Walton College retail research center to hold industry conference
Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008
The Center for Retailing Excellence in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is sponsoring its eighth annual full-day conference for the retail industry titled "Growing in Today's Retail Environment."
The conference, designed for members of the retail and vendor industries, will be held Thursday at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers.
The conference program includes • Bill Simon, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Wal-Mart Stores Division • John E. Fleming, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Wal-Mart Stores Division • Stephen Quinn, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Wal-Mart Stores Division • Kathy Deck, director, Center for Business and Economic Research, Sam M. Walton College of Business • Javier A. Reyes, assistant professor, department of economics, Sam M. Walton College of Business • Adam Werbach (former CEO of Act Now ), Saatchi & Saatchi • Bryan Gildenberg, chief knowledge officer, MVI Sponsors of the conference include MARS Advertising, Energizer, All You magazine, ConAgra Foods, The J. M. Smucker Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
The day before the conference, Wednesday, the center is holding its eighth annual golf tournament sponsored by Crossmark at the Springdale Country Club to raise money for student scholarships.
For more information and to register, call 575-6812 or go online at: http: // cre. uark. edu / 571. asp.
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