Monthly Archives: January 2009

Jan14

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

By Thomas Welsh | Published: January 14, 2009
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After channeling James Bond and Alice Cooper during my first day of the Big Show, here’s a recap of Day Two (Monday, January 12). Opening Keynote: The Company of the Future: 8:30-9:30AM This was quite a show. After glow-in-the-dark dancers and two shirtless, Adonis-like men from Cirque Le Masque opened the talk, Walmart CEO H. [...]

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Jan13

NWACC Student Visits NYC for the First Time and Blogs about Her Experience – Recaps of Day One and Two at the Big Show

By Amanda_Capron | Published: January 13, 2009
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My name is Amanda Capron. I am president of the Retail Leadership Society at Northwest Arkansas Community College. I am here blogging for you today thanks to a wonderful staff and program at the college. I am a Retail Management major and have been given the great opportunity to come to NYC for the National [...]

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Jan12

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

By Thomas Welsh | Published: January 12, 2009
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My Fellow Retail Enthusiasts, My name is Tom Welsh, I am a graduate student in business at NYU, and due to recent dire economic circumstances, I’ve had to make a tough choice: donate my body to science or get a real job. I have not made up my mind. But to learn more about the [...]

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Jan09

And the Winner Is…

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 9, 2009
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  Participants in the second annual NRF Foundation and American Express aspire2retail Intercollegiate Retail Challenge delivered their presentations to a panel of judges on December 29, 2008. This year’s challenge involved implementing Web 2.0 and social networking tools and technologies. After compiling the judges’ scores, we are pleased to announce Retailnet Consulting as the winning [...]

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Jan06

Calling Student Bloggers!

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 6, 2009
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Calling student bloggers! If you are attending NRF’s Big Show in New York City, and are interested in blogging for NRF Foundation’s Retail Careers Blog, let us know! Post a comment below or send an email to Angela Elder, Director of Certification and Career Development Programs. NRF Foundation would like to enlist college students to [...]

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