With more than 700,000 independent retailers across the United
States all looking for an edge in a challenging economy,
The
Gourmet Retailer, the leading voice for specialty food and
kitchenware retailers as well as a sister publication of
Progressive Grocer, is hosting “Retail 2020: Surging Ahead in
Challenging Times” next month.
The intensive three-day conference, which is designed to help
retailers thrive in difficult times, will be held at the Bentley
Reserve in San Francisco from Aug. 4 through Aug. 6, just prior to
the Gourmet Housewares Show, which will take place Aug. 8 through
Aug. 10. Specialty independent retailers and industry experts will
meet in a retreat environment to discuss the nuts-and-bolts
strategies for maintaining growth and profitability and a culture
of fun and customer service.
Featured speakers, including consumer guru (and
PG
contributor) Phil Lempert, and Joe Wheeler, co-author of “The
Ownership Quotient,” will provide the vision and tools as
independent retailers listen and share business successes. Panel
discussions include “Cheaper & Better: Profitable Retailing in
an I-Pod Age: Empowering Your Team; and The Perfect Storm:
Solutions for Today’s Challenges, to name a few.
For a detailed schedule of events please visit
www.gourmetretailer.com. For reservations, book
online at
http://events.ambassadors.com/ret09, by phone
at (888) 267-0943 or by e-mail at
retail2020@ambassadors.net.
The Gourmet Retailer has been serving retailers in the
specialty food and housewares industries for over 20 years. The
publication offers comprehensive articles on various issues that
concern specialty food and housewares retailers, from staff
training to the latest trends in prepared foods. Issues feature
articles on a wide variety of topics, including product
merchandising, display ideas, the coordination of special events,
product introductions, gourmet food retail marketing, trade show
previews and reviews, coffee and tea studies, housewares research
reports, perishable foods, and much more.
TGR to Host Specialty Grocer Conference
July 9, 2009
With more than 700,000 independent retailers across the United States all looking for an edge in a challenging economy,
The Gourmet Retailer, the leading voice for specialty food and kitchenware retailers as well as a sister publication of Progressive Grocer, is hosting “Retail 2020: Surging Ahead in Challenging Times” next month.
The intensive three-day conference, which is designed to help retailers thrive in difficult times, will be held at the Bentley Reserve in San Francisco from Aug. 4 through Aug. 6, just prior to the Gourmet Housewares Show, which will take place Aug. 8 through Aug. 10. Specialty independent retailers and industry experts will meet in a retreat environment to discuss the nuts-and-bolts strategies for maintaining growth and profitability and a culture of fun and customer service.
Featured speakers, including consumer guru (and
PG contributor) Phil Lempert, and Joe Wheeler, co-author of “The Ownership Quotient,” will provide the vision and tools as independent retailers listen and share business successes. Panel discussions include “Cheaper & Better: Profitable Retailing in an I-Pod Age: Empowering Your Team; and The Perfect Storm: Solutions for Today’s Challenges, to name a few.
For a detailed schedule of events please visit
www.gourmetretailer.com. For reservations, book online at
http://events.ambassadors.com/ret09, by phone at (888) 267-0943 or by e-mail at
retail2020@ambassadors.net.
The Gourmet Retailer has been serving retailers in the specialty food and housewares industries for over 20 years. The publication offers comprehensive articles on various issues that concern specialty food and housewares retailers, from staff training to the latest trends in prepared foods. Issues feature articles on a wide variety of topics, including product merchandising, display ideas, the coordination of special events, product introductions, gourmet food retail marketing, trade show previews and reviews, coffee and tea studies, housewares research reports, perishable foods, and much more.