Oct 2, 2010
Retailers Gear Up For Key Conference In Dallas

College Station — The Center for Retailing Studies in Mays Business School at Texas A&M University will host its annual Retailing Summit in Dallas Thursday and Friday (Oct. 7-8), with a theme of “The Evolving Customer: Emerging Issues and Future Outlooks.”

Registration closes Monday for the conference, which will be held at the Westin Galleria Hotel. More than 60 companies from across the nation are scheduled to participate, and presenters will touch on topics such as sales techniques, youth marketing, understanding the changed luxury customer, and effective merchandising and branding.

Summit speakers include top executives such as Ken Hicks, chairman and CEO of Foot Locker, Inc.; Larry Magee, chairman, CEO and president of Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC; Garrett Boone, chairman emeritus of The Container Store; Rachel Bishop, divisional VP of strategic planning at Walgreens; Tony Rogers, senior vice president of brand marketing at Walmart and more.

The agenda can be viewed at http://retailingsummit.org/upload/text/Summit_Agenda_8-17-10.pdf and the list of presenters is at http://retailingsummit.org/program_speakers.php.

Hicks’ keynote presentation, “Creating Power Merchandising,” will focus on how to identify, develop, and present big merchandise ideas to maximize sales and expand the customer reach.

Past attendee and speaker, OfficeMax Chairman and CEO Sam Duncan says, ” The Retailing Summit is a tremendous event, where industry leaders share best practices and innovative ideas. The topics are engaging, relevant and applicable to business. I’ve enjoyed collaborating with both fellow presenters and attendees.”

Sponsor partners for the 2010 Retailing Summit include BDO USA, LLP; SAP; Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP; and, the Center for Retailing Studies. Proceeds from the event fund scholarships and programs for students pursuing retailing studies at Texas A&M.

To register, go to www.retailingsummit.org. The $595 rate includes 10 keynote presentations, breakout sessions, meals and a networking reception. Discounts are available for groups, sponsor companies and former students of Texas A&M.

The Center for Retailing Studies, founded in 1983, bridges the academic and business communities by educating the next generation of retail leadership and serving the industry through research and executive education.




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