Tag Archives: Florida State University

Feb09

Future Face of Retail: Tamara Smith, Florida State University

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: February 9, 2012
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The NRF Student Association is making sure to keep the best and the brightest students. A member of the  ”Aspire 2 Retail” Intercollegiate Challenge team, Florida State University‘s Tamara Smith is focused on her next goal — a career in retail. Read more to learn about Tamara’s experience and her dream job. Why do you [...]

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Oct14

15 Colleges commit to NRF Student Association; 3 ways Students can get involved

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: October 14, 2011
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Last week, NRF Foundation announced the launch of the National Retail Federation Student Association (NRFSA). The vision of the NRFSA is to foster and recruit talented students into the retailing industry, enhance their educational experience and help them build an early network of peers who will become leaders within the industry. “NRF’s Student Association will [...]

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Apr18

Florida State University’s Retail Center: shaping tomorrow’s leaders and advancing retailing

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: April 18, 2011
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As colleges and universities get ready to send out a new crop of graduates into the working world this Spring, we decided now would be a good time to check in with one of our university partners, Florida State University, and find out what’s happening at their Center for Retail Merchandising and Product Development. We [...]

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Dec29

Student team wins challenge and heads to NYC

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: December 29, 2009
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Congratulations to Global Furnishings, winners of the third annual Intercollegiate Retail Challenge hosted by NRF Foundation and American Express.  During this year’s challenge, students evaluated the risks and rewards of expanding operations of a well established, modestly-priced furniture store into China in order to test how the company’s brand and product line would be received. [...]

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Jan15

Florida State University Student Perspective of National Retail Federation’s BIG Show 2009 January 10-13, 2009

By Ashley Cline | Florida State Univeristy | Published: January 15, 2009
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Below is the “RetailNet Consulting” Aspire2Retail Challenge Winning Team together at last! Starting from left:  Ashley Cline (Florida State Univeristy), Sarah Losse (University of Arizona),Samantha Weaver (University of Florida), Alex West (Univeristy of Michigan), and Kyle Bender (University of Wisconsin) This fabulous weekend in New York City was extravagant! Along with meeting and networking with [...]

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