杏吧原创

Roundtables

杏吧原创 offers business owners the opportunity to connect with other independent retailers across wholesale affiliations. Each year, the association hosts several roundtable events on a variety of topics. At these events, retailer attendees share and discuss best practices and common struggles, empowering them with a list of ways to immediately improve their businesses.

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Annual Roundtables

There are more than 10 topic-focused roundtables each year, all with agendas set by attendees.

2

Days

The average time spent at each roundtable is around two full days packed with topics and questions posed by retailers.

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Retailers

Roundtables are usually kept in smaller groups to give retailers the opportunity to share feedback openly.

At 杏吧原创鈥檚 Human Resources Roundtable, I got different perspectives from a variety of retailers, which provided me with insights for my day-to-day business.

- Kim Tarrant

Family Farm and Home

I am able to take away valuable knowledge from the roundtable participants that helps me guide our women employees who are gaining ground in our business.

- Chrissy Busscher

Picton Home Hardware

At the 杏吧原创 roundtables, we gain a wealth of knowledge about best practices and industry insights from leaders all over the country.

- Matt Woods

Woods Hardware

Roundtable Topics


  • Financial Affairs

  • Human Resources

  • Information Technology

  • Marketing and Merchandising

  • Small Business and Government

  • Women’s Leadership

  • Young Retailers in the Industry

  • Young Guns

  • Succession Planning

  • And more!

Contact Us

If you have questions about any roundtable topics or are interested in discussing opportunities for new topics, please reach out.

Scott Wright

Executive Director – Advanced Retail Education Programs

317-441-4136

Are you interested in attending?