2010 A.R.E. Design Awards Call for Entries

    HOLLYWOOD, FL, October 30, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The A.R.E. Design Awards, now in its 39th year, announces its call for entries. Retailers, designers and industry suppliers are invited to submit. Winners benefit from the most print, electronic, and onstage exposure in the industry -- not to mention the cachet of being an innovator in the field.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN THAN EVER BEFORE!

Enter NEW stores, RENOVATIONS and MAKEOVERS in 16 categories of retail shops and stores
Enter retail from ALL OVER THE WORLD
Enter innovative ELEMENTS WITHIN the stores and shops:
- store fixtures
- visual presentations
- wall treatments NEW!
- in-store communications NEW!
- flooring NEW!
- lighting NEW!

Enter the A.R.E. SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS and have your project critiqued for its contributions to the environment.

DEADLINES

Dec. 15, 2009 (early bird - enter early and save!)
Jan. 15, 2010 (final deadline)

ENTRY CRITERIA

Retailers, designers, architects, and suppliers of store fixtures, visual presentations, wall treatments, in-store communications, flooring and lighting, and sustainable elements may submit projects completed between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2008. Entries will be judged by an industry panel of experts. Design Awards are based on excellence in design, originality in the use of space and fixtures, and quality in executing the concept; Sustainability Awards are based on sustainable innovation in design, integration and benchmarks.

AWARDS PRESENTED AT GLOBALSHOP 2010

Awards will be presented at the end of the first day of GlobalShop in Las Vegas. Top honors will be awarded to one Fixture of the Year, one Visual Presentation of the Year, one Store of the Year, and one Sustainable Project of the Year. Grand Prizes and Outstanding Merits will be designated in each store category, and multiple awards for various store elements will be recognized. The awards presentation and reception will take place Wednesday, March 10, 5-7 p.m.

IT'S EASY TO ENTER

Download PDF entry forms that can be completed electronically and uploaded with your digital images from www.retailfix.com. Use one form to enter just one aspect of the project or any combination of the above. Entrants should contact A.R.E. at 954-893-7300, ext. 4800, for questions and account access information.

About Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.)

The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) is a Hollywood, Fla.-based non-profit trade association representing the retail environments industry. More than 800 member companies include store fixture suppliers, retail design firms, suppliers of visual merchandising products, and suppliers of materials and equipment for the retail environments industry. Member capabilities include importing, exporting, consolidating, installing, project management, engineering, design, and more.

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