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<title><![CDATA[Doug Fleener]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[I am a veteran retailer with over 25 years of hands-on retail experience with world-class retailers including Bose Corporation and The Sharper Image and have owned and operated my own specialty stores.
In my ten years at Bose Corporation, I grew the Retail Direct Group from four to 100 stores and was instrumental in developing Bose’s unique and engaging retail methods used in both premium and factory outlets.
Under my leadership, the Bose retail stores became one of the pre-eminent specialty retailers in consumer electronics, known for their highly customer focused approach and multi-media Bose Music Theater Show. I left Bose to continue to refine Experience Based Retailing and share with others his passion for customer and employee experiences.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Retail Contrarian: A Roadblock to Growth]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:27:31 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest challenges in front of many retailers and individuals is costing both sales and market share. Even more troublesome is the impact it's having on their future. This challenge has nothing to with the economy, the competition,...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Retail]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 07:22:58 EDT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The business of running a store; small business, department store, and chains.]]></description>
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