Retail's 101st BIG Show opens today - STORES Sunday Show Daily

Today marks the opening of the 101st Annual NRF Convention & EXPO. NRF president and CEO Matt Shay provides an overview of what attendees can expect – including Monday’s keynote by former President Bill Clinton. Read more here. Small business – and small and independent retailers in particular – employ approximately one-half of the nation’s private-sector workforce and create many of the nation’s new jobs. Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses, a $500 million initiative, is designed to help these companies by providing greater access to business education, financial capital and business support services. Read more here.  NRF’s new Student Association will hold its first business meeting today in conjunction with Retail’s BIG Show. With 15 top university retail programs participating, the NRF Student Association aims to recruit talented students to the retail industry, enhance their educational experience and help them build an early network of peers who will become leaders within the industry. Read more here. Unsubscribe from this email communication. Unsubscribe from all NRF email communications (including ARTS, LP Information, NCCR, NRF Foundation, RAMA, Shop.org, and STORES).