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	 WD Partners garners six best-of-retail design
	 awards for grocery, c-store, and restaurant projects</span>
	 <p><em>Benihana, The Home Depot Fuel, TravelCenters
	     of America Goasis, and Supervalu &quot;Premium Fresh
	   and Healthy&quot; stores are honored</em></p>
	 <p>Leading retail design and development firm WD
	   Partners has won six national design awards for
	   retail and restaurant projects opened in 2006.
	   The annual competitions' results are highly regarded,
	   and are used by retail and restaurant companies
	   searching for a shortlist of &quot;hot&quot; firms
	   for upcoming projects. The competitions were judged
	   by marketing and design managers from national
	   retailers, such as Bank of America, Harley Davidson
	   and Neiman Marcus, as well as trade publication
	   editors and other design professionals.</p>
	 <p>WD Partners' winning projects include:</p>
	 <p>Benihana, a theatrical new restaurant designed
	   to reinvigorate the 43-year old brand, as well
	   as improve the effectiveness of the restaurants'
	   operations. Benihana received awards in three competitions:
	   a First Place, Chain Store Age's &quot;Retail Store
	   of the Year&quot;; an Honorable Mention, Institute
	   of Store Planners/VM+SD International Retail Design
	   Competition; and a Grand Prize from the NASFM (National
	   Assn. of Store Fixture Manufacturers) Retail Design
	   Awards.</p>
	 <p>The Home Depot Fuel, a new c-store format designed
	   to serve The Home Depot's contractor customer.
	   Chain Store Age's &quot;Retail Store of the Year&quot; Special
	   Award for Brand Extension.</p>
	 <p>TravelCenters' Goasis, a &quot;next generation&quot; highway
	   rest stop. Chain Store Age's &quot;Retail Store
	   of the Year&quot; Special Award for Customer Amenities.</p>
	 <p>Albertsons/Supervalu's &quot;Premium Fresh &amp; Healthy,&quot; an
	   upscale store design for the neighborhood market
	   that emphasizes fresh food departments and organics.
	   Chain Store Age's &quot;Retail Store of the Year&quot; Honorable
	   Mention.</p>
	 <p>The company was also recently named as the 2nd
	   largest retail design and architecture firm in
	   the nation. The industry rankings were announced
	   in the January/February issue of Retail Construction
	   Magazine, and in the March issue of Display and
	   Design Ideas. More than 22 million square feet
	   and 2,000 retail and restaurant projects were completed
	   for retailers and restaurants such as Starbucks,
	   Arby's, Wawa, Wendy's, Cosi, and Safeway.</p>	 <br>
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