Register by February 15

When was the last time you participated in professional development?

Learning and retail training not only invigorates your store with new ideas, approaches and strategies but also recharges and refreshes you and your participating staff. That’s why Housewares Training & Information Group (HTI) has launched the One Voice Conference which will premiere in March at the 2011 International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. The March 5 event will bring together retailers and vendors together in a daylong forum focused on education and networking. A special part of the event is the retail roundtable where you can share information and learn about successful strategies from other retailers just like you. It will also be a chance to meet with vendors to discuss product lines, issues of concern and build relationships one-to-one in a relaxed atmosphere--including a Friday night reception.

Participating in the educational forum is easy too--because it is held in conjunction with existing event, the confluence of the timeframe and the International Housewares Association’s mission made Chicago the perfect place to hold this event.

Author, seminar leader and speaker, Harold Lloyd (left) will keynote the conference. Lloyd is known in the gourmet industry for his presentations at Retail 2020, The International Dairy-Deli-Bake Conference and the National Grocers Association Convention. He has been the president of a 14 store company with 1,000 employees and a franchisee of an award-winning family restaurant group.

Lloyd joins HTI President Bob Coviello (left) who will bring his know-how and vendor-retailer experience of more than 25 years to the conference.

The One Voice Conference has been developed by independent retailers including: Karen Skalicky of Creative Kitchen, Fargo, ND; Mike Fear of Now Your Cooking, Bath, ME; Karl and Marie Benson, Cooks of Crocus Hill, St. Paul, MN.; and Dean Eaton of Your Kitchen, Keene, NH.

FMI contact Annette Quezada hti.aquez@gmail.com