Monthly Archives: January 2009

Jan30

Question of the Week–store associate to CEO

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 30, 2009
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Do you know which of the following companies recently hired a former store associate as the new CEO? Crate & Barrel PetSmart Best Buy Walgreens Visit the NRF Foundation’s Learning Activities webpage, submit your answer, and view the results!

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Jan30

Eastman and Auburn University Unveil Results from Student Design Program

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 30, 2009
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Eastman Chemical Company and the Department of Industrial Design at Auburn University unveiled results from their retail design program, in which students research real-world design challenges and develop cutting-edge displays. The students’ final designs included displays for DVDs, coffee, linens and an overhead “skyline” fixture for self check-out kiosks. The semester-long project was documented by [...]

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Jan15

Florida State University Student Perspective of National Retail Federation’s BIG Show 2009 January 10-13, 2009

By Ashley Cline | Florida State Univeristy | Published: January 15, 2009
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Below is the “RetailNet Consulting” Aspire2Retail Challenge Winning Team together at last! Starting from left:  Ashley Cline (Florida State Univeristy), Sarah Losse (University of Arizona),Samantha Weaver (University of Florida), Alex West (Univeristy of Michigan), and Kyle Bender (University of Wisconsin) This fabulous weekend in New York City was extravagant! Along with meeting and networking with [...]

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Jan15

NYU Grad Student Blogs from Retail’s Big Show–Day Three Recap

By Thomas Welsh | Published: January 15, 2009
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After spending two days at NRF’s Big Show, I was starting to get feel for the place. Here’s a recap of my Day Three (Tuesday, January 13). Retailers Doing Well by Doing Right: 11:00AM-12:00PM The first lecture I went to today was down in Hall E, where I heard Morley Ivers of RecycleBank and Tom [...]

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Jan15

Intercollegiate Retail Challenge Winners Receive Scholarships

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 15, 2009
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Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail Federation, awarded $2,500 scholarships to each of the six students from the winning team of the Intercollegiate Retail Challenge. The students were surprised with the scholarship announcement after making their presentation of their winning strategy to attendees at NRF’s Annual Convention and EXPO on January 11, 2009. [...]

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