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NEW to present shopability study at FMI Midwinter

Panel will discuss 'big, bold' retail ideas

Wendy Liebmann
WSL Strategic Retail
NEW will offer a presentation on shopability (“Big Bold Ideas to Transform Retail”), Monday, January 22,  at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando. Results of NEW’s shopability survey will be presented by Wendy Liebmann, president of WSL Strategic Retail and followed by an panel discussion on the impact women have in their dual roles as family shoppers and industry executives.

Big, Bold Ideas to Improve Shopability
One Woman, Two Lives
Monday, January 22, 2-4 pm
Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes
4012 Central Florida Parkway
Orlando, FL 32839

PRESENTATION
Wendy Liebmann, president of WSL Strategic Retail (moderator)

PANELISTS
Deb Cain, VP/GMM Food and Sundries NW Region, Costco
Anne Fink, Vice President and General Manager, PepsiCo Sales
Cathy Green, Chief Operating Officer, Food Lion, LLC
Helayne Angelus, President of NEW and VP, Global CBD Diversity for Procter & Gamble

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Oxygen founder will top New York Metro event

Lisa Gersh will address importance of partnering

Lisa Gersh
Oxygen co-founder
Lisa Gersh, President, Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder of The Oxygen Network, will address NEW’s New York Metro networking event January 24 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey.

The topic of her address will be "The Importance of Partnership: How A Couple of Chicks Built a Brand." Ms. Gersh is responsible for day-to-day operations of the cable company, including advertising and affiliate sales, and helped engineer Oxygen's early partnerships with Carsey-Werner and Harpo. Ms. Gersh co-founded the cable network and is one of the most insightful and influential executives in media today.

Prior to joining Oxygen, Ms. Gersh had more than 15 years of experience in creating strong corporate partnerships. Ms. Gersh founded the New York law firm Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP where she served as a founding partner from 1986 to 1998. During this time the firm grew from 6 lawyers to over 40 serving a wide range of corporate clients in complex corporate transactions and commercial litigation.

For more information on attending these and other NEW events contact Anna Duran at (713) 888-5305.
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