Category Archives: Educators

Oct29

Lands’ End President’s Thoughts about Retail Careers

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: October 29, 2010
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Lands’ End President Nick Coe offers four pieces of advice for advancing your retail career: (1) be prepared for change, (2) take educated risks, (3) trust your gut, and (4) understand your customer. With more than 25 years of experience, in merchandising and marketing, at companies such as Levi’s, Dockers, and Banana Republic, Mr. Coe [...]

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Oct21

UNT student relishes opportunity to emerge in culture of digital retailers

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: October 21, 2010
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The University of North Texas students who attended Shop.org’s Annual Summit in Dallas were excited to learn about new technologies that enhance customers’ experience, were impressed with the sessions that focused on mobile applications, and were honored to have the opportunity to network with professionals in the industry (and, they liked the hotel too!). Read [...]

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Oct21

UNT student excited to learn about trends in digital retailing and mobile technology

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: October 21, 2010
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We continue our series on the University of North Texas students, who attended the Shop.org Annual Summit in Dallas last month. Our first Q&A featured Kirsten Key, who was amazed at the number of new technologies digital retailers use to enhance the customer experience. Ran Huang was also excited to learn more about trends in [...]

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Oct21

UNT student attends digital retailing conference and is amazed by new technologies to enhance customers’ experiences

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: October 21, 2010
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NRF Foundation loves it when there’s an opportunity for students to get an inside look at what’s happening in the retail industry. The industry is so innovative, so fast-paced, so interesting! We couldn’t have been more thrilled to hear that students from University of North Texas’ Merchandising Programs were able to participate in Shop.org’s Annual [...]

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Sep14

L.L. Bean CEO’s Thoughts About Retail Careers

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: September 14, 2010
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L.L. Bean President and CEO Chris McCormick was recently interviewed on NRF’s BIG Blog about his company’s customer service philosophy (L.L. Bean has been ranked #1 in the Customers’ Choice Awards for the past three years). When Mr. McCormick agreed to the interview, we also wanted to take the opportunity to ask him about his [...]

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