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The Retail Design Expo gets ready to kick off with this year’s offering at Olympia next month.

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Retail Design Expo 2017
8 – 9 May
London Olympia

Words by Emily Martin

One of Europe’s leading annual events for retail design, marketing, visual merchandising, architecture and shopfitting returns to London’s Olympia next month, heralded by show organisers as the biggest yet.

Showcasing solutions from designers, architects, shopfitters and specialist contractors Reatil Design Expo is co-located with the ever-growing Retail Business Technology Expo (RBTE) and Retail Digital Signage Expo to serve as a one-stop-shop for the retail design trade.

New events for this year’s show include the VM Christmas Market, and the VM Christmas Awards, which will see an expert panel recognise the top festive displays of 2016.

The event also sees a return of the Retail Design Student Awards, with entrants tackling live briefs from Majestic Wine, Pret a Manger and Adidas. The awards scheme is supported by top design agencies as well as leading retailers and brands.