Future Branches Boston 2025

June 23 - 24, 2025

The Westin Copley Place, Boston, MA

Tom Ertler

SVP, Creative Director Miller Zell

Tom is a retail designer and creative director focused on brand development, graphic communication, environments design, and implementation. His career spans over 30 years and is distinguished by industry awards and, more importantly, industry results for some of the best-known brands in the world as well as emerging brands.

His diverse client list includes projects for: Whole Foods Market, Walmart, Chick-fil-A, Office Depot, General Motors, Oakley, Krispy Kreme, Buffalo Wild Wings, The Home Depot, Kroger, Mizuno and ExxonMobil.

Tom’s experience includes projects in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America and Asia. Tom has been published by DDI, Convenience Store News and Future Forum with design awards from Chain Store Age, ISP/VM+SD and Shop! Awards Competitions.

Tom is a graduate of The Cleveland Institute of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Industrial Design and Graphic Communication.


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