RetailVision Boot Camp Announcement

There is less than 5 weeks until RetailVision Spring 2009 arrives at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. As we get closer to the event, new and exciting things are being added everyday!

This just in...RetailVision Boot Camps have been announced!

New to the event, the boot camps offer retailers an opportunity to be taught by industry experts on how to successfully negotiate with vendors, merchandise for margins, and how to effectively utilize social networking to engage your clients and win sales in today's tough economy.

Each boot camp session will be held on Thursday, April 30th and will be 45-minutes in length. Sessions will will be taught by:

• Steve Bellow, President, The Bellow Group
• Jeff O'Heir, Editor in Chief, Dealerscope
• Janet Schijns, VP WW Channel Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Motorola

If you are interested in participating in the RetailVision Boot Camps, please contact Josh Auger for more information at 603-471-4215.

Dealerscope and The NPD Group Join Forces with RetailVision

Everything Channel has formed strategic partnerships with The NPD Group, the leading global provider of consumer and retail market research information, and Dealerscope, a leading industry publication for consumer technology retailers, manufacturers and distributors, to provide value-added content for RetailVision Spring 2009.

The information and industry expertise provided by The NPD Group will be used to determine this year’s winners at “The Best-Selling Retail/E-tail Product Awards” ceremony being held at RetailVision Spring 2009, April 27-30, 2009, at the Boca Raton Resort in Boca Raton, Florida.

“The independent research done by The NPD Group is highly valued in the retail industry, and it adds an elevated level of significance for those who take home an award for best-selling product of the year,” said Bob DeMarzo, SVP, Editorial Director, Everything Channel. Stephen Baker, Vice President of Industry Analysis for The NPD Group, added, “In these tough economic times, every step taken at retail counts, and it’s important for manufacturers to understand where they are successful, or not, and why.”

Baker will also be presenting an insight session at the event titled "Searching for growth opportunities in a declining market," showing his commitment to helping both retailers and vendors achieve success in these difficult times.

Dealerscope editors will be onsite at RetailVision Spring 2009 to cover the event for its print and online audience of retailers, manufacturers and distributors. “We are pleased to have Dealerscope on board as a Media Partner. With their resources and industry expertise they are a tremendous addition to our event” said Liz Madden, Managing Director of RetailVision. She explains the newly formed partnership will “provide additional media relationships and promotional opportunities for all participants while helping to provide new avenues of growth for RetailVision.”

Dealerscope gives retail readers the knowledge they need to make the right decisions in the fast-moving consumer technology market. It helps retailers to more profitably market and sell consumer technology. Most importantly, Dealerscope assists manufacturers and distributors in communicating best practices to retail.

The complete RetailVision Spring 2009 agenda is available at http://www.everythingchannelevents.com/rvs09_agenda. Read updated news and information from RetailVision live at the event in April by following @retailvision_09 on Twitter.

Michael London Shares His "Case for Change"

More exciting news to report on RetailVision Spring 2009! Michael London, former Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Best Buy will be delivering an Industry Insight Session. Mr. London will be sharing his experiences with the RetailVision participants and stating his “Case for Change" and how to succeed in the current retail climate.

Michael London, whose affiliations include Ryan Retail Consulting, has 35 years of retail experience with an emphasis in consumer electronics and major home appliances. He has helped build Best Buy into the number one CE retailer in the world. From 1996 to 2006, Michael London was a part of the Best Buy team where he was promoted from VP to Merchandising to EVP of Merchandising, moving onto EVP of Customer Centricity and then EVP of Global Sourcing.

His skill set has resulted from assignments including Customer Insights and Strategy, Merchandising, Procurement, Global Sourcing and Store Operations. Michael has always focused on innovation, differentiation, and execution as he works to understand customer needs, both internal and external. He strives to understand what each customer segment needs in order to be successful while anticipating fast-moving technological innovations, customer insights. His rich knowledge of retail enables him to execute ideas into reality... a solution.

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