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Slide1 : The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Iowa Retail Federation President


Slide2 : Sample Retail It’s Everywhere Retail Retail The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide3 : 1st Job in Retail The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide4 : Currently in Retail Working Toward Retail Want to be in Retail The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide5 : Global United States Iowa Retail Trends/Issues The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide6 : South Korea France Australia Global Economy-Mixed Bag The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Economy – killed by consumer confidence 5 year low Uncertainty – many feeling economy will worsen going forward Economy is getting dragged down Government is trying to do everything Reforms are needed-privatize state activities Economy going nuts low interest rates, real estate-doubling in price stock market booming.


Slide7 : South Korea Global Retail Sales France Brazil Department Stores- Down 10.4% Dropping for 8 consecutive months. Discount Stores- Down 4.9% Dropping for 4 consecutive months. Overall Retail- Up 2.1% mostly from strong growth in discount Down 5.9% Australia The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Double digit increases High as 22%


Slide8 : Claims for unemployment comp last week hit lowest level in 8 months. Added Jobs- September- 1st time in 8 months- 57,000 of them. Economists- Steady improvement in battered job market will take time. United States Economy- Good Things Happening The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide9 : Back to School 5.1% Increase from 2002 United States Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! August


Slide10 : 5.9% Increase from 2002 Strongest rise since March 2002 Leaders United States Retail Sales Apparel Chains 7.9% gain Wholesale Clubs 9.4% gain The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! September


Slide11 : Analysts- industry wide gain of 4.5% Halloween- $41.77 average spending United States Retail Sales $10.37 Decorations $14.85 Costumes $14.41 Candy $ 2.14 Greeting Cards The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! October


Slide12 : Bank One chief economist 6.3% Increase Nov. & Dec. Deloitte Research Economist 6.5% Increase National Retail Federation 5.7% Increase United States Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Holiday


Slide13 : High unemployment Income tax receipts down Corporate tax receipts down Upside – Push for Economic Development Iowa Economy - Blah The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! - Create some jobs


Slide14 : Back to School Sales Tax Holiday Sales Tax down -4.1% Iowa Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! August


Slide15 : Sales Tax Down 300,000 -.3% Iowa Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! September


Slide16 : Scary-No pun intended Monitored Daily Flat to Down Iowa Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! October


Slide17 : Looking for increase over last year, but see Iowa lagging behind compared to National expectations. Iowa Retail Sales The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Holiday 2% to 3.5% increases would be positive compared to what the last few months have shown.


Slide18 : Cautiously Optimistic My Favorite Reponse The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


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Slide20 : For students in Retailing Career Opportunities The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! So what’s so exciting about retail? U.S. – 1.5 million retail establishments $2.6 trillion in annual sales 22 million retail jobs in 2002 24 million retail jobs by 2005 Growth and Opportunity


Slide21 : What Kind of Jobs? The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Apparel or Accessory Designer Assistant Designer Buyer Customer Service Rep Department Manager Fashion Buyer Fashion Coordinator Sample Maker Fashion Editor Fashion Forecaster Showroom Manager Sketcher Small Business Owner Small Business Manager Store Manager Textile Designer Visual Merchandiser


Slide22 : What Kind of Jobs? The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Commission Sales Human Resources Finance/Internal Auditing Marketing Sales Promotions Advertising Government Relations Logistics/Supply Chain Management Public Affairs Distribution Loss Prevention Store Operations District Manager E-Commerce Information Technology


Slide23 : What Types of Employers should I consider with a degree In Textile & Apparel/Retail Merchandising? What Types of Employers The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Government Agencies Import/Export companies Newspapers Non-profit Agencies Private Firms Catalog Companies Colleges/Universities Department Stores Direct Marketing Companies Manufacturer Publishing Companies Retail Establishments Specialty Stores Textile/Apparel Financial Institutions


Slide24 : Where Can I Look? The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Apparel, Textiles, and Interior Design- Links http://otexa.ita.doc.gov/links.stm Apparel and Textiles Job Postings, Employment Opportunities http://www.andersonexec.com/job.html Women’s Wear Daily http://www.wwd.com Apparel Net http://www.apparel.net Apparel News http://www.apparelnews.net Jobs in Fashion http://jobsinfashion.com Retail Job Mart http://www.retailjobnet.com Retail Employment Connection http://www.retail-recruiter.com Fashion Exchange http://www.fashionexch.com Careers in Retailing http://careersinretailing.com Retail Jobs http://www.retailseek.com Retail Visual Merchandising http://www.visualstore.com Fashion Job and Internship Database http://www.fashion.net


Slide25 : What Else? The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Internships


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Slide27 : Opportunities for Students Entrepreneurial The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! April 2003 – Entrepreneur Magazine ISU – One of the top 100 U.S. Colleges and Universities for entrepreneurs.


Slide28 : ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship John and Mary Pappajohn The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide29 : Three Iowan’s - Panel The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Herman Richter – The Three Sons Kelli Schulz – K.Renee Allyson Walter – The Savvy Shopper


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Slide31 : Upside – New Retail Downside Iowa Opportunities The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Younkers Seiferts -This also creates opportunity Jordan Creek Mall – West Des Moines 3,000+ Jobs Scheel’s 250 jobs General Growth 10 jobs just in management of this property.


Slide32 : Existing Iowa Opportunities The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Distribution Centers Retailers Younkers- Des Moines Target- Waterloo Wal-Mart- Mt. Pleasant Hy-Vee (Drugtown) Dahl’s Casey’s Kum n’ Go


Slide33 : Illinois Minnesota Regional The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Best Buy Target (Dayton, Hudson, Marshall Fields, Mervyn’s) Super Valu Walgreens Sears Speigel


Slide34 : Missouri Wisconsin Regional Continued The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! May Stores: Famous-Barr Kohl’s Menards ShopKo


Slide35 : Biggest Opportunity in Iowa The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Small Business Owner/Entrepreneur Own Decisions Unique “I Report to Me” Resources


Slide36 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Statewide organization that represents the interests of the retail industry Membership is very diverse


Slide37 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Sears JC Penny Younkers Target K-Mart Walgreens Osco Auto Zone Theisen’s Farm & Home Git n’ Go Hundreds of Main Street Retailers


Slide38 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Monitor hundred of pieces of legislation every year Determine the impact they would have on the retail industry Act Accordingly Main Focus- Government Relations


Slide39 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Review proposed administrative rules developed by state agencies Result of legislations that requires a state agency to develop rules in order to implement legislation State agency may update current rules Outdated Federal Action National Models Result of Lawsuit Administrative Rules


Slide40 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Bad Check Surcharge SSTP Serving Notice to Bad Check Writers Sales Tax Holiday Key Legislative Efforts $20 to $30 Simplify Uniformity Remote Sellers


Slide41 : Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Credit Card Processing Gift Card Health Insurance Worker’s Comp and Business Insurance Check Recovery Data Storage Pre-paid Legal IRF Services


Slide42 : Iowa Retail Foundation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa! Youth Opportunities in Retailing Bridge to Employment Healthy Ready to Work Meth Awareness Education Retail Skills Center


Slide43 : Questions Comments Iowa Retail Federation The Voice Of Retailing In Iowa!


Slide44 : Iowa Retail Federation www.iaretail.org Paul Huntley Marketing Director phuntley@iaretail.org Deborah Marquardt Program Director dmarquardt@iaretail.org 10555 New York Ave, Suite 102 Urbandale, IA 50322-3748 515-270-1729 Jim Henter President jhenter@iaretail.org IRF SERVICES The Voice of Retailing in Iowa