Retail Futures Challenge

Retail students from the seven competing colleges in the Retail Futures Challenge will present their inspirational ideas to Congress delegates on October 26 in Berlin.
 
Briefed to create a store concept that captured the essence of their home cities, the students have been working to bring to life Store New York, Store London, Store Mumbai, Store Melbourne, Store Hong Kong, Store Milan and Store Tokyo.

This truly global competition is designed to show the future talent that exists in the industry supported business colleges in both the developed and the emerging markets. Each of the teams is also being sponsored by retailers and brands to allow them to travel to Berlin and to compete for the title.

For those who witnessed last year’s final, the Retail Futures Challenge was truly inspirational. The 2010 Challenge promises to be once again a true highlight of the World Retail Congress.

To find out more about the Retail Futures Challenge please contact Ian McGarrigle, Congress Director at ian.mcgarrigle@emap.com. 

 Retail Future Gallery

"Winning such an esteemed award adds tremendous credibility to the Academy and is very important for our positioning in the marketplace. For the students winning the competition has certainly confirmed that determination, passion and hard work do produce results,beyond their expectations. We look forward to the 2010 competition and defending the title."

Karen Dennison, Principal, Fashion Retail Academy
winner of Challenge 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. 

More than 155,000 people in 153 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.  Our global retail and consumer industry programme demonstrates our industry strengths and drives value for clients.

Oracle is the number one provider of innovative and comprehensive industry software solutions for retailers – enabling organisations to serve their customers better by applying insight into daily business decisions for more profitable results.

With software that provides supply chain, operations, merchandising, store systems, optimisation and information technology solutions, Oracle partners with the world’s leading retail companies, including 20 of the top 20 retailers worldwide, to transform the economics of their businesses.

For more information visit www.oracle.com.



Land Securities is the UK’s leading Real Estate Investment Trust with a national portfolio of commercial property worth approximately £9.4 billion. Our investment portfolio also has 44 retail parks and shopping centres including Bristol’s Cabot Circus and Exeter’s quadruple award-winning Princesshay site.

Land Securities’ multi billion pound development programme is transforming regional city centres including Cardiff and Leeds, key Central London sites and delivering long-term, large-scale regeneration projects in the South East.

Half of the Land Securities’ portfolio is in London, where it owns landmark buildings such as the Piccadilly Lights and Westminster City Hall, and is developing some of the capital’s most innovative mixed-use schemes, such as One New Change in Mid-town and Park House on Oxford Street.

McKenzie Clark is a retail display and POS specialist providing all aspects of in-store graphics and branding. Based in London and represented in 17 countries throughout the World, they provide global solutions for major international brands and shopping malls. Their expertise encompasses sustainable, cost-effective graphic and display solutions with a focus on creating a point of difference, low distribution costs, localised implementation and ethical disposal.

McKenzie Clark is delighted to return to the World Retail Congress as a sponsor. Following their involvement in 2008 in Barcelona  producing the “cardboard box” central display, themed around sustainability in retail, this year’s Retail Futures Challenge offers a real opportunity to help the future stars of retail branding and visual merchandising present their competition entries to judges and delegates in a professional and striking way.

For further information please contact McKenzie Clark MD, Graham Clark at graham@mckenzieclark.co.uk or call him on 0044 7860 187174.



rpa:vision is an award winning design and delivery consultancy recognised for originality and commercially successful retail and leisure environments. Working with big chain and independent retailers, we help to create inspiring spaces, developing exciting brands for international audiences.

Our success is built on our people whose architectural, planning, design and construction talent is complimented by over 25 years experience working on a wide diversity of projects. We’ll always find the right design and the right value engineered and programmed build solution to relieve any obstacles to opening a quality retail offer.

Don’t just take our word for it, speak to some of our retail clients – 3, Alfred Dunhil, Ann Summers, Arcadia, B&Q, Blanco, Brooks Brothers, Carphone Warehouse, DSGi, Foot Locker, Headmasters, Louis Vuitton, Musto, M&S, No Name, PC World, The Perfume Shop, Starbucks, Suit Supply, Superdrug, TK Maxx, Thomas Pink, Tommy Hilfiger, Tous, The White Company and World Duty Free, Vertu.

For more visit: www.therpagroup.com