Everything Channel's RetailVision Fall Brings Top Retailers and Vendors Together with New Programs and Features

The Most Dynamic Event for the Retail Channel to Take Place August 25-28 in San Diego, CA

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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.
Aug 5, 2008

Everything Channel's RetailVision Fall is the industry advocate for the retail industry. With nearly 20 years of experience, this year's event has expanded its breadth and depth to help retail vendors expand its return on investment. The event will bring together top retailers from North America and Latin America. RetailVision Fall will take place August 25-28, 2008 at The Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA.

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"RetailVision Fall is the event where new consumer technology products and channel programs are unveiled, where new relationships are forged and where critical retail merchandising decisions are made," said Nancy Hammervik, Vice President, Everything Channel Events. "This year we are offering many new programs and features and RetailVision will, once again, be a productive and successful venue for retailers and vendors."

The event has been designed to maximize time at the event and to build and create new relationships. Key features include:

-- "INTRO": Introductory meetings pre-scheduled for retailers with vendors.

-- The Meeting Place: One-on-one meetings on the event show floor.

-- Private Boardroom Appointments: 15 or 25 minute vendor presentations given to small groups of retailers.

-- Vendor Showcase: Theatre-style presentations given by the vendors.

-- "FRESH": Vendors launching new and innovative products into retail within the next year, unveiled for the first time.

-- Networking Opportunities: To build relationships and conduct business in a relaxed atmosphere.

-- Industry Awards: "Best of RetailVision Awards", "RetailVision Star Club Awards", "CRN Fast Growth Retailer Award", "CRN Retailer of the Year", "CRN Retail Executive of the Year, "CRN Retail Vendor of the Year", "CRN Retail Vendor Executive of the Year" and "Everything Channel's Test Center Best in Show."

RetailVision Fall also offers new educational sessions providing the insight needed to stay current in retail's ever-changing environment. They include:

-- CEA: A state of the market address with an interactive text question and polling feature.

-- The NPD Group Presentation: NPD's Vice President of Industry Analysis, Stephen Baker presents "Tread Softly and Carry a Big Screen: Opportunity and Peril in the Holiday Ahead" and scorecards the opportunities for this holiday and presents the big picture as to how 2008 could be a harbinger of times to come.

-- Panel Discussions: Topics include "Emerging Technologies: A Look at Hot Technologies that are Reshaping the Retail Landscape" and "Warranty Do's and Don't's: What You Need to Know to Succeed with Extended Warranties."

The event offers visibility and exposure to vendors through a variety of mediums. They include:

-- CRN Test Center: The test center offers hands on demos and evaluations of vendor products on site with awards for "Best in Show."

  -- Show Daily:  The daily focuses on what's happening each day.
  -- ChannelWeb.com: Offers retail news and information.

-- CRN: The August issue is dedicated to the retail market and RetailVision and will include the Retail Fast Growth List; a list compiled by CRN editorial staff outlining the fastest growing retailers.

-- TWICE Magazine: Offers full event coverage before, during and after.

For more information on Everything Channel's RetailVision Fall, visit www.retailvision.com. Retail vendors interested in participating at RetailVision Fall, contact Lou Becker at 603-471-4230 or lbecker@everythingchannel.com.

Everything Channel (www.everythingchannel.com, www.channelweb.com)

Everything Channel, formerly CMP Channel, is the one-stop-shop for accessing, enabling and accelerating technology sales channels. From branding and recruiting to marketing and sales, Everything Channel offers technology marketers the unmatched breadth and depth of global brands and market intelligence combined with an unparallel audience loyalty and credibility serving all technology sales channels. Through innovative sales and marketing solutions, Everything Channel arms the sellers of technology with the resources they need to achieve measurable and significant results. Everything Channel is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion.

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   Everything Channel
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