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2023 Schedule At-a-Glance
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Tuesday, April 25
Retail Tours, 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Industry Welcome Reception, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 26
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Thursday, April 27
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Retail Tours
Tuesday, April 25, 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of exploring some of Austin’s most up-and-coming retailers in the South Congress Ave. area. The tours are complimentary for registered attendees and will begin and end at the Palmer Events Center. Hosted by the Retail Design Institute.
Included with your trade show pass. Pre-registration is required and space is limited on a first come, first serve basis.
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Industry Welcome Reception supporting PAVE
Tuesday, April 25, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
See your industry friends. Make new ones. Nobody understands your work world as well as your peers. Enjoy light appetizers and drinks while supporting PAVE.
Included with your trade show pass.
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Opening Keynote
Wednesday, April 26, 9:00 - 9:45 a.m.
Joe Lanzisero, former Creative SVP of Walt Disney Imagineering, brings his enthusiasm and experience as he talks about the importance of creating human connection through story. Learn more.
Included with your trade show pass.
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Exhibits
Wednesday, April 26: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 27: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Our trade floor will have the industry suppliers, manufacturers and service providers that offer goods and services to facilitate in-store consumer experience. Meet with vendors on the cutting edge of retail solutions.
Included with your trade show pass.
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Education
Wednesday, April 26 & Thursday, April 27
We're serious about providing you with inspiring, meaningful, actionable content. Check out the Shop! MarketPlace conference lineup and make plans to join us. Click here for conference schedule.
Included with your trade show pass.
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Shop! Design Awards
Wednesday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Join us on the show floor to celebrate some of our industry's most influential members.
Included with your trade show pass.
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OMA Awards Reception
Wednesday, April 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Don`t miss this celebratory evening where we`ll honor the winners of the 65th annual Outstanding Merchandising Achievement (OMA) Awards. The OMA Award is the Marketing at Retail Industry's most prestigious, largest and longest-running awards contest. Your ticket includes hors d`oeuvres, open bar cocktails and networking with industry greats!
For more information, click here.
Tickets available for purchase and sponsorships available.
$175
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Shop! Global Awards
Wednesday, April 26, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Shop! Global Awards winners will be announced during the OMA Awards Reception and will appear in an exclusive online gallery hosted on shopawards.org that will be distributed to Shop’s U.S. and global networks via email.
For more information, click here.
Included with your OMA Awards Reception ticket, sponsorships available.
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PAVE Social
Wednesday, April 26, 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Join us for LIVE music, refreshing, ice-cold cocktails, tasty Texas-inspired bites, and networking over everyone's favorite yard games - all in the name of supporting the future of our industry! Come play with your industry peers while supporting PAVE, The Planning and Visual Education Partnership non-profit. Location: The Rustic Tap
To learn more, purchase tickets and become a sponsor, click here.
$125
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Experiential Zones
Shop! Marketplace is all about revealing the magic of in-store experiences. One of the ways we do that is by offering experience zones which will feature interactive experiences right on the trade show floor. Developed by industry thought leaders, these zones will leave you thinking differently, and more creatively, about the experience customers have while visiting your retail store.
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Ideation Retail Challenge Brought to Life
This past year at Shop! Ideation 2022, the brightest minds in the retail industry came together to compete head-to-head in solving one of the industry’s toughest in-store challenges. During the Retail Challenge at Ideation, cross-functional teams were given a creative brief for a consumer experience opportunity [announced on site] and just eight hours to collaborate, ideate and create a design solution and pitch deck. Now you can see the winning team’s design concept IRL right on the show floor! Read more...
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Creative Workshop Experience
Hosted by ZenGenius, this exhibit will explore the concepts of retail theater and retail therapy with an interactive display that invites visitors to participate.
Create & Collaborate - The Theater of Retail
Stores and online brands that offer an opportunity to create and collaborate form a bond with their guests in a unique and lasting way. Sharing stories through retail experiences is a part of our rich history and heritage. Let’s explore some of the best experiences around the world and brainstorm some ideas together. This workshop will inspire attendees to add their own layer of theater and experience into their concepts.
VMSD Experiential Awards - Submit examples of your own theatrical moments and experiential engagements. Our judges will select the best of the best and offer a selection of awards and honorable mentions to be presented during the session.
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PAVE & Home Depot Student Design Challenge
PAVE’s Student Design Challenge will bring together top student design talent, industry-leading fixture manufacturers, and Home Depot for a unique opportunity. The best student designs will be brought to life by our manufacturing partners to be displayed in the PAVE booth. Visitors of the PAVE booth can expect to be met with innovation, imagination, and sheer talent from this year's student designers who will be in attendance to present their work in person.
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Tech Experience Lab
Hosted by BEL Unified, you'll discover the latest tech available to take your store to the next level. On display for you to touch, feel, and learn what it all means will be:
- Virtual Reality (VR)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Gesture Tracking Controls
- Virtual Try On (VTO)
- Glasses-Free 3D
- Smart Kiosk
- Directional Sound
- Shoppable Live-streaming
- Dynamic Interactive Display
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LEGO Experience
Get ready for a hands-on experience building the ultimate Lego design. Hosted by Ryan Scott Displays.
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- Retail tours hosted by Retail Design Institute
- 3,000+ sq. ft. POP display showcase and live OMA Awards judging
- Showcase of best worldwide retail store designs from Shop! Design Awards
- Global Awards winners announced
- Networking Parties
Shop! & PAVE Welcome Reception (Tuesday)
PAVE Social co-hosted with Shop! MarketPlace
Shop! MarketPlace
Smart! Talk Station
The Shop! MarketPlace Smart Station will feature Smart! Talks, which are interactive content experiences right on the show floor. These 20+ minute presentations represent the latest in trends, inspiration, and insights specifically geared for you, the retail creator.
