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Electronic Retailing Association 607 14th Street, NW, Suite 530 Washington, D.C. 20005 Toll Free: (800) 987-6462 | Phone: (703) 841-1751 Fax: (425) 977-1036 www.retailing.org webadmin@retailing.org President and CEO: Julie Coons Executive Director, ERA Europe: Marcel Avargues Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer: Kevin L. Kelly Vice President, Government Affairs: Bill McClellan Vice President, Marketing and Content: Dave Martin Vice President, Sales and Group Show Director: Evan Shubin Electronic Retailer magazine is published for ERA by Naylor, LLC 5950 NW 1st Place Gainesville, FL 32607 Toll Free: (800) 369-6220 | Phone: (352) 332-1252 Fax: (352) 331-3525 www.electronicretailermag.com EDITORIAL Senior Editor: Sarah Sain ssain@naylor.com | (352) 333-6020 Managing Editor: Elaine Richardson elaine@naylor.com | (800) 856-8092 Layout and Design: Barry Senyk Photography: Brian Davis Marketing: Kaydee Currie Contributing Writers: Collette Liantonio, Vitisia Paynich Contributing Columnists: Jaffer Ali, Tony Besasie, Lesley Fair, Mal Karlin, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Clyde Mount, Amy Ralph Mudge, William Pappas, Rick Petry, Scott Richards, Randal M. Shaneen Editorial Submissions Send press releases and other data to ssain@naylor.com ADVERTISING Publisher | Charles Popper cpopper@naylor.com | (888) 404-6154 Publication Manager | Heather Ciocca hciocca@naylor.com | (352) 333-3463 Publishing Consultant | Gina Mullins-Cohen gcohen@naylor.com | (949) 276-2346 Publication Director | Matthew Yates myates@naylor.com | (352) 333-6014 Sales Representatives | Pam Blasetti blasetti@naylor.com | (352) 333-3423 | Shaun Greyling sgreylin@naylor.com | (352) 333-3385 | Scott Pauquette spauquette@naylor.com | (352) 333-3446 | Jessica Semonin jsemonin@naylor.com | (352) 333-3357 MAGAZINE ADVISORY BOARD MAB Chairman: Dick Wechsler, Lockard & Wechsler Direct Hal Altman, Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics Services Brendan Condon, REVShare Danette Dickerman, R2C Group Stacy Durand, Revenue Frontier/Media Design Group Marty Fahncke, FawnKey & Associates Edward Glynn, Venable LLP Harry Hill, Oak Lawn Marketing Group Peter Koeppel, Koeppel Direct Gary Latz, a2b Fulfillment Inc. Collette Liantonio, Concepts TV Productions Robert Logie, Studio Moderna Ken Musante, Direct Response Payments Rick Petry, Creative Writer, LLC Joan Renfrow, Onyx Productions Direct Inc. Gene Silverman, Hawthorne Direct Anthony Sziklai, Moulton Logistics Management Jeff Tuller, Savvier Dan Zifkin, Zephyr Media Group SUBSCRIPTIONS Email webadmin@retailing.org Published May 2012 ERA-M0512/6658

MAY-SEPTEMBER 2012 INDUSTRY EVENTS

May 7-8

Government Affairs Fly-In Presented by ERA May 7-8 Washington SunTrust Headquarters Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.retailing.org/events Affiliate Summit Central May 15-16 Hilton Austin Austin, Texas For more information, visit www.affiliatesummit.com/12c-conference Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition 2012 June 5-8 McCormick Place West Chicago, Illinois For more information, visit irce.internetretailer.com/2012 Search Engine Strategies Toronto June 11-13 Hyatt Regency Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada For more information, visit sesconference.com/toronto InventHelp’s INPEX – The Invention Show June 13-15 Monroeville Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania For more information, visit www.inpex.com The Electronic HomeShopping Conference 2012 Presented by ERA Europe June 24-26 Marriott Hotel Berlin, Germany For more information, visit www.e-homeshopping.org Integrated Marketing Summit June 25-27 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois For more information, visit www.integratedmarketingsummit.com eTail Europe June 25-27 The Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Conference Center, London, UK For more information, visit www.wbresearch.com/etaileurope/home.aspx 2012 ERA D2C Convention Presented by ERA September 11-13 Wynn Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada For more information, visit www.d2cshow.org

May 15-16

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June 13-15

June 24-26

June 25-27

June 25-27 Sept 11-13

Please send your upcoming industry event listings to Sarah Sain at ssain@naylor.com. Note: Dates and locations are subject to change.

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Electronic Retailer - May 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Electronic Retailer - May 2012

Calendar of Events
Your Association, Your Bottom Line
Industry Reports
FTC Forum
eMarketer Research
IMS Retail Rankings
Jordan Whitney’s Top Categories
From the Executive’s Desk
Cover Story Leading a Fitness Revolution
ERA’s in Your Corner on the Key Issues
10 Secrets to Slashing Production Costs
Guest Viewpoint
Teleservices
Creative
Legal
Fulfillment
Member Spotlight
Advertiser Spotlight
Bulletin Board
Advertiser Index
Classifieds
Rick Petry
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Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 6
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Calendar of Events
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Your Association, Your Bottom Line
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Industry Reports
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 10
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 11
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 12
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - FTC Forum
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - eMarketer Research
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 15
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - IMS Retail Rankings
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 17
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Jordan Whitney’s Top Categories
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 19
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - From the Executive’s Desk
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 21
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Cover Story Leading a Fitness Revolution
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 23
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 24
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 25
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 26
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 27
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - ERA’s in Your Corner on the Key Issues
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 29
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 30
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 31
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 10 Secrets to Slashing Production Costs
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 33
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 34
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Guest Viewpoint
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 36
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 37
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 38
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Teleservices
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Creative
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Legal
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Fulfillment
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 43
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Member Spotlight
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 45
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Advertiser Spotlight
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Advertiser Index
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Classifieds
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - 49
Electronic Retailer - May 2012 - Rick Petry
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