VM&RD Awards is back to salute excellence

The much awaited  VM&RD Awards is back with its 7th edition, to be held on January 30, 2014, at The Westin Mumbai, Goregaon East, Mumbai. Organized by VJ Media Works and debuting in 2007, the VM&RD Awards has come a long way, becoming a platform that celebrates and recognizes best practices and innovations in retail design and visual merchandising across the Indian retail sector. This year the Awards being a stand-alone event, without being held under the banner of In Store Asia, will be an exclusive show for the first time.
 
Also, the Awards will have two additional categories this year, a testimony to the growing importance of the Awards and also the changing dynamics in the  retail industry itself. After all,  the recent change in customer expectations and globalization have had a significant impact on the Indian shopping environment and experience. This has challenged retailers to respond with new and innovative retail concepts and design to sustain their business. Making this happen are the behind-the-scene heroes -- the designers, visual merchandisers, service providers and suppliers   The Awards is a tribute to them.  On the whole the VM&RD Retail Design Awards 2014 will comprise 25 award categories. Click here for details: http://www.instoreasia.org/categories_2014.html
 
The entries will be judged by a jury encompassing well-known retail and design professionals across the globe, who will select the best in each category. They will judge the entries through a very sophisticated process to pick the best in each category. To know more about the jury, click here:  http://www.instoreasia.org/jury_2014.html

The nationwide competition builds up to culminate in a glitzy evening of the award ceremony where the winners will take the grand stage. In fact, this year the competition is expected to be tougher, tighter and bigger across all the categories including the additional new categories added this year.