Each presentation includes time for audience engagement and a Q&A. Be sure to catch these content-rich experiences – only at Shop MarketPlace!
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Smart! Talk: How to Win Big with Small Format Retail
Wednesday, April 26, 10:30 a.m.
Mardi Najafi, VP, Retail Strategy and Design | Figure3
Dive into the world of small format retail with internationally renowned, award-winning multi-disciplinary designer, Mardi Najafi. This presentation will explore how a targeted, small format, bricks & mortar strategy is providing retailers with a competitive advantage and ultimate testing grounds with their target market. Using relevant retail examples, including Keilhauer’s’ Division Twelve showroom at TheMart, Mardi will share insights and the key benefits of this game changing retail strategy.
Learn More About Mardi
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Smart! Talk: Improve Your Environmental Impact with Sustainable Fixture Practices
Wednesday, April 26, 12:30 p.m.
Angela Pinkstaff, Director of Business Development | Hamacher Resource Group, Inc.
Social responsibility is not a fad, and brands, retailers, and suppliers alike are looking for ways to implement processes and procedures that have positive, measurable impacts. Improvements in sustainability related to fixture processes can offer constructive environmental impacts, as well as save time, labor, and material costs.
This interactive presentation will show how technology can help attendees overcome any internal resistance to change and illuminate where improvements can be made, reimagining resets that are more cost effective and socially responsible.
Learn More About Angela
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Smart! Talk: Changing the Game at Checkout
Wednesday, April 26, 2:00 p.m.
Stephanie Lewis, Project Manager | Little Retail Studio
Today’s consumers are holding corporations accountable for the impact they have on the world—both positively and negatively. Philanthropic efforts are scrutinized as much as environmental impact, making it crucial that companies meet the increasing demand for Corporate Social Responsibility. The Good Pour is changing the game at the checkout counter. The Good Pour has elevated the customer experience by infusing philanthropy into their wine and spirits marketplace, and challenging other brands to join in leading with purpose. Instead of asking consumers to make a donation or round up their receipt, TGP is dipping into their profits and asking consumers to direct funds to the charity of their choice. Software platform, BOHO (Buy One, Help Others), streamlines the giving process so other retailers can turn a portion of their profits into a vehicle for good.
Learn More About Stephanie
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Smart! Talk: How Technology and Cultural Trends Influence Retail Design for Today’s Customer
Wednesday, April 26, 3:30 p.m.
David Polinchock, Founder/Chief Experience Officer | Brand Experience Lab
With 30 years of experience integrating VR and cutting-edge technology into the customer experience, David Polinchock, President and Co-Founder of Brand Experience Lab, will speak about the journey to the current tipping point across all industries, the metaverse. The technology that powers the metaverse experience will bring customers of all ages to the forefront. Alexandra Zelcer, creative technologist at Brand Experience Lab, will present the trends and cultural shifts emerging that affect retail design for the better and drive technological innovation and integration.
Learn More about David
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Smart! Talk: Smart Shoppers, Smart Surfaces: Implications for Merchandising & Packaging
Wednesday, April 26, 4:00 p.m.
Leon Nicholas, Vice President, Retail Insights & Solutions | WestRock
Connected shoppers are demanding connected stores and packaging, as the migration from channels to platforms is underway. Come learn how retailers and brands can respond as “smart surfaces” emerge throughout omni-commerce retail, enabling a smart conversion funnel that will impact our industry from supplier efficiency to shopper engagement.
Learn More About Leon
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Smart! Talk: Sustainable Retail: The Future is Clear
Thursday, April 27, 9:30 a.m.
Cynthia Hirsch Ortiz, Business Development Manager | MBH Architects; William Fairman, VP, Strategy + Development | Recrylic; and Paul Richardson, VP, Marketing | Recrylic
Is plastic really recyclable? And can it actually help me achieve sustainability goals? For one commonly used material, the answer is yes. Find out how leading companies are already using recycled acrylic to reduce carbon emissions by 90% without sacrificing aesthetics, innovation, performance or cost.
Learn More About the Speakers
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Smart! Talk: Local Roots - Global Hearts
Thursday, April 27, 10:00 a.m.
Corydon Martin, Development + Marketing | JGA; Karina Dolgin, Chief Product and Revenue Officer | James Avery; and Teri Gonzalez, Director of Visual Merchandising | James Avery
A conversation with Texas-based retail brand, James Avery, around the culture, craft and community.
Learn More About the Speakers
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Smart! Talk: euro a go go, Best of EuroShop
Thursday, April 27, 10:30 a.m.
Jean-Paul Morresi, President, CCO, Autside Agency Ltd.
A curated and thought provoking overview of what is new, what was great at EuroShop along with some insights and design trends of where retail is going in the future. A great chance to gain some perspective especially for those that did not make it over to EuroShop. JP Morresi will present on behalf of the euro a go go D’Arch team who have come together to create this insightful review.
Learn More About Jean-Paul
Retail Tours
Join us for an afternoon of exploring some of Austin’s most up-and-coming retailers in the South Congress Avenue area. The tours are complimentary for registered attendees and will begin and end at the Palmer Events Center. Hosted by the Retail Design Institute.
Included with your trade show pass, pre-registration registration required. Spots are limited and available on a first come-first serve basis.
Some of the retailers participating:
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