Author Archives: Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation

May18

Retail Training Program Expands to Egypt

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: May 18, 2010
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NRFF Executive Director, Kathy Mance, and Director of Retail Learning Solutions, Sarah Conrad, traveled to Alexandria, Egypt to present at a conference of 1,000 members of the Chamber of Commerce.  As part of the opening ceremony, Kathy officially signed an agreement with Chamber Chairman Ahmed El Wakil to develop and localize a Retail Training and [...]

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May04

Student group travels to China to study international retail, Part Two

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: May 4, 2010
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After interviewing Jerry O’Brien, we decided to get the student’s perspective on Kohl’s Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s spring break trip to China. We talked to Sarah Ackerman, president of the Student Retail Association and asked her to share her experience on international retailing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. UW-Madison has [...]

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May04

Student group travels to China to study international retailing, Part One

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: May 4, 2010
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It’s an exciting time at the Kohl’s Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Thirty students just returned from spending spring break in Hong Kong and Shanghai, completing a one credit course on international retailing.  We asked Jerry O’Brien, the center’s director and Sarah Ackerman, president of the Student Retail Association to tell us [...]

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Apr14

NRFF retail curriculum success spreads to China

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: April 14, 2010
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NRF Foundation’s Executive Director, Kathy Mance, traveled to Beijing, China earlier this month to follow up on a training program first delivered in December.  While there, Kathy watched a retail training program in action (and delivered in Chinese!), tasted new cuisine and climbed the Great Wall of China. But what excited her most was learning about the retail opportunities [...]

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Mar16

Director of the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing Shares the Reasons Students Keep Coming Back

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: March 16, 2010
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It’s an exciting time at the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona. With the addition of the brand new McClellan Park Building and the upcoming Global Retailing Conference, it’s no wonder that so many alumni return to the Center to pursue advanced degrees as their careers unfold. We asked Melinda [...]

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