HOLLYWOOD, FL -- The Association of Retail Environments (A.R.E.) is accepting entries for the 41st annual A.R.E. Design Awards.

Designers of  retail store and store elements can enter multiple projects online.

A.R.E. Design Awards 16 categories, plus svene add-ons,  include: sustainability, store fixtures, visual merchandising, lighting, in-store communications, flooring and wall treatments.

A.R.E. members paid in full qualify for dramatic discounts on entries. Those who enter by the early-bird deadline, Dec. 1 qualify for a discount-red entry fee. The final deadline is Dec. 15, 2011.

Learn more at retailenvironments.org.