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The Retail Design Institute was a proud participant at the recent edition of GlobalShop held 29 Feb. - 2 March in Las Vegas. Our thanks goes out to the chapter volunteers who shared their passions and industry expertise to the stand visitors. Also, we wish to extend our gratitude to our GS'12 business partners IkonicTonic, Luna Sciences and Ncyclomedia for their help in animating our brand.
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We are the retail industry's creative professionals and we were founded in 1961 to be a collaborative community where ideas, knowledge and passion would be shared at a local level and enable our members to fulfill the fast-paced planning and design needs of retail. Today, our membership includes architects, graphic designers, lighting designers, interior designs, store planners, visual merchandisers, resource designers, brand strategists, educators, trade partners, editors and publishers, and students.

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DDI + RDI present citySCENE
May 15, 2012 11:56am
Plan to be here: DDI Magazine and RDI invites you an evening of rooftop networking and cocktails. Grab the design team- everyone is invited! Drinks...
IRDC Roadshow - Cincinnati June 7th.
May 6, 2012 9:06am
How to attract and engage the millennial generation of shoppers. VMSD has created a new one-day event called IRDC Roadshow and we’re kick...
RDI Event Recap | Zinc Details 20th Anniversary Event
April 26, 2012 2:42pm
  On Thursday, March 29th, 2012, the Retail Design Institute (RDI) and Remodelista co-sponsored an event entitled “Fast Forward:...
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Color Forecasting in Real Time
May 16, 2012 11:36am
  Is it possible to forecast color trends in real time around the world? Pimkie Color Forecast thinks it is. They show you in real time what people are wearing in Europe's fashion capitals.      High definition cameras were installe...
Design Milk on Parsons
May 15, 2012 8:35am
Design Milk is a modern design blog and magazine sharing contemporary art, furniture, architecture, interior design, style, technology, and home accessories. Recently Design Milk has made a post about Parsons The New School of Design. Parsons is located in New York City and is made...
Pantone + Gap
May 14, 2012 8:17am
  Pop up stores have become a popular trend in the retail industry. Last year, Gap and Pantone partnered together opening a pop up store on 5th Ave. Combining the iconic and popular Gap t-shirts with the vibrant hues, created a energetic color filled t-shirt shop. Who...

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