1-800-FLOWERS CEO Jim McCann to Keynote Eretailing2000/Fall; McCann to join leading online retailers at the New York Hilton September 20-22.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers Eretailing2000/Fall NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 With dotcoms under pressure more than ever to start operating in the black, the continuing hot topic is who will turn a profit and how will they do it. "It's okay to be tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results and fine-tuning your business plan. We all do that, and it's healthy," said Jim McCann, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. . "But if you have an existing business and you're thinking about totally revamping your business plan, it's too late. You're already dead." McCann will be the keynote speaker at Eretailing2000/Fall, the nation's largest online retailing conference and expo, and will kick off more than 20 sessions focused on "Solving the Eretailing Profit Puzzle." The event, which takes place September 20-22 at the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Hilton and Towers, is presented by VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Media, a leading and rapidly growing publishing and information company, and features programming by Shop.org, the trade association for online retailers. During the three-day event three-day event a competition in the pleasure horse sport comprising usually one day each for dressage, cross country and show jumping. , top executives and analysts in the online retailing industry will gather to examine how profitability is impacting the industry. They will also reveal innovative practices that retailers are applying to realize profitability more quickly. In his opening keynote, McCann will share his personal insights on what it takes to build a profitable online retail enterprise. He will also address how such business issues as marketing, technology and the consumer experience play into the eretailing profit puzzle. McCann, whose success has captured headlines, will be joined by other newsmakers and high-profile speakers, including: -- Jason Olim of CDNow, which recently announced it was being sold to Bertelsmann, the German media conglomerate, for $117 million. -- Michael G. Rubin of Global Sports Inc., which is teaming with Toysrus.com to launch Sportsrus.com, a youth sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport e-commerce site. -- David Secunda of PlanetOutdoors.com, which announced last week it is being acquired by MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. .com in a move designed to further leverage PlanetOutdoors' brand equity. -- Richard Last of JCPenney Internet, whose year-to-date online sales have grown from $15 million to $94 million. Other notable panelists and session topics include: SEPTEMBER 21: Thursday General Session: Leveraging Your Existing Business for Greater Profits -- Elaine Rubin, President, ekrubin Inc.; Richard Last, Executive Vice President, JCPenney Internet; Doug Ford There are a number of notable figures named Doug Ford, including:
Indulge.com; Mark Staudinger, Vice President of Interactive Media, Eddie Bauer Eddie Bauer (NASDAQ: EBHI) is a clothing store chain. Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, and a subsidiary of Eddie Bauer Holdings (formerly Spiegel, Inc.), the company was founded in Seattle in 1920 as "Eddie Bauer's Sport Shop" by its namesake, Eddie Bauer (1899 – . "On the Horizon" Track: The Impact of Wireless -- Chris Markesky, VP & General Manager, Sapient sa·pi·ent adj. Having great wisdom and discernment. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sapi ; Vikram Chachra, Chief Strategy Officer, SNAZ Commerce Solutions; Robert Albert, Director, Wireless, Barnes&Noble.com; Mike Merrill, Chairman & CEO, ePhones. "Marketing Efficiencies" Track: Reducing Marketing Costs by Forming Strategic Marketing Programs -- Ben Narasin, President & CEO, Fashionmall.com; David Secunda, CEO, PlanetOutdoors.com; Rebecca Reynolds Moore, President, MuseumShop.com Inc.; Fred Horowitz, Co-founder, NetGrocer.com "On The Horizon" Track: The State of Broadband Delivery and Interactive Television Today -- David Friedensohn, CEO, BigStar.com; David Sickert, CEO, eDM Group; Richard Fisher
