BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - May 18, 2011) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (
Hosted by the Aberdeen Group's Vice President and Principal Analyst, Retail Research Practice, Sahir Anand, and the Aberdeen retail research team, the Summit will address the challenges facing retailers to integrate their selling establishments, warehouse operations, and supply chain processes with social, mobile, voice, and other digital technologies to meet the evolving product research and purchase preferences of retail customers.
The event is built around the themes of Mobility, Digital and Cross-Channel Retailing; Customer Insights, Integrated Retail Data and Business Intelligence; and Retail Operations 2.0: Cross Channel Merchandising, Inventory and Supply Chain.
Presentation titles include:
Day 1 Morning Sessions
Building the GameStop Brand, Sales and Profits, Mike Dzura, Senior Vice President of Stores, GameStop Corporation
Consumer Mobile Retail Success Factors: The Story So Far, Baron Concors, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Pizza Hut
It's Not Just About Apps: The New Channel Experience, Michael Relich, Chief Information Officer, Guess Inc.
Panel Discussion: Merging CIO's Mobile Vision with the Line of Business, Moderator: Mickey Alam Khan, Editor-in-Chief, Mobile Marketer; Panelists: Steven Braun, Vice President, E-Commerce, OfficeMax; Dave Hogan, Executive Technology Advisor, National Retail Federation; and Craig Miller, Chief Information Officer, Sonic Drive-In.
Day 1 Afternoon Sessions
Customer Intelligence-Driven Retail: Using Consumer Insights to Drive International Growth, Elisabeth Richard, Vice President, IT International Growth, GAP Inc.
Transforming a Legacy SMB Retail Business: Using Data and Insights to Create a Customer-Ready Environment, Chris McCrae, Chief Information Officer, Gristedes Supermarkets
Panel Discussion: Using Business Intelligence For a Best-in-Class Shopper Experience, Moderator: Mark Johnson, President and CEO, Loyalty 360; Panelists: Jinny Uppal, Director of Merchandise Analytics and BPM, macys.com; Dan Grosz, Vice President of IT, VIP Auto; and others TBA
Consumer Insights and Store Revival Strategies, Doug Egan, Divisional Vice President Retail Integration, Walgreens; and Russ Rosen, Chief Information Officer, Rooms To Go
Day 2 Morning Sessions
Containing OOS: Inventory Optimization, Category Management to New Channels, Thomas Zambrotta, Group Vice President, macys.com
Panel Discussion: Cross-Channel Retail Merchandising 101: Key Success Ingredients for Increased Customer Traffic and Sales Volume, Moderator: Erin Harris, Editor, Integrated Solutions for Retailers; Panelists: Gary Kleinau, Senior Director, Global Sourcing & Design Systems, Ann Taylor Stores, Inc.; Thomas Zambrotta, Group Vice President, macys.com; and others TBA
Panel Discussion: The Hidden Impact of Inventory, Collaborative Activity, and RFID Power Play Moderator: Sahir Anand, Vice President and Principal Analyst, Retail and Banking Research Practice, Aberdeen Group; Panelists: Peter Longo, President - Operations and Logistics, Macy's; Patrick Javick, Vice President, Industry Engagement, Apparel and General Merchandise Sector, GS1 US; Gary A. King, Chief Information Officer, Chico's FAS, Inc.; and Josué Muñoz, Vice President, Global Customer Service and Logistics, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Summit Sponsors and Partners include: Aruba Networks; Digby; HP; Microsoft; Venda; Antenna; Channel Intelligence; Epicor; Harte-Hanks; Junction Solutions; Kony Solutions; QlikView; r-pac International Corporation; Tomax; Workplace Systems; PivotLink; GS1 US; Loyalty360; and Integrated Solutions for Retailers.
For complete agenda information: please visit: http://summits.aberdeen.com/index.php/Retail-Summit/2011-retail-summit-agenda.html
Complimentary VIP passes available for qualified Retail executives. To apply for a pass, please visit: http://vault.aberdeen.com/public/check-identity/summit/RTL1130793/event.aspx
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