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May15

Ray Greenly Scholarship Winner and Future Online Retailing Superstar: Melissa Homa

By Ryan Cliche, Director Student Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: May 15, 2012
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Careers in e-commerce and online retailing are on the rise! As a way to encourage career paths in this exciting sector of the industry, Shop.org, NRF’s digital division, established the Ray M. Greenly Scholarship, in honor of a long-time staff member. Melissa Homa, a student at University of Arizona’s Lundgren Center for Retailing, was one [...]

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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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Mar19

“Aspire2Retail Challenge” offers lifelong lessons for student participants

By Lanae Spruce, Guest Blogger, NRF Foundation | Published: March 19, 2012
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Top retail students from across the country are nominated to participate in the American Express-NRF Foundation “Aspire2Retail” Intercollegiate Challenge by their college or university’s program director.  Selected students are then assigned to one area of study in a retail case study problem — ranging from sourcing to merchandising. Team members must work together remotely and [...]

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Feb24

Supply chain operations careers are valuable to companies like Starbucks

By Lanae Spruce, Guest Blogger, NRF Foundation | Published: February 24, 2012
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Does finding the best possible product for a company excite you? Are you constantly on the hunt for the most cost-effective way to complete a task? If you found yourself getting excited about those questions, then a career in supply chain operations may just be your calling. If you’re unfamiliar with supply chain — they’re [...]

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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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