http://www.narms.com The place for retail marketing services Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Sunday, April 18 from 1:00-2:00pm, Gerard McLean, President/CEO of Rivershark Inc will be moderating a workshop on integrating social media into a NARMS.com member company presence. Paulette Blaskey with NARMS International will be co-moderating. http://www.narms.com/2010/03/gerard-mclean-to-moderate-narms-workshop-at-the-annual-spring-conference/ Verifies worker location by combining the Natural Insight SaaS platform with popular GPS-enabled iPhones STERLING, Va. -- In response to market demand, Natural Insight has announced the launch of its new iPhone application, GPS Check-In. Available for free download on the iPhone App Store beginning in April, GPS Check-In answers the ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/natural-insight-unveils-new-%e2%80%9cgps-check-in%e2%80%9d-iphone-app/ Last year, NARMS established a formal relationship with the University of Wisconsin School of Business and the Kohl Center for Retail Excellence. That relationship has blossomed and will be on full display at the 2010 NARMS Spring Conference on April 17-20 at the Saddlebrook Resort near Tampa, Florida. UW ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/top-shelf-uw-and-students-enhance-conference-learning-2/ The 15th Annual NARMS Spring Conference scheduled for April 17 – 20th at the Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida will feature a Closing Night Reception and Dinner on Tuesday night April 20th from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Again this year Chuck Latham & Associates, Kit Moss Productions and ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/closing-night-reception-announced/ Below is the list of articles you will find for the week ending 3/5/10 edition of Retail Industry News. - New Study Evaluates Shopper Spending Patterns - Bashas’ Reaffirms Goal To Stay Locally Owned - Sansolo Speaks: “The Importance of Effort” - Costco CFO Appraises The Club Business Model - Kroger Tests “Health Matters” ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/mar-5-2010-iri-morning-newsbeat/ This week, I blogged about how rationalization at retail is affecting the licensing community and brand owners/licensors in particular. Writing the post, I was reminded of how retailer and supplier brand portfolios are expanding and contracting as an outcome of rationalization and how this is changing the game for ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/get-ready-for-the-reset-brand-proportion-distortion/ The roster of speakers for 15th Annual NARMS Spring Conference just keeps getting deeper and more impressive with the announcement that retail and wholesale expert Burt Flickinger III will serve as keynote speaker on Sunday, April 18th. The conference will take place at the Saddlebrook Resort near Tampa, FL. ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/friday-focus-flickinger-to-keynote-conference-2/ Stevens Point, WI ... The retail industry leaders of NARMS International will hear from Burt Flickinger, III; a widely known and recognized leading expert on all aspects of the wholesaling and retailing industry, as their keynote speaker at the 15the Annual NARMS Spring Conference in Wesley Chapel, FL on Sunday ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/narms-announces-burt-flickinger-iii-as-keynote-speaker/ Signature Retail has announced the formal launch of its West Coast Division based in Orange County, CA. The company has also announced the appointment of Marc Shapiro as the Vice President to head the office. As Vice President, Shapiro, will be responsible for managing the company’s activities in the ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/signature-retail-opens-west-coast-division/ Mark down March 2, 2010 as an important date in the history of NARMS. Yesterday, our NARMSCertify U field representative training tool went live. Training and education are critical to our members who operate a largely decentralized workforce to deliver expert at-retail merchandising and marketing services. Now, eight career ... http://www.narms.com/2010/03/top-shelf-narmscertify-u-now-live-2/