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Contents | September 2010 16 22 34 32 38 | Features 21 | Columns 8 From the Editor Downloads online.com • Download a PDF of this month’s Portfolio Awards section at www.ddionline.com/specialreports. AWARDS 2010 22 Retail Design Luminaries 28 Retail Design Influencers 32 Design Firms of the Year 34 Best Visual Merchandising Programs 36 Retailer of the Year 38 Best-Designed Stores of the Year 44 Retail Standouts Best Hospitality Space Best In-Store Experience Best Customer Service Most Unique Store Most Innovative Retailer Strongest Brand Image Best Green Retail Project Best New Retail Business Best-Designed Shopping Center Passion makes perfect George Wishart explains the in-store Monopoly game Justin Doak discusses a new set of Green Guides from the FTC Nicholas J. Webb explores the real meaning of retail innovation 12 Shopper Insights 14 Greentailing 56 Think Tank Project Gallery • Access a multitude of retail project photos in DDI’s online Project Gallery. Visit www.ddionline.com/ projectgallery. Breaking News Digital Edition Sign up for the newly redesigned daily Retail Design Newswire at www.ddionline.com/newswire. Subscribe to the free DDI Digital Edition at www.ddionline.com/digital. RetailDesignDiva.com offers the most telling retail and design happenings out there via an interactive blog. Follow Us! Group: DDI Magazine Twitter.com/DDItweets Fan page: DDI Magazine | Departments 10 Newsworthy 16 Editor’s Choice Products of the Year Online Directory 54 Calendar 54 Advertisers 55 Classifieds BREAKING NEWS ddionline.com/breakingnews SPECIAL REPORTS ddionline.com/specialreports FEATURED ARTICLES ddionline.com/magazine PROJECT GALLERY ddionline.com/projectgallery BUYERS’ GUIDE ddionline.com/buyersguide INDUSTRY EVENTS ddionline.com/industryevents RESOURCE LIBRARY ddionline.com/resourcelibrary WEBCASTS ddionline.com/webcasts DDI SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES ddionline.com/searcharchives DESIGN LEADERS ddionline.com/designleaders FIXTURE LEADERS ddionline.com/fixtureleaders Coming in... October: State of the Retail Design Industry Survey November/December: Buyers’ Guide Copyright 2010 by Nielsen Business Media Inc. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed by authors and contributors to DDI are not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. DDI is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or artwork. Articles appearing in DDI may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express permission of the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Nielsen Business Media Inc., provided that the appropriate fee is paid directly to Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, MA 01923. Prior to photocopying items for educational classroom use, please contact the Copyright Clearance Center at the address above. DDI, Volume 22, Number 7 (ISSN 1049 – 9172, USPS No. 004-972) publishes monthly, except bi-monthly January/February, April/May and November/December. It is published by Nielsen Business Media Inc., 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003. Subscription: one year, $95.00 in U.S.; Mexico and Canada, $110.00 (U.S funds); all other countries, $210.00 via Air Mail (U.S. funds); single copy, $10.00; additional copies of the PORTFOLIO Issue (September issue) and BUYERS’ GUIDE (November/December issue) $25.00 in U.S.; all other countries $30.00 (U.S. funds). Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement number 40031729. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Deutsche Post Global Mail, 4960-2 Walker Road, Windsor ON N9A 6J3. Printed in the USA. Periodicals postage paid at New York, NY and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DDI, P.O. Box 3601, Northbrook, IL 60065-3601. http://www.DDionline.com http://www.ddionline.com/specialreports http://www.ddionline.com/projectgallery http://www.ddionline.com/projectgallery http://www.ddionline.com/newswire http://www.ddionline.com/digital http://www.RetailDesignDiva.com http://www.Twitter.com/DDItweets http://www.ddionline.com/breakingnews http://www.ddionline.com/specialreports http://www.ddionline.com/magazine http://www.ddionline.com/projectgallery http://www.ddionline.com/buyersguide http://www.ddionline.com/industryevents http://www.ddionline.com/resourcelibrary http://www.ddionline.com/webcasts http://www.ddionline.com/searcharchives http://www.ddionline.com/designleaders http://www.ddionline.com/fixtureleaders

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDI - September 2010

DDI - September 2010
Table of Contents
From the Editor
Newsworthy
Shopper Insights
Greentailing
Editor’s Choice
Portfolio Awards 2010
Retail Design Luminaries
Retail Design Influencers
Design Firms of the Year
Best Visual Merchandising Programs
Retailer of the Year
Best-Designed Stores of the Year
Retail Standouts
Calendar
Advertisers
Classifieds
Think Tank

DDI - September 2010