Featuring a panel of LIM alums and Advisory Board members, this virtual event will explore the state of direct-to-consumer sales and its future outlook.
LIM Fashion Industry Advisory Board member Alan Spalter, CEO of the Retail Assistance Corporation, will moderate the session, with students Erika Parker and Marcel Smith serving as co-moderators. Both Erika and Marcel are members of LIM’s National Retail Federation Student Association chapter and part of the Class of 2022.
WHAT: Direct to Consumer - What Does the Future Entail? (a Nxt in Retail @ LIM speaker series event)
WHEN: October 25, 2021 from 6:00-7:30 pm ET
PANEL:
- Heather Catalano, VP, Indirect Sales & Planning at Vera Bradley and LIM Fashion Industry Advisory Board Member
- MaryKate Guidry, Senior Product Manager at Etsy (LIM Class of 2013)
- Patrick Mays, Senior Director of Merchandising at Lucky Brand and LIM Fashion Industry Advisory Board Member (LIM Class of 2012)
- Maria Vita, Category Manager at Chewy (LIM, MPS 2014)
Together with Fashion Merchandising professor Marla Greene and Dr. Nicole Kirpalani, Associate Chair of Marketing, members of LIM’s Fashion Industry Advisory Board created this recurring event to bring industry professionals directly to students to share insights on current and future retail career paths.
For more info contact marla.greene@limcollege.edu or nicole.kirpalani@limcollege.edu.
