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12 | Newsworthy | Events DDI Forum 2011 heads to Boston 2011 his month, the annual DDI Forum will take place in Boston at the Omni Parker House from Sept. 22-24. As the longest-running event of its kind in the industry, the DDI Forum covers topics and discussions of the most pressing issues among thought leaders in the retail design community. DDI Forum 2011 will bring together the cream of the crop from the retail design industry, including store design, architecture and visual merchandising retail executives, as well as principals of some of the country’s largest contract design/architecture ﬁrms. This intimate group represents the absolute highest-level brain trust of the industry. Attendees include the high-proﬁle members of DDI’s Editorial Advisory Board, in addition to invited guests, registered attendees and sponsors. The DDI Forum 2011 will focus heavily on audience interaction, information and inspiration, with a line-up of speakers sure to engage. Attendees can expect to see talk-show-style settings, live audience participation, interactive conversation, hands-on workshops and breakout group discussions. For more information, visit www.ddionline.com/forum, where you can register to attend, download the complete conference brochure and see photos from last year’s event. ouse arker H s Omni ,P assachusettrum on M Bost dionlin www.d e.com/f o DDI Forum 2011 Sneak Peak Don’t miss… Speaker presentations that include: The Buying Future: Consumers and Trends and Retail—Oh My! Speaker: Jody Turner, Global Speaker & Founder, Culture of Future T Retail 2016 & Insights into Our Economic Recovery Speaker: Todd Hale, Senior Vice President, Consumer & Shopper Insights, Nielsen Retail Design Review Speaker: Alison Embrey Medina, Executive Editor, DDI DDI Forum 2011 Special Events Join DDI for a three-course meal overlooking homeplate at one of Boston’s most treasured pieces of local architecture: Fenway Park. Photo: Courtesy of Saks Fifth Avenue Take Me Out to the Ballpark Dinner A Tour of Saks Fifth Avenue Boston Renovated in the last few years, the Downtown Boston Saks Fifth Avenue presents an updated look at the Saks retail experience. And thanks to a recent ﬂood, the shoe level is currently undergoing a complete revamp, opening in time for the DDI Forum in the format of the famed 10022-SHOE ﬂoor in the New York Fifth Avenue store. Portfolio Awards Dinner DDI’s annual Portfolio Awards Dinner honors the best retail designers, companies and stores of the year, based on a reader survey. Come celebrate retail’s ﬁnest! | Photo: FreeFoto.com AWARDS 201 1 Find Your Inspiration: Walking Tour of Boston Retail Check out the best of what Newbury Street has to offer on this eccentric tour of Boston retailers. September 2011 www.ddionline.com http://www.ddionline.com/forum http://www.ddionline.com/forum http://www.ddionline.com/forum http://www.ddionline.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of DDi - September 2011

DDi - September 2011
Table of Contents
From the Editor
From the Show Director
Newsworthy
Shopper Insights
Greentailing
Editor’s Choice
Portfolio Awards 2011
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
Think Tank

DDi - September 2011