"IRDC is one of the most relevant seminars to the work I do as a retail designer. The seminars and events are well designed and give me real world information that I can use at my job every day." – Target
"IRDC is my go-to place for industry trends and building relationships. Every time I attend, I walk away with new information that helps me look at my business differently, and sparks new ideas to evolve our business model. IRDC is a must for any retail related business." – Soft Surroundings
"This was the first IRDC conference that I have attended and what a great experience it was. The sessions helped to get my creative and inspirational juices flowing. The interactive sessions were great and I gained a lot of insight from the various speakers." – Modern Home & Hardware
"IRDC was nonstop inspiration fuel! I loved interacting with fellow retail professionals and hearing their stories, challenges, and ambitions. I feel I made several wonderful connections and would definitely attend in the future." –Harvest HOC
"IRDC provides me with an amazing venue to connect with industry peers, understand and relate to current retail trends and to network with current and new vendors. It's truly one of the most valuable industry events of the year!" – Orchard Supply Hardware
"This conference gave me a new perspective of the impact of my designs in the community…and gave me the inspirational boost that I was needing at this time of my professional career to keep generating creative and meaningful design solutions." – H-E-B Grocery Co.
"As a retailer attending for the first time, I found the educational sessions very worthwhile and definitely left me with lots of great ideas. The opportunity to network with movers and shakers in the industry was hugely beneficial and I made some great connections." – RBC Royal Bank
"IRDC was an excellent opportunity to meet with other retailers and share what we're all working on, what challenges we're having and where we're having success. The large variety of seminars was excellent, as it gave everyone the option of choosing what was more pertinent to them." – Kit & Ace
"It was my first time attending IRDC and it was great! I was amazed to be there in the middle of those other hundreds of attendees from many spots around the globe, with many opportunities to learn from them, to meet new people, to visit a new city…Amazing experience and such a good energy around the event!" – be.bo Design
"IRDC is always a great learning experience, but the best part of this conference is talking to designers from all walks of the industry in a non-competitive setting. We just don't get many opportunities to do that anymore. Love talking to all my brothers and sisters in 'the struggle' to promote the power of design." – WD Partners
"Intimate, interactive, fun, and engaging! IRDC is where retailers and designers go to learn and make connections to last a lifetime." – Watt International
"The IRDC is an excellent hub for feeling the pulse of retail design. Many experts from many fields of retail and design honestly shared successes and challenges in the new age of retail." – Eos Lightmedia
"The IRDC offers an intimate look into the current trends, challenges and future opportunities of experiential design and innovation specific to the retail industry among fellow like-minded visual merchandisers." – Float4
"An eye-opening and fantastic opportunity to engage with like-minded people from the other side of the world." – TRG - The Retail Group
"I loved connecting with people from all over who have a similar day to day work environment and really understand the challenges/stresses/achievements we all go through." – Quadrangle
"The IRDC conference is an incredible opportunity to meet leaders and trend setters withing the design industry. I am able to walk away with a better understanding of current and future trends which allows me to be a vital team member." – Kraido
"We are in a challenging time in the retail industry. IRDC is one of the best ways to stay connected with those at the forefront of the retail and experience design business. It's all about making human connections and this is where the experts go to learn and share how to make that happen for business." – CESO Inc
"I've met some of my closest professional collaborators at IRDC. It shouldn't be a surprise as we all share so many interests, but these folks have become some of my best friends." – HUSH
"My go-to conference each year. I always leave feeling enlightened, energized and inspired. It's become the pulse of retail design." – Chute Gerdeman
"This conference is a terrific opportunity to connect with key retailers, allowing us to build ongoing relationships and valuable rapport through brand awareness and engagement. Plus IRDC's educational sessions and roundtable discussions provide our team with timely, on-trend industry insights and inspiration that relates to our product line." – OPTO International, Inc.
"IRDC was a valuable connection and learning event that refreshes strategic thinking to both align with and challenge our peers. An annual reminder of how to best work together on our similar initiatives helps all our separate businesses achieve continued success." – Cubic Visual Systems
"Attendance and participation at IRDC helps level set the base for future retail design and trends that are applicable to our business." – AGI