Sunday, Monday + Tuesday March 14-16
8:45 a.m. – 4 p.m.

South Building Exhibit Floor,

Sponsored by the International Housewares Association and Gourmet Retailer magazine, these sessions, normally costing thousands of dollars, are free to you as a Show attendee. There is no-charge for these 45-minute sessions that feature experts in many business areas.

Online sign-up for the consulting sessions is now closed.
To sign up for a session on-site, please see the receptionist at the
Specialty Retailer Consulting rooms in S5235.

Session Topic: Consultant:
Business: The success back office from inventory control, open to buy, leases, other business issues that make your store profitable. Jayne Ertel Heide Vance, CPAs and Attorneys, Team Blonde
Designing Your Store: Store Design and Merchandising Communications Charles Sparks and Associates
Social Media: Social Media Communications From Second Life to Twitter Vicki and Richard Kung, Museum of the Robots
Ecommerce and Search Optimization Brooke Eggert, Managing Partner, r3 Multi Media Group
Consumer Strategy (Sunday Only) Tim Henderson, and Nissa Hanna, Iconoculture, Inc.
Marketing + Promotions
(Monday, Tuesday afternoon)
JoAnne Stone-Geier, Principal, More in Store
Building creative growth strategies for your business Sue Reardon, President of the Growth Coach

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