Message
from the DRC Chairman, Tom Zapf
As
we move into the holidays and the new year, the Delaware Retail
Council
(DRC) is grateful that Delaware's elected leadership is
reasonable and approachable and can be counted on to use common
sense when enacting legislation in Delaware.
Retail sales will play a role in driving the state out of the
current economic downturn. With one in five jobs dependant on the retail
sector, the DRC will work carefully with Governor-elect Jack Markell and both houses to insure that we continue the
valuable partnership that has been such a critical success in
the past. Bringing back a robust Delaware economy is to the
advantage of every State Chamber member, and DRC
members will be active in communicating with our leaders so
that this goal can be achieved as soon as possible.
The DRC encourages every retailer to join the
council and build an even greater voice in promoting the
benefits of retail in Delaware. To learn more, call the State
Chamber at (302) 655-7221.
AstraZeneca's Tony Zook to Keynote Annual Dinner
Tony Zook, President of MedImmune, Chief Executive Officer,
AstraZeneca North America and Executive Vice-President, Global
Marketing AstraZeneca, will keynote the Delaware State Chamber
of Commerce’s 172nd Annual Dinner, January 12, 2009 at the
Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. The Annual Dinner
is the largest of the State Chamber’s annual events drawing
1,000-plus attendees from the business and political worlds.
The evening’s program will also include the presentation of the
Josiah Marvel Cup Award.
To
register online, click
here. To download a faxable registration flyer, click
here.
Register for the NRF's 2009 Expo for Free
Retailers can receive a free access for the EXPO & DESiGN
STUDiO at the National Retail Federation's 98th Annual
Conference and Expo, held January 11-14 in New York City. To
learn more, click
here.
Shoppers Think Retailers Have Fair Policies, Study Finds
This holiday season, many retailers are adjusting their return
policies to be more accommodating to holiday returns and
shoppers are holding up their end of the bargain by giving gift
receipts with holiday gifts. According to the National Retail
Federation’s 2008 Holiday Returns Survey, nearly nine out of 10
Americans (87.2 percent) feel retailers’ return policies are
fair.
