A.R.E. Honors the Best in Retail Design

A.R.E. Honors the Best in Retail Design
March 19, 2008

A.R.E., formerly NASFM, hosted its annual Retail Design Awards at GlobalShop Tuesday evening. The Store of the Year award went to Philippines-based supermarket retailer Landmark for its 94,000-sq.-ft. store, featuring innovative food displays, serpentine and oval shapes, and cut-out ceilings. Landmark's design was courtesy of Montclair, N.J.-based Hugh A. Boyd Architects. The Fixture of the Year award went to Greenwich, London-based O2 Concept Store for its eco-friendly Guru Bar, constructed from repurposed trees. O2 was designed by Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture, with fixtures from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, U.K.-based Bedford and Havenhand Shopfitting Ltd. DDI's Markopoulos Award honored Alfredo Paredes, executive vice president of global creative services, Polo Store Development and Home Collection Design Studio for New York-based Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Additional grand prize winners were Italy-based Lavazza - Espression and Washington, D.C.-based Sweetgreen in the restaurant category; while San Francisco-based Cellar 360 won the award for specialty food retailer. For Softline Shop Within a Store, New York-based Saks Fifth Avenue: 8th Floor Shoes won the award and Jakarta, Indonesia-based Seibu won in the department store category. Hardline Specialty Store Up to 3,000 sq. ft. was awarded to Teaneck, N.J.-based 3rd Nature, while Hardline Specialty Store Up to 25,000 sq. ft. went to London-based Sony Ericsson. For Softline Specialty Store Up to 3,000 sq. ft., Toronto-based Capezio took the award, while Softline Specialty Store Up to 25,000 sq. ft. was awarded to G by Guess and Montreal-based Parasuco. The grand prize for Specialty Store Over 25,000 sq. ft. went to Mexico City-based Casa Palacio.