11.24.14 | New York, NY | A.R.E.’s Retail Design Collective takes place in NYC Dec. 3-5. Meet with the world's top visual suppliers, and see what products are being rolled out for 2015, get inspired by the fantastic design and plan to attend one or all of the morning conference presentations (details below). Showrooms throughout Manhattan are pulling all the stops out and opening their doors to you along with 16 showrooms and sponsors located at show headquarters in the Metropolitan Pavilion (123 W. 18th Street, New York City) - this is an event you simply cannot miss. There's nothing like it!

December 3 Presentation: British Invasion - Retail Perspectives from the Other Side of the Pond
Chantelle Fraser, born, raised and educated in the U.K., will facilitate interviews with retailer Lee Oliver-Morley, head of International Visual and Store Presentation at Marks & Spencer Plc., and designer Steve James-Royle, Founder and Creative Director at the The Yard Creative Limited. The three will discuss the differences in the retail environments of the U.K. and U.S., and what they see as the biggest trends in retail. Continental breakfast included.
Sponsored by A.R.E.’s Retail Environments magazine

December 4 Presentation: Trendy Talk
See and hear fresh perspectives about the most relevant retail environment trends. Ray Ehsheid, Senior Vice President of Store Design & Merchandising at Bank of America, will lead a four-member powerhouse panel including Joan Insel, Director, Callison of Seattle; Kathleen Jordan, Principal, Gensler Retail Studio in New York; Peter Levine, Creative Brand Specialist, Dash Design in New York; and Craig Woolen, Principal Creative Director, Huen in Portland, Oregon. They will present their views of the trends that will have the greatest impact on our industry over the next five years. Continental breakfast included.
Sponsored by design:retail

December 5 Presentation: Window Display Trends from Around the World
Sit down for a networking breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. and then treat yourself to an exciting exploration of window displays from retail cities such as Paris, Milan, London, Barcelona, and New York. The discussion will be led by Jon Harari, CEO, and Michael Niemtzow, President and CFO, of WindowsWear, the New York-based fashion technology company. Founded in 2012, the firm showcases fashion windows in real-time in major fashion capitals around the world.
Sponsored by VMSD

Seats are limited, get your tickets now!

Register now at www.eventbrite.com/e/are-retail-design-collective-tickets-12258867603

Please visit www.retailenvironments.org/retail-design-collective for additional event details.

We look forward to seeing you in New York in December. Follow us on social media for the latest updates and deadlines for this year’s show: Facebook, Twitter #RDCollective, and Instagram!