Not only will it give our students the creative freedom to develop their store layout and merchandising ideas in 3D, it will also equip them with a level of technological expertise that very few Australian visual merchandisers currently possess,” Kerry Little, Head Teacher of Visual Merchandising, Sydney TAFE “We’re very excited about incorporating Mockshop software into our courses. “Implementing Mockshop will allow our students to work and learn at such a quicker pace, and with more industry focus too… This will give our students an edge on other graduates and ultimately make them more employable.” Peter Taylor, Hugh Baird College, Liverpool Just as importantly, seeing how their collections can be displayed in those stores will allow them to consider the commercial aspects of their designs too.” Tony Morgan, Head of Visual Merchandising, The Fashion Retail Academy Having the chance to design their own ‘virtual’ store is critical when demonstrating their creativity. “Producing a 3D floor plan with Mockshop will give students a sense of scale and perspective that other programs do not offer. “We pride ourselves on our innovative approach to excellence in retail training, and we have found that the ‘Mockshop’ system certainly delivers what it says on the tin! It is extremely user friendly and yet delivers a high quality 3D visual floor plan for existing spaces or businesses at the concept stage.” George Elliott, The Source, Sheffield (Retail Trainer of the Year 2010) Here’s how a few educators have described their intent.” “By adopting Mockshop in their curricula these educational institutions have added practical job skills as well as academic prowess to deliver a better prepared pool of talent for recruitment by retailers and brands (some of those students have already been hired by leading retailers, such as Macy’s). “vrSoftware is sponsoring this competition to promote awareness of ‘Visual Retailing’ and the contributory role of Visual Merchandising to excellence in the Retail industry,” said Len Horridge, Educational Manager, vrSoftware. See attached ‘Call for Competition Entries’ form for details and prizes. VrSoftware™, the market leading provider of “Visual Retailing” software solutions, announced its 2011 Visual Merchandising Competition for students at more than 150 educational establishments worldwide now using “ vrSoftware Mockshop®” as part of their curricula.

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