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114 Design Leaders 2012 I n comparison to the previous three, 2011 was a great year for North American retail design, architecture and branding firms. The top 20 firms, according to retail billings, racked in a whopping $467.7 million last year, compared to $386 million in 2010. San Francisco-based Gensler held its reign as the top firm in annual retail billings for the second straight year with $65 million, up from $50 million the previous year. This represents a 23 percent uptick from 2010, and a 40 percent increase from its 2009 retail billings of $39 million. Gensler currently staffs approximately 3,100 employees (up from 2,400 in 2010) and devotes 15 percent of its portfolio to retail design (total billings for the company came in at $574 million in 2011). The firm reports working with leading clients, such as General Motors, Sephora, Fast Retailing and The North Face. Seattle-based Callison once again filled out the No. 2 ranking, reporting retail billings of $44 million in 2011 (up from 2010’s $39 million). Callison reported that retail design makes up 40 percent of its total annual business, with total billings reaching $118 million in 2011. Coming in third once again this year is Bellevue, Wash.-based MulvannyG2 Architecture with $42.8 million in retail billings (also up from 2010’s $37.5 million). WD Partners rose two spots to No. 4 with $39 million (up from $33.6 million), Perkowitz+Ruth Architects fell one spot to No. 5 with $37 million (up slightly from $36.4 million) and MBH Architects jumped from No. 9 to No. 6 with $30.2 million, nearly doubling its 2010 retail billings of $15.5 million. For a searchable database of the full Design Leaders listing (including leading retail clients, green projects, international work, retail category breakdowns and number of employees), please visit www.ddionline.com/designleaders. Annual retail billings in 2011: 1 Gensler 2 Callison 3 MulvannyG2 Architecture 4 WD Partners 5 Perkowitz+Ruth Architects 6 MBH Architects 7 Miller Zell 8 GreenbergFarrow Architecture Inc. 9 FRCH Design Worldwide 10 Big Red Rooster 11 Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (“Jacobs”) 12 Little 13 CASCO Diversified Corp. 14 CMA 15 Shremshock Architects Inc. 16 Chipman Design Architecture Inc. 17 Continuum 17 Tricarico Architecture and Design PC 19 GPD Group 20 Herschman Architects Inc. $65 million $44 million $42.8 million $39 million $37 million $30.2 million $29 million $26.9 million $20.1 million $19 million $17.9 million $15.5 million $14.8 million $12.1 million $10.9 million $10 million $8.5 million $8.5 million $8.3 million $8 million Figures have been rounded for this chart. Amounts represent revenue from retail design services only. In many instances, the firm’s total billings are higher. Not all Design Leaders firms chose to disclose financial figures. Company Total Annual Billings Retail Billings Retail Services Offered Sq. Ft. Company Total Annual Billings Retail Billings Retail Services Offered Sq. Ft. 555 International Inc. James Geier, President 4501 S. Western Blvd. Chicago, IL 60609 (773) 869-0555 F: (773) 376-0555 www.555.com jgeier@555.com $1,500,000 $560,000 110,000 Architecture, store design/ planning, visual merchandising, project management, signage/ graphics design, document/ roll-out coordination, strategic marketing/research, branding & identity design, installation services Baskervill Tracey Gould, Marketing Director 101 S. 15th St., Ste. 200 Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 343-1010 F: (804) 343-0909 www.baskervill.com tgould@baskervill.com $14,233,800 $3,998,100 100,000 Architecture, store design/ planning, project management, signage/ graphics design, document/ roll-out coordination, branding & identity design B api(+) Juan Romero, President & CEO 2709 Rocky Point Dr., Ste. 201 Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-9299 F: (813) 281-9292 www.apiplus.com jromero@apiplus.com $3,300,000 $3,300,000 2,340,000 Architecture, store design/ planning, visual merchandising, project management, signage/ graphics design, document/ roll-out coordination, strategic marketing/ research, branding & identity design A Bergmeyer Associates Inc. $8,700,000 $6,300,000 1,000,000 Architecture, store design/ Anne Johnson, Director of Marketing planning, visual 51 Sleeper St. merchandising, project Boston, MA 02210 management, document/ (617) 542-1025 roll-out coordination F: (617) 542-1026 www.bergmeyer.com ajohnson@bergmeyer.com Avila Design Inc. $609,000 Pia-Jacqlyn Malinis, Brand Manager 2471 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 (510) 548-2000 F: (510) 548-2300 www.aviladesign.com p_malinis@aviladesign.com $548,100 120,000 Architecture, store design/ planning, project management, signage/ graphics design, document/ roll-out coordination, installation services Big Red Rooster Aaron Spiess, President $19,000,000 $19,000,000 DNR 121 Thurman Ave. Columbus, OH 43206 (614) 255-0200 F: (614) 255-0205 www.bigredrooster.com aspiess@bigredrooster.com Architecture, store design/ planning, visual merchandising, project management, signage/ graphics design, document/ roll-out coordination, strategic marketing/research, branding & identity design, marketing communications | February/March 2012 www.ddionline.com http://www.ddionline.com/designleaders http://www.555.com http://www.baskervill.com http://www.bergmeyer.com http://www.apiplus.com http://www.bigredrooster.com http://www.aviladesign.com http://www.ddionline.com

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