7th Annual Store Design Contest
ENTRY DEADLINE: July 1, 2012
CLICK HERE to download the 2012 entry form.
In 2011, 12 convenience stores were recognized for setting the standard in store design and innovation. Their designs focused on originality, sustainability and blending nostalgia with modern convenience. In 2012, YOU too could be recognized as one of the visionary leaders in c-store design when you enter the Convenience Store News Store Design Contest.
Convenience Store News will present awards in the following categories:
· Best Original Store Design (a new-build)
· Best Interior Design (a new-build)
· Best Low Cost Remodel (less than $100,000)
· Best Mid-Budget Remodel ($100,000-$250,000)
· “The Sky's the Limit” Remodel (more than $250,000)
· Best “Green” Design
Construction of eligible store designs and remodels must have been completed between January 2011 and February 2012.
ENTRY RULES:
1. Entries are due no later than July 1, 2012. All others may be disqualified.
2. Clearly indicate the award category you are entering.
Award categories include:
• Best Original Store Design (a new-build)
• Best Interior Design (a new-build)
• Best “Green” Design
• Best Low Cost Remodel (less than $100,000)
• Best Mid-Budget Remodel ($100,000- $250,000)
• “The Sky's the Limit” Remodel (more than $250,000)
3. Multiple entries in each category are permitted as long as the designs are different and unique.
4. All entries must include a completed official entry form, a brief description of the store, design/remodel objectives, challenges and results (i.e. sales, customer traffic, etc.), as well as before-and-after images. Please enclose a MAC format disk with an Illustrator EPS or high-res jpeg/tiff of your store(s) before and after if applicable, as well as your company logo (retailer and designer). These images will be used to judge entries and for the awards and editorial coverage.
5. Construction of eligible store designs and remodels must have been completed between January 2011 and February 2012. Concept designs not yet constructed and open for business are ineligible. Previous winning designs should not be entered.
6. Send entries and supporting materials all in the same package to:
Don Longo, Convenience Store News
111 Town Square Place, Suite 400
Jersey City, NJ 07310.
7. Each entry requires a handling fee of $125. Checks should be made payable to Stagnito Media.
8. Winners will receive an engraved award, and recognition and coverage in an issue of Convenience Store News.
9. Entries will be judged on innovation, creativity and the positive impact of the overall design and/or remodel on the retail business.
10. Judging and voting will be conducted by a Blue Ribbon Panel of editors and writers of Convenience Store News and other Stagnito Media trade magazines.
ENTRY DEADLINE: July 1, 2012
CLICK HERE to see the 2011 winners.
CLICK HERE to download the 2012 entry form.
