Fri Jan 18 13:29:46 -0500 2008

WWD (New York)

- The World Retail Congress, an industry event to be held in Barcelona April 9 through 11, has revealed several key finalists for its World Retail Awards.

Others scheduled to speak at the event include Sally Jewell, president and chief executive officer of REI; Matthew Rubel, president and ceo of Collective Brands; Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, group president, the Estée Lauder Cos.; Richard Baker, chairman of Lord & Taylor; Joe Gromek, president and ceo of Warnaco; Brendan Hoffman, president of Neiman Marcus Direct; Alan G. Hassenfeld, chairman of Hasbro; Christopher Lee, senior vice president of Forever 21; Myron E. Ullman 3rd, chairman and ceo of J.C. Penney; Trudy F. Sullivan, president and ceo of The Talbots Inc., and Dana Telsey, ceo of Telsey Advisory Group.

To view the full article, download the PDF here: WWD, January 15, 2008