24 THOSE AUTUMN LEAVES
Store windows in Paris and Milan offer a glimpse to the coming fall season.

28 THE KING OF CLUBS
Read why Costco has been chosen as the 2008 VMSD/Peter Glen Retailer of the Year.

30 HOW SHOPKO GOT ITS SOUL BACK
Shopko's new, bold format brings some storytelling magic to the Midwest.

34 OUT WITH THE OLD
Seven winners in this year's Retail Renovation Competition show how to transform outdated into award-winning.

12 FROM THE EDITOR

14 VMSD EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

16 THE GOODS

22 SECTOR SPOTLIGHT
Consumer electronics rides the high-tech wave

48 CREATIVE KICKSTARTS
The city is the canvas for fresh thinking in these troubled times

52 VMSD SHOWROOM
Lighting

62 AD INDEX

64 CHECKING OUT
Justin Poole

On the cover Gaylord, an Indian restaurant on Beverly Hills' La Cienega Boulevard, underwent a year-long makeover to becoming the more modern (and renamed) Tanzore restaurant. The stunning results earned it the 2008 Renovation of the Year in VMSD's annual competition.

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ELECTRIC RIDE
Tesla Motors showroom educates drivers about its electric sports cars.

PERFORMANCE ART
Milwaukee's Marcus Center glows with light paintings.

THE KING LIVES
Disney's "The Lion King" celebrates its reign on the Broadway stage with an anniversary exhibition.

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