La Costa Resort & Spa- Carlsbad, CA - May 31- June 2, 2009

WHAT IS THE RETAIL FACILITIES SUMMIT?

Since its initial launch six years ago, the Retail Facilities Summit has become the premier educational & networking forum for store development executives. This invitation-only summit brings together a senior-level delegation of those responsible for shaping the strategies that influence the store development, design, construction and operations programs at the nation's largest & fastest growing retailers.

With the global economy and consumer confidence in a weakened state, there are numerous challenges that retailers will continue to face in the near future. However, there will also be numerous opportunities for retailers to enhance operational efficiencies; therefore positioning themselves to lead the pack once the tide turns. The intimate and focused format of the Retail Facilities Summit will provide store development executives with the tools necessary to weather the current storm. Attendees will reap the benefits of networking with like-minded individuals while participating in our discussion-driven program which fosters a true exchange of best practices. From exclusive keynote presentations to intimate roundtable discussions, the Retail Facilities Summit has been providing retailers with the essential knowledge take-away that is all but absent at other industry events.

The Retail Facilities Summit is a meeting ground for leaders in retail strategy and innovation. Invited delegates include Vice Presidents and Directors of Store Development, Design, Construction and Operations who come together for interactive discussions, knowledge sharing, and to form strategies that move their companies forward in this competitive marketplace. The summit will explore the strategic challenges and opportunities driving retailers to ever-higher levels of innovation, efficiency and cost effectiveness in operating their stores.

OPENING NIGHT KEYNOTE SPEAKER:



Art Linkletter (born July 17, 1912) is a Radio and Television Icon. Best known as the former host of two of the longest-running shows in United States broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children.

Equally well known as a businessman, Art has served on many Boards of Directors including MGM, Western Airlines, Kaiser Hospitals, and the French Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease to name but a few. As Chairman of the Board of Linkletter Enterprises, Art oversees enterprises involved in the building and management of public storage properties, office buildings, cow-calf operations, real estate development, cattle and sheep stations in Australia, and various oils enterprises around the world. He has had one of the longest marriages of any celebrity in America. He married Lois Foerster on November 25, 1935 and they had five children.

ADDITIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE: