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NASFM
Names 2002 Store of the Year and 2002 Fixture of the Year
Chicago
(April 19, 2002)— The National Association of Store
Fixture Manufacturers named Toys “R” Us
in Times Square, New York, "Store of the Year" during
the association's 31st annual awards presentation held in Chicago
on Thursday, April 18. Skinmarket: FSL Kiosk in Rockaway,
New Jersey, was named "Fixture of the Year." In addition
to these two top awards, NASFM also presented 22 Outstanding
Merits, 12 Grand Prizes, and 18 Special Merits for Outstanding
Store Fixtures. Display & Design Ideas was the Presenting
Sponsor of the awards program and will publish a magazine supplement
in May devoted to comprehensive coverage of the winning projects.
The Retail Design Awards this year drew the second highest number
of entries ever, making the judging process a daunting one.
Judges for this year's competition were: Judith Bell, Corporate
Manager of Innovation, Target; Dennis Gerdeman, Principal, Chute
Gerdeman Group; Anthony J. Mancini, Senior Vice President -
Global Retail Store Development, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts/Imagineering;
Terri Roberts, Manager-Casework, Starbucks Coffee Co; Kathy
Socha, President/Design Director, Phase One Design Services
Inc.; RoxAnna Sway, Editor, Display & Design Ideas;
Marianne Wilson, Senior Editor, Chain Store Age; and
Carole Winters, Associate Publisher, VM+SD Magazine.
Judges Judy Bell, Barb Fabing, Rudy Javosky, and Tony Mancini
were presented with special awards commemorating the completion
of their judging terms.
Retailers, designers, and store fixture manufacturers were recognized
in the hour-long awards ceremony, which took place in the Vista
Ballroom of McCormick Place at the conclusion of the first day
of GlobalShop in Chicago. This year’s winning entries successfully
integrated strong brand identity into their store and fixture
designs. Many used traditional materials in unique ways to support
their store brands. Projects were completed between January
and December of 2001. Projects from the Northeast U.S. brought
home the lion’s share of awards with 17 total, followed
by California with 12, the Midwest with 11, and the Southeast
with 10. Canada, The Philippines, and Mexico rounded out the
international roster of winners.
Online coverage of award-winning projects and companies is available
online at www.nasfm.org.
Please mark your calendars for next year’s early-entry
deadline of Dec. 16, 2002.
NASFM, based in Hollywood, Fla., is an international, not-for-profit
association representing the store fixture manufacturing industry
since 1956. The association's membership includes 450 regular
member companies operating over 750 plants and employing more
than 75,000 people worldwide; 200 industry suppliers are associate
members. NASFM members manufacture an estimated 85% of all store
fixtures produced in North America. The typical NASFM member
employs 85 people, and generates revenues in excess of $10 million
per year.
High-resolution digital photos and electronic lists of project
contributors and descriptions are available upon request. Please
call or e-mail nasfm@nasfm.org
with your name, publication name, specific requests, and e-mail
address.
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