Awards

Design Awards Celebration at SPECS
The Retail Design Institute will hold its 45th Annual Awards Gala & Fundraiser on March 12, 2016, at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas, the night before the kickoff of Chain Store Age’s SPECS Conference.

The winners of the competition, including the Store of the Year, will be unveiled at the event, which will also showcase the latest trends in materials, signage, fixturing and in-store technology.
Sara Spicklemire joins CBRE as senior VP
Chicago -- CBRE announced that Sara Spicklemire has joined the firm as a SVP of its agency leasing team.

Store design competition finalists revealed

The Retail Design Institute has revealed the finalists for its 45th Annual International Store Design Awards Program.

All the awards, including the highly anticipated Store of the Year Award, will be revealed, and bestowed on the honorees, at the Institute’s annual Awards Gala on March 12, 2016, at the Hilton Anatole, Dallas. For more information and to buy tickets, click here.

Here are the finalists (in alphabetical order):
Inland Real Estate Acquisition announces promotions

Photo: Matthew Tice (left) and Mark Cosenza (right)
Surprising Harris Poll: The retailer with the best corporate reputation is…

The nation’s top Internet retailer is also tops in corporate reputation.
And the 10 most innovative companies in retail are…

A cloud computing/e-commerce giant heads up Fast Company’s annual ranking of the 10 most innovative companies in retail. Amazon not only topped the retail sector category, it also came in number one in the overall World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies listing. (Rounding out the top five: Google, Uber, Apple and Snap.)
Product of the Year winners revealed and celebrated

Twenty-nine new products were recognized as “Product of the Year,” at a gala event in New York recently, but earning that distinction comes at a hefty price and leveraging it as part of a marketing effort costs even more.
Food Lion recognizes store manager of the year

Food Lion's focus on employee excellence was on display this week when the grocery chain recognized some of its exemplary managers with awards.
Another marketing first for Target

Target Corp. is set to make history and take the notion of “live” to an entirely new level during the 2016 Grammys Awards, which airs Monday, Feb.15, on CBS.

The retailer is sponsoring the debut of Gwen Stefani’s newest music video, "Make Me Like You,” which will air during the broadcast. But in a unique twist, the video will be acted out, filmed and broadcast live during a four-minute commercial break. It will be the first music video ever created on television.
Breakout Retail Award winners revelead

Retailing Today sister publication Chain Store age announced the winners of its first annual Breakout Retailer Awards, which honors emerging retail/restaurant concepts that are innovative in their segment and show strong potential for growth.
Chain Store Age announces winners of first-ever Breakout Retailer Awards

Chain Store Age on Thursday announced the winners of its first annual Breakout Retailer Awards, which honors emerging retail/restaurant concepts that are innovative in their segment and show strong potential for growth.
Publix looks north as it enters its seventh state

Publix Super Markets has signed leases to open its first-ever stores in the state of Virginia.