2016 Globalshop

Harry Cunningham
Vice President, Retail Brand Experience
Vera Bradley + goodMRKT


Harry Cunningham is currently the Vice President of Retail Brand Experience at Vera Bradley, as well as the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the innovative retail concept goodMRKT. As Vice President at Vera Bradley, he oversees the development of leading-edge customer retail experiences and collaborations. As Co-Founder and Creative Director of goodMRKT, he fostered the groundbreaking retail concept from ideation through launch, while coordinating every phase of its development including branding, store design, customer experience, merchandising and partnership development. During his time with Vera Bradley, Cunningham has successfully orchestrated the launch of several new flagship stores including locations in Disney Springs, Florida and the Soho district of New York City. Prior to joining Vera Bradley, he served as Senior Vice President of Store Planning, Design and Visual Merchandising at Saks Fifth Avenue where he directed the revitalization of Saks’ full line store design and oversaw its legendary holiday window displays. Previously, Cunningham held design and visual merchandising roles with legacy retailers Liz Claiborne and Dillard's. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Markopoulos Award from design:retail magazine in recognition of his outstanding achievement and contributions in visual merchandising and store design. A passionate industry ambassador, he is an Emeritus Member of the PAVE Board of Directors, having previously served as Vice President and President during his 10+ year tenure. Cunningham also holds several membership positions on educational advisory boards including LIM in New York City and FIDM in Los Angeles.

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