Tag Archives: Collegiate Blogging Team 2012

Jan18

Sessions at NRF’s convention show us the way of the future

By Elisabeth Greenberg, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 18, 2012
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My hustle to the Big Show began at 6am on Tuesday. I had my blogging materials, umbrella in hand and hit the city streets. I was ready for a busy day; nothing was going to stop me. The day began with “Keeping a Classic Brand Modern“. “Ralph Lauren is about change and pushing the envelope,” [...]

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Jan18

From sustainability to student sessions to a supercomputer: a jam-packed BIG Show

By John Tylko, Student Blogger, Santa Clara University | Published: January 18, 2012
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On Sunday, I finished a red-eye flight from Vegas. The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show had just ended and I was off on a direct flight to New York City. I’d been to the Big Apple before, but never for more than just sightseeing. To me, these few days feel like the first (of many) typical [...]

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Jan17

Cold temps but hot topics at NRF’s BIG Show

By Elisabeth Greenberg, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 17, 2012
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My Monday began with my commute to the Javits Center. After freezing from the 15 degree wind chill, I quickly warmed up by the commotion of the Big Show. My first stop was the opening of the Expo Hall. I was overcome with the amount of booths and vendors that took part in the conference this year. [...]

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Jan16

The first annual NRFSA Business Meeting takes place at NRF’s BIG Show

By Kimberly Steinberg, Student Blogger, Fashion Institute of Technology | Published: January 16, 2012
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During our first annual NRF Student Association meeting, fellow NRFSA student members and professors from 13 universities across the nation gathered to share their experiences and inform each other on what their chapters have been up to since joining the association. After a brief overview of a progress report on a 2011 student faculty survey consisting of statistics of [...]

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Jan16

Speaking Candidly: Lessons Learned from Internship Challenges and Triumphs

By John Tylko, Student Blogger, Santa Clara University | Published: January 16, 2012
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For any student, the greatest reward for academic study is to apply knowledge from the classroom to the hustle and bustle of the real world. At NRF’s BIG Show, students and employers engaged in a conversation about retail internships, in the “Lessons Learned from Internship Challenges and Triumphs” session. Looking back on their summer internships, NRFSA members [...]

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