TUCSON, Ariz.–Retailers, economists, authors and students from the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing will come together at the University of Arizona from April 10 to 11 for the Global Retailing Conference 2008.
The conference, at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, will discuss issues facing the future of the industry under the umbrella theme, “Brand New Thinking: The Innovation Leaders.”
Lundgren, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s Inc., will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers include Roger Farah, president and chief operating officer of Polo Ralph Lauren, who will discuss “Development of a Global Brand in Europe,” and Carl Steidtmann, chief economist with Deloitte Research, who will talk about “The Consumer-Driven Recession.”