The Network of ExecutiveWomen presents

The 2008 NEW Leadership Summit

October 20-22, 2008  Minneapolis Marriott City Center

NEW Retail Safari®

presented by WSL Strategic Retail

The Retail Safari®, guided by experts from WSL Strategic Retail®, plans to visit six stores in the Twin Cities area:

ALDI
An innovative low-cost grocery chain

Cub Foods
A full-service supermarket and Twin Cities favorite

IKEA
The global flat-pack home store; upscale grocer

Lunds & Byerly’s
Upscale Minnesota grocer

SuperTarget
Hypermarket format of Minneapolis-based Target

Trader Joe's
Fast-growing alternative food retailer.

 

Box lunch courtesy of
Cub Foods

Date Monday, October 20
Time 8:30 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Location Kickoff meeting in Gray’s Bay/Wayzata Bay Room

Take home great ideas from the nation’s top retailers when you join NEW’s Retail Safari® in Minneapolis. Your Safari includes a guided tour of stores in key channels, tips on how to gather takeaways, and a Retail Safari Guidebook to record your insights. The NEW Retail Safari® is presented by WSL Strategic Retail, the experts in how America shops.

Last year’s Safari garnered rave reviews from attendees, who gave it one of the highest ratings ever scored for a Network event.

To attend, select the Retail Safari® option when you register for 2008 NEW Leadership Summit. Space is limited for this optional event so register today.

Add $249 when you register

>Register now

 

Kudos
from last year’s Safari

“It forced me to brainstorm new retail concepts and shopping experiences.”

“It was very valuable to have a debrief with colleagues from different industries.”

“Keeps you up-to-date on new retail merchandising and design concepts.”

“Great opportunity to discuss pros and cons in the actual retail environment.”

“The conversations during the tour were invaluable.”

“A great way to look at retail — awesome day!”

“It opened my eyes.”


Retail Safari® Schedule

Monday, October 20

8:30 a.m. Kickoff meeting Gray’s Bay/Wayzata Bay Room

9:30 a.m. Buses depart outside street-level lobby

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Guided store tours

3:15 - 4:00 p.m. Debrief in Gray’s Bay/Wayzata Bay Room

 

ALL SUMMIT MEETING ROOMS AT THE MINNEAPOLIS MARRIOTT CITY CENTER