Article: Rap session: industry executives huddle to hash out the ails of retail. (shoe retail industry) (Panel Discussion)

As the retail industry continues to evolve from the effects of dramatic upheavals within the last several years, retailers and vendors are struggling to come to terms with the new order of business.

Aside from having to contend with a struggling economy, pervasive discounting, and shifting consumer buying patterns, retailers and vendors also have to face the fact that the relationship between them is changing as well.

In an attempt to explore the myriad of challenges facing the industry going forward, FN formed a roundtable discussion. The group consisted of Gail Murray, vice president of shoes, Federated Merchandising Services Inc., New York; Denny ...

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