Special Events
GlobalShop Opening Night Reception
GlobalShop Opening Night Reception is open to qualified attendees and exhibitors ONLY.
Sponsored by Leggett and Platt
Wednesday, March 10
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
TAO Las Vegas
Don’t miss “THE networking event of the year” and the opportunity to mingle with your peers, clients, prospects and industry influencers. Enjoy music, hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while you meet new professionals and catch up with old friends at GlobalShop’s exciting new networking event.
This event is sold out!
Ticket Pricing:
Individual ticket $100
Pack of 10 $710
Pack of 25 $1,675
*Must be 21 or older to enter.
A.R.E Design Awards
Wednesday, March 10
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Venetian Hotel
Get Serious About Retail Design. A.R.E. is. And so are the industry leaders who attend.
Be there to meet the winners when we recognize the best RENOVATIONS and MAKEOVERS from ALL OVER THE WORLD, as well as NEW stores and shops.
And for a different twist, we will be featuring designers and suppliers of outstanding single store elements like STORE FIXTURES, FLOORING, LIGHTING, IN-STORE COMMUNICATIONS, VISUAL PRESENTATIONS and WALL TREATMENTS.
Emcee
Jennifer Beesley
Vice President, Director of Visual Merchandising Cost Plus World Market Inc.
But that’s not all—the awards ceremony will also include:
- The GlobalShop Best Booth Awards
- The PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge Winner
- The A.R.E. Sustainability Awards
- The A.R.E. Above & Beyond Award
- The DDI Markopoulos Award
Begin the evening with an open bar reception with hors d’oeuvres and networking with 500 serious retailers, designers, and industry suppliers.
Together we’ll see great design in action and get inspired to push our limits.
Purchase tickets here.
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Discounts available at www.retailenvironments.org to A.R.E. members through Feb. 26!
POPAI OMA Awards Gala
Thursday, March 11
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Venetian Ballroom
Marketing at-retail’s best and brightest will be honored at POPAI’s Annual Awards Gala. Join us as nearly 600 industry professionals come together to recognize the most innovative and effective marketing at-retail displays. Beginning with a cocktail reception, the highlight of the evening is the announcement of the 2010 Marketing at-Retail Award Winners.
Visit Popai.com for tickets to the Gala ($125 for contest participants and $175 for non participants).
For more information regarding the OMA Awards and Gala, contact Alicia Rutherford at (703)373-8805.
PAVE the Way 3D Design Challenge for Students
Sponsored and presented by B&N Industries
This inaugural competition challenges college students in store design, interior design, visual merchandising and industrial design programs to design a countertop fixture to sell sunglasses. Top finishers will have the opportunity to work with a design and manufacturing firm to make a prototype. And for the first time ever, attendees will be able to see physical displays right on the show floor. Don’t miss this opportunity to view the cutting edge designs from the new, young talent.
