JCPenney CEO’s Thoughts about Retail Careers
JCPenney Chairman and CEO, Myron (Mike) Ullman’s career in retail spans more than two decades. Mr. Ullman has had the opportunity to work in a broad range of organizations – he literally went from the...
View ArticleMacy’s CEO on turning a part-time seasonal position into a full-time retail...
Over a year ago, we highlighted an interview with Terry Lundgren, President, Chairman and CEO of Macy’s, Inc. In that interview, Mr. Lundgren shared why he loves this business. After 30 years working...
View ArticleMeet Retail’s Future Talent
Attention Retail Talent Recruiters: we have an opportunity for you! NRF Foundation has added a new feature – a retail talent networking luncheon – to this year’s NRF BIG Show to honor the 100th...
View ArticleRetail Recruiting: Speed Networking Style
The networking luncheon for students and retailers was a fast-paced and high energy event that took place at NRF’s BIG Show on Sunday. The event kicked-off with a welcome message from Mr. Kip Tindell,...
View ArticleNetwork Until I Die
Day one of NRF’s Big Show makes the entire three days look promising. First thing on the agenda was a Student Networking Luncheon. Even at midnight, the excitement hadn’t subsided. I got to speak to...
View ArticleTalkin’’bout my generation…
Theme of the day can be captured in the words sung by The Who: “Talkin’ ’bout my generation”. Today’s sessions may have touched on varying topics, but they all led back to one thing – how to reach the...
View ArticleIntroducing our Collegiate Bloggers at NRF’s 100th Annual Convention
There are nearly 100 college students in attendance at NRF’s 100th Annual Convention in New York City. We’ve enlisted a few to help us recap the educational sessions, share convention experiences, and...
View ArticleFlorida State University’s Retail Center: shaping tomorrow’s leaders and...
As colleges and universities get ready to send out a new crop of graduates into the working world this Spring, we decided now would be a good time to check in with one of our university partners,...
View ArticleJay H. Baker Retailing Center: training students to take leadership roles in...
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...
View ArticleRising Retail Star: University of Arizona student talks about his summer...
It comes as no surprise that students who’ve participated in an internship program are in higher demand for jobs after graduation. David Shapiro, a senior at the University of Arizona, spent his summer...
View Article15 Colleges commit to NRF Student Association; 3 ways Students can get involved
Last week, NRF Foundation announced the launch of the National Retail Federation Student Association (NRFSA). The vision of the NRFSA is to foster and recruit talented students into the retailing...
View ArticleKelli Hollinger, of Texas A&M’s Center for Retail Studies, on internship...
The Center for Retail Studies at Texas A&M University was started in the early 1980′s, and has since prepared thousands of students for professional careers in retailing. The Center recently joined...
View ArticleIntroducing our Collegiate Blogging Team at NRF’s BIG Show
There are nearly 100 college students in attendance at NRF’s Annual Convention in New York City. We’ve enlisted a few of them to help us recap the educational sessions, share convention experiences,...
View ArticleSpeaking Candidly: Lessons Learned from Internship Challenges and Triumphs
For any student, the greatest reward for academic study is to apply knowledge from the classroom to the hustle and bustle of the real world. At NRF’s BIG Show, students and employers engaged in a...
View ArticleThe first annual NRFSA Business Meeting takes place at NRF’s BIG Show
During our first annual NRF Student Association meeting, fellow NRFSA student members and professors from 13 universities across the nation gathered to share their experiences and inform each other on...
View ArticleStudents’ (and a Retailer’s) Impressions of NRF’s BIG Show
While waiting for a session to begin, I took the opportunity to interview Elizabeth Gurtowski and Alicia Crasto, fellow NFSA members of mine from Fashion Institute of Technology. They were happy to...
View ArticleFuture Face of Retail: Tamara Smith, Florida State University
The NRF Student Association is making sure to keep the best and the brightest students. A member of the ”Aspire 2 Retail” Intercollegiate Challenge team, Florida State University‘s Tamara Smith is...
View ArticleMeasuring “The American Dream” helped retailers find the right employees
From left: Chris Manolis, Amit Sen, Greg Smith Measuring the “American Dream” wasn’t quite possible — until professors Amit Sen, Greg Smith, and Chris Manolis put together the American Dream Composite...
View Article“Aspire2Retail Challenge” offers lifelong lessons for student participants
Top retail students from across the country are nominated to participate in the American Express-NRF Foundation “Aspire2Retail” Intercollegiate Challenge by their college or university’s program...
View ArticleRay Greenly Scholarship Winner and Future Online Retailing Superstar: Melissa...
Careers in e-commerce and online retailing are on the rise! As a way to encourage career paths in this exciting sector of the industry, Shop.org, NRF’s digital division, established the Ray M. Greenly...
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