In addition to members of the VMSD Advisory Board (50 of the most powerful buyers in the industry, from the world's leading retail organizations), you'll have a chance to meet with top retailers, design and construction firms and consumer products manufacturers at IRDC. Here's a sampling of companies represented at past IRDCs:
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American Girl Apple Ashley Furniture Homestores Auerbach Glasow French Aveda Corporation Benjamin Moore & Co., Limited Best Buy Big Red Rooster Borders Group Brookstone Callison Chute Gerdeman COMPUSA, Inc. Cubellis Marco Retail CVS/Pharmacy Design Forum DFS Group L.P. Dr. Martens Retail Store Envirosell Esprit International Family Christian Stores Fitch FRCH Design Worldwide Gap Inc. Genesco Retail Gensler Godiva Chocolatier Guess? Inc. Hallmark Cards Inc. Harley-Davidson Helzberg Diamonds Holt Renfrew Hudson's Bay Company Jack in the Box J.C. Penney Company Kohl's Larson Binkley Levi Strauss & Co. Limited Brands Lippincott Mercer Little Liverpool Louis Vuitton Lowe's Companies, Inc. |
Luxottica Retail Macy's Mancini Duffy McDonald's USA, LLC Microsoft Mothers Work Inc. MulvannyG2 Architecture Neiman Marcus Nike Inc. Nordstrom Old Navy P.F. Chang's Pacific Sunwear PETCO Publix Super Markets REI RYA Design Consultancy Sears Holding Corp. Shawmut Design and Construction Sherwin-Williams Smith & Hawken, Ltd. spg3 Sprint/Nextel Staples Starbucks Coffee Company Target Corporation The Coca-Cola Company The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf The Container Store The Finish Line Inc. The Home Depot The Kroger Co. The North Face The Timberland Company The TJX Companies Twenty Four • Seven Urban Brands, Inc. Walker Group Fitch Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. WD Partners White House Black Market Wild Oats Markets Yum Brands, Inc. |
Meet Professionals with Clout
IRDC guarantees its sponsors a top-level audience featuring the powerful VMSD Advisory Board, as well as hundreds of other retail design professionals who are drawn by the quality of the program and the chance to network with peers.
JOB TITLES OF PAST ATTENDEES
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Architectural and Design Manager Architect Associate Principal Associate VP of Visual Merchandising and Store Design Case Work Program Manager Chairman Chief Creative Officer Chief Information Officer Communication Manager Coordinator of Store Design Creative Director Design Director Development Manager Director of Visual Merchandising Director of Marketing and Business Development Director of Design Director of Image Design Director of Lighting Director of Marketing Director of Merchandising Director of Operations Director of Store Planning Director of Strategic Services Director of Visual Operations Executive Director Founder General Manager Head of Retail Industrial Designer Lead Retail Consultant Manager of Architectural Services Manager of Corporate Design Manager of Marketing Manager of Store Design Managing Partner |
Manager of Visual Development Owner Partner President Principal Product Manager Project Manager, Store Design Regional Store Designer Regional Visual Manager Retail Center Director Retail Concept Developer Retail Store Designer Senior Creative Director Senior Designer Senior Partner Senior Vice President Senior Visual Merchandising Manager Senior VP of Design and Construction Store Development Process Manager Store Planner Vice President VP of Client Strategy VP of Marketing VP of Planning and Design VP of Retail Design VP of Retail Development Group VP of Strategic Development VP of Visual Planning and Presentation Visual Director Visual Display Coordinator Visual Manager Visual Merchandise Coordinator Visual Merchandiser Visual Merchandising Director Visual Merchandising Manager Visual Merchandising Programs Manager |
"IRDC is one event I do look forward to. I enjoy meeting new friends as well as seeing my old comrades. Just as important, it's a chance for me to see and hear about what is going on in our industry."
Brian Preussker, senior vp of visual merchandising and store design, Macy's West