BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - April 8, 2010) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
Featuring Aberdeen's Sahir Anand, Vice President and Principal Analyst, and its retail research analyst team, the Summit will address the pain-points of executives at a time when new thinking is required to understand what customers are desiring in products and services sold across retail sub-segments.
"Our research team will reveal Aberdeen's 2010 retail mantra based on synergistic retailing -- The Integrated Retail Enterprise. The summit will be a sounding board for new strategic ideas that can solve retail pain-points. Aberdeen analysts, industry association leaders, business leaders and IT leaders will convene to unravel the silver bullets for reviving the customer-centric retailing in 2010 and beyond," says Sahir Anand, Research Director, Aberdeen Retail and Hospitality Practice.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Association of Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) -- Richard Mader, Executive Director & Chairman
- AutoZone -- Ken Brame, Former CIO
- Crocs -- Chris Ladd, VP Global Retail
- Family Dollar -- Scott Zucker, VP for Merchandise Operations
- Hastens -- Dominic Luzi, CIO
- Motorcycle Superstore -- Erick Barney, VP of Marketing
- National Retail Federation (NRF) -- Dave Hogan, SVP & CIO
- New York & Company -- Sherwin Socaransky, Vice President of IT (POS & Merchandising Systems)
- Santa Clara University -- Dale Achabal, Executive Director, Retail Management Institute; Professor, L.J. Skaggs
- Save Mart Supermarkets -- Aashish Chandra, Senior Director of IT & PMO
- Swarovski -- Robert Grant, Vice President Supply Chain
- Walgreens -- John Spina, VP Retail Integration & New Format Development
- Wet Seal -- Jon Kubo, Chief Information Officer
Interactive sessions will cover key topics including: Retail 2015; Cross-Channel Integration Strategies; Business and Consumer Intelligence in the 21st Century; Merchandising Optimization; Retail Supply Chain; Retail IT and PCI Security; Store Transformational Strategies; and Customer Loyalty.
Summit Sponsors and Partners include CrossView; Epicor; 4R Systems; Retaligent; Direct Source; KeyNote; Microsoft; Sterling Commerce; Verizon Business; Retail Speak; Integrated Solutions for Retailers; RetailWire; and Apparel Magazine.
Complimentary passes available for qualified Retail executives. To apply for a pass, please visit: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Retail-Summit/2010-retail-summit-overview.html
For summit sponsorship opportunities, visit http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Retail-Summit/2010-retail-summit-sponsors.html
Visit Research.Aberdeen.com for additional access to complimentary Retail Research.
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
Aberdeen provides fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having queried more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that drive decisions.
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