A number of students attended this year’s BIG Show as part of study tours with their colleges and universities and have blogged about their experiences as part of NRF Foundation’s collegiate blogger team.  The following is a profile of Marvena Edmond, an MBA student at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Name: Marvena Edmond
University: Tuck [...]

Day 1
This was my first day EVER in New York City. I came with the University of Arizona’s NYC Study Tour and according to my itinerary, this was the only day I had to explore. We had a jam packed week ahead of us filled with super sessions, networking opportunities, and sponsored dinners.  Of course, [...]

It’s day 3 of the Big Show and guess where I am?
Home.
I’m sick…
I know, sad story.
But, I realized something while chugging orange juice for potential Vitamin C power to chug through the day – I’m not going to let being sick get me down.
Just as retailers are being optimistic that the worst is over, I’m [...]

Retailers around the world have gathered at the Jacob Javitz Center for the National Retail Federation’s 2010 BIG Show. And let me tell you, it was BIG (and it was only the first few days)!
I am a fashion scholar student at LIM College, which is located conveniently a hop, skip, and jump away from the [...]

Bright and early this morning, Allen Questrom, Director of Wal Mart Stores, Inc. and speaker at Recasting Retailing Super Session, said, “Retailers are optimistic. If not, we’d be committing suicide.”
In the wild world of wondrous retail, optimism is the biggest ticket to staying afloat in a tough sea of market and competition.  But even more [...]