Tag Archives: Spencer Gifts

May17

Jay H. Baker Retailing Center: training students to take leadership roles in the retailing world

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: May 17, 2011
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Given NRF Foundation’s extensive involvement with college and university retail programs across the country, we were thrilled to hear that STORES would be interviewing Barbara Kahn, the new Director of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center at  The Wharton School. In our continuation of that interview, we find out more about the Retailing Center’s programs, impressive [...]

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Feb16

You’ve told the one you love, so now tell us… why you love retail!

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: February 16, 2010
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Valentine’s Day is over.  You bought the flowers, the gifts and shared the romantic dinner. I can’t help but think about a different kind of love – a love for working in retail. What I love about this industry is that it provides a niche for everyone, whether it’s sales, marketing, buying, supply chain or [...]

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Oct23

“Retailing from Day One got in my veins”

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: October 23, 2009
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If you are a reader of NRF’s BIG Blog, you may have read the interview with Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spencer Gifts. If not, here’s an excerpt from the man who says, “Retailing from Day One got in my veins.” NRF Foundation’s Retail Careers Community may be particularly interested in finding out how Steven became [...]

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