Retail as a Career Scholarship Program valued at $5000. and $1000. Applicants must be attending College or University next year, pursuing a retail, business, or marketing related program and currently working in the retail industry. A typed essay that answers the following question is required:
Just as retailers have a huge influence on the latest trends, they themselves are shaped by larger trends within our society, whether economic, social, environmental, or technological. As a future retail leader, identify a major trend that you believe will have a significant impact on the retail industry, and describe how your education and experience are preparing you for any challenges that may arise when this trend’s full impact will be felt. (500 – 700 words max)
Deadline for receipt of application is April 3, 2009.
Visit
http://www.retailcouncil.org/education/programs/scholarship.asp for further information.
