Tag Archives: Working in Retail

Jan24

Work in retail? Share your story and win $25,000

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 24, 2012
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NRF’s recently announced “This Is Retail” video contest is a nationwide search to find the most interesting retail stories in America. To participate in the contest, retail employees or business owners should submit a two-minute video sharing their retail story — highlighting how their company positively affects shoppers or the community, their role in the [...]

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May25

Retail: an Inside Look from Customer Service Associate Coordinator for Whole Foods Market

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: May 25, 2011
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Lisa Ohashi started off as a part-time cashier at Whole Foods Market and worked her way up to Customer Service Associate Coordinator, overseeing 22 stores.  Want to know some of the skills Lisa used to help climb up the career ladder?  Check out the latest installment of our Retail: an Inside Look video blog series [...]

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Apr06

Retail: an Inside Look from Assistant Manager, Loyalty for Footlocker, Inc.

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: April 6, 2011
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Jeffrey Neal loves retail because there is an unlimited potential of job opportunities that allow you to follow your passion. As Assistant Manager, Loyalty for Footlocker, Inc., Jeffrey chose to work for a retail company that specialized in his passion: sports. Watch our Retail: an Inside Look video and learn more about what Jeffrey has [...]

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Feb16

Showing the Love for Retail

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: February 16, 2011
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When we’ve interviewed retailers for this blog, we’ve often asked them what they love most about the industry. Many of them have mentioned the competitive and ever-changing environment, and many of them talked about winning over customers. Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store, says it is both of these things: “…It’s ever-changing and that [...]

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Jan05

Vice President at The Container Store Sums Up Her Thirty Years in Retail with One Word: Rewarding!

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: January 5, 2011
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Last year, we interviewed The Container Store‘s CEO, Kip Tindell, when the company launched their “We Love our Employees Day.” In that interview, we asked Mr. Tindell: “Tell me something about your company that most people don’t know.” His response was: “Hmmm. I bet most folks don’t know that our very first employee that we [...]

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