Hollywood, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2007)—Now in its 37th year, NASFM's Retail Design Awards program has grown into the most widely covered design competition of its kind, and the only one that recognizes both individual store fixture and visual presentation design and manufacturing. The Retail Design Awards invites entries from new or remodeled department and specialty stores, shops, service retailers, restaurants, and supermarkets.

Retailers, designers, architects, and suppliers of store fixture and visual presentation products may submit projects completed between Dec. 16, 2006, and Dec. 31, 2007. Entries will be judged by a panel of retail designers, store planners, and editors from the retail design trade press. Awards are based on excellence in design, originality in the use of space and fixtures, and quality in executing the concept.

Awards will be presented to winning retailers, designers, and suppliers on March 18, 2008, at the end of the first day of GlobalShop in Chicago. Top honors will be awarded to one "Fixture of the Year" and one "Store of the Year." Grand Prizes and Outstanding Merits will be designated in each store category, and multiple Store Fixture Awards and Visual Presentation Awards will be recognized. The awards presentation and reception will take place Tuesday, March 18, in McCormick Place West from 5 to 7 P.M.

New This Year
We have added categories for Pop-Up and Discount/Mass Merchant Stores and expanded the Visual Presentation categories to include cosmetic presentation, graphic communication, mannequin(s), seasonal presentation, theme prop or environments, and window display.

Entry Deadlines
Save money by entering early. The early-bird deadline is Dec. 14, 2007. The final deadline is Jan. 15, 2008. NASFM and NADI member companies qualify for substantial discounts.

It's Easy to Enter Using Our Digital Entry Process
Download PDF entry forms that can be completed electronically and uploaded with your digital images at www.retailfix.com/awards_overview.cfm. Entrants should contact NASFM at 954-893-7300, ext. 4833, for questions and account access information.

Editor's note: An electronic file containing the RDA logo, in Illustrator EPS format, is available for download from http://www.retailenvironments.org/images/RD08/Retail_Design_Awards_logo.zip
(.zip file, 2.8 mb)

Retail Design Awards Sponsors


• WINNERS CIRCLE SPONSOR
  DCI Marketing


• GREEN SPONSOR
  idX Corporation


• DIAMOND SPONSOR
  American Installation Company


• CRYSTAL SPONSORS
  Crown Metal Manufacturing Co.
  Elevations Inc.
  Grottini ShopSystems
  PhotoCraft
  Reeve Store Equipment Co.
  Total Image Specialists
  VM+SD Magazine

About NASFM
Founded in 1956 and based in Hollywood, Fla., NASFM has stood for quality and professionalism for more than 50 years. NASFM members are proven industry leaders—companies that are well known for excellent craftsmanship, topflight service, and cutting-edge innovation. Member companies offer a full range of products and services for retail environments, and include store fixture suppliers, retail design firms, suppliers of visual presentations products, and suppliers of materials and equipment for the retail environments industry. Member capabilities extend beyond fixture manufacturing to include importing, exporting, consolidating, installing, project management, engineering, design, and more. More information about NASFM and its members is available by calling 954-893-7300 or visiting www.retailenvironments.org.