The Retail Design Institute promotes the advancement and collaborative practice of creating selling environments. We are the retail industry's creative professionals and we were founded to be a collaborative community where ideas, knowledge and passion would be shared at a local level and enable its members to fulfill the fast-paced planning and design needs of retail. Today, our membership includes graphic designers, lighting designers, interior designs, store planners, visual merchandisers, resource designers, brand strategists, educators, trade partners, editors and publishers, and students. We have active Chapters in Atlanta, New England Charlotte, Southern California, New York, Ohio, Pacific Northwest, St. Louis, Sao Paulo, Spain, Minneapolis, Northern California and Toronto. Institute meetings are attended by more than 4,000 members and non-members a year. We are in the process of reactivating and launching new chapters in Dallas and Florida.