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Inspiring
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Innovation

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Cultivating
Global Retail
Knowledge
and Talent

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Interdisciplinary
Industry
Research

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INDUSTRY NEWS

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Trade Trends: Tariff Tension and the Rise of the Global South

What to expect in retail in the age of AI shopping assistants

The Future of Online Resale Is Offline

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Ideathon 2024 w/Spirit Halloween

The Inn at Penn on Friday, September 20th was a destination not for the fainthearted. Spirit Halloween’s “Carnevil” had taken over the ballroom: an animatronic-filled circus of spine-chilling fun. Also not for the fainthearted: competing in the whirlwind Baker Retailing Center Ideathon to win a share of $30,000 in prize money!

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2024 CEO Summit w/RLC Global Forum

On October 15th, the landmark Baker Retailing Center’s and RLC Global Forum’s 2024 CEO Summit was held at New York City’s iconic Rainbow Room. Captivating, distinguished speakers from myriad areas of the retail sector and academia regaled the audience with thought-provoking discussions of the state of retail today.

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UPCOMING BAKER EVENTS

Feb
21

MBA Retail Conference

February 21 | 09:00 AM - 04:30 PM
New York
Mar
3

Executive Speaker Series: Bill Boltz

March 3 | 12:00 PM - 01:15 PM
Huntsman Hall
Philadelphia
Mar
19

Executive Speaker Series- Lawrence Berger

March 19 | 05:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Mar
24

Penn Fashion Week

March 24 | 09:00 AM
Apr
2

Executive Speaker Series- Zeenat Subedar

April 2 | 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
May
1

GMC Paris

May 1 | 08:00 AM
Paris
May
14

Wharton International Trip- Japan

May 14 | 09:00 AM
Tokyo
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BAKER RESEARCH

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MARKETING

Marketplace Dignity: Transforming How We Engage with Customers Across Their Journey

Cait Lamberton, Wharton

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AI

Unveiling the adverse effects of artificial intelligence on financial decisions via the AI-IMPACT model

Wendy De La Rosa

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FINANCE

A Step-by-Step Guide to Real-Time Pricing

Marshall Fisher & Santiago Gallino, Wharton

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