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Retail Design Institute Chapters hold hundreds of amazing educational and social events throughout the year. Among the Institute’s signature events is the Design Awards & Store of the Year Presentation.

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The Institute hosts the longest-running and most well-respected international design competition for professionals. It also sponsors the oldest student design competition in the industry.

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Heartland - March Retail Talk Recap: Redesigning the Future of Grocery

Last Thursday, our chapter hosted our inaugural Retail Talk —and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Going into the final week of planning the conversation, I still wasn’t entirely sure what it was going to be. I'd just gotten back home from a fun but chaotic trip to Seattle, was more depleted than I wanted to admit, and found myself in a familiar place a few hours before we went live: staring blankly at my screen, questioning if I actually had anything worthwhile to say.

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Post-EuroShop Reflections: RDI Brazil in São Paulo

Em um ambiente propício à troca e à reflexão, conversamos sobre os principais aprendizados e percepções da EuroShop 2026, conectando tendências globais às realidades e oportunidades do mercado brasileiro.

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Interior view of the PUMA 48 Club retail space in Las Vegas featuring a circular tunnel design with red lighting accents and product displays, overlaid with text announcing the Retail Design Institute’s 55th International Design Competition and a July 10, 2026 entry deadline.

Retail Design Institute Opens Call for Entries for the 55th International Retail Design Competition

The Retail Design Institute is now accepting submissions for the 55th International Retail Design Competition. Projects completed in 2025 across all retail formats are eligible, with winners to be honored in New York City this October.

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