Events

The Baker Retailing Center had the pleasure of having Lawrence Berger, Co-founder and Partner at Ames Watson, as part of our Executive Speaker Series. Lawrence Berger leads Ames Watson, a holding company with over $2 billion in revenue, with investments across retail and consumer brands. He is also Chairman of FanzzLids…Read More

Bill Boltz is no stranger to a big-box store. Even before becoming Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Lowe’s, Boltz spent 7 years at his current company’s biggest competitor: The Home Depot (or the Orange Guy, as Boltz cheekily refers to them.) Before his foray into the world of hammers…Read More

Penn students joined the Baker Retail Trek to New York City for a day with leaders at the forefront of retail and real estate. The day began with an engaging session led by Matt Seigel (C02), co-founder of Lantern Real Estate. A seasoned expert in retail and real estate, Matt…Read More

The Baker Retailing Center had the pleasure of co-hosting an exciting conversation with Julie Bornstein, Co-founder & CEO of Daydream, along with the Wharton Graduate Retail & Consumer Club, Marketing Club and Wharton Beauty Club. Daydream recently raised $50M in seed funding from Forerunner, Index, and others to create a cutting-edge…Read More

Sean Bruich Sean Bruich is Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Data at Amgen, where he leads efforts to accelerate the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advance data sciences across the enterprise. Prior to this, Bruich was Vice President of Global Insights, Data Science, & Analytics at Nike,…Read More

On the evening of Monday, October 14th, in New York’s elegant Rainbow Room, the air was abuzz with excitement. The luminaries of retail were gathered for a dinner to honor Mary Dillon, the CEO of Foot Locker and the former CEO of Ulta Beauty and other major retailers. The event…Read More

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…Read More

Matt Shay- President and CEO at National Retail Federation and John Furner- President & CEO, Walmart US Innovate for Impact 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…Read More

Written by Sarahbelle Kim  Stuart Weitzman keeps it simple. He is classically charismatic, with a wry sense of humor and zany mannerisms like “Gollee!” He is fond of anecdotes because they remind him to “do things the right way” and his storytelling is slow but boisterous, with a pedagogic Dead…Read More

Jaclyn Lavy, Jaclyn Lavy is a specialist at Sotheby’s. She joined the Sotheby’s New York team in 2020 after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2019. With her knowledge of blockchain technology and her enthusiasm for emerging and contemporary art, she quickly made an impact and helped establish the…Read More