Author Archives: Maria Roberts, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology

Jan21

Why Retail Needs Social Commerce

By Maria Roberts, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 21, 2011
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The Javits Convention Center remained jam-packed full of retailers on the third day of NRF’s Big Show. I decided to try and catch one of the B!G Ideas sessions before I had to go and work the FIT booth in the Expo Hall. By the time the session began at 11:30, there was standing room [...]

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Jan11

Dramatic Changes in Consumers

By Maria Roberts, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 11, 2011
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Monday got off to a great start with the Super Session: Consumer 2020: What Lies Ahead for the Retail Industry. There were five influential speakers that took part in the conversation, including: Alison Paul (Vice Chairman of Deloitte), Cathy Green (President of Food Lion), Andrew Higginson (Chief Executive of Retailing Services of Tesco), Ira Kalish (Global [...]

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Jan10

Retail Recruiting: Speed Networking Style

By Maria Roberts, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 10, 2011
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The networking luncheon for students and retailers was a fast-paced and high energy event that took place at NRF’s BIG Show on Sunday. The event kicked-off with a welcome message from Mr. Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store. In his speech, there were two great messages that he shared — the first being: “Retail is Detail”. [...]

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