International Retail Design Conference

I am really starting to get excited about the upcoming International Retail Design Conference next week. An annual conference put on by VM+SD magazine, the best and brightest of the retail and store design profession will be in attendence. The meeting will be held in Buckhead, (Atlanta),a great location to explore new retail trends.

Be sure that I will be searching for ideas to help us create a great consumer experience in design centers! I am very thankful to work for an organization who understands the importance of continuing to raise the standards of the customer environment and experience! The bar has been raised! Here are some of the sessions I am most excited about:

Trends in European Retail
High-Impact Retail Graphics
Targeting the Baby Boomer Woman
Spotlight on Lighting Trends
Merging Brands, Merging Design
World Retail Tour—Off the Beaten Path
Reinventing America's Malls
Immersing Customers in the Experience
IRDC Retail Tour: Atlantic Station
Retailer of the Year: Best Buy
Selling the Importance of Design

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The Design Minds at Hearth and Home Blog is geared to support design center staff and new construction industry in selling options and upgrades to the new home consumer. Contact Krisann Parker-Brown for merchandising or marketing support of your design center.

Krisann Parker-Brown is the merchandising manager for Hearth and Home Technologies, the leading manufacturer and retailer of fireplaces and hearth systems. Krisann supports design centers and new construction builders in presenting Heat & Glo, Heatilator and Quadra-Fire hearth systems, and consulting on design center merchandising, point of sale and the consumer experience. Contact her at brownkr@hearthnhome.com or 952-985-6537


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