3rd Nature
Balducci’s
Barneys New York
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World
Benihana
Bloomingdale’s
Capezio
Cassis
Cellar 360
Elephant Pharm
Enterprises Jacques Despars
Ethel M. Chocolates Inc.
FAO Schwarz
Federated Department Stores
Fido Solutions Inc.
Fila USA
First Act Guitar Studio
Forever 21
Fornari
Fortunoff Fine Jewelry & Silverware Inc.
Godiva Chocolatier Inc.
Greens Restaurant Group
Groupe St. Laurent Trends
Guess? Inc.
Hannspree California
Harvey Nichols
Highland Park Market
Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd.
IMO Corp.
Interceramic Centro
IZAKAYA
Jerry Bean/Kendall Automotive
The Landmark Corp.
Lavazza Coffee Shop Srl
Lenox Group Inc.
Li Ning
Lily Simon
Longo Brothers Fruit Markets Inc.
Macy’s East
Macy’s Merchandising Group
Marc Jacobs International LLC
Maska Mode
Metro
Michelin North America
New Balance Athletic Shoe
Nike
Nintendo of America Inc.
Nokia Group
O2 UK
Oliver Peoples
Pacific Sunwear
Palacio de Hierro
Parasuco Jeans
Playboy Enterprises
Plaza Too
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI)
The Remington Group
Robinson and Company Ltd.
Saks Fifth Avenue Inc.
Shiekh LLC
Shinsegae Renewal Project
shu uemura
Snaidero USA
SOGO Co. Ltd.
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
South Coast Plaza
South St. Burger Co.
Stratus Vineyards
Sundance Catalog Company Ltd.
TELUS Mobility
The Timberland Company (Retail)
Things Remembered
Trans Eurokars Pte. Ltd.
Trump Taj Mahal
Under Armour
Vineyard Vines by Richards
Virgin Retail Ltd.
WDI/Global Retail Store Development Production
Williams–Sonoma Inc.
Woolworths (Pty.) Ltd.
Zoe’s Kitchen USA
Zonik (United Electronics Co.)
Monday, March 23, 2009 • 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas
Three Big Winners Announced—for Store of the Year
Fixture of the Year and Visual Presentation of the Year!!!
Las Vegas (March 23, 2009)–The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) celebrated the 38th anniversary of its awards presentation on Monday, March 23, during an awards ceremony in the Venetian Hotel. The presentation, held at the end of the first day of GlobalShop, presented 62 awards to 46 projects for the innovation and quality of their retail environment designs. During the evening, sixteen projects were awarded Grand Prizes onstage. In addition, the Store of the Year was awarded to department store Lane Crawford in Beijing, China. A.R.E. members—Linea LLP, Yabu Pushelberg, Audio Visual Technnique Ltd. and Moss & Lam Inc.—contributed to the project.
The Fixture of the Year was awarded to member Giorgio Borruso Design for his Zu+Elements: Cashwrap in Milan, Italy. Lastly, for the first time in its history, A.R.E. announced a Visual Presentation of the Year, which was awarded to VANOC Olympic Store: Torch Tree & S-wall Presentation Grouping in Hudson Bay Company store in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The visual elements for this award-winning project were created by A.R.E. member, Eventscape Inc.
Nineteen Outstanding Merits, a record-breaking 12 Visual Presentation Awards, and 12 Store Fixture Awards were also recognized during the ceremony and received their awards in the Winners Circle following the presentation.
