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Contents | September 2009 16 38 | Features 21 48 18 34 | Columns 8 From the Editor “An Awe-Inspiring Collection of Exemplary Brilliance” magazine.com Downloads • Download a PDF of this month’s Portfolio Awards section at www.ddimagazine.com/specialreports. AWARDS 2009 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 Best-Designed Hospitality 46 Retail Standouts Best-Designed Shopping Center Best Customer Service Best New Retail Business Most Innovative Retailer Best Green Retail Space Best In-Store Experience Best Brand Image Most Unique Store Project Gallery • Access a multitude of project photos in DDI’s brand new Project Gallery. Visit www.ddimagazine.com/ projectgallery. 14 Greentailing Justin Doak discusses irrelevance versus innovation Follow Us! Group: DDI Magazine Twitter.com/DDIForum Breaking News Digital Edition 56 Shopping with Paco Paco Underhill explores the female factor and goddess worship Sign up for the daily Retail Design Newswire at www. ddimagazine.com/newswire. Subscribe to the DDI Digital Edition at www.ddimagazine.com/digital. | Departments 10 Newsworthy 16 Editor’s Choice Products of the Year RetailDesignDiva.com offers the most telling retail and design happenings out there via an interactive blog. Online Directory BREAKING NEWS ddimagazine.com/breakingnews SPECIAL REPORTS ddimagazine.com/specialreports FEATURED ARTICLES ddimagazine.com/magazine DIVA BLOG retaildesigndiva.com PROJECT GALLERY ddimagazine.com/projectgallery BUYERS’ GUIDE ddimagazine.com/buyersguide INDUSTRY EVENTS ddimagazine.com/industryevents RESOURCE LIBRARY ddimagazine.com/resourcelibrary WEBCASTS ddimagazine.com/webcasts DDI SEARCHABLE ARCHIVES ddimagazine.com/searcharchives DESIGN LEADERS ddimagazine.com/designleaders FIXTURE LEADERS ddimagazine.com/fixtureleaders 54 Calendar 54 Advertisers 55 Classifieds Coming in October: Green Special Section November: State of Retail Design Survey December: New York Market Preview Copyright 2009 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 21, Number 9 (ISSN 1049 – 9172, USPS No. 004-972) publishes monthly. 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 (January 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 1071, Skokie, IL 60076-8071. http://www.ddimagazine.com http://www.ddimagazine.com/specialreports http://www.ddimagazine.com/projectgallery http://www.ddimagazine.com/projectgallery http://www.Twitter.com/DDIForum http://www.ddimagazine.com/newswire http://www.ddimagazine.com/digital http://www.RetailDesignDiva.com http://www.ddimagazine.com/breakingnews http://www.ddimagazine.com/specialreports http://www.ddimagazine.com/magazine http://www.retaildesigndiva.com http://www.ddimagazine.com/projectgallery http://www.ddimagazine.com/buyersguide http://www.ddimagazine.com/industryevents http://www.ddimagazine.com/resourcelibrary http://www.ddimagazine.com/webcasts http://www.ddimagazine.com/searcharchives http://www.ddimagazine.com/designleaders http://www.ddimagazine.com/fixtureleaders

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - September 2009

Display & Design Ideas - September 2009
Contents
From the Editor
Newsworthy
Greentailing
Editor’s Choice
Portfolio Awards 2009
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
Best-Designed Hospitality
Retail Standouts
Calendar
Advertisers
Classifieds
Shopping with Paco

DDi - September 2009