Networking Roundtables Lunches

WED 9/23 AND THUR 9/24, 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
One of the most popular and anticipated features of the conference, the IRDC Networking Roundtables are hosted by VMSD Advisory Board members, editorial staff and conference sponsors. Choose from the list of topics below when you register for the conference, then bring your questions, ideas and insights to share with your peers. Lunch is served at 12:15; topics begin at 1:00 p.m.

  • 01. After the (Economic) Fall: Is the retail landscape changed forever?
  • 02. Windows and Displays: Staying creative throughout the year
  • 03. Designing retail for the 20-and-under crowd
  • 04. Color Trends: The role of color in shopper behavior
  • 05. Visual merchandising trends and ideas
  • 06. Lighting: New energy codes, and what they mean to retailers
  • 07. Lighting design trends
  • 08. Signage and Graphics: Updating branding on a budget
  • 09. Fixtures: Design trends
  • 10. Digital Media: What resonates with customers and why
  • 11. Mannequins: Trends and merchandising ideas
  • 12. Materials and Flooring: Trends and ideas
  • 13. A beginner's guide to green design (terms, trends and more)
  • 14. The Green Design Movement: Where are we now?
  • 15. Innovations in green materials
  • 16. Store Renovations: Making your budget and your deadline
  • 17. International Markets: How to translate your brand
  • 18. Best practices in visual merchandising
  • 19. Urban Retailing: Challenges and opportunities
  • 20. Better design =better sales: Proving ROI
  • 21. Corralling creativity: Getting from brainstorm to bricks-and-mortar
  • 22. Favorite/least favorite trends in retail design