Next Up for NADI

The National Association of Display Industries has drafted a new mission statement and set of goals designed to elevate the visibility of the association and its members and increase their contributions to the retail industry.

The new mission statement, created during a two-day strategic planning meeting involving members of NADI's board of directors and staff at Walt Disney Imagineering in Orlando, recognizes the increasingly global nature of retail and the visual merchandising industry. It reads: “NADI globally supports the collaboration of retailers, designers and producers by promoting innovative selling environments.” Also drafted was a set of goals for the group that the full NADI board is expected to approve at an upcoming meeting.

“This is an exciting time for the visual merchandising industry and the forward momentum of the association,” says Dan Evans, president of NADI and sevencontinents (Toronto).

NADI, based in Hollywood, Fla., is a non-profit organization that has represented the visual merchandising industry since 1942. Its membership includes manufacturers, suppliers and retailers involved in the visual merchandising industry.