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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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Jan15

NYU Grad Student Blogs from Retail’s Big Show–Day Three Recap

By Thomas Welsh | Published: January 15, 2009
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After spending two days at NRF’s Big Show, I was starting to get feel for the place. Here’s a recap of my Day Three (Tuesday, January 13). Retailers Doing Well by Doing Right: 11:00AM-12:00PM The first lecture I went to today was down in Hall E, where I heard Morley Ivers of RecycleBank and Tom [...]

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Jan15

Intercollegiate Retail Challenge Winners Receive Scholarships

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 15, 2009
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Shop.org, the digital division of the National Retail Federation, awarded $2,500 scholarships to each of the six students from the winning team of the Intercollegiate Retail Challenge. The students were surprised with the scholarship announcement after making their presentation of their winning strategy to attendees at NRF’s Annual Convention and EXPO on January 11, 2009. [...]

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Jan14

NYU Grad Student Blogs from Retail’s Big Show–Day Two Recap

By Thomas Welsh | Published: January 14, 2009
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After channeling James Bond and Alice Cooper during my first day of the Big Show, here’s a recap of Day Two (Monday, January 12). Opening Keynote: The Company of the Future: 8:30-9:30AM This was quite a show. After glow-in-the-dark dancers and two shirtless, Adonis-like men from Cirque Le Masque opened the talk, Walmart CEO H. [...]

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Jan13

NWACC Student Visits NYC for the First Time and Blogs about Her Experience – Recaps of Day One and Two at the Big Show

By Amanda_Capron | Published: January 13, 2009
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My name is Amanda Capron. I am president of the Retail Leadership Society at Northwest Arkansas Community College. I am here blogging for you today thanks to a wonderful staff and program at the college. I am a Retail Management major and have been given the great opportunity to come to NYC for the National [...]

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