Santa Clara University

Retail Management Newsletter

• Old Navy SVP Says Never Forget the Customer

  Michelle DeMartini, senior vice president of merchandising at Old Navy, visited Santa Clara in early October, giving a presentation to the Retail Studies Students Association on the value of making business decisions based on customer information. Link
  

• Unusual Leadership Excellence with CEO John Hamm

  Hamm, the author of Unusually Excellent: The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership, talked about leadership quality and how it makes a difference. Link
  

• RSSA Mission Outreach

  Aligned with the University's vision to cultivate knowledge and faith to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world, the Retail Studies Student Association enthusiastically participates in an array of service programs dedicated to furthering Jesuit ideals. Link
  

• RMI Scholarship Opportunities

  Who does not want free money? Scholarships provide essentially free money; the only things students have to do are fill out an application and write an essay. Thirteen RMI students took advantage of eight available scholarships for 2011-2012 school year. Link
  

• Class of 2011 - Where Are They Now?

  Class of 2011- where are they now? Apple, Gap, Hugo Boss, Phillips-Van Heusen, Target and more...Link

• My Phillips-Van Heusen Calvin Klein Intern Experience

  The first day of my internship began with the sound of New York City taxicab drivers pounding on their horns at 6 a.m., which quickly snapped me into reality - I am no longer at home in Milwaukee. Link
  

• Williams-Sonoma: Behind the Scenes of Retail

  I never understood the corporate side of the retail world until I began my internship at Williams-Sonoma. This summer, I was given the opportunity to work at the company's headquarters in San Francisco for nine weeks. Link
  

• My Summer at TJX

  This past summer I was lucky enough to intern at the buying offices for the TJX companies located in Los Angeles, California. The two-story buying office resides in a skyscraper located in the heart of downtown, right next to the world famous Staples Center. Link
  

• My Summer Internship at Levi Strauss & Co.

  Working as a product development and sourcing intern at Levi Strauss & Co. this summer gave me an incredible opportunity to learn more about the company's dynamic brands and immerse myself in its fresh and authentic corporate culture. Link
  

• Gap Interview Workshop

  With summer internships completed, RMI seniors arrived back at school with a clearer idea of potential career choices...RMI students were very fortunate to have Mickele Carpenter, recruiting manager at The Gap, Inc., present an interview workshop at the Leavey Center on September 29. Link
  

• In the News

  Kirthi Kalyanam (Director, Retail Management Institute) was featured in a story in the Christian Science Monitor about his analysis that Amazon.com may be overtaking Walmart at the low-cost leader. The story was recapped on Retail Wire. He also discusses the importance of an interconnected online and offline marketing experience for brands today through Google's "Think with Google" site. Link