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In January 2023, the New England Chapter rang in the new year with friendly competition and good vibes

On November 8, 2022, the Institute’s Canada Chapter invited guests to mingle and socialize at its NEW TO NETWORKING event.

It was a festive evening at The Retail Design Institute, Southern California Chapter’s Spirit of Retail – Retail Innovation Event.

In August 2022, the New England Chapter hosted an inspirational walking tour of Newbury Street highlighting new favorites.

The New England Chapter hosted our second annual Student Design Showcase event in June 2022.

We were thrilled to welcome our members back to in-person events in March 2022.

In 2018, the New England Chapter had the pleasure of hosting an evening with Vera Bradley co-founder Barbara Bradley Baekgaard.

In May 2022 the New England Chapter hosted an evening of networking and play at our Ping Pong Membership Social at SPIN Boston.

Retail partnership marketing continues to reshape the retail landscape.

Our summer social event and very first collaboration with the Interior Designers of Canada was a HUGE SUCCESS!

On May 17, 2022, we took a breather and enjoyed a visit to the wonderful FIKA Store in Toronto’s Distillery District.

The Institute's Pacific Northwest Chapter and Northern California Chapter collaborated on this hybrid event.

The PNW Retail Design Institute was excited to bring our Chapter members together for a fun mid-winter networking happy hour on Feb. 17th.

The Pacific Northwest Chapter digs into the environmental impact of material use in retail store design and construction.

PSSST – we walked the runway at Christopher Bates Studio at our holiday event!!

Chapters across the Institute network celebrated the 50th International Design Awards by way of Watch Parties.

We hosted the 50th Annual Design Awards Presentation at the stunning Midgley Technica showroom in North York and it was a blast!

The Ohio Chapter continued in-person live events in July with a trip to Newport on the Levee.

On June 24, Ohio Chapter members and friends had a great time socializing at the 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati.

Learn from retail and service leaders leveraging and incorporating these tools to enhance the design and the customer experience.