Industry Leaders to Attend Retek’s Global Retail Conference
Retek Inc. Press Release
World’s Top Retailers to Share Retail Technology Experience at Velocity 2001, September 9-12, in Minneapolis
Minneapolis — August 30, 2001 - Retek Inc.’s (Nasdaq: RETK) annual Global Retailing Conference, Velocity 2001, will showcase some of the world’s leading retailers including Gap Inc., Nordstrom, Sainsbury, Best Buy and Eckerd. With hundreds of top retail executives and industry thought leaders in attendance, Velocity 2001 is designed to help retailers understand the challenges and realize the potential of retail technology. The three-day event will feature daily keynote speakers, panel discussions, technology breakout sessions and industry expert presentations focused on helping retailers reap the benefits of retail technology.
Keynote session speakers for the conference include Patricia Seybold, founder of the Patricia Seybold group; Greg Girard, vice president of retail application strategies at AMR Research; Paco Underhill, founder and Managing Director of Envirosell; Gene Hoffman, former president of Kroger and Supervalu and current president and CEO of Corporate Strategies International; Philip Lempert, the Supermarket Guru; Bob Willett, Global Managing Partner, Retail Industry Group at Accenture; Robert Hafker, Retail Industry National Practice Executive at IBM; and Tom Friedman, President of MoonWatch Media.
“With some of the most innovative thought and practice leaders in retail gathering at Velocity 2001, this will be the event to attend for anyone interested in understanding the direction of our industry,” said David Bagley, senior vice president of corporate strategy, Retek. “Retailers will leave Velocity with privileged insight into industry best practices, new technologies and scientific advances.”
For more information or to register for Velocity 2001, visit the Velocity 2001 Web site at www.retek.com/velocity or e-mail velocity@retek.com.
About Velocity 2001
Velocity 2001 is hosted by Minneapolis-based retail solutions provider Retek, and sponsored in part by Platinum Sponsors IBM and Accenture, and Gold Sponsors Deloitte Consulting and SeeBeyond. Other Velocity 2001 sponsors include Sun, Active Intelligence, AnswerThink, Wavelink, AppWorx, Sedlak, Lawson, IMR Global and Emtera.
About Retek
Retek Inc. is a leading provider of software solutions and services to the retail industry. Retek`s collaborative solutions help the retail industry create, manage and fulfill consumer demand. Many of the world`s leading retailers use Retek solutions, including A&P, Tesco, Best Buy, Family Dollar Stores, Eckerd Corp., Kohl`s Department Stores and The Home Shopping Network.
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Retek and retail.com are trademarks of Retek Inc. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made under the Safe Harbor Provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such factors are described from time to time in the company`s Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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