About the competition - skillVM (formerly Visual Merchandising)
A Visual Merchandiser creates window and interior displays in shops and department stores. The
main aim is to display merchandise and maximise sales. Essentially, visual merchandising is the ‘
face’ of the store.
Teams are invited to submit mood boards for the opportunity to create a window display at the
live final at the In-Store Show at Earls Court.
Create your own world within a window
Capture your world in a window display. This is your chance to have creative freedom to
design your own planet within a window display. Whether this entirely reflects the brand or shows
inspiration to local connections or global trends is up to you. Stand out from the crowd by
creating an aspiring and entertaining window display. Download the brief for full details.
Competition Brief - Enter by 22nd December 2008 71Kb PDF Document Download
Competition Application Form 94Kb MS Word Doc Download
Entry Levels: Open
Entry Deadline: 22 December 2008
Entry Type: Team competitors
Competition Type: Mixed
Who can enter?
Student category: students working towards a visual merchandising qualification or a
qualification which has a visual merchandising element.
Independent category: those employed in the retail industry in a role which involves visual
merchandising and working in an independent retailer (10 or less stores).
Multiple category: those employed in the retail industry in a role which involves visual merchandising and working in a multiple retailer (11 or more stores).
How many can enter?
The competition is open to teams of up to two members in three separate categories. Each organisations can enter up to a maximum of two teams per category.
Competition structure
Stage one:
Download the entry form and submit it by 22 December 2008 to
sasha.decaires@skillsmartretail.com or
post to: Sasha de Caires, Competitions Co-ordinator, Skillsmart Retail, 93 Newman Street, London,
W1T 3EZ.
Stage two:
Submit the following by 19th January 2009:
- 500 word proposal of your window display to include
- 2 x A3 Mood boards to illustrate your written proposal
See brief for full details
An expert jury will select the top three proposals for each heat from each category to go through to stage three. These will be announced by 30th January 2009 via email.
Stage three:
Top three highest scoring teams from each category are invited to compete at a heat.
Stage four:
The three highest scoring teams that meet the required standard from each category will
be invited to build their display at the live UK final held at the In-Store Show, Earl’s Court,
London:
1. 19th May 2009 – Student category
2. 20th May 2009 – Independent category
3. 21st May 2009 – Multiple category
See
brief
for full details
Further information
For general information about this competition please contact:
Sasha de Caires at Skillsmart Retail
Phone: 020 7462 5068
Email:
sasha.decaires@skillmartretail.com
Web:
www.skillVM.com
Further opportunities
There is a City & Guilds qualification available for this competition.
There is the possibility of progressing to a
EuroSkills competition.
Competition partners
The competition is organised by Sasha Decaires of Skills Smart Retail.