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Alan Beaulieu
Senior Analyst, Economist and Principal
Institute of Trend Research
A senior analyst, economist and a principal with the Institute for Trend Research (ITR) since 1990, Beaulieu has been consulting and advising companies throughout the U.S., Europe, and Japan on how to plan for and prosper through the business cycle. Forecasts from the ITR have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron’s, USA Today Knight Ridder News Services, Reuters, CBS Radio, The Washington Times, and numerous other outlets. |
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Dan Stanek
Executive Vice President
Retail Forward
As director of the firm’s consulting services, Stanek has over 20 years of experience in consumer marketing and retailing for Fortune 500 companies. He focuses on brand strategy, marketing strategy, channel strategy, market positioning, retail concept development, and consumer research. Stanek has led and conducted consulting programs with companies including Bloomingdale’s, Hard Rock Cafe, UPS Stores, Wilsons Leather, Hallmark, AutoZone, Circuit City, CVS, Frito-Lay, General Motors, Eastman Kodak, Lowe’s, Microsoft, World Kitchen, OshKosh B’Gosh, Toys “R” Us, Wal-Mart, and Wrangler. |
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Elizabeth Kokotajlo
Senior Design Manager
Luxottica Retail
Elizabeth Kokotajlo has been a design and strategy leader at Luxottica Retail for 14 years as an environmental designer. She’s developed solutions for LensCrafters, Sunglass Hut, Pearle Vision, and Sears Optical. She provides expertise and design leadership to large scale rollouts of visual merchandising tools, graphics systems that organize the retail space, and “splash and dash” store refresh programs. |
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Gary Lundberg
Manager of Procurement Group, Store Environment and Fixtures
J.C. Penney
As procurement group manager for JCPenney, Gary Lundberg is responsible for the purchase of all store fixtures, flooring materials, and visual properties. He was the recipient of the 2002 Chairman’s Award for his team’s efforts in supporting the company’s improved store environment. JCPenney Department Stores consists of approximately 1,049 stores in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. JCPenney achieved its sales and profit objectives for 2002, the second full year of its stated five-year turnaround plan. |
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Gwendolyn Newland
Director of Design
H-E-B
H.E.B is a supermarket chain with 310 stores throughout Texas and northern Mexico. H-E-B ranked No. 11 on Forbes' 2006 list of "America's Largest Private Companies" and Supermarket News ranked the chain No. 13 in the 2008 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers". The company employed 70,000 workers with $13.5 billion in sales in 2008. |
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