Article: Attracting the best and brightest.(retirement of Jay Baker)

PHILADELPHIA -- The retailing business had been good to him, so when Jay Baker retired as president of Kohl's Corp. in 2000 he decided to return the favor by helping recruit new talent.

"Retailing is a great industry, but lately it has seemed to be suffering from a lack of leadership going forward," Baker says. "We need to attract bright young people to the business."

Getting students at the nation's top colleges interested in retailing has been difficult, however, in part because there were few courses or programs focused on the industry. Addressing that challenge is the aim of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative, established in 2003 through a $10 ...

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