The combination of a nervous consumer, a shaky economy and a historic presidential campaign means that there has never been more at stake for the retail industry. So, what's on the minds of retails CEOs?
Tune in to hear Tracy Mullin, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation (NRF), as she looks at how economic concerns will affect the upcoming election and influence priorities on Capitol Hill. Mullin provides insights into consumer trends and NRF’s economic outlook for 2008.
About Tracy Mullin
Tracy Mullin was elected President of the National Retail Federation by a unanimous vote of the NRF board of directors in 1993. She had previously served as President of NRF's Government and Public Affairs Division. NRF, an organization created by the merger of the National Retail Merchants Association (NRMA) and the American Retail Federation, is the world's largest retail trade group.
Mullin joined the National Retail Merchants Association in 1976 and was promoted to a series of positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of the Washington Division. Prior to joining NRMA, Mullin served as Senior Legislative Assistant to the Minority Leader of the US Senate and as Assistant Press Secretary to US Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania.
Mullin serves on the executive advisory board for the Center of Retailing Education and Research at the University of Florida and the national advisory board for the department of retailing at the University of South Carolina.
A native of Washington, DC, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Boston University.
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