Flynn-Ripley, Intoneworks. SEPTEMBER 22: Friday General Session: Strange Bedfellows or Peas in a Pod?-- Take 2 -- Cliff Sharples, President and CEO, Garden.com; Michael G. Rubin, Chairman and CEO, Global Sports Inc.; Jason Olim, President & Chief Executive Officer, CDNow. General Session: Eretailing Town Hall: What's in Store for Online Retailers? -- Rebecca Quick Rebecca (Becky) Quick is a co-anchor for CNBC's Squawk Box (6-9am ET). Prior to joining CNBC in 2001, Quick was a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. , Retail & e-commerce Reporter, Wall Street Journal; Lauren Cooks Levitan, Managing Director and Senior e-Consumer Analyst, Robertson Stephens; James Vogtle, eCommerce Research Director, The Boston Consulting Group; as well as all the panelists from the above-noted session. "Choosing a Solutions Provider" Track: E-merchandising -- Lauren Freedman, President, the e-tailing group; Allen Levenson, President, gazelle gazelle, name for the many species of delicate, graceful antelopes of the genus Gazella, inhabiting arid, open country. Most gazelles are found only in Africa, but several species range over N Africa and SW Asia; the Persian, or goitered, gazelle ( .com; Elaina Shekhter, Director, Business Development, 24k Gold Points Rewards; Skip Hartzell, Senior Vice President, Creative and Internet, Bostonproper.com. "Evolving the Business Model" Track: Expanding Your Consumer Business Model by Exploiting B-to-B Opportunities -- Donna Iucolano, Executive Vice President, Scholastic Internet Group, Scholastic Corporation; Jon Nordmark, CEO, eBags; Albert Noyes, EVP EVP Executive Vice President EVP EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) Valve Position Sensor EVP Electronic Voice Phenomenon EVP Europäische Volkspartei (Germany) EVP Employee Value Proposition of Sales and Marketing, SmarterKids.com. "Marketing Efficiencies" Track: Trends and Developments in Selling to Targeted Communities -- Debra Levinger, Director, MSN Shopping, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). eShop; Robert Grosshandler, Founder and CEO, iGive.com inc.; Ann Marie Resnick, Vice President, Direct Marketing, ZanyBrainy.com; Kate Delhagen, Vice President, Business Development, Lucy.com; Connie Hallquist, Founder and CEO, Gold Violin. For detailed program highlights, or to register, visit www.eretailing2000.com. ABOUT VNU BUSINESS MEDIA VNU Business Media includes Bill Communications, publisher of leading business magazines such as RetailTech, Retail Merchandiser, SportsTrend, Supermarket Business, Sales & Marketing Management, and Progressive Grocer, among 35 others; BPI Communications, an international media company that publishes Billboard, Adweek and The Hollywood Reporter, among 23 other titles; VNU Expositions Inc., which, in addition to Eretailing2000, includes GlobalShop and OnLine Learning among more than 100 trade shows, conferences and events; and VNU eMedia, which combines the electronic media assets of both BPI and BCI BCI Bat Conservation International BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCI Business Continuity Institute BCI Business Cycle Indicators BCI Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Chilean bank) BCI Bell Canada International with properties such as Billboard Online and Hollywood Reporter Online. VNU Business Media is a subsidiary of VNU Inc., which also includes Nielsen Media Research, NetRatings, VNU Marketing Information and SRDS SRDS Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems SRDS Standard Rate and Data Service SRDS Shop Repair Data Sheets . VNU Inc. is a subsidiary of VNU b.v., one of the world's leading publishing and information companies. Worldwide, VNU employs approximately 16,000 people and has annual revenues of more than $2.6 billion. ABOUT SHOP.ORG Shop.org is the only trade association to focus exclusively on Internet retailing and direct-to-consumer marketing technologies. Its 400-plus members represent all segments of online retailing, including virtual retailers, traditional retailers, catalogers, manufacturers and companies providing products and services for online retailers. This varied membership fosters cross-pollination among retailing disciplines and helps to fuel the creation of new retailing business models and practices. Not limited to the Internet alone, Shop.org also focuses on the latest electronic direct-to-consumer marketing technologies and trends, including broadband, wireless and m-commerce. Additional information about Shop.org, along with a comprehensive list of the association's members, is available at www.shop.org. |
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