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VMSD’s 2021 Designer Dozen: Future Proofing

VMS

That’s why in 2012 we created VMSD’s annual Designer Dozen awards program to recognize retail’s rising stars, ages 35 and under, who are making their mark on an industry that is poised on the cusp of reinvention. How and why did you get into retail design/visual merchandising? Paul Rivera, Courtesy of Gensler.

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From frumpy to fashionable: the triumphant turnaround of M&S Clothing

Retail Gazette

Price had previously worked at M&S as trading director from 2005 until 2012 but left because it “was drifting in the wrong direction”. Instead visual merchandising has transformed the store, with dynamic displays using neon-lit areas to spotlight customer favourites within its clothing department.

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