The Retail Gazette publishes independently-sourced news stories, interviews, comment and analysis relating to the UK’s diverse retail industry.

Founded in 2010, its news content has a particular onus on consumer-facing retailers – whether it be high street or ecommerce brands – and it is primarily catered to senior professionals who work for these retail brands.

It aims to provide clear, concise, accurate and balanced news reports and features about British retailers or international retailers trading in the UK.

Charged is a free independent online news publication which aims to provide the latest and most important retail technology news.

Its content focuses on the latest technological developments in the rapidly evolving retail industry, covering everything from artificial intelligence, to virtual reality, to retail apps and digital platforms, while keeping a close eye on what’s happening behind closed doors at the world’s largest technology and retail companies.

Charged is a free independent online news publication which aims to provide the latest and most important retail technology news.

Founded in 2019, Charged is part of the Retail Gazette group, the UK’s most read retail news organisation.

Its content focuses on the latest technological developments in the rapidly evolving retail industry, covering everything from artificial intelligence, to virtual reality, to retail apps and digital platforms, while keeping a close eye on what’s happening behind closed doors at the world’s largest technology and retail companies.

Catering to both business professionals and tech-savvy members of the public, it prides itself on its concise, engaging and neutral coverage.

In 1997 the Markopoulos Awards were launched to hi-light exceptional individuals of the visual merchandising industry and the work they do to inspire others.

In 2022 we celebrated the awards 25th anniversary.

25 years in which we have celebrated the awards origins and the inspiration behind them.

Andrew Markopoulos, was a leader in store design and display and the creative force behind some of the most dramatic flagships in the country, his legacy still inspires the industry today. 25th Anniversary of The Markopoulos Award and The Presentation of the 2022 award to Mr Matthew Yokobosky Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture, Brooklyn Museum.

Judy Bell has been inspiring retailers and design agencies for decades with her lively approach and strategic vision. Skilled in identifying the connection between fashion retail trends and global cultural, demographic, economic, environmental, political and technological developments, she combines these insights with neuroscience and the study of human behavior to deliver a holistic plan of action. The 6th edition of her college textbook, Silent Selling, Best Practices and Effective Strategies in Visual Merchandising, features her pioneering work with color palettes and a Look-Compare-Innovate process to inspire creative thinking.

Judy worked for a wide range of retailers, both specialty and department stores, most notably Target, where she developed and led a variety of teams, including Visual Merchandising, Innovation, Competitor Insights, and Creative Merchandising Solutions. During her twenty-two year career there, her responsibilities focused on inspiring marketers, product designers, merchants, and merchandise presentation teams by offering them a global perspective of compelling sales-driving strategies. Judy presented her insights to over 3000 Target team members and agency partners annually in venues that included the Target Center arena and the Guthrie Theatre.

Since 1897, VMSD has provided retail professionals with the most up-to-date, innovative retail design ideas, visual presentations, new products, merchandising strategies, and industry news and events.

Founded by the American author L. Frank Baum, VMSD celebrates the art and science of retail design, and draws on more than 120-plus years of history to serve the market, delivering information and inspiration straight from high-level executives who drive this industry.

VMSD also hosts the annual International Retail Design Conference (IRDC), a premier educational and networking event for the store design and visual merchandising community, drawing hundreds of attendees from the U.S. and abroad.

Established in 1956 with 38 charter members, the organization began as the National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers. Membership grew slowly in the early years, but exploded in the 1990s following the implementation of the association’s first strategic plan.

Originally restricted to manufacturers of wood store fixtures, the association gradually came to encompass industry suppliers, other types of fixture providers, and retail designers.

Shop engages their diverse array of members with education, insights and events that enable them to co-create innovation that evolves retail worldwide.

Located in New York City, LIM College partners with fashion and related businesses to provide a wide range of internships, professional development opportunities, and instruction in the latest industry processes and technologies.

This national and international network deepens students’ analytic and communication skills and empowers students and alumni to pursue meaningful careers in a wide range of fashion-related businesses.

LIM College combines academic rigor and practical experience, making our students and graduates excellent prospects in any area of the fashion industry. Tap into our greatest resource by hiring an LIM College student or graduate.

Our dedicated young men and women are studying the fashion industry from a variety of perspectives while learning to think critically and communicate effectively. With your support, they will make valuable contributions to the fashion industry’s future growth and success.

RetailWire is retailing’s premier online discussion forum, serving the industry as a free resource for over 18 years with compelling content that goes well beyond conventional headline reporting.

Each business morning, our editors post timely topics worthy of commentary by the RetailWire BrainTrust panel of industry experts and general readership.

The results are virtual round tables of industry opinion and advice covering the most dynamic trends and issues affecting the retailing industry.

Over two-thirds of RetailWire’s readers are in top executive or senior management positions, representing a broad cross section of retail channels and the companies that supply them. RetailWire is supported via sponsorships by leading retail tech solutions providers and service organizations.

These individuals and organizations, with one goal in mind, chose the name PAVE for the new foundation. It began as a statement, “Paving the way for the future students,” and later became the Planning and Visual Education Partnership. The first logo was developed by Visbeen Associates and was later updated by GMG Design Inc.

The Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE), founded in 1992, has grown into the retail design, planning, and visual merchandising industry’s premier educational foundation, and a recognized advocate for design students.

These students are the future of the industry—PAVE’s mission is to help them gain exposures and funds to further their educations, as well as their careers.

Educators, retailers, and industry suppliers support PAVE through active participation in the organization and generous financial contributions.

In 1992, PAVE’s founding board was comprised of educators, the media, manufacturers, retailers, and representatives of, at that time, the leading industry organizations.

Retail fixture and point-of-purchase display reviews and photos, with research capabilities to aid in store outfitting and visual merchandising.

This site is a 19,065+ post, 900+ category, 66,230+ image pictorial inventory (May 2021) of unique or otherwise interesting small-scale fixtures, displays, and visual merchandising strategies seen across the entire range of retailing. Just as a city-scape is built up of individual bricks, beams and boards, so a store is constructed of small-scale outfitting and merchandising that combines to help create the selling-floor environment. Many of these small elements are unsung heroes in creating an effective, functional, appealing space for merchandising goods.

Because of the wide-ranging creativity of designers, similar display problems are often solved in unique ways. This site attempts to document these varying solutions… and provide a source of ideas and inspiration for additional new solutions or new applications of existing fixtures. FixturesCloseUp targets a “purer” fixture readership than that of old-guard publications like Design:Retail, VMSD, and Shop! Retail Environments, bypassing “waste circulation” to flooring, lighting, HVAC, and other non-fixture focuses.

Insider Trends is an end-to-end retail futures consultancy. For over 12 years, we’ve been delivering meaningful, original, no-nonsense insights, all backed by solid data.

We have advised C-level executives from many of the world’s biggest brands, delivering expert-led retail consultancy, workshops and ideation sessions, retail safaris, presentations and keynotes – all over the world.

The company is led by Cate Trotter, who has been named one of the world’s most influential people in retail.

We Offer:
• Free Retail Consultancy Power Hour
• Omnichannel Retail Audits
• Data-driven Strategic Recommendations
• 'Personal Training' For Retail Excellence.