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show talk 008 A New Atmosphere DOUG HOPE FOUNDER AND SHOW DIRECTOR, GLOBALSHOP doug.hope@emeraldexpo.com @globalshopshow H AVE YOU EVER filled out a survey form? Or responded to a telephone interview? If you have, have you ever wondered if anyone ever reads those results? The answer is yes-at least when it comes to GlobalShop. As a result of the past few years' research and surveys, we are modifying GlobalShop's admissions policies and clarifying buyer classifications in order to bring a sharper focus to you-our retailer, consumer goods and contract design/architecture audience. As our industry has continued to grow, the industry has evolved into two distinctly different marketplaces: one of end-user and specifier and another of providers. In aggregate, the store design and in-store merchandising industries have an annual spend in excess of $50 billion, with more than 90 percent of that spend coming from you. The other 10 percent is commerce between the various providers along the supply chain, creating a marketplace of commerce between industry vendors, which may or may not have exhibit space at the show. You have asked us to limit the distractions at the show and bring a sharper focus on you as GlobalShop 2016 March 23-25 Sponsored by A.R.E. In cooperation with IIDA Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas | GlobalShop.org CONTACT US: 1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste. 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772 OCTOBER 2015 DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM the buyer, so that you can spend your time more efficiently and effectively. That's why you, the buyer-and only you-can attend the show on the first two days of the event. And while you certainly are welcome to attend all three days, we are opening the doors to intra-industry commerce on day three- Marketplace Day-so that industry vendors that provide products or services to one another will 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 have the opportunity and the benefit of a sharper focus on their market during that third day (which we are extending by adding an additional hour to the show floor). Our commitment to our attendees is to create the best possible experience, and GlobalShop wants to extend our thanks to those industry leaders who have been in our research, so that we can bring these improvements to the market. It's probably worth mentioning that our exhibitors have also asked us for this, so with both exhibitors and attendees seeking the same atmosphere, we believe our changes will lead to a pleasant, noticeable and welcome improvement. Since this is an important shift, we are being completely transparent in all of our admissions policies-we've already had several major communication efforts go out to the marketplace and will continue to do so during the entire registration season. And, rest assured that we will continue to listen and respond to future feedback. → Marketing Director 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 → Executive Vice President Joe Randall joe.randall@ emeraldexpo.com EMERALD EXPOSITIONS: → CEO and President David Loechner → CFO and Treasurer Philip Evans → Chief Information Officer Bill Charles → Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary David Gosling → Senior Vice President, Operations Lori Jenks → Senior Vice President, Digital Teresa Reilly → Vice President, Marketing Services Joanne Wheatley → Vice President, Human Resources Eileen Deady → Vice President, Corporate Operations Denise Bashem http://www.GlobalShop.org http://www.DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - October 2015

design:retail - October 2015
Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Clicks & Mortar
Postcard
How’d They Do That?
Have You Heard?
Mingle
Perspectives
Visual Eye
Searching for Steve Jobs
Under Armour
John Varvatos
Retail Design Industry 2015
Backstory

design:retail - October 2015