Author Archives: Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation

Apr10

Vice President of Visual Merchandising at OfficeMax on a career in retail: time flies when you’re having fun

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: April 10, 2012
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Chuck Luckenbill, Vice President of Visual Merchandising at OfficeMax, has had a rich career in retail. Luckenbill has held senior leadership positions in visual merchandising and store design with Kohl’s, Carson Pirie Scott & Co. and Dayton-Hudson Department Stores, before joining OfficeMax in 2007. In our joint NRF STORES interview, he shares a lot of [...]

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Feb17

Economist, Author & Historian Marc Levinson shares retail lessons learned from A&P

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: February 17, 2012
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Marc Levinson is a jack of many trades — he’s an author, economist, and historian. In our joint interview with STORES, Marc shares his passion for small businesses, the changing environment of grocery retail, and discusses his new book — The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America. What made you decide [...]

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Feb09

Future Face of Retail: Tamara Smith, Florida State University

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: February 9, 2012
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The NRF Student Association is making sure to keep the best and the brightest students. A member of the  ”Aspire 2 Retail” Intercollegiate Challenge team, Florida State University‘s Tamara Smith is focused on her next goal — a career in retail. Read more to learn about Tamara’s experience and her dream job. Why do you [...]

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Feb06

Specialty lingerie entrepreneur Claire Chambers shares secrets to her success

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: February 6, 2012
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Claire Chambers is the founder and CEO of Journelle, a specialty lingerie chain with three stores in New York City, one in Miami, and plans to expand nationally. A previous Katzenbach Partners consultant, she decided to leave the corporate life behind to become more in control of her career. Motivated by a desire to “own” [...]

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Jan24

Work in retail? Share your story and win $25,000

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 24, 2012
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NRF’s recently announced “This Is Retail” video contest is a nationwide search to find the most interesting retail stories in America. To participate in the contest, retail employees or business owners should submit a two-minute video sharing their retail story — highlighting how their company positively affects shoppers or the community, their role in the [...]

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