OPPOTUNITIES FOR RETAIL STUDENTS
As a retailing student, the Center for Retail Studies will provide you with several opportunities to grasp knowledge of the retail world through sponsored trips and conferences, as well as extensive preparation as you begin to look for a career upon graduation. In the past, selected students traveled to New York City to attend the National Retail Sedation Conference, as well as Atlanta to meet with the legislatures and introduce the 1st edition of the Georgia Retail Index. In order to prepare students for their job search upon graduation, the Center for Retail Studies provides students with a specific Retail Career Fair each semester, as well as relevant guest speakers and opportunities to participate in mock interviews with retail companies. In addition, the Georgia Retail Association...
The following links provide pictures and explanations of various past events that Georgia Southern University retailing students have participated in:
- Signing of Proclamation for Georgia Retail Week, April 2004
- Joe Doyle's Visits Georgia Southern University, Nov. 2004
- The NRF Conference, New York City, January 2005
- Legislative Breakfast and Board Meeting of the GRA, 2005
- Introducing the Georgia Retail Index, Atlanta, February 2006
- 2006 Awards Banquet, April 2006
- Random GRA and Retailing Events on Campus
- Charrette Retail Competition 2007
