RetailConnections Executive Summit Goes West; Inaugural Event is Sept. 12-14 in Carlsbad, Calif.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. April 23, 2010 — RetailConnections, architect of the fast-growing Business Executive Summit franchise, is mobilizing to bring its unique “executive suite” Summit to Carlsbad, Calif., Sept. 12-14, 2010.

Designed as a think-tank for senior executives across all retail operations, Summit West (like its February counterpart on the East Coast) will draw together Presidents, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CIOs, SVPs and VPs from all corners of retailing, including finance, marketing, merchandising, operations, IT, logistics, e-commerce and supply chain. The resulting cross-pollination of ideas from so diverse a brain trust is what makes RetailConnections’ events unique.

Among the executives already confirmed to speak are: Andrew Koven, president, e-commerce and customer experience, Steve Madden Ltd.; Jon Kubo, chief information officer, The Wet Seal; and Giri Durbhakula, vice president and chief information officer, Charlotte Russe. Several more speakers from both the retail and supplier arenas will be announced soon.

“The RetailConnections team put on a fantastic 2010 Summit,” said Vicki Cantrell, chief operating officer and chief information officer at Tory Burch. “I will continue to support and attend this event because it is the only one that brings together the leaders of all business areas, and delivers meaningful networking and content for great takeaways.”

Marc Millstein, president of RetailConnections, said, “The success of the first Summit three years ago validated there was an unmet need in the retail industry.” CXO and VP-level executives were — and remain — hungry for the chance to network and share perspectives with peers across all operational disciplines, in a trusted environment. “With the success of our East Coast Summits each February, we felt the time was right to launch a new Business Executive Summit, this one in September on the West Coast.”

The RetailConnections Business Executive Summit West will debut Sept. 12-14, 2010, at the Four Seasons Aviara in Carlsbad, Calif., just north of San Diego. Summit West will be an annual event and follow the model of the East Coast version held late winter in Miami. A whopping 50% of attendees ranked the February 2010 Summit as “excellent” and another 35% as “very good.” Overall attendance surged in 2010, and senior retail executive turnout doubled over 2009.

Other upcoming RetailConnections events include the first joint RILA-RetailConnections Retail Mobile Executive Summit, July 19-21 in San Francisco; the Apparel & Sourcing Forum, Oct. 26, in New York City, and the Fourth Annual RetailConnections Business Executive Summit, Feb. 27-March 1, 2011, Miami.

For more information about Business Executive Summit West and any of RetailConnections’ other events, contact Marc Millstein, marc@retailconnections.biz, Tia Potter, tia@retailconnections.biz, luann@retailconnections.biz or denise@retailconnections.biz.

CONTACT:

Marc Millstein

RetailConnections

(914) 620-5947

marc@retailconnections.biz

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