Leading Retail CEOs, Strategists and Innovators Insight Big Ideas at San Francisco Summit

The Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona announced its program for its 27^th Annual Global Retailing Ideas Summit on March 16 at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.

With the theme “What’s Next – Retailing after the Pandemic”, the speakers will address many critical and timely topics facing the retailing industry. These include how consumers are behaving post-pandemic, how successful founders have evolved their businesses over the past several years, what is in store for the retail real estate market and many others. This is the first time the event has been held outside of Tucson in a key retailing market in the country.

Terry J. Lundgren, CEO and Chairman of the Board, retired of Macy’s, headlines this event. “With the pace of change in the industry accelerating and adapting due to many challenges – not least of which the pandemic – successful retailers are those who can evolve. They are creating and implementing new ways of serving consumer needs, presenting brands where consumers want to engage, acquiring and developing talent and delivering convenience and value in ways that are revolutionizing business practices,” Lundgren said.

Hosting this event in San Francisco presents an incredible opportunity to share these insights from very successful leaders in a way it has not done before. San Francisco is a leading market for retailing with many top brand headquarters, a thriving startup environment and leading retail technology companies. “We wanted to come to this market; share these insights directly in such an important geography for this industry. And, we wanted to expose our top-rated retailing students to all the opportunities this area presents them in their careers. We want them to be a part of this conversation too.”