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10 | From the Show Director GlobalShop2012 Sponsored by: Feb. 29-March 2, 2012 Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las Vegas www.globalshop.org GlobalShop 2012 Party like it’s 1993 1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste. 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772 Ph: (770) 291-5400 Fax: (770) 569-5105 GLOBALSHOP SHOW DIRECTOR | Tim Fearney (770) 291-5421 tim.fearney@nielsen.com SEnIOR ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | Roarke Dowd (770) 291-5428 roarke.dowd@nielsen.com SEnIOR ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | David Muirhead (770) 291-5432 david.muirhead@nielsen.com ACCOunT ExECuTIvE | Dreama McDaniel (770) 291-5420 dreama.mcdaniel@nielsen.com MARKETInG MAnAGER | Brent Harrison (770) 291-5512 brent.harrison@nielsen.com COnFEREnCE MAnAGER | Toni Ward (770) 291-5441 antoinette.ward@nielsen.com SEnIOR OPERATIOnS MAnAGER | Derrick Nelloms (770) 291-5452 derrick.nelloms@nielsen.com SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT | Joe Randall Contact us: S omeone will be celebrating a birthday at GlobalShop 2012, and hopefully that someone is you! GlobalShop is turning 20 next year and we’re all looking forward to a great time as we celebrate at our industry’s biggest annual show. And, what better place to throw a birthday bash than Las Vegas? DDI Magazine launched the inaugural version of what would become GlobalShop on April 3, 1993, at the Merchandise Mart Expo Center in Chicago. The low temperature that day was 27 degrees Fahrenheit, although by late afternoon it rose to the balmy 50s. Fortunately, The Store Fixturing Show, as it was then known, was held indoors, and the 5,383 attendees had the opportunity to visit 197 exhibitors displaying the latest concepts in store fixtures. By all accounts, the show was a great success. In its second year, the show had to move to the larger McCormick Place and hosted more than 400 exhibitors. Two new pavilions were added as well: The Visual Merchandising Show and The Retail Equipment Expo. In 1996, The At-Retail Marketplace came onboard. Within a few short years, the show outgrew its name and became GlobalShop. Even more areas of retail design and in-store marketing were added to the mix. Twenty years later, a lot has certainly changed, but GlobalShop remains the largest annual trade show for retail design and in-store marketing. I don’t know what the temperature will be during GlobalShop 2012, but it’s always sizzling in Vegas and GlobalShop will be the hot place to be. GlobalShop is always a wonderful meeting place for the industry, and this year it should be more so as we celebrate 20 great years. The centerpiece of our 20-year celebration will be our Opening Night Reception, taking place the evening of Feb. 29 at the Marquee Nightclub in the Cosmopolitan Hotel. It’s fitting that one of our original exhibitors, Fleetwood Fixtures, will sponsor our anniversary event. The Marquee is a fantastic venue, and the Opening Night Reception is always an amazing party, so be sure to plan on being at the 2012 “see and be seen” event. If you haven’t already registered to attend GlobalShop 2012, please do so today at www. globalshop.org. A Division of Nielsen PRESIDEnT, nIELSEn ExPOSITIOnS | David Loechner SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT, HuMAn RESOuRCES | Michael Alicea SEnIOR vICE PRESIDEnT, BuSInESS DEvELOPMEnT | Darrell Denny vICE PRESIDEnT, FInAnCE | Denise Bashem vICE PRESIDEnT, OPERATIOnS | Lori Jenks vICE PRESIDEnT, DIGITAL | Teresa Reilly vICE PRESIDEnT, MAnuFACTuRInG & MARKETInG SERvICES | Joanne Wheatley www.ddionline.com Tim Fearney GlobalShop Show Director tim.fearney@nielsen.com | November/December 2011 http://www.globalshop.org http://www.globalshop.org http://www.globalshop.org http://www.ddionline.com

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DDi - November/December 2011
Table of Contents
From the Editor
From the Show Director
Retail Design Collective
Showroom Map
Products
New York Retail Map
DDi Buyers' Guide 2011
Company Listing
Product Category Index
Product Listing
Classifieds
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Calendar

DDi - November/December 2011