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Contents | February/March 2013 44 20 | Features 20 Cover Story 90 73 GlobalShop Show Preview Harley-Davidson Check out must-see speakers, events and products for GlobalShop 2013 Harley-Davidson elevates the retail experience for those who live to ride Cover Photo: Stéphane Brügger Photographe, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 26 Retail’s Expansion Explosion Seven signals for the industry’s future as U.S. stores are opening at an encouraging rate 16 | Columns 8 From the Editor A change in the air 10 From the Show Director GlobalShop is almost here! 38 Aaron Brothers Aaron Brothers inspires creative minds in a fresh, urban environment 96 Think Tank Walmart’s Mark Brodeur ponders the next generation 44 dELiA*s The new dELiA*s prototype uses color and style to refresh its BFF status with American teen girls | Departments 52 Shopper Insights 12 16 18 90 92 94 94 95 49 54 Value—retail’s dirty word 56 SupplierListing POP Supplier Listing 70 POP Products Newsworthy Editor’s Choice Design Snapshot Right Light Product Spotlight Calendar Advertisers Classiﬁeds Downloads Download a PDF of this month’s Shopper Marketing & Consumer Insights Super Section at www.ddionline. com/magazine. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - February/March 2013

DDi - February/March 2013
Table of Contents
From the Editor
From the Show Director
Newsworthy
Editor’s Choice
Design Snapshot
Special Insert: The Carlson Group
Harley-Davidson
Retail’s Expansion Explosion
Aaron Brothers
dELiA*s
Shopper Insights
Value—Retail’s Dirty Word
POP Supplier Listing
POP Products
GlobalShop Show Preview
Right Light
Product Spotlight
Calendar
Advertisers
Classifieds
Think Tank

DDi - February/March 2013