HOLLYWOOD, FL -- With retail stores expanding internationally and integrating new technologies to assist the more savvy consumer, the Association for Retail Environments has focused its 56th Convention and Industry Summit to address those areas.

The Nov. 2-4, 2011, event at the Four Seasons Resort in Palm Beach, Fla., features experts in store design, globalization of the retail environments industry, emerging trends in retail design, and an economic forecast of the industry. Value-oriented networking opportunities, supplier exhibits, and the association's annual meeting are also featured.

This year, the event is opened to all store design firms and industry suppliers. A rebate is available to non-member attendees who join the association. For more information, visit retailenvironments.org.

Source: A.R.E.