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show talk 010 Back to the Future DOUG HOPE FOUNDER AND SHOW DIRECTOR, GLOBALSHOP doug.hope@emeraldexpo.com @globalshopshow I N 1999, KURT ANDERSEN wrote one of the best novels I've ever read, "Turn of the Century," a sprawling, wildly satirical and "excruciatingly deft portrait of our age." It was not only a right-now view of a media-driven lifestyle in New York, but also a view into the outrageous and unbelievable future. In it, Andersen describes businesses and technology that did not then exist, including Barbie World in Las Vegas, takeout from Hiroshima Boy and an on-demand limo service called "Go!Now!" As audacious as the idea of Barbie World or Go!Now! was in 1999, a Barbie store did open 10 years later in Shanghai, and we now have a version of Go!Now! called Uber. Reading the book, one's head spins with the imagination put into the novel, which is often compared to Tom Wolfe's infamous "The Bonﬁre of the Vanities." As brash as the novel was at the time, it's downright tame and mundane by today's standards. The future isn't what it used to be. Twenty years ago, GlobalShop-through 10 different partner design firms-presented its view of the future with a centerpiece project called "Concept 2000." Many, if not most, of the ideas did not exist then, but have since come to fruition, GlobalShop 2015 March 24-26 Sponsored by A.R.E Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas | GlobalShop.org CONTACT US: 1145 Sanctuary Pkwy., Ste. 355 Alpharetta, GA 30009-4772 JULY 2014 DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM including loyalty card programs, the Warby Parker business model of online eyewear and even the so-called "endless aisle" idea. Again, as outrageous as some of the ideas seemed at the time, they have been accepted and integrated into today's stores and consumer behavior. Today, it's never been more obvious that a new future is bearing down on all of us, which creates not only great challenges, but also unlimited opportunity for growth. Those retailers that are the most savvy will no doubt choose and apply new ideas, new products and concepts that may seem far-fetched today. Unquestionably, tomorrow's SHOW STAFF: → Founder and Show Director Doug Hope (770) 291-5453 doug.hope@ emeraldexpo.com → Sales Manager Roarke Dowd (770) 291-5428 roarke. dowd@emeraldexpo.com → Account Executive Dreama McDaniel (770) 291-5420 dreama.mcdaniel@ emeraldexpo.com → Account Executive Kerry Tyler (770) 291-5432 kerry.tyler@ emeraldexpo.com retail environment is going to have unprecedented interactivity, driven through both physical and technological innovation that today are being brought forth by companies born in the digital world, like Birchbox, Bonobos, Hointer and Frank & Oak-which all have established a digital presence, as well as futuristic bricks-andmortar spaces. As in 1994, GlobalShop in March 2015 is presenting a centerpiece focused on emerging and established technologies to enable retailers to navigate the complicated solutions needed to succeed and grow in the future. In more than 90 percent of all shopping trips, including those that start online, the path-to-purchase destination is a bricksand-mortar store, so the centerpiece, branded "Destination: Bricks and Mortar," focuses on that ﬁnal outcome and the necessary ingredients to optimize the in-store experience and results. By visiting the show next March, you might just stumble across the next kooky idea, like a Dick Tracy watch or an ondemand instant car service. → Marketing Manager Heather Kuznetz (770) 291-5512 heather.kuznetz@ emeraldexpo.com → Conference Manager Toni Ward (770) 291-5441 antoinette.ward@emeraldexpo.com → Senior Operations Manager Derrick Nelloms (770) 291-5452 derrick.nelloms@emeraldexpo.com EMERALD EXPOSITIONS: → CEO David Loechner → Executive Vice President, Business Development Darrell Denny → Vice President, Corporate Operations Denise Bashem → Senior Vice President, Operations Lori Jenks → Senior Vice President, Digital, Teresa Reilly → Vice President, Marketing Services Joanne Wheatley → Executive Vice President, Design Group Joe Randall http://www.GlobalShop.org http://www.DESIGNRETAILONLINE.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of design:retail - July 2014

design:retail - July 2014
Contents
Editor’s Note
Show Talk
On Trend
We Love This!
Designer Picks
Innovation
Postcard
Inspirations
Have You Heard?
Mingle
Shopper Insights
Shopping With Paco
Walmart
Macy's
Student Window Challenge New York
Fixture Leaders
Products
Backstory

design:retail - July 2014