ByWe are happy to announce the winners for Visual Victories Awards, a merchandising competition carried out between cart & kiosk as well as temporary in-line retailers. The awards listed below recognize the efforts of each participant that put in efforts to stands out and did an exception work! The Visual Victories Awards celebrate the best-of-the-best in six categories listed as:
Best Cart Display
Retailer’s cart: Proactiv
Retailer: American Kiosk Management
Mall: Fair Oaks (Fairfax, VA)
Mall developer: The Taubman Company
Entry submitted by: Lori McGhee
Visual merchandiser: Robin Bliss / Tom Davidson
Retailer’s cart: Nature’s Best
Retailer: Dapha Weingarten
Mall: Jersey Gardens Mall (Elizabeth, NJ)
Mall developer: Glimcher Realty Trust
Entry submitted by: Denise Monahan
Visual merchandiser: Kat Contreras
Retailer’s cart: Total Pleasure
Retailer: Philip Green
Mall: Jersey Gardens Mall (Elizabeth, NJ)
Mall developer: Glimcher Realty Trust
Entry submitted by: Denise Monahan
Visual merchandiser: Kat Contreras
Best Use of Prop
Retailer’s cart: Super Steam
Retailer: Shimi Adani
Mall: Park Meadows (Littleton, CO)
Mall developer: General Growth Properties
Entry submitted by: Stephanie Jackson
Visual merchandiser: Jan Arnold
Retailer’s cart: Proactiv
Retailer: American Kiosk Management
Mall: Fair Oaks (Fairfax, VA)
Mall developer: The Taubman Company
Entry submitted by: Lori McGhee
Visual merchandiser: Robin Bliss / Tom Davidson
Retailer’s cart: Perfect Petzz
Retailer: Orit Partufh
Mall: Greenwood Park Mall (Greenwood, IN)
Mall developer: Simon Property Group
Entry submitted by: Monica O’Brien
Most Improved Retail Display
Retailer’s cart: Joy Fashions
Retailer: Esther Choi
Mall: Perimeter Mall (Atlanta, GA)
Mall developer: General Growth Properties
Entry submitted by: Starr McHugh
Visual merchandiser: Daniel Slack
Retailer’s cart: Just Zip It
Retailer: Maurice Moore
Mall: The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills (Tarentum, PA)
Mall developer: Mills Corp
Entry submitted by: Cindy Kern
Visual merchandiser: Cindy Kern
Retailer’s store: Family Touch
Retailer: Max Alam/Rehana Haque
Mall: Collin Creek Mall (Plano, TX)
Mall developer: General Growth Properties
Entry submitted by: Teresa Hodge/Brenda Crawford
Visual merchandiser: 3-D Creative
Best Store Design
Retailer’s store: WAG
Retailer: Leigh Ann Leshock
Mall: Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills (Tarentum, PA)
Mall developer: The Mills Corporation
Entry submitted by: Jennifer Gurreri
Visual merchandiser: David Stein
Retailer’s store: Kamp Kreatures
Retailer: Gail Russell
Mall: Chesterfield Towne Center (Richmond, VA)
Mall developer: Macerich
Entry submitted by: Kim Lyda
Retailer’s store: Game Frog Cafe
Retailer: Randy Diers
Mall: Hanes Mall (Winston-Salem, NC)
Mall developer: CBL & Associates Properties
Entry submitted by: Jerry Jones
Visual merchandiser: Belinda Robbins
Best Store Signage
Retailer’s store: WAG
Retailer: Leigh Ann Leshock
Mall: Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills (Tarentum, PA)
Mall developer: The Mills Corporation
Entry submitted by: Jennifer Gurreri
Visual merchandiser: David Stein
Retailer’s store: Flip-Side
Retailer: Rolando and Brenda Martinez
Mall: La Plaza Mall (McAllen, TX)
Mall developer: Simon Property Group
Entry submitted by: Emilie Collazo
Retailer’s store: Baby on Board
Retailer: Frank Yu
Mall: Metropolis at Metrotown (Burnaby, BC)
Mall developer: Ivanhoe Cambridge
Entry submitted by: Tania Cerantola
Visual merchandiser: Natalie Tan
Best Promotional Cart
Retailer’s cart: Bath Fitter
Retailer: Aaron Gross
Mall: The Mall at Tuttle Crossing (Dublin, OH)
Mall developer: The Mills Corp
Entry submitted by: Jeanie Haddox
Visual merchandiser: Michelle Argento
Retailer’s cart: 24/7 Real Estate
Retailer: George Kleanthis
Mall: South Park (Charlotte, NC)
Mall developer: Simon Property Group
Entry submitted by: Bethany Jaeger
Visual merchandiser: Thurlow Smith
Retailer’s cart: Why Weight?
Retailer: John Valentine
Mall: Eastland Mall (Columbus, OH)
Mall developer: Glimcher Realty Trust
Entry submitted by: Pat Fleser
Visual merchandiser: Lisa Robinson
In addition to acknowledging innovation and creativity in visual merchandising, the Visual Victories Awards are meant to inspire you and generate ideas that you can use to draw more customers to your cart, kiosk or in-line store.
We salute all of the winners, and the runners-up, who put their blood, sweat and tears into their visual merchandising—and the results speak for themselves.