Readers Sound Off on Recent Issues of VMSD

HERE IS SOME recent feedback from our readers about our latest VMSD issues. To have your voice heard, send your feedback or critiques for consideration to vmsd@smartworkmedia.com or join our BrainSquad by visiting here and answer questions on relevant monthly surveys. Thank you to all our readers!

• “Thinking and rethinking VMSD… I once again focused on the last few issues and I think it’s worth a shout out to the VMSD team for spinning on, for moving our industry forward with insight and information, being we as visual minds have a passion to ‘go on’ and during a time of so much retail change and directions we never dreamed. VMSD’s mindset has been a steady force to push visual on as a machine … toward thinking and rethinking. Full speed ahead!” — Tom Beebe, Creative Consultant, Stylist, Window Wizard
• “Just a quick shout out of gratitude for the continued energy, good news/bad news, insights/trends, rising stars to us, shall we say, ‘more seasoned,’ a.k.a. ‘older’ industry changemakers. You and team bring a moment in this chaotic world we live in to quickly catch up on all the things we hold so dear ensuring we are all being energized by the creativity of our industry. Thank you!” — Bevan Bloemendaal, Senior Principal, Chief Brand & Creative Officer, NELSON Worldwide
• “Keep up the great work and keep focused on real retail and all that supports it, keep your high standards! Continued success.” — Sandra Garratt, SG Design LLC
• “Congratulations on VMSD’s 125th anniversary milestone! What a fantastic article by Eric Feigenbaum in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue. Great recap of the history of VMSD, starting with the surprising leadership in the early days by the author of the Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum (who knew!), and charting the course of retailing in the U.S. over 125 years. As the owner of Econoco Corp., a 98-year-old family business, we have been a witness to all the retail history described in the article. Way to go VMSD staff on a great read. Looking forward to another 125 years of great writing!” — Barry Rosenberg, CEO, Econoco Corp., Hicksville, N.Y.
• “I always look forward to the Holiday Windows recap and the 2022 edition was awesome!” — Don Bona, Lead Retail Store Designer, A&T
• “Dear Editor: Your Retail Buzz [webpage] is all one-year-old stories. Where’s the new buzz?”
  Editor’s note: Thank you for your feedback! The Retail Buzz section on vmsd.com houses some of our items from “The Goods” section of the magazine, including our Two-Minute Tours, quick snapshots of cities through a retail lens. Be sure to check out our Headlines which are updated Monday through Friday, as well as the Design Galleries and Perspectives section – we post new projects that are “On Our Radar” in the galleries and feature new blogs from industry insiders weekly.