Retail 2 Retail
This newly launched series of networking events tagged Retail-2-Retail are continuing to attract retailers from the Hampton Roads area interested in connecting with their peers.
The events are hosted by Retail Alliance® members and areheld twice each month-the first Tuesday on the Peninsula and the third Tuesday on the Southside. The event is the perfect opportunity to check in with your peers, learn new things, and visit some unique and inviting venues.
Members may choose to host one of the Retail-2-Retail events in their retail store locations or choose to sponsor a Retail-2-Retail. A sponsorship is $300.00. Hosts and Sponsors will receive the following unique opportunities to market at the networking events:
Name prominence with branding of the event – Presented by Retail Alliance® Sponsored by (enter sponsors company name and host location)
Recognition by the Retail Alliance® in all marketing materials regarding the event (post cards, e-mails and Retail Angles newsletter)
Your company logo and name on all event signage and marketing materials
If you are a Retail Alliance® member and are interested in hosting or sponsoring a Retail-2-Retail event, contact the Retail Alliance® Directors of Membership Development.
For upcoming Retail 2 Retails click here!
Click here to see photos of past Retail-2-Retail events.
Retail Rountables
Almost two years ago Retail Alliance recognized the need to deliver high quality educational offerings to its members on their terms...in their neighborhoods. It was important to make the material available at the 
convenience of retailers, but it was also important to begin a real dialogue with merchants about their needs.
The result was the creation of nine "councils" operating in nine distinct geographic areas at times and locations determined by participants. Over the past 18 months, more than 700 people have attended a council function, many of them repeat attendees.
In January, Retail Alliance again asked members what topics they would like to address at these monthly meetings. The agendas are now as focused and personal as each council and range from "Micromanaging Your Overhead" to "Understanding Local Government."
One concern was repeated at every council...attendees thought the name "council" did not adequately reflect the activities of the group. Some suggested "council" implies some administrative meeting. Others thought the name sounded intimidating. In response, each group is now referredto as a "Retail Roundtables: Sharing Succesful Strategies."
All members are invited to attend the meetings, whether they live or work in the specific geographic area in which they are located. The topics and meeting times are noted in every newsletter, e-newsletter and on monthly postcards. Members in specific areas have also begun to receive electronic postcard invitations detailing the topics at the meeting in their area.
Retail Workshop meetings have been held or are scheduled in Chesapeake, Hampton, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Smith Mountain Lake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and Williamsburg,. Others will be added throughout the year.
If you would like to establish a Retail Workshop in your area, please contact Ray Mattes at 757.455.9321 or by email at rmattes@Retail-Alliance.com
For a complete monthly schedule including dates, topics and locations, click here.