ACRA 2019
Introduction
American Collegiate Retailing Association, Tucson, 4-6 Apr 2019; Deadline 1 Dec
2019 ACRA Conference
(In Conjunction with the Global Retailing Conference)
? April 4th and April 5th – 6th, 2019
Marriott University Park
Tucson, Arizona
This year’s ACRA Spring Conference will be held April 5-6, 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. It will begin on Friday April 5th, following the prestigious Annual Global Retailing Conference. For more information, please see the information found in the box below. This year’s conference theme is ‘Customer Centricity’. The conference welcomes submissions on this theme or any other topics relevant to one of the tracks.
Track Information
- Track 1: Atmospherics, Merchandising, In-store activities
- Track 2: Career Development, Research Methods, and Retail Pedagogy
- Track 3: Consumer/Shopper Psychology and Behavior (satisfaction, loyalty, patronage behavior)
- Track 4: Entrepreneurship & Retail Strategy (branding, services, HR)
- Track 5: Ethics and Sustainability (CSR and green marketing)
- Track 6: Local, Rural, and International Retailing
- Track 7: Multi/Omni Channel (mobile, e-commerce, technology)
- Track 8: Networking, Social Media, and W-O-M
- Track 9: Grocery Retailing
Activities and Excursions
Currently plans are underway to provide a tour to Biosphere 2 for all interested conference attendees. The University of Arizona Biosphere 2 consists of a unique large-scale experimental apparatus housing seven model ecosystems, a team of multidisciplinary scientists, a broad science education, and a public outreach program. The seven model ecosystems are: 1) a mature rain forest with over 90 tropical tree species, 2) a 2600 m3 ocean, 3) forested swamps dominated by mangrove trees, 4) a tropical savanna grassland, 5) a 1400 m2 coastal fog desert, 6) three desert hillslope grass-shrubland landscapes, and 7) Biosphere 2 campus serve as a 162,000 m2 model city and urban ecosystem. The Biosphere 2 Science Program addresses societal grand challenges related to water, environmental and energy management through design of large-scale experimentation in each of these model ecosystems. Full information is available at