After interviewing Jerry O’Brien, we decided to get the student’s perspective on Kohl’s Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s spring break trip to China. We talked to Sarah Ackerman, president of the Student Retail Association and asked her to share her experience on international retailing in Hong Kong and Shanghai. UW-Madison has [...]

It’s an exciting time at the Kohl’s Department Stores Center for Retailing Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Thirty students just returned from spending spring break in Hong Kong and Shanghai, completing a one credit course on international retailing.  We asked Jerry O’Brien, the center’s director and Sarah Ackerman, president of the Student Retail Association to tell us [...]

It’s an exciting time at the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona. With the addition of the brand new McClellan Park Building and the upcoming Global Retailing Conference, it’s no wonder that so many alumni return to the Center to pursue advanced degrees as their careers unfold. We asked Melinda [...]

When Drexel University signed on as an NRFF College Partner, I wanted to learn more about how the Design and Merchandising program prepared students for the real world.  They referred me to Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, co-owners of SMAK Parlour in Philadelphia.  After speaking with them, I became so impressed that these two best [...]

A number of students attended this year’s BIG Show as part of study tours with their colleges and universities. The following is a profile of Treena Fischer, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who says she had an experience she’ll never forget! Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison at their exhibit booth in the [...]